Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

The modern supply chain is a complex network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers, all interconnected and reliant on a shared ecosystem of trust and accountability. As industries evolve and global markets expand, ethical considerations have become central to supply chain compliance.

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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. Addressing Energy Challenges in Logistics The logistics sector is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

When you talk to companies that have implemented enterprise or supply chain applications, executives will usually admit that they have under-invested in training and preparing users to use the new technology. Molex implemented a multi-enterprise supply chain network platform from SAP called SAP Business Network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

At the recent ARC Forum 2025, Rachelle Howard, Director of Manufacturing Systems Automation and Digital Strategy, showcased how Vertex strategically blends advanced technology with a strong people-focused culture to boost manufacturing and supply chain agility. However, technology was only part of the story.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Schneider Electric has been working to simplify its supply chain over the last few years. This French public multinational was selected as having the best global supply chain by a leading analyst firm. Schneider Electric’s supply chain operation is of great interest to other practitioners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

The industrial sectorparticularly supply chain management, is facing unprecedented complexity. Volatile markets, global disruptions, and the need for real-time insights are pushing traditional systems to their limits. Typically, these systems consist of standard-task agents (e.g.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As automation continues to evolve in logistics, two technologies are becoming central to modern delivery methods: autonomous drones and autonomous vehicles. However, each technology serves different purposes within logistics, and the question remains: Which will ultimately shape the industry’s operational structure?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

Supply chain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supply chain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supply chain data gateway. Here are 10 ways a supply chain data gateway can improve your performance across the end-to-end supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

October 21st – 24th Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up This past week, I returned to the Tampa Bay Area to visit family and see the lasting effects of back-to-back hurricanes. From a sustainability and supply chain perspective, this situation is incredibly challenging to comprehend. Nauto and Beans.ai

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Imagine a world where supply chains run with complete transparency, efficiency, and automationwhere every transaction, shipment, and payment are executed seamlessly without intermediaries slowing things down. For decades, supply chain management has encountered bureaucratic bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and trust issues.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Alex Winston and Joe Lynch discuss America’s largest small truck network. Alex is the President of Expedite All , Americas largest small truck network, with over 9,000 vehicles ranging from cargo vans to straight trucks. About Alex Winston Alex Winston is the President of Expedite All and Reefer Van Network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Supply chain disruptions have become a persistent operational risk. Geopolitical instability, extreme weather, labor shortages, and fluctuating consumer demand regularly impact global logistics. Amazon is a leader in AI-driven supply chain management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bill is the Founder & CEO of OneRail , a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service that provides dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. Bill is a start-up entrepreneur focused on developing and commercializing real-time technology networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Source: mainebiz.biz In today’s rapidly evolving logistics and supply chain sector, warehouses are increasingly turning to innovative technologies to gain a competitive edge. Overview of Warehouse Robotics Warehouse robotics represent a revolutionary advancement in the logistics and supply chain sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Alerts and notifications from email, social channels, home devices, shopping apps and other platforms compete for our attention, creating an overwhelming stream of information. Decision-makers must operate with agility and speed, often orchestrating complex scenarios across vast supply chain networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

NIS 2 Has Deep Impacts on the Supply Chain, Not Just Plant Operations The manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it grapples with the implications of the Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS 2).

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2024

India’s growth story can continue if it streamlines and effectively manages its supply chain like the iconic dairy brand Amul that recently entered the US market. Amul’s supply chain model is a well-structured and decentralized cooperative framework that focuses on efficiency and farmer welfare.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. Blockchain technology is supporting this by providing a secure, decentralized, and tamper-proof method for real-time product tracking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

October 14th – 18th 2024 Supply Chain & Logistics News Yesterday, I landed back in the States from my autumn getaway. These efforts aim to support Amazon’s operations with clean energy while advancing nuclear technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

Duncan Angove, CEO Blue Yonder Blue Yonder , is one of the largest providers of supply chain software. In the fourth quarter, we delivered the second largest software bookings in the history of the company. That was driven, in part, by pivoting from selling point solutions to a set of applications on a common platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Global supply chains have been tested repeatedly by a series of disruptive events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-China In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, data and software programs can be saved or run in any data processing center in the world. Cloud computing has made installation, administration, and updates significantly easier and has thereby laid the foundation for Software as a Service (SaaS). How cloud computing is used in logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Blue Yonder’s CEO, Duncan Angove The supply chain software landscape is changing rapidly. On Friday, March 29 th , Blue Yonder, a leading provider of supply chain planning and today execution solutions, announced signing an agreement to acquire One Network Enterprises for approximately $839 million.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It is a brilliant tool.” The enterprise software company also announced a new analytics solution covering external workforce management. SAP’s Business Network is a supply chain collaboration network. The transactions are captured in the platform, eliminating “he said, she said” type arguments.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Kendra is the VP of Global Transportation Management leading the managed transportation and brokerage divisions of Ryder System, Inc , a fortune 500 transportation and logistics company. Kendra is an accomplished and results-driven senior logistics & tech executive. About Ryder Ryder System, Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Trade policies are constantly evolving, forcing companies to assess how these changes impact customer demand, supply networks, fulfillment strategies, and cost to serve. Supply chains need to be more agile than ever, yet much of the advice circulating in the industry remains high-level or less than ideal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This requires a thorough readiness assessment, selection of appropriate technology, and careful integration with existing business processes. This assessment helps identify whether existing systems can support DPP integration and what upgrades or changes are necessary.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2025

This involves the use of new technologies on their platform. Data fabrics, knowledge graphs, a digital thread, and digital twin technologies are critical. The Need for Speed When you talk to supply chain planning software suppliers, they identify similar trends. Their solution is known as Atlas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The transportation, logistics, and energy storage sectors are undergoing profound transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements, evolving consumer expectations, and the global pursuit of sustainability. In 2023 alone, over $100 billion was invested in EV and battery supply chain M&A deals.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

ToolsGroup identifies five key drivers shaping the future of supply chains: changing customer expectations, heightened competition, rising operational complexity, technological advancements, and geopolitical tensions. Automation and machine learning are redefining operational standards.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They have changed the way they see logistics, and no longer view it as just a support process in their organization. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. Design of the logistics network.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2024

Read more The post When A Cyberattack Takes Down Your Supply Chain Software appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Open Sky Group, a global leader in supply chain execution solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Easy Metrics , a premier provider of labor management and warehouse performance management solutions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Shawn Rasmor and Joe Lynch discuss trust and transparency: the power of Truckstop’s network. These same skills are being applied today at Truckstop to address one of the logistics industry’s most challenging issues: fraud.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a recent research project, we found that 2/3 of companies had a digital supply chain transformation strategy; however, those that were evolving their strategy performed better during the early months of the pandemic than those that were “clear” on the project plan for a digital transformation. Supply Chain 4.0.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

Let’s just come right out and say it – without the ability to capture, aggregate, and understand your supply chain data, you have gray area within your organization. The data locked in black boxes across your operating network causes you, and your network, to operate ineffectually. The consequences can be serious.

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