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

Logistics Viewpoints

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. Taking all aspects into account is the only way for logistics companies to have a solid foundation for decision making and holistic optimization.

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ASCM Connect Brussels

Logistics Business Magazine

The two-day event taking place June 4-5 in Brussels will feature 40 expert speakers plus two keynotes, 24 educational sessions, seven connection cafes and four panel discussions. Throughout the event, attendees will have a variety of opportunities to connect with other industry leaders from around the world.

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Is It Time to Move Beyond the Traditional Approach to IBP?

Logistics Viewpoints

Event-driven IBP – technological capabilities to monitor internal and external events (Supply Chain Control Tower) in real time. Contextualize and quantify event impact and be able to trigger re-plan in an integrated supply chain planning solution to create an executable and feasible plan.

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Penske Logistics Presents: Third-Party Logistics Providers Helped Companies Navigate Supply Chain Challenges

Penske Move Ahead

Surging demand, tight capacity, supply chain disruptions and inflation kept intense pressures on the entire logistics sector throughout 2021, and 2022 seems to be offering little respite as uncertainties linger. The State of Logistics Report was introduced today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to $831 billion.

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A Better Way to Think About Integrated Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. One week, the model may show the capacity of an upstream node as being 200 units, the next week it can show 700 units.

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Locus Listed as Representative Vendor in 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools

Locus

Being listed as a representative vendor in the latest Gartner® Market Guide is an absolute honor for us as we strive to make last-mile logistics effortless for enterprises across the globe with our tech.” There is also the question of rising uncertainty caused by unpredictable events on supply chain performance.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Fluctuations in oil prices and oil supply disruptions are majorly caused by political events, supply pipeline issues or weather problems.