Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

Mike Hane, Director, Product Marketing, TMS at Descartes Does your company view transportation as a competitive weapon? The report categorized survey respondents in terms of how they see transportation: either as a “Competitive Weapon” or “Not Important.” For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Jack Fiedler, the vice president for digital transformation of the global supply chain at Lenovo Lenovo is ranked tenth by one leading analyst firm among a list of global companies with exceptional supply chains. Jack Fiedler : We’re unique in the technology industry. That has worked out well for us.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). A TES is generally mode specific and lack optimization capabilities, but for shippers with simpler transportation requirements, that is often all they need.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . Considering this surge in digital transformation and the changing needs of 2021, here are some insights and tips for embarking on Supply Chain Digital Transformation projects.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Software infrastructure was almost undoubtedly not what Robert had on his mind as he wrote his credo many years ago, but the adage applies so well when discussing the benefits of multi-tenant technology. The benefits of a multi-tenant software platform are immense. First and foremost on his list was “share everything.”

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Logility

AUGUST 4, 2023

Selecting a new enterprise technology or supply chain planning software provider can be wrought with challenge and risk. Specifically: people have lost their jobs over poor technology selections and failed implementation projects. This is especially true in supply chain planning & management platforms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

I recently read a thought-provoking report with several predictions about the future of supply chain technology. How can it be that so many companies will continue to invest so much in state-of-the art technologies, and yet fewer than one in 20 control tower deployments are expected to deliver on their potential?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2024

Gaurav is the Founder and CEO of Velostics , a logistics Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in unified scheduling of appointments, dock and yard management and digitizing the gate in/out process for shippers.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In the age of e-commerce, maintaining the status quo will result in failure, disgruntled customers and added expenses, but shippers that leverage 3PL resources to apply transportation management best practices for e-commerce , as listed below, can navigate the issues that arise in e-commerce and achieve sustained profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2023

Essentially, digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business. Leading companies take a strategic approach, integrating digital technology throughout their value chains. Most recently, the APQC has conducted best practice and benchmarking research on digital transformation.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. These tips include how you yourself can better manage your transportation department and maximize resources. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. 5 Supply Chain Predictions for 2023 ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa Software ) So much has changed in a year!

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2023

Sarah is a Shipper Sales Manager at DAT , an online marketplace that connects shippers and carriers in the transportation industry. She brings almost 20 years of supply chain and benchmarking experience to DAT, where she is focused on providing actionable insights to shippers through DAT’s Benchmark Analytics and Rateview benchmarking tools.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Wikipedia Unleashing the Contrarian Here are my thoughts this morning over coffee: Gartner Top 25: Really A Celebration of Supply Chain Leadership? Designed to lift the profession and celebrate supply chain results, I struggle to find that the methodology supports either objective.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

For this reason, supply chain solutions have become an integral part of business strategies to cope with these ever-increasing complexities. However, there is the difficult question of which technology to implement to make better use of your warehouse. Use of technology. So, how can you tackle this task? Physical space.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From harvest to hands, the food & beverage (F&B) industry leaves no room for guesswork, especially without supply chain optimization software. This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments. The net result?

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The logistics and supply chain industry is a critical component of global trade, responsible for moving goods and materials efficiently to meet consumer and business demands. Road freight alone accounts for approximately 7% of global CO2 emissions, with maritime and air transport further amplifying the environmental burden.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Directly opposing macroeconomic trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2020

As the supply chain world continues down its digital transformation path, digital brokers can play an integral role in easing capacity constraints, opening up new lanes, and providing a benchmarking tool for shippers. More and more TMS suppliers are integrating digital marketplaces into their core TMS offering.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. The agent technology is much more complicated than the math.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The supply chain, however, offers the most fruitful area for improvement. For companies to achieve reductions in carbon footprints, they should look to sustainable investments in their supply chains for the greatest impact. Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains. The added benefit?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck. Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. Like an artifact, I have kicked around in the supply chain space since the 1980s.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

An interest group of the Singapore-based Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), the Shippers Council is a professional association that counts members from organizations with a vested interest in logistics, including end users, technology and service providers, government and academia.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Trusted by over 1,400 shippers—including 13 of the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 and 78 Fortune 500 companies—DAT iQ delivers real-time insights, benchmarking, and forecasting tools that optimize operations, mitigate risk, and improve profitability for supply chain shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

Much has been written about what it takes to run a successful supply chain in the era of “get it to me fast and get it to me cheap.” Supply chain professionals are looking for ways to store goods closer to customers by investing in micro fulfillment centers and to optimize their facilities so orders can be processed faster.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 24, 2014

As I answered the phone, I heard the voice of an aggressive investor in supply chain technology software. I have been writing on what I term the “Third Act in Supply Chain Planning Software.” I have been writing on what I term the “Third Act in Supply Chain Planning Software.”

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Business benchmarking is recognised as one of the best management tools around. But what exactly is supply chain benchmarking and why is it so important? In business, a benchmark is a measure of performance. How to benchmark? The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 25, 2022

Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams. Donnie Williams and Joe Lynch discuss supply chain lessons from NW Arkansas. Donnie is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and the Executive Director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Global supply chains are built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of transportation resources, and low variability. Supply chain leaders have little history to use as a guide to prepare. Before the pandemic, supply chain leaders experienced relatively free trade across borders in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

Even in 2019 many companies still underestimate the importance of their global supply chain and above all, how their logistics and supply chain performance can beneficially impact their marketing, ultimately leading to healthier financial results. Are you looking for growth into other markets and continents?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The visibility to spend allows them to provide excellent benchmarking in several areas. Coupa also offers a robust, market share leading, supply chain design solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In the same week, thousands of port workers initiated a strike, demanding better working conditions, and fair pay, and pushing back against automation technologies that threaten their livelihoods. Hurricanes and labor strikes are formidable disruptions to supply chains, exposing critical vulnerabilities.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 25, 2015

Of course, we live in a high technology powered supply chain world, but often, as we noted in our 5 Upfront LTL Tips post, if you don’t remember the basics and best practices, no technology is going to fix those issues, but only make them more apparent. Is your supply chain running as effectively as it should be?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Some of the world’s biggest retailers and their partners are once again feeling the sting of “ the bullwhip effect ” – a term of art amongst supply chain professionals that describes how changes in demand at the retail level can reverberate and amplify issues throughout the supply chain. All aboard.

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