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REPOST: The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics. third-party?logistics. About Zipline Logistics.

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Predictive Analytics and Future Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise. Analysts from River Logic write, “The importance of supply chain analytics is demonstrated by predictions that the market will grow at a CAGR of 17.3% Cognitive technologies and predictive analytics. Business has always been a numbers game.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. Out of desperation, they turned to the use of descriptive analytics. The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint. Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Baseline demand reflects market potential.)

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Survey existing suppliers, third-party logistics providers and customers.

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The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics. third-party?logistics. About Zipline Logistics.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. At both the executive and lower levels, there may be resistance to adopting AI, ML, automation, analytics and other concepts that threaten to replace “the way we’ve always done things.”.

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Building Blocks of Supply Chain Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Look at past trends, historical data, and other analytics to predict future customer demand. The use of strategies like Just In Time (JIT) inventory management and other lean manufacturing approaches are useful in meeting and adapting to demand. Many third-party logistics providers offer supplier management services.