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AI, RPA and Analytics Named in 2019 Supply Chain Technology Trends

Logistics Business Magazine

Industry analyst Gartner has named its top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019. These technologies are those that supply chain leaders simply cannot ignore,” said Christian Titze, research vice president at Gartner. Robotic Process Automation (RPA). They cut costs and eliminate keying errors. “We

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

As I wrote two years ago in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015 : Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition. What would this “next generation solution” be?

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Takeaways from the IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit

Talking Logistics

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. Take EDI, for example. 52% reduction in expedite costs.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Roundup, October 2022

Logistics Bureau

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? Instead, it is a tale of technology triumphing over supply chain process inefficiency, which we think is a compelling enough story to match the dramatic heading. What is a Digital Twin.

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Addressing the “White Spaces” in Supply Chain Planning

Talking Logistics

Not surprising, companies have been filling in the “white spaces” of their existing planning tools and processes with (you guessed it!) “Companies have been stuck on a world of heuristics for a long time and using those heuristics just isn’t cutting it any more,” added Fowler. Excel spreadsheets.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

In an article in Industry Week , which advocated that you cut the fat, not the limb, reminded us that there are a number of strategic projects, based on appropriate supply chain technology that can provide a far greater internal rate of return than merely slashing costs. Example: A once/twice Weekly purchase order cycle.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Mobile technologies in transportation and logistics have come a long way over the past decade — that is, since the iPhone was first introduced, followed by Android devices. And when it comes to last-mile and home delivery operations, mobile technology has become indispensable.