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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

In a recent global survey of 31,040 shoppers, 41% said they wanted to receive the product within 24 hours, and 24% wanted to receive their orders in less than two hours. Using stores as distribution nodes This is the latest advancement in order fulfillment. Also, it allows companies to track, refill, and manage their inventory levels.

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Getting Started with AI in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Planners are buried in tedious tasks using legacy, fragmented technology, which 48% say doesn’t help them do their job effectively, according to a survey by the boom! Concurrency combined with AI is the breakthrough, because it connects islands of isolation and aligns the nodes of your supply chain. Global Network.

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The Dispatch Report + Full Product Launch | January 2019, Issue No. 10

Shipchain

“Almost two years ago with knowledge of the problems of the freight industry and some rough ideas of how to solve them, we’ve been able to plot, survey, and develop the systems we’ve now launched. We completed a launch event in Tokyo, Japan with our team. Scores – Rewarding shippers, drivers, and carriers further.

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The Cold Chain is a Top Opportunity for Third-Party Logistics Providers

Logistics Viewpoints

The report is based on surveys of shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers – there were 345 respondents – as well as interviews with subject matter experts. Cold chain logistics is a complex problem because of the multiple nodes and parties involved in moving chilled or frozen goods. This is a report I read every year.