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Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management

The Logistics of Logistics

The first is what may be called “soft inventory allocation,” which means as orders are placed, the system will reserve the needed quantities of inventory in each node (warehouse, etc.) With that inventory visibility, the IMS can support two important processes.

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Programming Languages Applied to Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Programming languages are very useful tools for companies when it comes to automating boring and repetitive tasks to focus on more creative ones. The scalability of Non-Relational Databases allows to distribute data into multiple nodes or locations, so it is common to apply them together with Big Data solutions.

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Q3 Tech Update: Alphas, Betas and Sidechains

Shipchain

When we started building our ecosystem last year, we knew that adoption of new technological paradigms is often slow moving and reluctant in the logistics space, and that we’d need to build tools to simplify integration for as many companies as possible. Target # of nodes. Documentation Site. Delegated Proof of Stake.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented a new process to allow shippers to submit original vehicle export documentation electronically in lieu of delivering physical copies to their local CBP trade office. Content Summary: Blockchain Powerful Tool for Transparency in Complex Supply Chains. To save both time and money, U.S.

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Announcing the Launch of ShipChain Mainnet

Shipchain

Its mainnet provides one of the highest levels of functionality available in the freight and logistics business today; and its exciting capabilities provide public tools for the supply chain industry to improve itself. Robust document management. Becoming a ShipChain Validator / Node Operator. While ShipChain Inc.

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Getting Started with AI in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Instead of searching for and reading multiple help documents, the planner can simply ask for help in natural language and receive an answer that is a single, synthesized explanation of those sources in Portuguese (even if the documentation is in English).

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How is Your Supply Chain Positioned for the Ocean Carrier Mergers?

Talking Logistics

The best way to do that is to have a global Transportation Management System (TMS) that has the flexibility, strength, and configurable rules to provide your logistics team with the best tools for managing constant changes in their global supply chains. Internationalize the user interface and documents for local users.