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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

A recent survey conducted by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) industry association shows that this bottleneck has exacerbated worldwide over the past two years. This is where big data technologies come into play. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics.

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Best Practices in Supplier Risk Management

Logistics Viewpoints

What makes the APQC data so valuable is the large pool of respondents and the rigorous process they go through to validate their data. The survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on best practices or performance drivers. All data has undergone statistical and logical validation.

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The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”

Talking Logistics

In fact, two-thirds of the companies we surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. That said, as we further evaluate the data we find even Above Average Performers have significant room for improvement.

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Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: The Importance of Real-Time Inventory Visibility

Talking Logistics

In fact, two-thirds of the companies surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. Performance Leaders Have Greater Real-Time Inventory Visibility Across Supply Chain Nodes.

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Potential solution for drone collision avoidance

Logistics Business Magazine

These include security surveillance tasks at ports, critical infrastructures, border control and oil and gas industry as well as (intra)logistics, surveying, and asset inspections. structured and repeatable data collection), to delivery (e.g. ship-to-shore delivery), environmental monitoring and surveying grounds and buildings.

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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

If a supplier’s continued material flow becomes questionable for a wide range of reasons, the way that supplier’s components flow to various factories and nodes in the supply chain is graphically illustrated and the appropriate commodity managers are automatically notified. This data needs to be curated. I am skeptical.

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Omni-Channel Logistics: The Importance of Real-Time Inventory Visibility

247 Customs Broker

In fact, two-thirds of the companies surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. Performance Leaders Have Greater Real-Time Inventory Visibility Across Supply Chain Nodes.