Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

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. For logistics teams, digital control towers add maximum value when they’re integrated with the transportation management system (TMS). Warehouse Task Automation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

There is no good system for visibility. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Enterprise control towers operate in islands without a dial-tone to drive interoperability with and within networks. The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

In the world of supply chain and logistics, the built environment comes in many forms, from warehouses and logistics parks to the buildings associated with ports and terminals. The operational technology (OT) world, however, is a different story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. The healthcare value chain was slow to respond—the majority of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was in Chinese warehouses. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Figure 1 shows a market-by-market planning model by a sinus drug manufacturer. Recovery Team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Importers are trying to push 30 percent more thru a system that is running at 70 percent throughput aainst the old level. The list goes on and on. Supply chain shortages abound. The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I overlooked the sophistication required to support widespread and ongoing projects in support of constantly advancing cellular communication networks. In 2020, UScellular took the major step of initiating the deployment of 5G technology across its network. Network Supply Chain Restructure. Project NEO.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Today’s DCs and fulfillment centers are a major driver of employment growth and a highly visible proving ground for autonomous robots and other next-generation technologies. For companies across industries, transforming existing DCs and narrowing this technology gap is key to competitive advantage in a changing economy.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This is due to the diversification in the production schemes of manufacturers. So, a lot of manufacturers require 3PLs to agree to service levels that are challenging for large operations. So how will logistics planning and optimization technology help 3PLs to overcome these challenges? It is, in fact, supporting them.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm. Use network design tools to continually redesign and align.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With the proliferation of technology, digital transformation has taken many industries by storm. But the traditional linear approach makes it challenging for the companies to monitor on-ground sales and activities of agents in the distribution network. Beyond the traditional business models.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

by Diane Reynolds – Project Director Healthcare Transformation at One Network Enterprises. Multiparty Networks are Proven Technology. One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. As demand for last mile logistics intensifies, warehouses become the prime candidates for automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Even if your transportation management system ( TMS ) is ingesting carrier EDI information directly, the data you receive is often hours after that fact, leaving you to “best-guess” actual delivery times. To improve visibility and control across your transportation network, a real-time transportation visibility platform (RTTVP) is essential.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

There are many working parts, network partners, and opportunities for things to go wrong that some are often overlooked. Rather than hoping everything runs as smoothly, shippers today need to apply technology to ensure high customer experience levels are achieved and all shipments are delivered on time and in full.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Every year at IDC, we put together a list of predictions designed to guide organizations in creating and/or updating their roadmaps, looking at the impact of technology and processes on businesses, and seeking to quantify that impact. Top Technology investments to Enable Your Participation in Industry Ecosystems.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

Think of it like a digital puzzle in which all the different pieces of your network and operations click into place. With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. Digital Twin Applications For instance, say you’re a manufacturer or distributor.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In their time lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts. Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In the supply chain world, contract logistics – where a third-party logistics (3PL) firm runs and manages warehouses on behalf of their clients, is a $200 billion plus market. For example, in contract logistics, the 3PL makes use of a warehouse management system so that they can do the job efficiently. The right IT is critical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 15, 2021

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Those who made investments in the underlying technology and have seen their businesses thrive during 2020. Those who made investments in the underlying technology and have seen their businesses thrive during 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged. The percentage of purchases made and fulfilled through digital commerce has exploded in the past two years, advancing a pre-pandemic trend by as much as 10 years according to some industry watchers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Today’s investment in value networks is small. We are to blame.”

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

The examples below show you how to do this in AIMMS SC Navigator Apps, but we encourage you to study these scenarios in the tools you have at your disposal. . This can help expose any vulnerabilities in your network and take your business a step closer towards preparedness. . Adjusting Demand in Network Design Navigator.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Embracing technology is part of that solution. It also takes flexible and redundant suppliers, systems, and talent to create an organization that survives and thrives while others struggle.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

Digital technology continues to be the key mechanism for change and value creation. However, technology is a means to an end and not the end itself. This has proved to be a major source of risk. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2024

Over the years, individual locations—the company has several manufacturing locations in Europe and North America—have behaved increasingly autonomously. Meanwhile, customers’ procurement operations were seeing a new generation of talent come of age who were pushing for better value-added services and shipment visibility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

As we know, technology really isn’t what it’s all about. We’re looking for business value, and that ultimately comes from solving endemic business problems in your supply network. I used to design enterprise resource systems (ERP) systems, and the first ones weren’t very powerful. Multiparty Business Networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. Moving data between systems was complex and laborious. In other words, visibility is an enabler. Lesson learned.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I The report centers on the concept of moving from inside-out to outside-in technologies. The evolution of planning moves from a focus on the enterprise to an adaptive platform that senses and responds based on market data.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Evaluating different scenarios helps you gain much-needed network flexibility in these times of stress and can help you prepare for a resilient future. How are companies leveraging scenario modeling for network design and optimization ?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

His organization purchased an advanced planning technology from well-known best of breed provider, and the implementation should have been successful, but it was not. The focus by Anne, the CIO, is on the deployment of an outdated ERP system purchased five years ago. Let’s focus first on John.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Visibility solutions are becoming more necessary.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Three significant industry shifts were i) the need to develop supply chain resilience, ii) address changing customer demand and expectations, and iii) do this through digitalisation and recognising the importance of technology. Digitalisation and the Importance of Technology. Supply Chain Resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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