Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2023

This article by SHIPSTA addresses six of the most common challenges that can surface in peak shipping season, while providing solutions on how to best address them. Running tenders, launching RFQs, analysing the outcomes and going through a truly data-driven decision process, can now become a matter of minutes instead of weeks.

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Shipchain

MARCH 10, 2020

But dedicated managers have found a solution to help improve this part of delivery: data. Data is generated in all parts of last-mile delivery, and analysis of this information can help companies become proactive rather than reactive with their delivery methods. Benefits of Data for Last-Mile Delivery.

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GoShip Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

In this day and age where people’s data is being input into most, if not all, websites people are using; it is important that this valuable information is protected. Without proper data integrity, third parties or those with malicious intent may access your data without permission for their own personal gain.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Soft costs are usually time-consuming tasks such as planning, tracking shipments, gathering documents, handling disputes, and handling communication with your freight forwarder and over-seas suppliers. How can importers and exporters reduce soft costs? Soft costs may include having to constantly follow up on shipping updates.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2021

What’s in this article: How to gain sustainability through digitalization and technology. For example, human and electric-powered bicycles, droids, combination drones, trucks, and collaborative cargo platforms are technology-based solutions that profoundly impact last-mile shipping. Some tips to become greener.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. The main lack of talent is in middle management, especially in big data analytics and supply chain planning, where the shortage is around 54%. Sea Change—A Supply Chain Career is now seen as ‘Cool’.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 6, 2022

Besides clearing up the logistics process for people, shipping labels transmit crucial data to electronic databases. How to label a shipment? Despite the slight differences, all shipping labels contain core data on the freight. Besides, consider providing special instructions for cargo handling. Secure the label.

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Trinity Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Whether you’re new to refrigerated trucking or a veteran, it’s important your company knows how to properly transport temperature-controlled products, from pick-up through delivery. If this is not done and the shipper requests a reefer download after delivery, the data will be inaccurate. Well, that can depend on several factors.

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RPA Labs

JUNE 2, 2022

To improve efficiency at your back office, you have to strike the right balance between people, technology, processes and data. Document automation can extract data from documents, migrate it to your TMS or ERP system, and complete shipments without human intervention. Leverage data to drive efficiency. Bottom line.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Order planning This will help you with routing, optimizing your delivery processes, integrating your delivery data, and getting a granular view of all transportation stages. Reporting This gives you more insightful data into your processes, so you can review expenses, carrier performance, and more to find what’s working and what’s not.

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Now, That's Logistics

APRIL 13, 2021

Manufacturers that sold mostly through brick-and-mortar retail suddenly found themselves selling direct to consumers; fulfillment centers built to handle pallets had to be retrofitted to handle smaller orders; and large retailers ramped up their buy online pickup in store (BOPIS) and curbside delivery operations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A practical way that manufacturers can do so is firstly through using data in more comprehensive ways and secondly by embracing digitization to optimize their operations for the future. Optimizing the use of data for manufacturers. Obstacles on the data journey for manufacturers.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

How To Reduce Soft Costs in Shipping. Soft costs are usually time-consuming tasks such as planning, tracking shipments, gathering documents, handling disputes, and handling communication with your freight forwarder and over-seas suppliers. How can importers and exporters reduce soft costs? Provides reports and data.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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EazyStock

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Forecasting accuracy can be affected by ‘outliers’ or ‘fliers’ in the data. An outlier is a data point that is not considered to be part of the overall pattern of demand for a product. For example, sales transactions that result from a flash clearance sale do not represent typical demand for a given period.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Aera is using data crawlers to crawl across billions of rows of transactional data on a monthly basis. This is combined with data from external sources on weather, logistics lead times, and sustainability performance. Allocation is a good example of this. Aera Technology is showing me how mistaken I was.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 11, 2020

We’ll list some examples of inventory risks below, but generally speaking, inventory risk cost can be assessed as the probability of any event occurring which can damage or cause you to lose your investment in that inventory, coupled with the total value of potential lost goods. Examples of inventory carrying costs. Opportunity Costs.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is often seen as a constraint on enterprises, rather than an opportunity. The goal of the GDPR is to give people greater control over their personal data. Although it originates from the European Union, the GDPR applies to enterprises across the globe, as in the following examples.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 19, 2022

For example, you can remotely supervise the shipment flow to detect bottlenecks and implement this information for future improvements. By connecting road mapping software to the TMS, you’ll receive real-time shipping data complemented with analytics. In addition, the TMS will store all the data so that you can access it anytime.

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FW Logsitcs

MAY 13, 2024

Let’s delve deeper into these two crucial aspects and discuss how to optimize both for maximum growth. By leveraging data and technology, businesses can transform e-Commerce shipping from a potential bottleneck into a competitive advantage. Scale With Growth : A 3PL can handle the increased order volume that comes with success.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

What are the first words that will come through our minds when we hear about garbage handling? Especially within garbage handling there are a lot of innovative projects which tremendously change the way of working and impact the logistics of garbage handling. Car Parking sensors and garbage handling logistics….?!?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The amount of information and improvement possible through big data can be overwhelming. Yet the majority of companies have not defined a big data strategy, and others are barely starting to notice. . �. How to Get Started with Your Big Data Strategy. . This is where the explanation of big data begins. .

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2016

Here at Freightos, we’re big fans of making global logistics work better by bringing data online (and especially instant freight quotes!). And, like many other logistics startups , we’re particularly enthusiastic about how Big Data can change the way goods are moved around the world. Fundamental Feature.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 21, 2024

Customer relationship management systems collect and centralize all the important data about a business’ customers (and potential customers). This data usually includes the customer’s contact information, address, purchase history, social media engagement, email click-throughs, and dozens of other data points as they become available.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

A product category like apparel, for example, has too many subcategories to be considered a niche. Whether you’re an e-tailer that sells a variety of brands, or a startup brand trying to make a name for itself, your niche will help you figure out how to present yourself to the world (and what parts of the world you can safely ignore).

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CLX Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

For those who have, and use it effectively, you probably have a good handle on your freight costs and a relatively clear picture of your customer experience. What you really need to understand and be able to communicate to management is where you should be and how to get there. Now, let’s look at how to get there.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Both IO and AI can be used to plan how much inventory to hold where, and when to order it. They have become applicable because the large amount of data they require is now created and stored by businesses, thanks to advances in computer technology. Inventory optimization. Using AI in inventory management. Challenges of IO and AI.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

True optimization applies data to ensure all decisions and processes are carried out to their fullest potential. Leveraging data for continuous improvement makes transportation optimization more synonymous with managed transportation. A managed transportation solutions provider could enable that with pre-on boarded carrier networks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Both IO and AI can be used to plan how much inventory to hold where, and when to order it. They have become applicable because the large amount of data they require is now created and stored by businesses, thanks to advances in computer technology. Inventory optimization. Using AI in inventory management. Challenges of IO and AI.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Smart attachments like Ravas iForks demonstrate how to shift forklift value away from mere materials handling and in the direction of data sampling. have created an ever-growing demand for data input as a tool to optimise supply chains and reach required profit levels. Logistics Business reports.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2018

This means for example, that marketing-campaign planning involves manufacturing and procurement functions, to ensure preparedness for an uptick in product demand. This necessity is concerning for some company leaders, who fear conflicts of interest, information leaks, and other data-security vulnerabilities.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Chapter 4: How to Pass Your Forklift Certification Test With Flying Colors. How to Decide If the ‘Operator’s Life’ Is Right for You. Chapter 6: How to Get a Job as a Forklift Driver. Part I: How to Get a Forklift License. How to construct, transport, stack, and unstack loads. How to use a maintenance logbook.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Here’s how to approach it: Start with well-understood processes. You don’t need to know the nitty-gritty details of how AI and machine learning actually work behind the scenes. For example, in the morning, we may want to maximize picking density to improve the efficiency of our pickers without much concern about shipping deadlines.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

Businesses the world over are impacted, and one industry that will need to pay close attention to data security is manufacturing. While GDPR is specific to Europe, it also impacts companies with a presence in the EU and organisations that handle the personal data of European citizens. Why should manufacturers care?

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For example, suppose your business offers certain specialized grocery products or local farm-to-table services. For example, the pandemic created a situation where many people minimized in-store shopping or avoided it altogether. Selling Data on Consumer Trends for your Company to Research Firms.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Let’s add Big Data , Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to the conversation, all of which have been on the menu at this year’s conference. . It’s easy to think of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotics as four distinct things. The post Material Handling & Logistics Conference: Day 2.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 17, 2018

If you ask younger people on what do you want to become when you’re older less then 2% (I have no scientific research data, just an estimation) would answer, a warehouse picker or forklift driver. However the job is still quiet important and with all package handling today we at the moment still needs these jobs to exist.

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