The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bill Catania and Joe Lynch discuss OneRail’s winning strategy for final mile. By optimizing fulfillment processes, reducing costs and improving order accuracy, OneRail is committed to empowering clients and improving the customer experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The average cost of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) install continues to rise each year, with implementations often reaching millions of dollars today. But heres the good news: this doesnt have to be the reality for your warehouse operations. Because complexity drives costs. But what exactly defines complexity?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. They are applying predictive analytics and data science to choose an optimal response quickly, driven by facts and pre-defined business outcomes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

In this article, we will delve into strategic ways for warehouse managers to eliminate waste, with a focus on not only optimizing the use of cartons and packing, but labor resources and warehouse space as well. Packing efficiently is essential for maximizing storage capacity and minimizing waste in the warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

For example, a warehouse inventory discrepancy may only matter if it affects high-priority orders or strategic customers. Alex Pradhan is the Global Product Strategy Leader and Member of the Executive Leadership team at John Galt Solutions. Clarity of Impact: Context helps planners understand the significance of an event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2024

Lucas Systems Offers Warehouse Optimization Warehouse management systems, once known as supply chain execution systems, have evolved significantly. They have transitioned from mere work executors to planning solutions with optimization capabilities. Optimization is no longer limited to WMS software.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A term once prominent in supply discussions optimization isn’t heard quite as often as it used to be. That doesn’t mean optimization isn’t as important now as it has been in the past. Also, validated financial statements are key in the underlying optimization models. ” What is Supply Chain Optimization?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Smart warehouses, governed by standards like ISO 9001 for quality management, are also integrating AI systems to optimize inventory management and automate the loading and unloading processes. These vehicles will communicate seamlessly with smart warehouses, enabling completely automated delivery processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

From sourcing and bid evaluation to warehouse slotting and dynamic routing, AI tools support faster and more consistent outcomes by processing large volumes of operational data and identifying patterns that human decision-makers may overlook. These capabilities are now being integrated into mainstream TMS, WMS, and ERP platforms.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Lets explore these challenges and strategies to overcome them. Optimize Inventory and Pricing Use AI-driven insights for stock mix optimization and dynamic pricing, reducing excess stock while meeting service level goals. Conflicts in critical regions disrupt access to essential materials.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2025

Jon is a Strategy Leader at Doolen Strategy Partners that specializes in providing leadership development programs, business advisory services, and public speaking engagements. Through strategic guidance, Doolen Strategy Partners aims to elevate business performance and foster growth in a competitive market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

They integrate AI into demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and logistics operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks. This system allows for dynamic inventory adjustments across warehouses, reducing stockouts and minimizing excess inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The company has demonstrated substantial growth since the first commercial launch of their autonomous warehouse robots and software platform for the logistics space 18 months ago. The company’s product, DexoryView, provides comprehensive real-time visibility across warehouses of any size through its autonomous mobile robots and AI.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Mobile inventory management offers a transformative solution, providing the real-time data and streamlined workflows needed to optimize operations and gain a competitive edge. Mobile inventory management empowers proactive decision-making, optimizing stock levels, streamlining workflows, and ultimately, boosting profitability.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As a result, companies tend to plan, optimize, and execute their inventory, labor, transportation, and warehousing operations separately (that is, in a siloed manner). Historically, there has been a disconnect between Supply Chain Planning and Supply Chain Execution processes and applications. Is that the case at your company?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 17, 2024

warehouse rental rates surged by 14% year-over-year in 2022, as reported by CBRE ? Gartner reports that companies using data-driven strategies can achieve a 20% increase in sales by aligning inventory with current market trends. Is this the strategy you want to pursue? Are you ready to transform your inventory strategy?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Warehouse operators are under constant pressure to do more with less. By replacing manual, paper-based processes with digital tools, you can transform your warehouse into a highly efficient, accurate, and connected operation. Benefits of Mobile-First Operations Switching to a mobile-first warehouse has clear advantages.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 15, 2025

Transforming Warehousing: Unlock New Opportunities with Geek+ Synopsis We are excited to announce an event where we delve deeper into Geek+ and our transformative solutions for the warehousing industry. Dont miss your chance to be part of the future of warehouse automation!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2024

While there is plenty of talk about autonomous transportation, including drones and self-driving trucks, warehouse automation is at the forefront of the autonomous supply chain. Today, I’m going to write a little bit about warehouse automation and control (WAC), and the different components that comprise this market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Inventory & Warehouse Management Warehouses and fulfillment centers are prone to stock discrepancies, mismanagement, and delays due to human error. How Smart Contracts Improve Warehousing Automated Stock Replenishment: Smart contracts automatically trigger new orders when inventory levels fall below a certain threshold.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Kara is the Founder and CRO of LeadCoverage , the premier B2B marketing and PR firm dedicated to helping logistics companies increase lead generation through targeted marketing strategies and media coverage. Kara’s new book “The Revenue Engine” offers readers a guide to effective revenue-generating strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In today’s fast-paced, hyper-competitive, omni-channel world, warehouses play a critical role in maximizing service and fulfilling the ambitious customer promises that are required today. Warehouses also represent an enormous cost center. Volatile demand means warehouses need to pivot quickly when order volumes change.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2024

On this podcast interview, Tom Moore and Joe Lynch discuss load building and optimization. With a wealth of experience partnering with industry giants like Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, and Kimberly-Clark, Tom has been instrumental in developing cutting-edge solutions for warehousing, truck loading, and planning optimization.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Joshua is dedicated to helping eCommerce brands optimize their supply chains by offering premium fulfillment services. Offering comprehensive solutions, including warehousing, order fulfillment, and inventory management, Launch Fulfillment helps eCommerce brands streamline their supply chains.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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. Route Optimization: Calculate the most efficient delivery routes based on several factors. Ready to get started? Let’s dive in.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Companies including Amazon and Wing are developing drone delivery systems to optimize logistical processes within restricted urban spaces. Overcoming Challenges for Scalable Deployment Strategies are available to address these challenges and enable broader integration of autonomous technologies in logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2024

A Tier 1 WMS Should be Capable of Complex Optimization ARC Advisory Group does global market research on the warehouse management system market. There will increasingly be Tier 1 solutions with complex optimization. There will increasingly be Tier 1 solutions with complex optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Mitigation Strategies in the Auto Sector To cope with rising tariffs, automakers are accelerating plans for nearshoring and domestic production expansion. Cold storage warehouses are experiencing congestion, as food producers attempt to delay shipments until trade tensions ease. China has tightened export controls on U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 31, 2023

Today’s article comes from Kyle Franklin, Senior Solutions Consultant, Lucas Systems, and looks at warehouse distribution errors. Being a veteran of the warehouse industry throughout my career has given me a unique insight into many aspects of distribution interaction. In each case, I was sure what had caused the mistake.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. In the warehouse context, a digital twin can be created to represent the physical layout, inventory, equipment, and workflows of a warehouse. Physical change (i.e.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2024

Locus Robotics Has Introduced a new Robot with a Heavier Payload Historically, a warehouse management system used slotting and waving functionality to optimize the work in a distribution center. In the more manual part of a warehouse, WMS waving is the key optimization tool. If everything works smoothly, this is great.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Andy Johnston and Joe Lynch discuss modernizing the warehouse. As a growth partner to its clients, GEODIS specializes in five lines of business: Supply Chain Optimization, Global Freight Forwarding, Global Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and European Road Network. 6 in its sector across the world. billion in revenue. GEODIS

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