The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 24, 2019

00:39] Can you tell us a little bit about where you work and where you live? 01:12] Tell us a little bit about how you started your logistics career. I joined a startup that grew to about $80,000,000 in ten years, and then I went back to the asset-based side. [03:15] 07:12] Tell us about the market leaders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Resilience is About Planning for Agility. And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. A Different Way to Think About Integrated Planning. But Mr. Delbar from OMP points out that our models are not integrated enough. Something happens in your end-to-end supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 6, 2024

Raftery shares his journey and insights on how companies can achieve a triple bottom line by utilizing forecasting, technology, and optimizing routes and loads. He explains how reducing emissions and making operations more sustainable can lead to cost savings and improved profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before. Analytical techniques like linear programming can create the mathematically “optimal” plan, but these methods must be implemented well to avoid creating other challenges. Supply chain optimization for today’s realities.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

To learn more about these efforts, we spoke with Wilko Sierksma , HEINEKEN’s manager for Network Design and Global S&OP. . Wilko, to start off, could you tell us more about the supply chain division you work for? . For instance, you may have heard about HEINEKEN 0.0 (a I understand your team took ownership of this model.

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Locus

JULY 24, 2023

Retailers should find ways to optimize truckloads to reap benefits. However, trucking industries have many business models they operate by. Full Truckload (FTL) When we talk about FTL, we’re talking Beyonce headlining her concert – the truck is all yours. It’s all about sharing space.

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AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

Districon is a consulting company that brings the power of optimization and analytics closer to supply chain processes. What is S&OE and what does it entail to develop a companion app with optimization capabilities? S&OE is all about how reality compares to the S&OP plan. By product or by each shipment?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

Experts have recently warned about the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the destruction of 400 million jobs by 2030. Inventory optimization (IO) is another necessary precursor solution. As things stand, AI can improve a particular supply chain function, but that doesn’t holistically optimize the system.

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Log-hub

MARCH 6, 2024

Log-hub, a Swiss-based technology company, is pioneering this shift with sophisticated mathematical optimization models designed to seamlessly integrate electric vehicles (EVs) into the supply chain. This model incorporates not just route planning but also charging requirements and cost implications of electric truck operations.

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Log-hub

MARCH 6, 2024

Log-hub, a Swiss-based technology company, is pioneering this shift with sophisticated mathematical optimization models designed to seamlessly integrate electric vehicles (EVs) into the supply chain. This model incorporates not just route planning but also charging requirements and cost implications of electric truck operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Many companies are achieving this transformation by adopting modular, elastic DC technologies – including AI and robotics – that provide continuous warehouse optimization without replacing their current monolithic and static warehouse systems. Those systems and processes were designed to serve the current business model for 10 years or more.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

Machine learning presents a solution by optimizing the flow of products from one location to another. This optimization reduces costs associated with inventory holding, improves quality, minimizes waste, and ensures products arrive in the marketplace just in time, thereby enhancing overall operational efficiency.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country. We spoke with Deblin Chakraborty , Senior Manager at Tata Steel’s Analytics & Insight team, to hear more about this initiative. . Can you tell us about your goals?

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

Similarly, today’s emerging last-mile delivery fulfillment models seemed like a gamble for businesses when it started a decade back but are essential for a profitable business plan today. Elon Musk shared an important statement about supply chains in an interview : “The supply chain stuff is really tricky.”Managing

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

And what about those jiu-jitsu classes you’ve wanted to take for such a long time? If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. When most people hear the word “optimization,” they immediately think about minimizing costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

About Bill Thayer Bill Thayer is the Founder and CEO, of Fillogic a logistics-as-a-service platform for retail that converts underutilized space at retail centers into tech-enabled, micro distribution hubs. About Fillogic The leading platform for local market logistics.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Our second webinar delved deeper into the technology aspect, focusing on analytical capabilities and scenario modeling. Specifically, we looked at three use cases for scenario modeling using our cloud-based IBP app. This use case is about responding to the crisis as it lands. Let’s explore them briefly in this blog post.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. What is stock optimization?

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TransAudit

JULY 6, 2023

Machine learning presents a solution by optimizing the flow of products from one location to another. This optimization reduces costs associated with inventory holding, improves quality, minimizes waste, and ensures products arrive in the marketplace just in time, thereby enhancing overall operational efficiency.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Looking for a list of all CLARK forklift models? Because we’ve put together the complete list - over 80 CLARK forklift models (including old models)! Besides the actual models, you’ll also learn key information about each, like: Lifting capacities Fuel types Applications Key features, advantages, and benefits Let’s dive in!

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2022 – Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, today announced Stord Parcel , a carrier-agnostic last-mile delivery solution with advanced modeling to automatically choose the most efficient and cost-effective carrier and service level that meets the expected delivery date for all packages.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2019

Optimization is a ubiquitous term in the supply chain and logistics industry. We all talk about how we need to optimize our operations. In practice, however, relatively few companies are using optimization technology, particularly in transportation. Why is transportation optimization key today? Cost and complexity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 18, 2022

About Daniel Sokolovsky. About Warp. Warp uses an optimized network of cross docks and carriers connected through one tech platform to bring shippers the best rates, transparency and service quality in the transportation industry. Learn More About The Warp Story. Daniel Sokolovsky and Joe Lynch discuss the Warp story.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2021

About Noam Frankel. He later served as VP of Truckload at Echo Global Logistics, where he built their truckload division from the ground up, before founding Optimal Freight brokerage, which he sold to TFI International in 2018. About FreightFriend. Noam Frankel and Joe Lynch discuss making carrier relationships more productive.

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AIMMS

APRIL 11, 2018

The first product of this partnership is TacticalOps, a Planning & Optimization solution for Food Manufacturers. I spoke with Luis Pinto, Partner at UniSoma, to understand the need for new planning and optimization solutions in the global food supply chain. I’ve seen the attitude towards optimization evolving yes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

About Hannah Kain Hannah Kain is President and CEO of ALOM, a supply chain company she founded in 1997. About ALOM ALOM is a global supply chain management services and solutions provider, serving as a strategic partner to its Fortune 500 clients in the technology, automotive, life sciences, and highly regulated industry sectors.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

To learn more about these efforts, we spoke with Wilko Sierksma , HEINEKEN’s manager for Network Design and Global S&OP. . Wilko, to start off, could you tell us more about the supply chain division you work for? . For instance, you may have heard about HEINEKEN 0.0 (a I understand your team took ownership of this model.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Using data has the potential to open up new business models, technologies, and an ecosystem where anything-as-a-service is possible. Used with a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) system, manufacturers can digitize the factory to gain insights that will allow processes and workloads to be optimized. Supply chain.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country. We spoke with Deblin Chakraborty , Senior Manager at Tata Steel’s Analytics & Insight team, to hear more about this initiative. . Can you tell us about your goals?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

Ben Buchanan and Joe Lynch talk about what tomorrow’s freight broker will do. About Ben Buchanan. About Loadsmart. Mode optimization automatically included in each quote. In the new model, freight brokers won’t be rewarded financially for getting a big spread (cost of truck vs price to shipper).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

What follows are some key things a newcomer to the supply chain profession, or an interested reader of news headlines, needs to know about SCP technologies, processes, and roles. A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. Each time horizon usually has its own model associated with it.

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Locus

MAY 20, 2024

This blog delves into essential acronyms and abbreviations, from BOPIS to WISMO, that are pivotal for optimizing supply chains and elevating customer satisfaction. In a way, this model is a win-win as it saves return logistics costs for retail businesses. Read Also: The Retail Playbook For Thriving in an Omnichannel World 1.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Santosh is a Co-founder & Managing Partner of Dynamo Ventures , a supply chain and mobility investor, focused on pre-seed and seed-stage opportunities, and invests only in enterprise (B2B and on occasion, B2B2C) business models. About Santosh Sankar . About Dynamo. Learn More about the Dynamo Story. Dynamo Ventures.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

First, a word about the terms artificial intelligence and machine learning, as I am using them here. Machine learning is a process by which learning algorithms are applied to large sets of data to create predictive models. AI-Based Warehouse Optimization Examples. On the surface, that’s a bit of a surprise.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

About Josh Allen . About Tive. Tive‘s solution provides data generated by its industry-leading trackers allowing clients to actively optimize their shipments, improve their customers’ experience, and unlock supply chain insights in an actionable real-time manner. Automotive Supply Chain Optimization. Josh on LinkedIn.

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AIMMS

JUNE 1, 2017

Companies are increasingly eager to hear about optimization and advanced analytics. People are very intrigued by Prescriptive Analytics and Modeling, hearing success stories from counterparts in industries like energy and retail. Still, most businesses are worried about execution. I t’s not hard to see why.

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