Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

With a sprawling network comprising over 150 facilities and a workforce of approximately 30,000 employees, the company ranks as the world’s second-largest forest products company. However, complex process manufacturing presents a much more difficult ATP problem than is typical in discrete industries. What is Causal AI?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2024

Infor Nexus is a supply chain network that connects businesses to their key partners and makes coordinating the flow of materials and information much more seamless. A good example is saying “What are my demurrage issues at the Port of Long Beach?” This check involves connecting carrier contract data and shipment dwell times.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 17, 2023

Third-party supply chain and freight market data has become an important tool for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers who want to redesign their networks, improve strategic planning, benchmark their transportation spend and the service they’re getting in return, and measure the efficiency of their facilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2024

This is my first time attending Körber Elevate, and it did not disappoint, with over 800 attendees, 60 thought provoking sessions, and lots of networking and learning opportunities. Mr. Elliott made two statements early in his presentation that stuck with me. Data Visibility. And this is where data comes into play.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It doesn’t make sense to network a community in that way if you were to start from scratch today. Cellular networks are much more practical and offer much greater flexibility to the end user. The data is just beginning to form a picture and the details of that picture are sure to change as we progress.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nevertheless, Mr. Ellison presented a fascinating vision centered on how technology can be used to digitally disrupt a 10,000-year-old industry. At last year’s CloudWorld, Oracle presented their vision for transforming the healthcare industry by applying AI to vast amounts of anonymized patient record data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Exhibitors from nearly every sector of the industry are coming to LogiMAT 2024 to present their latest products and solutions for ergonomically optimized intralogistics processes, healthy workplaces, and injury prevention. The intralogistics industry has not been spared the ravaging effects of demographic change and labor shortages.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Networked production processes and digital factories provide an important key to securing Germany’s competitiveness and innovative strength as a business centre. The Hamburg-based intralogistics provider also hosted the final event, at which the results achieved with the project partners were presented on October 22nd.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We often get asked what kind of return on investment you should expect to see when using our network design technology. Given that we are a data-driven (math-loving) company, we wanted to test this range by running some scenarios to see what kind of results companies can expect across a variety of verticals. Summing up.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This presented an immediate challenge due to the time and cost required every time we had to engage external consultants. We thought our only choice was to upgrade to the vendor’s costly new network design package. Things like: how many different statistical models does the tool use, how do you enter/upload data, etc.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The Cooperative Logistics Network , the first international freight forwarding network with global coverage to launch instant quoting ability for its members, has set a new coverage record by adding its 300th agent. This year, for example, we have created a new personalized online brochure for members and we have launched our blog.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

Machine learning (ML) techniques can be applied to provide more accurate transit information and estimated arrival times (ETAs) by analyzing the historical shipment data in your transportation management systems. The model learns continuously and can adapt to changing conditions in the network.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With Black Friday, Christmas and Boxing Day sales just around the corner and unforeseen circumstances and delays, the potential for overwhelm is ever-present. The Beauty of Data Shippers and carriers are facing a delicate balancing act of keeping costs down while meeting the needs of increasingly demanding consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. Moving data between systems was complex and laborious. In other words, visibility is an enabler. Lesson learned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly. Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

By attending the webinar, participants will: Learn – in real world examples – what a Blockchain is, how it works, and which business processes are already benefitting from the technology. Understand the power of the distributed network and how the concept of immutability can lower transactional risk across the Blockchain. DATE / TIME.

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Stord

MARCH 5, 2019

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)’s conference attracts retail and supply chain leaders from the biggest brands in the country, providing a forum for innovation, networking, and collaboration. Roadie presented its “on-the-way” delivery service that uses extra space in passenger vehicles for flexible shipment options.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

The supply chain is evolving, and the standards used for managed logistics transportation services today are more data- and technology-driven than those of the past. Poor visibility will lead to additional delays in executing shipments, sharing updates with network partners, and adverse impacts on customer experience. Take an example.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

CAN stands for controller area network. These networks allow the various electronic components of a forklift to communicate with the battery and relay information. These networks allow the various electronic components of a forklift to communicate with the battery and relay information.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A common logistics network means simplification, efficiency, overall reduction of inventory and effort, and lower costs. However, even if the process of designing a network stays the same, no assumptions can be made about current logistics practices being optimised for online retail. Let Customer Needs Drive Network Design.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This presented an immediate challenge due to the time and cost required every time we had to engage external consultants. We thought our only choice was to upgrade to the vendor’s costly new network design package. Things like: how many different statistical models does the tool use, how do you enter/upload data, etc.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As industries evolve the distance between the worker and the job has grown, for example back in the day the worker had one tool between them and the task. For example, chatbots are now able to enhance human abilities, using AI to serve as an advisor or support to help maintain efficiencies within the organization.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

There are also a number of examples in our everyday life that illustrate the great advantage of easy-to-understand signals: A red traffic light, the horn of a car or the siren of a fire engine. solutions are being used to make networking easy for companies of all sizes. Cutting-edge technologies for data exchange.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

Transparent data prepared especially for your logistics operation will get you easily through your peaks. Suddenly, the situation changes, whether because of a new company strategy, ever-present retail dynamics or possibly due to a completely new influencing factor. Before the peaks – using data analytics to make the right decisions.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digitization takes living, real-time data from once futuristic fantasy to practical present-day tools. Having uniform data instantly updated across many locations translates into an efficient organization. The answer is simple: having uniform data instantly updated across many locations translates into an efficient organization.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Network Optimization. Poorly optimized networks can have many undesirable outcomes, including loss of customers, runaway freight and labor costs, and siloed — rather than integrated — supply chain management. Key stakeholders should be prepared to fully share relevant data and detailed customer-expectation information.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Turvo

JULY 20, 2021

Identifying, addressing, and overcoming exceptions within the shipping network chain is essential for maintaining effective handling and processing. Collaborative Shipping Exception Management Depends on Real-Time Data, End-to-End Transparency, and Context. But what does it mean? . Context is key to dealing with exception management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Svend Lassen, head of reporting & data analytics for commercial and supply chain at Tata Steel Europe, explained that there needs to be a clear understanding of how any digital project will improve margins before the project is approved. “We Planners come up with data-proven forecasts on what the market may buy.

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EazyStock

AUGUST 24, 2021

Recent examples include the DarkSide cyber attack of Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, which was only resolved once the hackers were paid $5 million in ransom. But with this connectivity and growth potential comes cyber threats, which are present at every stage of software development, distribution and maintenance.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 16, 2021

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. It becoming easier to find such opportunities given the vibrancy of the industry sector, and the enthusiasm robotics presently generates in defence circles.

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Morai Logistics

JULY 10, 2019

With that said, in order for companies to have optimal cybersecurity, they need to pinpoint the areas that present the greatest risk. Each device or piece of equipment has the potential to be used to steal data or seize control of the system it’s being operated on. Network Services. Actors who can hijack company data.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 25, 2019

The bootcamp is yet another example of how innovators in the UN are looking to work together and build on each other’s expertise. The UN Innovation Network, an informal, collaborative network of innovators from 60+ UN entities which is jointly chaired by WFP and UNICEF, is working to facilitate this exchange.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 28, 2022

AI and ML offer the possibility to data streams in one model and thus discover facts and dependencies. With less manpower required, dependencies implicitly present in the data are identified and better decisions can be made. Today, AI recognizes the path from data input to data output itself.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

According to Derrick Steiner of Digitalist Magazine , “Today’s leading companies are working very hard to be intelligent enterprises, capable of harnessing the power of end-to-end experience and operational data, to connecting their demand chain with their customers, who are social, mobile and shop in many channels, to their supply chain.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 21, 2022

For example, 42.5% Mahmood Al Bastaki, General Manager of the World Logistics Passport , said: “This new data tells us that different countries and regions are having remarkably different experiences of the same supply chain pressures. This compared to 19.9% for those in China, 27.5% in India and 25% in the UAE.

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