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How to Use Big Data to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Talking Logistics

Let’s explore some of the technology changes that organizations should consider as they align their corporate goals and objectives to utilize big data to improve their end-to-end supply chain visibility. There is more to supply chain visibility than a complex set of KPIs.

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7 Ways to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Opz

In recent years, the auto-id technology such as bar code and RFID together with the electronic data transmission are considered the holy grail of supply chain visibility. In this article, we will explore the basic concept and propose ways that you can use to create the better visibility.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Is this the visibility shippers so desperately need? FourKites provides a supply chain visibility platform that can ingest location and status data from trucks, trains, ships, and other transportation assets, and then provide visibility to where a company’s goods are, along with predictive times of arrivals.

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GM Supplier Factory Explosion: Thoughts on Supply Chain Visibility and Responsibility

Talking Logistics

In a statement on Sunday, GM was quick to note that it did not have a direct relationship with Zhongrong , which it described as a Tier 2 supplier, and added that Tier-1 suppliers such as Dicastal are “required to source from Tier-2 suppliers who must meet both in-country environment and safety standards as well as quality standards.”.

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Global Supply Chain Visibility is No Easy Task

Talking Logistics

Supply chain visibility is no easy task – in fact, defining what it means can be a challenge in itself. What is your definition of supply chain visibility? This means you have to design a supply chain visibility solution around your trading partners and suppliers.

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Information Sharing Communities for Digitally Enabled Supply Chain Visibility – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Substantial investments today are being made in digital technologies allowing for more digital data streams in supply chains. Logistic Service Providers (LSP), carriers, intermodal operators (air, sea, ground etc.), Efficient routing and high utilisation of logistics assets and infrastructure lead to cost efficiency benefits.

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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

They call this their “n-tier” supply chain. Mr. Nelson points out that it is possible for a sourcing problem deep in a supply chain to halt production for BD. When COVID happened we really saw a lot of issues with the supply chain. Do I need to restructure my contract with them?