Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at cybersecurity planning frameworks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Per $1 billion in company revenues, no supply chain application has a better return on investment (ROI) than network design! The larger the supply chain, the bigger the payout. This supply chain spanned across 24 nations. Scenarios are run, and the low-cost network that best meets customer service objectives is selected.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Paul is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Verusen , a supply chain intelligence platform, purpose-built to help manufacturers streamline their MRO supply and materials management. About Paul Noble As Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Verusen, Paul Noble oversees the company’s vision and strategic direction.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

This is where being able to monitor tender data at the market level can become your secret superpower. Tender data uniquely uncovers greater visibility into volumes and supply/demand metrics where seasonal impacts will make an impact. The post How We Use Data to Better Plan for Produce Season appeared first on SONAR.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies and supply chains continue to face unprecedented challenges and, in some cases, unprecedented opportunities. To be successful in this volatile environment leaders must focus on supply chain planning and more specifically Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

ORTEC, a global provider of leading end-to-end supply chain solutions developed specifically for the operational needs of manufacturers, retailers, and distributors, introduces a state-of-the-art solution purpose-fit for the operational needs of the manufacturing and finished goods logistics industries.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

Hannah Kain and Joe Lynch discuss the outsourced supply chain, a topic Hannah is familiar with due to ALOM ‘s extensive experience managing supply chain functions for diverse industries. About Hannah Kain Hannah Kain is President and CEO of ALOM, a supply chain company she founded in 1997.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an engineer, former solutions architect and now CEO of a leading supply chain technology company, I have a real affinity and respect for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and their teams, without whom successful enterprise technology deployments would be impossible. That means planning still has its place, but its role is diminishing.

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CLX Logistics

MARCH 4, 2024

How to Elevate Your Logistics Operations with AI & ML Technology Global supply chain organizations are embracing digitization to propel their supply chain planning to new heights. What is Supply Chain Planning? Data informs transportation capacity and rates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. WRITTEN BY STEFANY MARTIN / POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2022. Weather events might also be factors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Procurement and Supply Chain Management are essential functions that can help companies navigate these challenges, but they are often siloed and operate in separate departments. Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 26, 2023

Managing the supply chain can be a challenging and complex task, especially for U.S. However, importers can significantly enhance their supply chain’s efficiency and reduce costs, while also improving customer satisfaction and increasing profitability by implementing several essential strategies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Jonathon and Sarah are partners in PATH , a supply chain market research and business management firm that helps businesses understand their customers, employees, and the market better to drive long-term growth. Her expertise is in new product/market strategies, customer and employee experience, and change management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. Infor, with anticipated revenues of $3.4 We just want them solved.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols. Tony Nichols , Shanna Greathouse , and Joe Lynch discuss overcoming supply chain disruptions. Tony and Shanna work at CarrierDirect , a company that specializes in helping companies minimize supply chain risk. About Tony Nichols. About CarrierDirect.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Housing starts are calling for lumber kits, industrial purchasers are ordering products for their projects, and construction companies are planning their moves and strategies for the year. Shippers often manage transportation for these projects with historical data, bids from trusted carriers and a lot of guesswork.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 1, 2024

It can be a direct reflection of current market trends, as many publicly traded companies operate within the global supply chain. In an era where resilience and adaptability are key to survival, technology has become the bedrock upon which supply chain professionals build their strategies. The answer lies in data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

Large shippers with complex needs may turn to MTS providers to plan and execute their loads. Below are some transportation strategies for success for suppliers of TMS, TES, and MTS. Companies need to build a SaaS offering into their near-term growth plan to remain competitive in a crowded market. Look to the Cloud.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As organizations continue to adapt to the roller-coaster ride of 2020, some leaders’ pre-pandemic IT strategies brought business resilience even as COVID-19 struck. Indeed, some organizations spent several years laying the foundations for data-driven strategy and remote operations even prior to COVID-19.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 28, 2024

Data-driven decision making is the process of collecting the data that a company uses, and transforming it into actionable insights. It is a modern business strategy that lets company staff make decisions based on facts instead of biases. The volume and quality of data is important.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2022

How to Utilize Data to Drive Planning Changes and Improve OTD & Fill Rates. With persistent disruptions to the supply chain, having transparency to accurate data is crucial in forecasting, being able to stay agile, and combatting interruptions. What kind of impact does a data analysis have on the supply chain?

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Locus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Today, teams are armed with data like never before, making the jobs of NFL scouts more efficient. But what is it about a data-driven approach that gives scouts the edge? These metrics come in handy, especially when businesses plan their logistics operations. Let’s dive in now!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

Integrated Business Planning (IBP), as defined by its creators at Oliver Wight , is “the business planning process that extends the principles of S&OP throughout the end-to-end supply chain, product, service and customer portfolios, customer demand and strategic planning, to deliver one seamless management process.”

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Adjusting current logistics strategies demonstrated the second great challenge of the pandemic. Embracing new and improved logistics strategies remains the best way to adapt to clients’ changing demands in 2021 and beyond. Now more than ever, shippers need to find innovative ways to make the most of real-time freight data and analysis.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They promoted logistics to the level of core process and enabler of new business models and now view a thought-through logistics strategy as an opportunity to stand out by offering a better service level to their customers, such as same-day delivery. Automation as key for growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 20, 2021

Even when they do, there is the challenge of maintaining optimization configurations as businesses change their strategies and personnel. So, maybe the best strategy is to embrace the complexity and flexibility, but mask it from the user. The trick is understanding which combination of settings produces the desired results on the data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Every industry, from retail to construction, relies on its supply chain for processes and operations to be successful. Wincanton , experts in infrastructure logistics, have provided insight into how to anticipate issues within the supply chain. These disruptions can have a huge impact later down the supply chain.

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Locus

JANUARY 10, 2024

We’ll look at four strategies to optimize shelf replenishment, reducing stockouts, improving inventory management, cutting waste, and boosting productivity. In other words, it’s a win-win scenario for all parties involved. Creating a truly efficient shelf replenishment plan goes beyond the simple act of restocking inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek.

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3PL Links

MARCH 11, 2024

Top 6 Most Important Inventory Optimization Strategies | Image source: Shipdepot Decreased output, unanticipated expenses, and delivery delays are just a few of the issues that can occur from a lack of inventory management. Discover six strategies for inventory optimization if your firm has been dealing with similar issues.

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Log-hub

MARCH 1, 2023

The mistakes that can pull your supply chain far away from the progress are bad cost management strategy, lack of optimized business processes, neglecting data and KPI’s, poor customer service and no future planning. One of them is a bad cost management strategy. But how to get rid of them?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply chain leaders have faced significant challenges in the past, and in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic spotlighted the need for supply chain resilience and integration. Among these, an integrated return management strategy can make or break successful operations. Use Real-Time Data to Inform Your Returns Management Strategy.

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