Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The key difference between the two can perhaps be explained in the following example: A 3PL provider working with a paint manufacturer may package and store products as well as transport them to retailers and/or customers. Unlike a 4PL, however, it won’t manage the paint maker’s entire supply chain. Healthcare Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2017

In today’s post, I’ll share some concrete examples of machine learning applications used today in the context of S&OP. The first example is to use machine learning for improving the results of your promotions and improving sales. Take the Coca Cola company, for example. Machine learning to boost your sales.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

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. Of course, the most common question about blockchain is “What is it?” Take EDI, for example.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Of course it would, and that’s why ShipMonk exists. Take COVID for example. During this time shipping was a mess on all levels of the supply chain—major carriers were even turning down big brands as shipping centers were overflowed with backed up orders and clogged inventory volume got out of hand.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 16, 2021

And in this new era of innovation, where increasing supply chain resiliency and agility is key, we cannot stand idle. As technology threads its way through everything we do, we are also continuously iterating and improving to ensure future resiliency.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

Per GT Nexus , 75 percent of executives surveyed recognized the digital supply chain as an important factor for the next five years. Meanwhile, 70 percent have also started processes to implement digital supply chain technologies throughout their companies.

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PINC

MARCH 30, 2020

“The supply chain is a complex group of companies that move goods from raw materials suppliers to finished goods retailers,” Osmond Vitez writes in The Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain. Unfortunately, supply chains may stumble when market conditions change and consumer demand shifts.”.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

Even for the corporations and manufacturers that realize the need for environmental sustainability, there is a need to continue to manage their supply chains in such a way as to sustain their own business. In terms of cutting costs, Mr. Sheffi explains that green initiatives can help to reduce supply chain costs. “An

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Of course, these new technologies also come with a lot of risks and uncertainties, which is why many companies are taking a “wait and see” approach before investing any time, money, and resources in them. The next step is acquiring the technology. Kenco is a great example.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2017

This includes everything from advancements in how technology is used by shippers and logistics services providers (LSPs), to the adoption of automation in the warehouse and new options for final mile delivery. For example, the expectation of fast delivery aside, online shoppers expect unreasonably cheap or free shipping.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations. Examples include SAP Fiori apps and SAP Mobile Platform.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

On the other, throughput has to be faster, costs need to be lower, and service quality must be of the highest standards to meet rising customer expectations. For many though, a warehouse management system (WMS)—once the only technological solution necessary for even the biggest operations—is no longer an adequate tool.

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Turvo

MAY 29, 2020

To stave off a complete financial meltdown, supply chain leaders need to understand how this disruption—as well as those yet to come—could be mitigated with more use of advanced supply chain technologies and analytics to build more attainable, realistic goals, collaboration among partners, and derive real value.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 12, 2018

In order to stay ahead of these changes, the supply chain needs to become better organized, more flexible, and able to adapt to whatever is coming down the road. . Compliance, for example, is becoming a big concern. How BlueGrace Can Help . But not all of those solutions are created equal, and no one fits all.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

For example, a large proportion of respondents in the forwarding sector believed that traditional freight intermediaries would lose out to new entrants, but at the same time saw certain technological innovations as a way of mitigating the impact of increasing costs. Their search has led them up plenty of costly dead ends.”.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. And it is this supply chain complexity (more on that in a moment) that in part makes crafting sustainability strategies such a challenge in practice.

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