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

APRIL 10, 2025

Second, many supply chains still lack visibility beyond Tier-1 suppliers. Leading organizations are building supply chains that are less exposed to single points of failure, more informed by real-time data, and more able to adjust sourcing, inventory, and routing based on current conditions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Because only AI is capable of ingesting real-time data from across functions, facilities, fleets, trading partners and the outside world then using data science and pattern recognition see disruptions at the earliest moment. They are also limited by their supplier, carrier, and trading partner networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

To drive better estimated times of arrival (ETAs), better visibility is needed. They have a fleet of over 250 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8 They recently announced they will equip their entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices. Is this the visibility shippers so desperately need?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years and achieving timely and accurate supply chain visibility has always been — and continues to be — a top priority for companies across all industries. But the value proposition of supply chain visibility goes beyond answering those questions. Where’s my order?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We didn’t know how long COVID-19-related shutdowns, and the ensuing port congestion and crunch on carrier capacity, would last. It now seems that port congestion and capacity issues will persist throughout the year. This is where visibility to suppliers and new souring options becomes critical. What does that mean?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

By embracing collaboration, real-time data, and a focus on sustainability, companies can build resilience, improve margins, and gain a competitive edge. Finally, the company collaborates closely with local suppliers, sharing real-time data on production requirements and inventory levels.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Schedules were quickly disrupted and capacity shifted to China – Europe and North America lanes to accommodate the longer voyages. These changes made ocean capacity (and empty containers) scarce, sending container rates out of India spiking. That reached air cargo quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. In general, to optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics in an execution time frame, companies need to stitch together several solutions. N-Tier Visibility. But then stuff happens.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The lack of available workers is noted as the biggest challenge manufacturers face when it comes to retooling operations for new products or additional capacity to meet customer demands. Survey respondents also reported a lack visibility and scenario-planning capabilities as top operational challenges in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

These decentralized networks aim to boost flexibility, reduce risk, and improve responsiveness, aided by technologies such as blockchain, AI-driven logistics, and expanded visibility into supply chains. By having visibility into Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers, organizations can take proactive steps to mitigate disruptions earlier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

The extreme volatility of the last two years, which continues today, has starkly demonstrated the need for logistics professionals to monitor real-time conditions across the extended end-to-end value chain, recognize and broadly communicate any changes, and respond immediately in a synchronized, orchestrated manner. With nearly $21.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Supply chains can be inherently complex, involving a multitude of suppliers, providers and enterprises that often operate independently while the supply chains themselves remain fragmented, with no shared visibility. Organizations need to consider several factors for collaboration to be effective.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Improved operational efficiency means youll see increased throughput, reduced lead times, and greater agility in responding to market demands. Space Utilization: Increase available storage capacity, better organize high-demand items, and optimize vertical space. This includes real-time visibility and tracking via mobile devices.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Use Real-Time Data to Inform Your Returns Management Strategy. However, not all supply chains have the capacity or resources to aggregate the massive stores of data available. However, not all supply chains have the capacity or resources to aggregate the massive stores of data available. warehouses) and externally (e.g.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

Today’s digital networks enable continuous real-time optimization where demand signals update instantly across all nodes, inventory positions adjust dynamically, and transportation and warehouse plans reconfigure automatically in response to changing conditions. The first is living demand intelligence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods. Machine learning is shaping the visibility side of the market. Machine learning is shaping the visibility side of the market. Here are a few notable factors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Processes include yard check-in and check-out, asset presence and location, dock door scheduling and capacity management, and yard task and activity management. The warehouse needs to know who is coming and when, which begins with the estimated time of arrival. The fist benefit is around visibility into the yard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This can mean more efficiently matching loads with capacity, using visibility tools to predict more accurate ETAs, optimizing routes, and ensuring that trucks can be loaded and unloaded as efficiently as possible. This gives a much better ETA of shipments to warehouses, stores, and end customers. Time Slot Management.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 17, 2025

They must track inventory, orders and returns in real time, at all times. And they need to manage their resources, from inventory and labor to forklifts and robotics, with incredible precision keeping all assets moving productively, while avoiding excess inventory and equipment downtime. The result?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. The emerging issue is that while internal control towers have visibility and control over their loads, they don’t have visibility to all of the loads in the market ecosystem in which they operate.”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 17, 2023

Ron is the Chief Revenue Officer at OneRail , an Orlando-based last mile transportation visibility solution providing shippers with Amazon-level dependability and speed. He currently works at OneRail, an Orlando-based last mile transportation visibility solution providing shippers with Amazon-level dependability and speed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Paris Olympics boasts a spectator capacity of over 300,000, with the city expected to welcome an astounding 15 million visitors, including 2 million international visitors, all drawn to the world’s largest sporting event. Altana utilizes AI capabilities to analyze data points through the supply chain to spot irregularities and risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2022

I recently interviewed Al Contreras, Innovation Manager at Gordon Food Service to understand how the company handles last mile deliveries, the role visibility plays, and how a last mile solution has impacted their business. FarEye’s last mile delivery solution gives GFS the ability to have capacity planning with order management.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Balancing stock levels is criticaloverstocking can lead to excess inventory costs, while understocking risks losing sales. Capacity Constraints in Warehousing and Transportation Warehousing capacities are often pushed to their limits. Accurate demand forecasting becomes paramount to striking this balance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

And, more than ever, these decisions have to be made on the fly, in real-time. IoT capabilities have long helped to track the location of transportation assets, communicate with employees and support real-time collaboration in the warehouse. Achieve end-to-end visibility and control. How great can the impact be?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2024

There can be surprises that offer a better upside—demand is higher than expected, it is possible to raise prices without affecting demand based on what is happening with competitor products, technology has allowed manufacturing capacity to ramp up faster than expected, etc. But better than orchestration is optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Large, multi-zone distribution centers demand advanced space optimization, real-time inventory tracking, and seamless coordination across multiple locations. Volume and Variety of Work High-volume fulfillment centers handling hundreds of thousands of daily transactions need high-capacity processing and automation support.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Disruption has been the name of the game for more than a year as supply chain leaders have been dealing with changing buyer behaviors, inventory management challenges, labor shortages, weather and pandemic-related uncertainty, cyber security threats and capacity constraints that continue to create significant supply chain volatility.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

Market volatility describes a stage at which volume and capacity availability are misaligned. That can mean ample capacity and not enough shipments or far too many shipments and not enough equipment or drivers. There was a time when management by exception and manual management were almost identical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

Visibility, communication, and transparency are the keys to the returns process for all stakeholders. How can visibility and communication improve the returns process for retailers, shippers, and consumers? Visibility in returns is just as important as it is in the delivery process. A smooth returns process is critical.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

This strategy requires greater investment and inventory carrying costs but enables continued production. Utilize a TMS That provides real-time data to remain agile. Look for a TMS or a managed transportation services provider with the technological capability to provide real-time data to drive optimized decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Digital control towers sit at the heart of the supply chain ecosystem, gathering real-time data on current conditions. As logistics organizations dynamically plan and re-plan carrier selection, distribution networks, delivery routes and frequencies, loads and capacities in real time as conditions change, the benefits can be enormous.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company can connect all aspects of the execution process, including labor cost and capacity, warehouse capacity, and shipping, and then integrating all of this data into their data cloud platform for a holistic view of OMS, TMS, and WMS. The end result is driving better decisions for the retail customer.

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