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The Case for Real-Time Perpetual Inventory Signals in Manufacturing

ToolsGroup

And that’s where real-time perpetual inventory signals come in. The Challenge: Siloed Inventory Data and Lack of Visibility One of the primary obstacles in inventory management is the prevalence of siloed data across multiple execution systems. How do they achieve this?

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FourKites Visibility 2023: CONNECTED

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended FourKites Visibility 2023 in Chicago, IL. CEO Matt Elenjickal kicked off Visibility 2023 with his keynote. Mr. Elenjickal discussed how the FourKites platform helps leaders with real-time decision making. As I mentioned above, the theme for FourKites Visibility 2023 was “Connected”.

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. Let’s take a look at the challenges associated with digital twins and how real-time data systems are changing the game for companies looking to leverage them. In real-time.

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. 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.

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Do You Want Visibility or Transparency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Do you want visibility or transparency? She went on to say, “visibility is widely considered a new supply chain imperative. She went on to say, “visibility is widely considered a new supply chain imperative. But visibility means different things to different people. Or are you asking where your truck is?

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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Building on the Real-Time Visibility Foundation to Eliminate Silos and Achieve Huge Leaps in Efficiency – Use Case by Use Case

Logistics Viewpoints

Here’s his real-world template for going about it. Warehouse management systems didn’t share data with the transportation management systems, which in turn didn’t share data with the yard management systems. Rob’s second priority: reducing dwell times for the drivers picking up and dropping off those millions of shipments.