Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. billion transactions annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2024

And real-time order visibility is a critical component of that transformation, with leaders now looking to take the next step to gain true end-to-end insight into their supply chain. Given current conditions, one way retail and CPG companies can optimize their order visibility is by integrating their systems of record.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Second, many supply chains still lack visibility beyond Tier-1 suppliers. Leading organizations are building supply chains that are less exposed to single points of failure, more informed by real-time data, and more able to adjust sourcing, inventory, and routing based on current conditions.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2017

Achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility has always been (and remains) a top priority for companies, but over the past few years, the spotlight has been on a particular segment of the process: achieving real-time freight visibility. But where the biggest black hole has been, traditionally, is in-transit visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This network of devices enables seamless, automatic data collection from physical objects in near real-time. This near real-time monitoring ensures compliance with regulations, enhances product safety, and helps build trust with consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

A disruption at any point in the global logistics network including the average of 12 touch points from shipment packaging to final delivery can prove disastrous for profits, service levels, customer loyalty, and other key metrics. With the global e-commerce market predicted to reach $8.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Last week I attended FourKites Visibility 2022 in Chicago, IL. CEO Matt Elenjickal kicked off FourKites Visibility with his keynote. He said that real-time visibility is the foundation for making supply chains efficient. Essentially, visibility everywhere; you need to know what is happening upstream and downstream.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Think about it: How much time is wasted hunting down misplaced inventory? How many shipments are delayed due to inaccurate picking? How much could you save by streamlining your workflows and empowering your team with real-time data? Think real-time inventory visibility across all your locations.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 7, 2025

First, a sophisticated analysis and decision-making process, that incorporates real-time data and requirements. Component 1: AI-Powered Probabilistic Forecasting for Inventory Optimization Effective forecasting enables businesses to navigate uncertainty and respond rapidly to disruptions.

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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. Technology integration: Leveraging digital tools to enhance visibility and decision-making. This post delves into the core drivers of supply chain efficiency.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Modern supply chains thrive on real-time data, execution-focused applications, and dynamic decision-making. By harnessing the power of data science and analytics, you can gain end-to-end visibility across your entire network, breaking down information silos and optimizing every stage of your operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2023

Ultimately it allows the measurement of a business’ ability to deliver on their promise while capturing the highest gross margin on their inventory investment. Suppliers, inventory visibility, and other variables beyond direct control can influence OTIF. results and provides regular reports to the relevant stakeholders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

Visibility. The most common use case for control towers is visibility. While there are many types of visibility (see Figure 1), the most common use case is either sourcing or transportation visibility. Gaps in Enterprise Visibility. Gaps in Supplier Visibility. Considerations: Real-time?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

For example, real-time planning, end-to-end planning, control tower, integrated business planning (IBP), and digital brain are oxymorons while discussions on innovation bounded by a required ROI is a juxtaposition. How can I align the organization to a balanced scorecard through the visibility of options? The goal of a forecast?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

The traditional metrics of excellence cost efficiency, on-time delivery while still important, are no longer sufficient in an era defined by volatility, complexity and political changes. Second, visibility is expanding from enterprise-centric to ecosystem-wide. The first is living demand intelligence.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Modern WMS platforms provide real-time tracking, order management , and better inventory visibility, all while minimizing manual errors. RFgens mobile barcoding solutions make it easier for you to gain real-time visibility and streamline processes. It’s about doing well by doing good.

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Taulia

DECEMBER 6, 2024

How are companies rethinking their liquidity management strategies in response to the recent degradation across major working capital metrics? In the wake of economic uncertainty, many companies have experienced a degradation in key working capital metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages. Real-time location and IoT data such as condition statuses (e.g., The supply ecosystem connects over 630,000 manufacturers and suppliers.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Enterprise resource planning through mobile ERP solutions provides access to real-time business data via mobile devices, enhancing operational efficiency, streamlining workflows, and enabling decision-making across various business functions. Must-have features, like real-time inventory tracking and barcode scanning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The data is all anonymous, but retailers can look at metrics such as time to fulfill, pack time, conversions, and ship versus pick-up, to name a few, across hundreds of Active Omni customers. Zebra also showcased a partnership with FourKites, using the latter’s real-time visibility platform for labor management integration.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Functional metrics need to be abandoned to focus on balanced scorecard outputs. A focus on functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. A real-time perpetual inventory signal offers great promise.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 26, 2021

To keep up with the growth, shippers must expand their technology stacks and make scalable solutions that offer real-time visibility and collaboration. Cloud-based solutions provide more visibility and can be backed up instantaneously. When joined together, they offer the best avenue for investment and growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How 3PLs Can Gain Visibility and a Competitive Advantage Offering Automated Billing and a Self-Service Interactive Customer Portal It’s hard to imagine a third-party logistics (3PL) business today operating without some form of a warehouse management system ( WMS ) connecting the digital dots. But can technology do more?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Production Capacity Analysis While traditional testing methods can be time-consuming and offer incomplete data, focusing on key production metrics within the manufacturing process provides more actionable insights. Consider these essential metrics: Asset Utilization: How efficiently are your machines being used?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But instead of guessing what’s happening, you’ve got real-time insights at your fingertips. Understanding Manufacturing Data Collection Manufacturing data collection is about gaining real-time production insights that can transform your operations. That’s the power of manufacturing data collection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

A true WMS is a real-time system. A real-time WMS can achieve inventory accuracy of 99.9% Paper-based systems would typically have inventory accuracy in the low 90s. Further, because AutoID is real-time, the WMS always knows how full the pick slots are and which slots need to be replenished.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Digital control towers sit at the heart of the supply chain ecosystem, gathering real-time data on current conditions. As logistics organizations dynamically plan and re-plan carrier selection, distribution networks, delivery routes and frequencies, loads and capacities in real time as conditions change, the benefits can be enormous.

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My Office Apps

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This ensures that you have complete visibility into where products are coming from and going to, enabling smoother logistics and more effective supply chain management. Kechie ERP with VRM capability helps you monitor metrics like delivery times, product quality, and order consistency.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2018

Performance metrics can be used to provide real-time feedback, which helps keep employees motived and focused on continuous improvement. Greater accountability into inventory reduces the risk of theft, which is estimated to cost the industry up to $80 billion each year. Improving network-wide inventory visibility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Sudden demand spikes, precipitous demand drops, supply disruptions, production line shutdowns and other events can only be managed by early prediction and real-time responsiveness. Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. In 2021 it is an entirely new game.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Redesign the process, then use IT I’ll give you a recent example from my business, which enables real-time supply chain visibility, with AI-powered predictive insights and analytics, for the world’s largest shippers and their partners. Metrics are critical as well. Take onboarding and training new employees.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports are data-driven documents that provide key metrics and insights into various aspects of your supply chain, including: Inventory Levels Tracking stock levels in real-time to ensure adequate inventory to meet demand while minimizing holding costs. What are Supply Chain Reports?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Capturing carrier data gives you more visibility into your freight spend and enables you to make data-driven decisions that positively impact your business. Analytics provides visibility into your transportation network and operations. Let’s take a closer look at how to turn these practices into action. Track Carrier Performance Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

To get there, organizations need to align their supply chain and procurement operations to address the key pain points of visibility and collaboration. MSCN solutions provide supply chain visibility, network-based applications, and network analytics across an extended supply chain. At top performing procurement organizations, 86.2%

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

They can proactively identify risks, optimize processes in real time, and even negotiate supplier contracts without human oversight. These AI agents leverage real-time data, predictive analytics, and generative AI to enhance resilience, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency in AI-driven supply chain resilience.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

The article mentions the ways through which Shopify integration with CRM software can improve supply chain visibility, customer experience, and operational flexibility. Today, their functionality has increased, and businesses are leveraging CRM systems for demand forecasting, buyer behavior analysis, and more intelligent inventory management.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

That means identifying areas of waste, overlap and large volumes and enabling continuous improvement through the use of transportation metrics to track performance. True optimization applies data to ensure all decisions and processes are carried out to their fullest potential.

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