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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience. A Positive Example.

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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

From a financial standpoint, transportation cost analysis remains focused on determining the value of the resources used to execute a given shipment and goes well beyond benchmarking. Without clear budgeting and cost-prediction measures, the transportation network will be unable to accurately plan for increases and decreases in expenses.

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Goodbye Cargo Delays: California Ports Join Forces to Better Share Shipment Data

MTS Logistics

West Coast ports, a group of five California ports will partner to create a game-changing data-sharing system for seamless shipments. Working together, the alliance of California ports will seek to unify currently siloed data and solve visibility issues, a major reason for supply chain disruptions at U.S. In major news for U.S.

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Breaking Down Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Trinity Logistics

Definitely no to the last one!) It has become a term applied to applications that can perform tasks a human could do, like analyzing data or replying to customers online. Machine Learning is just that – a machine or program that can learn from data. What is the history of AI? When did it start? What exactly is AI?

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advantage through Distribution Networks

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

How to achieve a competitive advantage through Distribution Networks. After the lesson on distribution networks, I researched to complete the training a bit more and I found how to obtain efficiency on the distribution. Previous steps in the design of distribution networks.

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What Are the Functions to Expect of Transportation Management Systems in Logistics?

Turvo

Transportation management systems (TMS) have transformed from a desirable perk to a critical necessity for continued growth and success within the supply chain management networks. There has been a definitive increase in the number of shippers working to harness these new TMS functions and capabilities.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The cloud also allows access to Big Data, which greatly improves the platform’s ability to do machine learning. Coupa meets this definition.