Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. Infor, with anticipated revenues of $3.4 We just want them solved.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Blue Yonder recognized the need to transform into a Partner First organization as part of its core growth strategy. I talked with Umar Ausaf – Blue Yonder’s General Manager for North America Partner Success and Bill Beecher – VP for Global Alliances at Blue Yonder – about this change to their strategy. The transition is not easy.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. Some companies look for legal loopholes to help avoid or reduce duties without shifting production to other countries.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

These benefits aren’t just about lower prices; they’re also about reducing transportation and inventory costs, which can really add up over time. For example, marketing might need new office supplies, IT might need laptops, and the logistics team might require equipment.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times. Additionally, we’ll discuss best practices for optimization and strategies for balancing efficiency with resilience. Technology integration: Leveraging digital tools to enhance visibility and decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

This architecture enables: Complex Workflow Orchestration: Multi-agent systems can orchestrate complex workflows in minutes, significantly reducing the time and resources required for complex tasks. Logistics Optimization AI Agents can analyze transportation networks, weather patterns, and other variables to optimize routes and reduce costs.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction.    The key thing to remember is that cost reduction in procurement isn’t just about slashing expenses. It cuts costs yet helps maintain product quality and smooth operations. Negotiate better contract terms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have been to other vendors’ procurement conferences and cannot recall seeing similar functionality. The transactions are captured in the platform, eliminating “he said, she said” type arguments. However, SAP has a broader suite of collaboration solutions than other vendors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2024

The worker can confirm the location by speaking it, eliminating the need for an RF scan. By allowing users to keep their eyes on the task at hand, without the need to look down at a computer screen or reach for a holstered scanner, Voice Recognition technology reduces the risk of accidents while simultaneously increasing the speed of picking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

Today’s logistics teams are operating in an environment characterized by uncertainty on three fronts. Minute by minute, logistics providers are asking themselves: What do customers want? The retail customer completes close to 100,000 store deliveries per year, working with both an import and domestic vendor base.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The project was focused on the spare parts supply chain – the delivery of car parts and aftermarket accessories to automotive dealers and repair shops across Europe from their OEM vendors as well as their own manufacturing facilities in Europe. This supply chain spanned across 24 nations. The project took close to nine months.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

You’ll learn how to leverage data to streamline operations, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and exceed customer expectations. Supplier Performance: Evaluate your vendors’ reliability, quality, and delivery times. Ready to get started? Let’s dive in. This means your leadership team must recognize data as a crucial asset.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

5G is playing an increasingly significant role in logistics, where data transfer speed and security are crucial. With faster, more reliable connectivity, logistics systems are becoming more efficient and automated. As 5G networks continue to expand, these changes will become even more widespread in the logistics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This article is from Can Buyuk at Solvoyo and examines the benefits of vendor collaboration. Unity brings resilience: A collaborative supply chain lets businesses grow together with vendors, improving the efficiency and visibility of the supply chain. It reduces overall costs, errors, and inefficiencies for everyone involved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This article is from Descartes Systems Group and looks at how companies can reduce lead times with real-time data. Additionally, a longer lead time reduce a company’s agility, or resilience, to adapt to demand fluctuations, or other disruptions that may occur. How can you better manage lead time? To read the full article, click HERE.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. In the report, you will find capabilities across five categories: technologies, competencies, frameworks, operating model strategies, and organizational models. Firefighting is the norm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. The result is a reduction in pre-assembly from 30 to 10 days, in delivery times by up to 10 weeks, and overall production costs by 20 to 25 percent.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Mapping WMS Solutions to Warehouse Complexity If your warehouse complexity is low, heres the good news: you have plenty of vendors to choose from. When selecting a system, focus on factors like technical architecture, vendor and product viability, total cost of ownership (TCO), and time to value. To learn more, visit Made4net.com.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

How AI is Transforming Manufacturing: Strategies, Benefits, and Use Cases Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a huge topic and one that is constantly changing as research and development efforts push out the boundaries of whats possibleand whats already happening! Manufacturers now generate and own vast volumes of it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. A production plan from an IBP meeting should be considered a rough-cut long-term plan, merely the best estimation of what was likely, not something written in stone. ARC was recently briefed by InterSystems.

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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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Logility

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

During Q2’25, the company completed the reclassification (the “Reclassification”) of the Company’s common stock to eliminate its Class B Common Stock. In September, Supply Chain Brain featured Dow discussing the readiness of supply chain and logistics management for AI-driven advancements. shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Ecosystem Today The logistics ecosystem is being transformed by the rise of connected vehicles equipped with IoT sensors and data-driven technologies. Connected vehicles, following standards like the SAE J3016, which defines the six levels of vehicle automation, are becoming a crucial part of logistics operations.

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Logility

MAY 17, 2023

The urgent need for supply chain resiliency is increasing interest in onshoring, reshoring, and nearshoring strategies. Costs, such as, labor and taxes may increase while other costs (such as logistics and tariffs) decrease, but the real reward comes from making viable choices for bringing operations closer to the end customer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It’s really reduced a lot of sales friction. That frees up the logistics team to go work on even more difficult problems. It might highlight logistics jams, manufacturing capacity, quality issues, or procurement cost trends. This has been a real game changer for sales. We operate in many countries. This is fascinating!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. infrastructure and war efforts Amazon is looking to reduce issues with deliveries that are grouped together. infrastructure and war efforts Amazon is looking to reduce issues with deliveries that are grouped together. Sam’s is using floor scrubbers to do just that.

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My Office Apps

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With so many moving parts—suppliers, inventory, and logistics—distributors often find themselves stuck dealing with one crisis after another. In this article, we’ll break down the most pressing challenges and discuss how distributors can overcome them with the right strategies and technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2021

The recent cyberattack that resulted in the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline has returned the issue of cybersecurity to the forefront of logistics conversations, reports CNBC. Enhance Your Supply Chain Cybersecurity With the Right Software and Solutions Vendors with High-Quality Information Security Processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Additionally, tools like zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) enable companies to verify information without disclosing sensitive details, and smart contracts automate key processes without intermediaries, reducing costs and delays Regulations such as the U.S. ERP & SCM Systems (2000s2015): Centralized ERP suites (e.g.,

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My Office Apps

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Navigating the Complex World of Logistics: Strategies for Success The effectiveness of your logistics can mean the difference between skyrocketing profits and lost opportunities in a world where everything is connected more and more. What is Logistics Management? Why is Logistics Management Important?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2023

We’ll explore a few general solutions offered by leading technology platforms that retailers and logistics providers alike should consider: Carrier Allocation: Optimize cost and reduce risk by expanding partnerships with carriers and delivery service providers, improving capacity and flexibility.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

One of the most effective strategies for building resilience is integrating project management into supply chain operations. Improve collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners. This proactive approach minimizes downtime, reduces financial losses, and strengthens overall operational efficiency.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Felipe Co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart , where they provide logistics solutions powered by industry experts and next-gen technology that lower costs, increase efficiency, and digitize transportation. Previously advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and New York for 8 years.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 27, 2025

Ryan Schreiber and Joe Lynch discuss I don’t know who needs to hear this but… Ryan is the Chief Growth Officer at Metafora , the leading business consulting and software development firm that exclusively serves the Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain space. Ryan was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Welcome to Metafora.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Factors contributing to shrinkage include employee theft, shoplifting, administrative errors, vendor fraud, product damage, and more. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

And now to this week’s logistics news. Pandemic has ‘forever altered’ need for logistics space. The new approach would enable global maritime cargo carriers to reduce greenhouse gases enough to meet the IMO’s 2050 50 percent reduction and zero-carbon emissions goals. HelloFresh boxes sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This information is then used to develop a risk management strategy that takes into account the potential impact of different types of cybersecurity incidents. Assess Third-Party Vendors: Warehouse and DC operators often work with third-party vendors for logistics and inventory management.

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