Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“To improve,” the report rightly notes, “organizations should enhance supply chain visibility with robust data and analytics; use AI to foresee disruptions; keep business continuity plans current; and diversify supply sources, suppliers, manufacturing and logistics partners.” net promoter score or similar metric) as a supply chain KPI.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

These best practices go back to the root of digital transformation within logistics, recognizing when things go wrong and intervening immediately. The post KPI Supply Chain: Parcel Metrics to Track and Boost Peak Season Value appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 1, 2024

Samuel Parker and Joe Lynch discuss DAT iQ: the metrics that matter. This segment is in the growth stage of its evolution, serving large enterprise brands and their Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain teams. Source capacity with precision using supply and demand metrics and forecasts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Josh is the Co-Founder of Launch Fulfillment, LaunchPath Logistics, and RocketFuel Parcel Recharge. About Josh Beatty Joshua Beatty is the Co-Founder of Launch Fulfillment, LaunchPath Logistics, and RocketFuel Parcel Recharge. is a leading e-commerce logistics provider specializing in premium fulfillment services.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

He leads a team of market experts who study every facet of the logistics industry to bring the best available insight to customers. Prior to his career in logistics, Adamo worked in pricing and analytics at a deregulated energy provider. About Ken Adamo Ken Adamo serves as the Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Public Reporting: Publishing sustainability reports and ethical compliance metrics to highlight progress and areas of improvement. For example, using AI-powered tools to optimize logistics can reduce energy consumption and enhance sustainability. The energy sector provides a compelling example of CSR-driven compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In an increasingly competitive logistics landscape, these capabilities allow companies to remain agile and cost-effective. Protecting sensitive data—such as vehicle locations, driver information, and operational metrics—requires rigorous cybersecurity measures.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate. This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Proven Trust by Leading Companies: Over 1,400 shippers, including major brands like Walmart and Freshpet, rely on DAT’s data for logistics decision-making. Custom Analytics Services: DAT offers tailored analytics, API integrations, and consultative services to address specific business needs and improve decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company said that it used 85,916 metric tons of single-use plastic that year, an 11.6 UPS announced Sunday it plans to sell its truckload brokerage business Coyote Logistics to the technology-enabled brokerage RXO for $1.025 billion. This certainly sounds like a lofty goal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

However, sustainability in logistics goes well beyond these initiatives. APQC conducts research on supply chain and logistics to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. Final Thought The APQC report on sustainability in logistics sheds new light on a hot topic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. If there’s a bright spot anywhere it’s the fact that, as logistics challenges have grown, so has the availability of advanced technologies to manage these challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent year-on-year decline in cargo ton miles to 1.8bn, although this metric increased by 9.5 The post This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. But as of today, Punxsutawney Phil is calling for an early spring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Not all the transactional data, just the data required to calculate a metric or make a decision. The post Executives Exploring AI Need to Understand Data Fabrics appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. So, we deploy an agent on an SAP environment. The agent selectively pushes data to the Aera data model.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. With broad-based support packages, targeting hardest-hit industries like aviation, coupled with support of a strong logistics ecosystem, reinforced by global players such as DB Schenker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. The verdict would have been “definitely nailed it” if we were counting all of the “ML-washing” going on in the supply chain and logistics technology market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In his speech, he shared a case study on improving logistics costs in the face of variability through advancements in AI. Companies speak about moving from a functional metric focus to managing corporate metrics, but this does not happen. I followed a professor from MIT. Hence the Facebook analogy.) Let me give you some context.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The solar panels will reduce the building’s carbon footprint by approximately 4,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 18 – 24) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. I highly recommend watching the movie when you get a chance.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

It would be tempting to think of reverse logistics as forward logistics done backwards. Reverse logistic isn’t simply a reverse gear. Reverse logistics can also have a dramatic effect on steering a company’s fortunes. Reverse logistics is therefore worth doing, and worth doing properly.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is reverse Logistics? Before we dive in the nuances of reverse logistics, otherwise known as return logistics, integration, let's briefly recap what reverse logistics is. Reverse logistics refers to all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. Managing return logistic can be challenging.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ll examine the key components of efficient supply chains, explore essential performance metrics, and uncover the fundamental drivers that influence efficiency. Automate supply chain processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy within logistics operations. This post delves into the core drivers of supply chain efficiency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) I never calculated and accounted for the inter-dependencies between metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2021

What is the Perfect Delivery Metric? Improving on this metric will always involve a focus on people and processes, but often also includes implementing new, more robust, supply chain applications. The wrong metrics drive suboptimal behaviors and metrics can often be manipulated. You can watch the full video below.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint. Advanced planning tools(APS) never considered the issues of logistics. Availability of logistics was always assumed. With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Combine data from: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Internet of Things (IoT) sensors Supplier portals Customer relationship management systems (CRM) Performance Metrics and KPIs Performance metrics measure how effective your supply chain is.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

These include: Challenges getting ESG metrics from suppliers, partners, and other third parties. Time-consuming manual processes to report on ESG metrics. From product design, sourcing and operations planning, to manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, there are many opportunities for improved efficiency at each stage of the process.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Logistics Outsourcing Finding the right 3PL partner takes time, and whilst sometimes it just works, it’s worth maintaining a proper selection process in the long run, as if you try to take things too quickly, eventually the shortcuts will show. You also need to ensure that you’re cascading these metrics through your organisation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Price index and price elasticity are useful metrics on their own, and a combination of these can help determine the right price point to maximize revenue and profit. Since there are often differences in store sizes, a metric representing the size can be added as well for a two-dimensional clustering approach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2022

The Rule of 40 was popularized by venture capitalists in recent years as a key performance metric for SaaS firms. The metric captures the trade-off between short-term viability and the investment in growth. on this metric. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. They report that Coupa is at 58.2% GAAP versus Non-GAAP.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2023

Disrupted Logistics in Supply Chain Over the last four to five years, we have experienced disrupted logistics—broadly defined here as the interruption or complete breakdown of the supply chain functions at one or multiple levels. Addressing logistics challenges To overcome a wave of disruption, several measures need to be taken.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

About Pull Logic Pull Logic is based on research out of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the work of Dr. Benoit Montreuil who leads the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute there and solves the $1.8 Trillion Inventory Distortion Problem with Karl Swensen appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fred owned logistics and customer service for the organization. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. In contrast, Fred’s bonus was on logistics costs, so he was constantly rebidding lanes and bringing in new carriers. He wanted control of the warehouse to reduce logistics costs.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 26, 2021

In addition, shippers were responsible for the whole of their operations, ranging from carrier negotiations through freight settlement and dispute resolution practices like reverse logistics. . 3PLs have more experience in managing logistics and can refine their technologies to accommodate shippers’ needs. . These include: .

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I informed our readers that ARC Advisory Group/Logistics Viewpoints is conducting a survey to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. Earlier this month in the post titled What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? , More to come!

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

Despite legislation, in 2022, the world generated 62 million metric tons of e-waste, according to the United Nations Global E-waste Monitor. million 40-metric-ton trucks which, if placed bumper-to-bumper, would form a line long enough to wrap around the equator. This waste could fill more than 1.5

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