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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

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. But optimization is much more than that! Let’s continue with this analogy.

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LLMs, Optimization and Automation: Supply Chain’s Defenses Against Market Swings

Blue Grace Logistics

Three technologies have emerged as game-changers for third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain experts: large language models (LLMs), freight optimization platforms and no-code automation. These AI-driven models can understand and generate human-like text based on the input provided. The answer lies in data.

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Smarter Fleet Operations with Kayne Grau

The Logistics of Logistics

As CEO, he is responsible for evolving the product suite, enhancing deployment and customer success, and optimizing company operations. Uptake leverages industrial data science to offer over 45 patents, almost 200 data science models, and has received recognition from several industry leaders such as Gartner, Verdantix, CNBC, and Forbes.

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Peterbilt Now Taking Customer Orders for its Model 579EV

NGT News

based truck manufacturer, says its Model 579EV is now available for customer orders. Customers can spec a 579EV using Peterbilt’s SmartSpec sales tool at any Peterbilt dealer location across North America, with production expected to start by Q2 2021. Peterbilt, a U.S.-based

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

Loading and unloading trucks was inefficient, so his frustration led to the commercialization of containers that could be moved on and off trucks easily. Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before. Supply chain optimization for today’s realities.

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Four Essential Supply Chain Management Tools

CLX Logistics

To meet these demands, shippers need the right supply chain management tools with the flexibility to grow and scale as needed. The right supply chain management tools help not only to enable shippers to provide better customer service and on-time deliveries but also to remain competitive with everyone else in the market.

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What are Digital Twins and How Can They Drive Warehouse Efficiency?

Logistics Viewpoints

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. Simulation allows you to model hypothetical scenarios and physical changes without having to physically change the asset. Physical change (i.e.,