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Advantages of cloud computing for supply chain management

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Recent Accenture research showed that 53% of supply chain executives said the pandemic had made them rethink their overall supply chain leading many companies to use cloud computing solutions to help them transform their business and how they operate their supply chains. Speed and flexibility.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Data represents an integral part of daily life for most people, and it is no different within the transportation industry. That insight into how freight logistics and optimization rely on data and understanding the full picture is critical to making the best improvements in supply chain route optimization too.

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Why data is critical to freight routing guide compliance

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Establishing a practical freight routing guide helps outline essential rules of engagement for vendors, clients and supply chain managers. Maintaining good compliance to these informational guides is critical to supply chain management and relies heavily on current data and automation.

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Why near-real-time electronic freight tender trucking data is more reliable than waiting on submitted data

FreightWaves SONAR

Data for data’s sake lacks value, especially in the view of the supply chain. And across the market, submitted data becomes rapidly outdated. And in some industries, outdated data can have disastrous consequences. For instance, take the value added by more accurate data in the health industry.

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning in supply chain management

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AI can adapt in near-real-time to changing conditions and develop new knowledge by processing more data and revealing more patterns and trends than humans can. Using regularly gathered data, it notices patterns and suggests the next actions. Benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning in supply chain management.

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[WHITE PAPER] FreightWaves SONAR: Full shipment lifecycle market data vs TMS vendor and paid-only forecasting

FreightWaves SONAR

Data has become an integral part of the supply chain network’s daily operations and is inseparable from the modern processes that govern procedures involved in transportation. Anything other than up-to-date, near-real-time freight data will make the work of the management team all the more difficult.

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What is transportation rate forecasting and why do I need real-time data to forecast accurately

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And that helps to create entirely new ways of viewing the supply chain to proactively hedge risk. . Ultimately, it comes down to how good logistics managers get at transportation rate forecasting. Understanding why rate forecasting is so vital and how accurate data and analysis can help improve predictions are essential.