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Digital Transformation: An Imperative for Industrial Manufacturing in 2017

GlobalTranz

A GT Nexus study found 75 percent of respondents describe digital transformation of the supply chain as “important.”. That same study found only 5 percent of those surveyed were very satisfied with their digital progress so far. However, this data can fall flat if a company’s systems and employees are not prepared to leverage it.

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Getting Away from Excel Spreadsheets: A Project Logistics Case Study

Talking Logistics

Hennecke oversees from a logistics perspective are mostly engineered-to-order systems, with suppliers and end-customers around the world. The process generally involves placing a purchase order with a supplier that says ‘Please deliver to us a cooling system to the attached specification’,” explained Ms.

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The ROI of Robotic Process Automation in Logistics

RPA Labs

For instance, mundane tasks, like reviewing emails for shipment status inquiries, can be automated through the use of RPA to save back-office expenses.The ROI of RPA means supply chain logistics experts can focus on what matters most instead of wasting time on processes that can be automated. Factors Affecting the Variety of ROI Figures.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Amazon drones have a sense-and-avoid system that will enable operations without visual observers, allowing them to operate at greater distances while reliably avoiding other aircraft, people, pets, and obstacles. percent from 2017 through 2021 and will have a CAGR of 11.8 percent from 2022 through 2025.

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Learnings@Locus: What Makes Every Delivery More Efficient Than the Last

Locus

This was an opportunity for Locus to step up as a complete Transport Management System (TMS) helping the company plan, execute, and streamline its entire supply chain , starting from managing the customers, drivers, locations, sellers and acting as a machine learning platform. Delve into the details of it in this case study here.

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling and Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. million during the period 2002 through 2017. Trucker Reservation System. The Port of Virginia chose to implement a trucker reservation system (TRS). ports doubled from 17.9 million to 34.8

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How RPA is Transforming Transportation and Logistics

RPA Labs

RPA allows for seamless system-to-system interaction, so migrating data from shipping instructions, BOLs, packing invoices, and other documents is done automatically. RPA can post sales invoices and purchase orders into accounting systems without human interaction. Shipment status communication. Vendor selection.