SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

New SYSPRO research reveals 47% of survey respondents invested in sensors, IoT or IIoT to collect data and respond to supply chain disruption, however only 20% of businesses invested in data analytics tools to process and analyze the data and only 5% of businesses investigated AI and ML to draw any long-term benefit from the data collection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Knowledge Graphs are emerging as an important tool for building advanced AI capabilities. According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching. Data governance is critical.

Packing 78

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

A 2023 survey by McKinsey reported that 79 percent of all respondents had at least some exposure to gen AI, either for work or outside of work. Recommendation tools: help workers identify the best methods for tasks, e.g. creating maintenance instructions. ML models learn from data. How does AI work?

Supply Chain Planning Software 105

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Indeed, according to the 2020 IoT World Today IoT Adoption Survey, 51% of respondents said the virus spurred the need for new digital initiatives. Our founder, Fred Smith, dreamed up the model of package tracking and that the information about the package is as important as the package itself,” Carter recalled.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

That being said, this innovative tool has been instrumental in identifying clear indicators of market fluctuations and how that intel has helped shippers prioritize business strategies. Q3 reveals a positive trend in anticipated revenue, with only a 4% decrease reported across all shippers surveyed.

Resource Reduction 116

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

Manufacturers need to focus on their core in order to stay competitive, and technological tools, such as our Cerasis Rater, a transportation management system , allow for streamlined process in managing transportation, giving back precious time, money, and focus to our manufacturing customers. Go All-in for Online Technologies.

Manufacturing Procurement 97

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Cloud-based supply chain management tools, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are expected to figure prominently in future supply chain operations. Mistrust of data and analytics tools is not just a supply chain and logistics issue.

Supply Chain Software 166

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2023

Design and engineering, production operations, maintenance, logistics, supply chain, business systems, customers, products, and organizational structure are subject to innovative change as companies examine and update processes and deploy new tools and technologies.” Within these areas, respondents are at the low end of the maturity model.

Digital 122

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers. Those include trust issues, the operating model, and technology.

Collaboration 119

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Markets are rapidly evolving with a continuous stream of new regulations, new technologies are disrupting traditional business models, and new risks such as cybersecurity are arising. A great way to tackle this is by having a solid understanding of existing and potential suppliers, including their supply chain.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The National Private Truck Council 2021 Benchmarking Survey Report provides fleets with new industry standards to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement. The 2021 NPTC Benchmarking Survey Report, which is sponsored by Penske, captures critical metrics from the 2020 calendar year, which was a time like no other.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The Institute of Forest Management from the Technical University of Munich developed an AIMMS model that helps forest enterprises consider risks and strategies for carbon mitigation. Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Their associate engagement survey allows Ferguson to understand the driver’s impacting engagement across their 31,000 employees. The survey focuses on four engagement questions on advocacy, pride, satisfaction and commitment. 56% of employees surveyed were engaged. The company uses a network design tool from Coupa.

Supply Chain Design Software 122

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

When my fiance heard about the price, he advised that I find a local hairdresser and set up a frequent-shopper account with them for a few months until the tool is back in stock. Network cost modeling. Self-learning models provide modeling agility. Critical inventory disruptions/deficiency anywhere in the supply chain.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This has paved the way for innovative models such as Delivery as a Service (DaaS), which promises to streamline the delivery process. Delivery as a Service (DaaS) is a logistics business model where businesses utilize specialized service providers to handle their on-demand delivery needs without the need to maintain their own delivery fleet.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This type of data must be actively gathered by researching market trends, analyzing the competitive landscape, conducting consumer surveys and focus groups. Accurate data forecasting requires accurate data, robust data analysis tools, and people who understand how to use them. Qualitative data is more subjective.

eCommerce 105

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Many of the current (pre-Covid) business models focused on partnering with suppliers and “make them part of your business” because the closer they are to the business the better they can understand the issues and respond. Unfortunately, that model is unlikely to ensure continuous supply to the business in these new times.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Real-time visibility tools are generally most effective for over-the-road shipments. At the end of 2021, I participated in a survey to examine the transportation visibility market. The survey looked at the importance of visibility, the challenges surrounding visibility, accuracy of ETAs, and deployment model, among others.

Modeling Software 125

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2024

That same pattern-finding machine is at play with large language models, which I call probabilistic sentence completion machines. Generative AI responds with such finesse and aplomb that it may seem to have a personality, but underneath the hood mathematical models are generating its response. AI is a tool in human hands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix. Coupa has developed a supply chain design maturity model.

Supply Chain Planning Software 128

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Morai Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Survey results from ‘623 supply chain professionals across 17 countries’, concluded that one of the top industry challenges was ‘facing global competition’. However, technology also helps develop advanced tools that enable third party logistic providers (3PL) to gain a competitive edge.

Supply Chain Software 102

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

Twenty-seven percent of supply chain leaders have conducted a climate change risk assessment to identify their most critical supply chain risks, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. According to the survey, 44% of respondents have a general sense of potential climate change risks based on previous events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

In a survey of 54 senior executives, only about one in four believed that the processes of their companies balanced cross-functional trade-offs effectively or facilitated decision making to help the P&L (profit and loss) of the full business.” The goal is to avoid complexity if it does not add value. Plan Your Cash Flows!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

The pandemic also opened the door for new competitors, an increased need for predictive data, and a need for new customer-centric business intelligence models. However, today’s manufacturers need a more robust, effective, connected, and specialised tool to run their businesses.

Supply Chain Planning Software 105

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Start Using Pest Control Software Benefits of Using PestPac Closing Thoughts The Role of Drone Technology in Pest Management Drone technology is revolutionizing pest management by providing tools for proactive monitoring and targeted treatments.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Linked to quality management is traceability , and an ERP system will provide the tools to enable tracking from the component level, through assembly, to the shipping of finished goods so that manufacturers have complete end-to-end traceability. Traceability. Equipment-as-a-Service. after-sales service, warranty and repair management).

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries. For more information on the research, click here.

Supply Chain Planning Software 131

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

You need technology to crunch the numbers, manage data and run optimization models for decision support. . Supply Chain Insights research found that out of 110 survey respondents, 79 (72%) have a SCND process in place. Finding the optimum balance in this trade-off is often what makes SCND a challenging endeavor. ” .

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Skills Shortages. skilled production workers. researchers. machinists. scientists.

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Blog on Log

NOVEMBER 27, 2006

C-TPAT survey gives members chance to sound off Are companies who participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism really achieving tangible efficiencies by partnering with the U.S. CBP turned to the University of Virginia to help design and conduct the survey. government to secure their international supply chains?

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

You need technology to crunch the numbers, manage data and run optimization models for decision support. Supply Chain Insights research found that out of 110 survey respondents, 79 (72%) have a SCND process in place. Usability and the ability to import/export data are cited as the most important attributes they look for in SCND tools.

Supply Chain Design Software 62

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AIMMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Poor data quality: 53% of respondents in a Supply Chain Insights survey cited this as a top challenge. . Lengthy time to plan/execute: a quarter of professionals surveyed complain that it takes too long to execute on network design efforts. . Not all tools are equally data- hungry and some are easier to use than others.

Supply Chain Design Software 62

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

A recent SYSPRO survey shows that only 45% of businesses have looked at systems to address supply chain disruptions and just 44% have investigated technologies that enable collaboration with external suppliers and customers. Hence our surprise at the findings of the global survey above. .

Supply Chain Planning Software 105

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2019

According to the 2017 MHI Annual Industry Report , released in April 2017, 80 percent of executives surveyed believe that digital supply chain will be the predominant model within five years. We’ve seen the logistics industry transform from the days of spreadsheets and manual processes to increasingly rely on technology and tools.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 72

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The first Model T rolls off the assembly line. The digital computer was used in 1953 with built-in computer operations to automatically coordinate transforms to compute radar related vectors and the essentially graphic mathematical process of forming a shape with a digital machine tool. 1850: American System of Manufacturing.

Modeling Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Even before the emergence of COVID-19, next-day and same-day delivery promises from mega retailers, as well as new delivery models such as store pick-up, were driving increasing customer expectations — not just in retail, but in every industry. A recent survey by PWC demonstrated that the most innovative supply chain leaders ?

eCommerce 111

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Case in point, Ben Kozy, COO at Airspace, believes AI can redefine operational supply chain decision-making once these systems are incorporated into models that can truly evolve all opportunities. Making sense from the noise: A recent WebCargo survey found that nearly half of all forwarders rely on three or more tech systems.

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