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Until AI Can Solve this One Simple Task, I Wouldn’t Worry About It

Logistics Viewpoints

Experts have recently warned about the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the destruction of 400 million jobs by 2030. It also suggests that the total value delivered by AI will be more limited than consultants from McKinsey are forecasting. A WMS tells workers what to do. This is known as ‘flow through.”

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Master the Challenge of Cold Chain with Blue Yonder (Part 2)

BlueYonder

My previous blog article focused on the size of the cold-chain market — $1 trillion by 2030 — and the huge opportunity it presents for the world’s logistics service providers (LSPs). LSPs should choose software that automates routine tasks such as forecasting, order processing, route planning, and temperature monitoring and adjustment.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

The lengthening of payables by Mondelez will boomerang into rising costs, quality issues and supplier viability concerns. Determine Forecastability and Forecast Value Added (FVA). Executives will ask, “What is a good target for forecast error?” Then analyze Forecast Value Added (FVA). Step Three.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

The problem is that warehouses are full. Most companies do not analyze the coefficient of variation (how forecastable the data is), the quality of the demand forecast (Forecast Value-Added) , or the impact of the latency from the dependency on the order signal in the distortion and amplification of the supply signal (bullwhip effect).

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Navigating Freight Management Efficiencies with AI

ThroughPut

McKinsey predicts that AI will create an entirely new “logistics paradigm” by 2030 as it easily outperforms manual efforts not only at repetitive but also mission-critical tasks. CoFortunately for most supply and demand chain and logistics operations, AI has been a game-changer.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

Unpredictable Consumer Demand Trends Traditionally, organizations got away with loose forecasting and just-in-time (JIT) inventory management to match production to consumer demands. Labor Shortages In warehouses, 73% of operators can’t find enough workers (Instawork). Top Distributor Challenges: 1.

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How to Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions with Mobile Barcoding

RFgen

In fact, the National Association of Manufacturers is forecasting that 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2030. Take CarlisleIT for example, where all warehouse transactions were manually processed, causing increased delays and inaccuracies.