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The Data-Driven Supply Chain: AI, Cybersecurity, and Real-Time Monitoring

Logistics Viewpoints

Among Tier 1 retailers and logistics service providers, AI is embedded in planning, inventory control, and exception resolution. These models leverage structured data sets, POS sales, historical trends, promotions, and weather, to adjust replenishment targets. shifting macroeconomic indicators).

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Crisis Management and Business Continuity in Supply Chains: Bridging the Gap Between Plans and Real-World Execution

Logistics Viewpoints

Real-World Examples Maersk (2017): A ransomware attack crippled IT systems across its global logistics network. Companies with dual sourcing and buffer inventory got back on track faster. Recovery required offline backups and manual workarounds, highlighting the value of tested, non-digital contingency plans.

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Understanding the Bullwhip Effect: Causes, Examples, and Strategies for Prevention

RFgen

Managing inventory effectively is a constant challenge for businesses. Misunderstandings about the dynamics of inventory fluctuations, like the bullwhip effect, can exacerbate these challenges. Misunderstandings about the dynamics of inventory fluctuations, like the bullwhip effect, can exacerbate these challenges.

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What Retailers are Saying About Tariffs - Part 5

Cathy Roberson

We're building these plans with a premium on flexibility, allowing our team to read and react to changing tariff impacts and consumer trends as we navigate through the uncertainty. So going back to 2017, we were 60% coming out of China. But as you know, our inventory is incredibly lean and tight and well managed.

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Nature’s Bakery plans 2025 distribution with unwrapped Crisp insights

crisp

New data frontier “In the last couple of years, we’ve not been able to produce to the level that’s wanted by our customers,” explains Adriane Walters, Director of Grocery Sales at Nature’s Bakery since 2017. Fruitful solution “With Crisp, we can access all our sales and inventory data in such detail, so fast,” Adriane shares.

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Creating a Supply Chain Fault-Tolerant Decision Making Environment Using Generative Agents

NC State SCRC

In 2017 Google researchers described a new type of neural network architecture that raised the level of efficiency and accuracy of tasks like natural language processing. For example, they might choose to diversify suppliers, build redundant inventory, or develop flexible transportation plans.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.