Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Some try delving into deep learning or a crash course in generative AI (GenAI), but I don’t recommend starting there. Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. Getting started with AI in supply chain might not start where you think.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Accurate data forecasting requires accurate data, robust data analysis tools, and people who understand how to use them. Of course, the more data you need and the more sophisticated your methods are, the more expensive demand forecasting becomes. The amount of data available usually depends on the maturity of the product.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries. . Governments are also relying on AIMMS-based tools to assess the costs and benefits of renewable energy subsidies.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. The benefit of this is that you’ll be in a more proactive state when unforeseen events or crises arise with minimal warning. It will also make it easier to determine, for example, if you should opt for contract rates over spot rates or vice versa.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Ensure that, somewhere along the way, data diagnostic tools will be used to check for missing and inconsistent data automatically. . Maintaining all past and future promotional events in a database. Maintaining outlier events that have influenced demand patterns or supply availability . Modeling the impact of weather events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Steve: You mentioned your people were swamped and that they needed better tools to do their jobs. Can you give me a concrete example of how your risk management solution detected a threat and came to the rescue? For example, to build that plant, the company would need to work with a construction company or companies.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Email vs. Other Forms of Communication For many years, email has been the gold standard of communication tools for DTC businesses. Direct mail, while not as eco-friendly and far more expensive, can be used to deliver a coupon to infrequent shoppers, or communicate big events, such as an annual sale or new product drop. The downside?

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Stord

JANUARY 11, 2022

." - Sean Henry, CEO Patching Together Supply Chain Elements "I believe the secret is out - companies for years have skirted by with sub-optimal supply chains, limited visibility, poor partners and inflexible tools, and then struggled to patch all these together to serve their end customers. They’re struggling with demand forecasting.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The first steps, of course, are to understand the challenges you face, prioritise them for action, and consider the resources and help you need to meet and overcome them. There are, of course, several ways to achieve a logistics knowledge infusion. Where to Access the Knowledge You Need. How to Improve Product Availability.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

I was fortunate to be able to attend again this year, and, though I couldn’t sit in on all the sessions or meetings I would’ve liked, here are my key takeaways: Geopolitical challenges, Red Sea especially Geopolitics were, of course, on people’s minds. But Sea Intelligence’s Alan Murphy thinks rates will settle 1.5-2X

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries. . Governments are also relying on AIMMS-based tools to assess the costs and benefits of renewable energy subsidies.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 16, 2022

Forecasters can determine the probability of severe weather events with increasing validity due to advancements in technology. There are many different types of severe weather events — from floods to droughts and everything in between. This way, you can both move quickly in the event of an emergency. Personal Support Network.

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UL EHS- Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2019

But the most successful learning and development teams also understand how to measure the success of each training course and react accordingly. Example: Information collected during the review might include the learner’s opinion on the effectiveness of the training and the impact of the training on the employee’s job performance.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 31, 2019

“Managers tend to overcomplicate the process and the tools, but most of the time the real benefits lay on simplifying the process and getting accurate data about the stock.”. Following an interesting course about Inventory Management, we received this phrase in a conclusion e-mail, that made me think.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. 2) A need for variants of products that are more suitable for online ordering and shipping than those suited for in-store sales (leak-proof packaging, for example). Try to establish consistency in the identification of your company’s products.

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Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

We’re talking, of course, about demand forecasting, or the process of predicting customer demand for a product or service. The COVID-19 pandemic was a prominent example. #5 While not as future-leaning as some other methods, A/B testing is an awesome tool to test the waters and get a feel for what your customers respond to. #3

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020. Networking.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Slotting a warehouse product is the same, for example, as placing your umbrella close to your front door at home, so it’s easy to pick it up and run when it’s raining, and you’re late for work. Those calculations, of course, will necessitate using some digital software. Or a similarly sized reduction in warehouse labour costs ?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Instead, we offer impartial consultation, advice, and practical help to determine and execute steps to improve your fleet route optimisation capabilities, and if necessary, to select tools that best match your needs. I guess that’s why we called it route planning and not route optimisation.” Book Now Ready to level-up your route optimisation?

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Here are just a few of my observations and thoughts from this year’s event. Let’s say, for example, that you assisted a customer with an insect problem last spring, but in doing so, you noticed evidence that mice may be present during the winter months. Strong data governance requires good data to begin with, of course.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

The availability and integration of computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming what was previously just an ‘observation’ tool into something that can deliver real business operational advantages. “In It sounds good – but can he give an example of how it might work? Here’s a great example.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Enhanced route planning Up to now a driver has set off with a fixed route, perhaps a regular round, or one planned a day or two earlier, and it is up to him/her to work out the best response to an accident, traffic jam or other event as and when these arise. A minor example is some work we recently did for Birlea.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

The skills enhancement program, dubbed Strategic Capabilities Planning, will include a mix of internally supply chain programs, systems education and external APICS courses – APICS is now part of the Association for Supply Chain Management. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools. Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

However, I think we may soon stop talking about supply chains as end-to-end sequences of events, because, in many cases, the two ends appear to be joining up. Many governments, for example, are making formerly hard-to-access export tools and guidance available to all via resource sections of their various agencies’ websites.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Getting the Right Tools for the Job. For example, if the brand defines target production capacity for each style in the collection, material suppliers can anticipate their production orders for each month or quarter. Proactive collaboration with mills, tanneries or other raw material suppliers is a built-in insurance policy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

At LogiMAT 2020, TGW is continuing on its course of progress and adding a digital twin of Rovolution to the product line. This means that not only can the current condition of Rovolution be monitored, but with a replay function, you can also look back at the past in order to detect causes of unexpected events.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

Of course, the most common question about blockchain is “What is it?” This invite-only event brought together supply chain and IT executives from a cross section of companies, along with several executives from IBM, including Jeanette Barlow, Vice President of IBM Supply Chain Solutions, and Ron Castro, Chief Supply Chain Officer at IBM.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 17, 2020

Gard quotes below live examples of cyber security incidents in shipping. This of course should be in continuous operation and must be constantly evaluated through effective feedback mechanisms. This will ensure a holistic and flexible cyber risk management regime throughout the company.

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Dedola Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The data proves it too: Since 2012, global supply chain management disruptions from extreme weather events have risen 29%, according to the Zurich Insurance Group and the Business Continuity Institute. The Atlantic twitter posted a gif of cargo ships diverting course to avoid Hurricane Irma on its way toward Florida.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. However, over the course of several months, this slight change in pressure could cause permanent damage to the machine, or it may cause additional problems for other aspects of the manufacturing process.

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EazyStock

MARCH 22, 2022

Customer behavior continues to be erratic as buying habits reflect current events and news stories rather than actual needs. For example, up-to-date information from your staff, customers, and, of course, industry bodies. For start ups, spreadsheets can be an efficient, low-cost tool. Use qualitative data.

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Forto

MARCH 17, 2020

We use company chats such as Slack and project management tools such as Asana. In this way, we ensure that our contact persons are available for our customers and partners at the usual times, and especially in the event of a quarantine. . All employees are mobile, so that work can be done from home at any time. .

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The US-China trade war is another troubling example of how unexpected disruption can impact global trade and SMBs’ ability to compete. . Tariffs of course have impacted enterprise US businesses in tangible ways including higher costs to purchase imported goods and reductions in US manufacturing. So can SMBs pivot in time?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

If we look at AsstrA’s “eastern” divisions in, for example, Shanghai and Istanbul, there is no such labour shortage. We need additional tools not only for bringing in candidates but also for keeping them over the long term. What HR tools are used to search for and discover talents? Every 7th CV goes to a logistics company.

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