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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. In dynamic slotting, goods for which there is high demand are located nearer to the shipping docks to minimize travel. This is known as ‘flow through.” It doesn’t.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. The lengthening of payables by Mondelez will boomerang into rising costs, quality issues and supplier viability concerns. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. Step Three.

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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

HP has a printer that can order ink and have it shipped directly to your door automatically. Taking things beyond just smart shelves and cameras, robots are already roaming the aisles of select stores, doing their part in ensuring quality and great customer service. In-store robotics. The gig economy is providing limitless opportunity.

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

AFFLINK

Upstream Supply Issues Manufacturers are struggling with the same product and shipping delays as consumers. On the road, the American Trucker Association estimates needing more than 160,000 drivers to meet current demand increases by 2030. Over the last 12 months, 58% reported additional demand increases.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced companies are building cross-functional teams to use unstructured data to analyze warranty, quality and service failures. The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Supply Chain 2030.

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Navigating Freight Management Efficiencies with AI

ThroughPut

Increased labor costs, declining freight rates, high demand for quick shipping with reduced bulk orders, skyrocketing carrier margins etc. 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.