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Decarbonise UK Freight Transport Sector

Logistics Business Magazine

Given the above, the report finds that UK freight decarbonisation strategy can be most efficiently informed by a whole freight system, whole UK analysis capability, which needs to couple detail on both infrastructure and vehicle/vessel fleets with operational and technology specifics.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

It allows them to perform sensitivity analysis, which in turn, helps them plan in advance for any such disruptions. This tool enables them to build a supply chain network design that incorporates business needs, customer demand and constraints. Determine the ideal number of nodes and warehouse service level. Conclusion.

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The Future of Ocean Data Sharing and Visibility

Talking Logistics

The ability to connect the dots between the nodes in that ecosystem is the next step forward in visibility. Andrew says companies are feeding the data into their TMS applications for analysis. It’s hard to do that with EDI because you have to wait for someone to send you that information.

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Learning to live in a logistician’s world – strategic logistics and the future of military resilience

Logistics in War

Strategic competition has economic and commercial overtones, with sanctions and trade restrictions used as tools of coercion or – as with China’s Belt and Road initiative – a way to form tight strategic and geoeconomic relationships in the region. But there’s more to be concerned about.

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Preview: The Contracts and Chargebacks Solution on the MediLedger Network

Chronicled

With the Contracts and Chargeback solution on the MediLedger Network, we are connecting trading partners in a trusted network that ensures everyone can be aligned on the latest updates to customer or contract information, automating the analysis and impact of those updates, and ensuring the chargeback is accurate every time.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. It’s not a short list, so we’ll set it down here as a summary to help you with plans for analysis.

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Active Supply Chain Design: A Key Imperative for De Risking Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Using technology to de-risk supply chains From a technology perspective, supply chain design tools have been developed from the ground up to handle uncertainty and risks, generate scenarios that identify risks proactively, and provide solutions to mitigate these risks. This is where AI can make all the difference.