Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2023

Matt Elenjickal, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites, has pointed out that “data is the raw fuel of a digital transformation.” But it must be quality data! When enterprise implementations take longer than expected, almost all do, the amount of time needed to clean up the data is often the leading factor.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 28, 2024

Data-driven decision making is the process of collecting the data that a company uses, and transforming it into actionable insights. Using data to find patterns, inferences, and insights ensures that your company goals and plans are based on evidence and that decisions made are balanced and objective.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). So, what is quality data?

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The company centralizes data from multiple sources to manage inventory, simplify change management, and improve data quality. LeanDNA is a cloud-based supply chain execution platform that helps discrete manufacturers digitally transform their procurement operations. The Greenscreens.ai

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Real-time data, including inventory, enables structural visibility in logistics, which leads to better resource allocation, reduced downtime and improved customer service. Dexory’s robot (pictured) automated inventory management, providing instant, continuous data. She describes the machine as an ‘autonomous data capture unit’.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Data is a crucial component of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. However, data in itself is not a value driver. Many manufacturers aren’t maximizing the value from enriching data and missing out on opportunities to grow, optimize or manage risk. Share data for partnership and growth.

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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

Examples of automation range from a household thermostat to a large industrial control system, self-driven vehicles, and warehousing robots. Examples are industrial robots and multipurpose CNC machines. Process Automation Process automation means using technology to automate manual processes through data and systems integration.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Complex supply chains generate more data, which companies can use to drive greater efficiency or engage in innovation that disrupts an entire industry—think Amazon. More data is coming in than ever before.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Jeff Tramel, the Vice President of Global Procurement, at NTT DATA Services. SAP recently announced that NTT DATA Services, a global digital business and IT services company, had achieved $125 million in value based on a digital transformation of their procurement function. And more importantly, how did NTT DATA do it?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 20, 2024

In recent years, the amount of data available to most companies has exploded. Common issues include: Lack of data-source integration. The ability to gather and compare data from multiple sources is vital to making real-time decisions. Data warehousing costs rise. Scarce manpower. Human error.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, sourcing, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The public cloud gives Coupa visibility to $6 trillion in transactional data that passes through their platform. “15 The best data makes for the best AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Jeff Tramel, the Vice President of Global Procurement, at NTT DATA Services. SAP recently announced that NTT DATA Services, a global digital business and IT services company, had achieved $125 million in value based on a digital transformation of their procurement function. And more importantly, how did NTT DATA do it?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Demand is at the Heart of Supply Chain Network Design The first step in the SCND process is translating business rules into a set of data inputs: demand, products, customers, sites, shipment rules, production details, and various constraints. Every forecast typically begins with internal company historical shipment data.

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GoShip Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Now, scale that up to the world of freight shipping, where a small data slip can mean big money lost. In the freight shipping industry, the accuracy of freight data is more than just a detail. Every day, countless shipments crisscross the nation, each with its data points: weight, dimensions, type, and destination.

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Conger

JANUARY 24, 2023

Power source. The power source may make the forklift much heavier depending on its fuel type. Check the Data Plate A forklift comes with a manufacturer’s data tag or a "nameplate." After all, OSHA and ANSI require that forklift data plates display the truck's weight and be legible at all times. on average.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Four big names, one big project: Anchoring open source in logistics across the globe. A technology initiative of this kind is not only unique in logistics to date, but the founders are also taking on a pioneering role in the future topic of open source. Open source means that the source code of a software is publicly accessible.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Increasing supply chain data visibility is a priority for logistics organizations looking to improve resilience. Supply chain recovery hinges on incorporating robust data analytics and other data-driven tools into business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs and proactively manage risk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Organizations must take the following steps to bring departments together to create truly resilient and sustainable supply chains: Leverage external data to sense market shifts Look to external causal factors and forecasting models to identify market shifts. By identifying these gaps, you can create sourcing events to close them.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Supply chain intelligence and actionable insights must apply the most accessible, near real-time data available. Analytic data resources for brokers are great, but it’s equally important to realize that FreightWaves SONAR is much more than a broker-exclusive resource. Market dynamics of freight management can turn on a dime.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 5, 2023

Lack of data, lack of conviction and lack of organizational agility all conspire to keep companies from recognizing medium-term opportunities and challenges and responding decisively. It’s hard to find good data that provides a view into the next few months of consumer behavior and economic activity.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 21, 2021

As a few examples, these are four critical KPIs to focus on: Owner-operator to driver ratio – A lower ratio here means more opportunities for in-house drivers who bring more affordable rates. . Capture and analyze data inside and outside of your network to benchmark performance. Download the White Paper.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Neil Adcock, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Consulting , reveals how to unlock the value hidden in returns data. To determine the appropriate returns strategy retailers need to understand what is going on and tapping into returns data may unlock some important insights. Getting hold of the data. Returns costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Of the professionals surveyed, 59% saw the gap between procurement/sourcing and supply chain to be a major disconnect, and the most pressing pain point. A MSCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a public cloud – many-to-many architecture – which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds.

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GoShip Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

In this day and age where people’s data is being input into most, if not all, websites people are using; it is important that this valuable information is protected. Without proper data integrity, third parties or those with malicious intent may access your data without permission for their own personal gain.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Data the “new” gold, is in high demand all over the world and especially now in the shipping and freight industry. But just data alone is not going to assist. Data and its usage must be standardised and there must be a standardised approach to digitalisation. So that Industry Blueprint was quite crucial.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Examples of Supply Chain Robots at MODEX 2024 Several exhibitors at MODEX 2024 showcased their innovative solutions for supply chain robotics, demonstrating the diversity and potential of this field. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention.

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Parade

JULY 17, 2019

Freight brokerages who want to benefit from technology solutions like Parade must first be willing to give their technology partners access to data about their carriers and load opportunities. However, in sharing your data with a third party, there are concerns about 1) How they will use your data, and 2) Who they will share your data with.

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Parade

JULY 17, 2019

Freight brokerages who want to benefit from technology solutions like Parade must first be willing to give their technology partners access to data about their carriers and load opportunities. However, in sharing your data with a third party, there are concerns about 1) How they will use your data, and 2) Who they will share your data with.

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

Freight brokerages who want to benefit from technology solutions like Parade must first be willing to give their technology partners access to data about their carriers and load opportunities. However, in sharing your data with a third party, there are concerns about 1) How they will use your data, and 2) Who they will share your data with.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand forecasts are improved with access to downstream data (point of sale, Nielsen retail data, and access to competitor promotion schedules). Other external data, like industry data or economic data, is used for other types of forecasts. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores. This sounds obvious.

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Log-hub

MAY 22, 2024

The Role of Analytics in Multi-Tier Supply Chain Management Analytics in multi-tier supply chains involves the use of data-driven techniques to gain insights into supply chain operations. Type of Multi-Tier Supply Chain Analytics DESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS : Involves analyzing historical data to understand past performance and identify trends.

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Log-hub

MAY 22, 2024

The Role of Analytics in Multi-Tier Supply Chain Management Analytics in multi-tier supply chains involves the use of data-driven techniques to gain insights into supply chain operations. Type of Multi-Tier Supply Chain Analytics DESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS : Involves analyzing historical data to understand past performance and identify trends.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 1, 2021

Those data sets and use cases include: Freight market data to assist in negotiations with carriers. Contract freight rate data that is specific to the auto industry can be accessed using SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI). FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO ACCESS A COPY OF THE WHITE PAPER. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

Second, what is autonomous planning in supply chain, and what are some practical examples? These decisions are made in a synchronized manner, using real-time or near real-time data, AI/ML and optimization technology, while having the humans setting the goals and managing the parameters. Below are some key points from our discussion.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2018

There are many buzzwords in the supply chain and logistics industry today, and perhaps there’s none bigger than “Big Data.” Everybody talks about it, but what does Big Data really mean? When it comes to leveraging Big Data effectively in your organization, where do you begin? What is Big Data?

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