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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, related to warehouse technology, a recent Lucas Systems industry study found 89% of respondents agreed that implementing artificial intelligence-based software within distribution centers can provide a competitive advantage. Let’s explore how: Use automation to alleviate workers’ tasks.

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Gemba Process Innovation Can Drive Wave in Europe

Logistics Business Magazine

Examples of issues driving this change include those such as changing consumer buying habits, rising environmental and ethical awareness and societal issues such as an ageing population reducing the size of the available labour pool. Examples include the deployment of Panasonic’s Visual Sort Assist System (VSA). In logistics.

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11 Common Maintenance Issues (And a Solution for Each!)

Conger

Automation solutions are becoming more popular in many companies, and maintenance hasn't been left out. For example, you can automate many material handling tasks if you have trouble finding forklift operators. For example, you can try experimenting with schedules. Employ more women and veterans. Training and improvement.

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After the Order: Customer Service Best Practices

Ship Monk

A knowledge-base support platform, such as Zendesk, HelpDocs, or Zoho Desk, enables customers to search a private database for answers to the most frequently asked questions. Transactional emails and texts can be automated, so there’s no reason not to send them. That’s a lot of avoided interactions. Contact us today!

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How AI Helps Build the Supply Chain that Thinks for Itself

Logistics Bureau

Artificial intelligence can already automate much of supply chain. The following are examples. A key example is the expert system. This AI tool is based on data and rules. Image processing is an example. One example is supplier performance evaluation. What Needs to Be Improved in Supply Chains right now?”

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Cart Before the Horse: Digital Freight Matching, A.I. and Machine Learning for Freight

Parade

Technologies are assisting to automate tasks that require lots of repetition and grunt work, allowing people to focus on tasks that require a human touch. Think about all digital initiatives as the building blocks of the house— machine learning products, digital freight matching, and carrier relationship management systems, for example.

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Supply Chain Disruption: How Stronger Collaboration Will Have a Big Impact on the Future of Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

Thanks to asset tracking, cross-departmental collaboration is often completely automated. Like vendors and partners, consumers readily seek out companies that provide digital customer support options such as chat bots, self-service knowledge bases, and rapid response to concerns and queries.