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How to Successfully Implement a Transportation Management System

Talking Logistics

The cost saving and service improvement benefits of a transportation management system (TMS) are well documented. Geoff says you still have to do the requirements document and set priorities, but it’s important to get the right people involved. What are the key ingredients to a successful TMS implementation?

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Q3 Tech Update: Alphas, Betas and Sidechains

Shipchain

Making your own ShipChain Gateway Device is so easy and simple, in the near future we’re going to open source the hardware schematics and software necessary, along with a complete tutorial blog post on how to put it all together. Target # of nodes. Documentation Site. Delegated Proof of Stake. Delegated Proof of Stake.

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

In this post, we explain what those pillars are, why they matter, and how to align them in a way that supports supply chain management excellence. We’re going to look at transportation shortly, so for now let’s concentrate on the “distribution nodes.” Avoid the need for excessive internal transportation.

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Announcing the Launch of ShipChain Mainnet

Shipchain

ShipChain uses a Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) consensus mechanism, and there are a number of high-performance validator nodes that help secure the network. Robust document management. Becoming a ShipChain Validator / Node Operator. The users of the network help choose the validators they want to run the network.

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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. In riskmethods risks are elevated using heat bubble maps.

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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

Read Also: How to Improve Net Promoter Score for Your Courier Company What are the processes involved in Order fulfillment? Processing the order In this stage, the fulfillment team from the nearest warehouse retrieves the order from storage, prepares, packs, and organizes it for shipment, along with its documentation.

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Getting Started with AI in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. No matter how fetching GenAI’s communication abilities seem, it is important to remember that it doesn’t actually understand.