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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention. They can also work alongside humans or independently, depending on the task and the environment.

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Key Takeaways from Oracle CloudWorld 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Ellison presented a fascinating vision centered on how technology can be used to digitally disrupt a 10,000-year-old industry. At last year’s CloudWorld, Oracle presented their vision for transforming the healthcare industry by applying AI to vast amounts of anonymized patient record data.

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

Kaizen Events. Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. This is independent of whether it is done in a week-long intense event or not. If there is interest, I’ll put something together. Every tool, technique, etc.

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Supply Chain Visibility: Past, Present, and Future

Talking Logistics

She explained that, “Before we were talking about event management and alerting solutions where you transferred your data into event management systems and tried to generate proactive alerts. Cindi offered a simple example of a company and carrier collaborating on dock scheduling. What new capabilities are on the horizon?

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Predictability in a Time of Uncertainty: Machine Learning in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

ML looks into historical data (for example, transit time statistics of carriers) and data from impactful external factors (such as port congestion, weather or holidays) and uses this information to develop more accurate transit time estimates. These can include traffic conditions, port congestion, storms, and holiday closures.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. An operation that is optimizing the real time flow of goods is also well-positioned to manage unexpected events. Warehouses such as distribution and order processing centers will benefit from the new big data technologies.

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The 4 Ps of Logistics: An Overview of the Model for Success in Shipping

MTS Logistics

Product The P for product can simply refer to the product itself or can be present in more subtle ways. For example, a company’s logo, the name of the company, packaging designs and methods, services provided, etc. Let’s briefly go over the Ps as well as the newest of the Ps. It is basically whatever is being sold.