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Fresh Demand Planning: How AI Empowers Retailers

Logistics Viewpoints

Data Normalization & Removing Bias Data normalization in the context of forecasting is the process of going from actualized sales, which may be biased by various factors such as weather or inventory availability, to an understanding of baseline demand that is stripped of the impacts of these demand drivers.

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High-quality freight data is vital for supply chain automation

FreightWaves SONAR

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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Data analytics for logistics drives reefer efficiency via a real-time forecast

FreightWaves SONAR

Data analytics for logistics can make all the difference in the world when it comes to reefer truckload service delivery efficiency. And a new suite of products, ranging from artificial intelligence through visualization tools to see lane acuity, are changing the game. last year and $2.19 the year prior. last year and $2.19

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Understanding Temp-Controlled vs. Ambient Warehouses

FW Logsitcs

Keep reading for a full breakdown of the differences between temperature-controlled and ambient warehouses and their importance. This has led to specialized ambient and temperature-controlled warehouses designed to store goods within precise environmental ranges. It also provides a critical chain of custody data.

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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

As I mentioned in an earlier post on the growth drivers for the Transportation Management Systems market , transportation visibility tools are one of a number of technologies that are improving performance and helping to reduce freight spend. Real-time visibility tools are often thought of as an over-the-road technology.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. The company moves 46,000 shipments per year using dry van, temperature-controlled trucks, hoppers, live haul, and other trucks as well. Any shipment moving from Siloam Springs to Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, would be one lane. An RFP is a data intensive exercise.

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Refrigerated Trucks Are Using Visibility, Productivity & Collaboration Tech to Create High-Value Supply Chains

Turvo

Collaboration tech appears among the newest and most potent available of all these tools and processes. Avoiding serious setbacks or temperature anomalies appears as the primary goal of cold-transport fleets. Examples of Tech Used in Supply Chains Today. Why Collaboration Tech Is Becoming Popular With Cold Shipping.