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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

billion USD by 2026. Predictive analytics will empower them to leverage data and make informed decisions related to inventory requirements, warehouse space optimisation and usage. The dynamic logistics model must incorporate all areas of the business including warehouse management, inventory, storage and last-mile delivery.

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The Cost of Backhauls

Operations and Supply Chain Management

By its nature, the road freight industry is complex: manufacturers or retailers that need to transport goods are in myriad locations, shipping varying amounts of cargo to many destinations, sometimes relying on multiple carriers to do so. Wiggins, co-founder of transportation management software firm 3GTMS, told CNBC via email. “Is

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

For over a century, we have seen increasing automation in supply chain, especially in manufacturing and the pace has quickened in the past decade with robotization in production, warehousing, and transport. AI has been estimated to displace 38% of transport jobs and 30% of manufacturing jobs (Ghosh, 2018). Kasparov, Garry.

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3PL vs 4PL: How to Know Which One is Right for You

GlobalTranz

They all involve a degree of outsourcing transportation functions, whether that’s supply chain cybersecurity management or white glove services , and technically, all 4PLs and 5PLs exist as 3PLs too. Among the services which they provide are transportation, warehousing, cross-docking, inventory management, packaging, and freight forwarding.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up. ” And now on to this week’s logistics news.