Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. So, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the top 15 most popular logistics stories from 2022 and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

This article outlines key factors driving supply chain change, the limitations of outdated strategies, and how Walmart is restructuring its supply chain using AI and automation. Just-in-time (JIT) inventory models, lean supplier networks, and offshore manufacturing reduced expenses but left companies exposed to disruptions.

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JUNE 14, 2025

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! Ensuring your inventory management processes are streamlined and efficient is key to the success of your business operations. Navigating inventory management challenges There are several challenges that businesses face when it comes to inventory management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2022

I did a little digging to find out the specifics about excess inventory, the stated causes, and the potential implications. Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns? Michael Burry’s tweet was referencing the CNN article Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. As a result, inventory managers have to explore new ways to cope with full warehouses. Unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. The answer goes beyond standard inventory management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

And now to this week’s logistics news…. The article states that Fabric customers communicated that they wanted to use Fabric technology directly in their own warehouses, rather than contracting with Fabric to serve as a 3PL managing fulfillment operations with Fabric technology. the Nike article reminded me of it).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

The joint press release points out the technology’s ability to build palletized loads of department-sorted inventory and its strategic role in supporting Walmart’s goal of modernizing its vast supply chain network and allowing the company to transform its regional distribution centers to provide faster responsiveness to store orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

By harnessing the growing power of AI to not only sense demand at a very fine-grain, real-time level, but also to govern decisions about pricing and inventory. In terms of inventory strategy, First Insight assigns each SKU a unique “Value Score” based on a range of factors, including pricing, likeability and consumers’ likelihood of purchase.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2025

The realm of Supply Chain and Logistics myths is no different. Here are more details, along with a thorough debunking of each of the Supply Chain and Logistics Myths. The Supply Chain is 100% Automated While automation plays a substantial role in the production of millions of products, the logistics chain is far from automated.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. If there’s a bright spot anywhere it’s the fact that, as logistics challenges have grown, so has the availability of advanced technologies to manage these challenges. Digital Control Towers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 6, 2025

The Top 5 Impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Logistics! Better inventory management, intelligent manufacturing, flexible logistical systems, and real-time delivery controls have all been made possible by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the supply chain and logistics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Seth Clevenger and Joe Lynch discuss the top 100 logistics companies. Key Takeaways: The Top 100 Logistics Companies Seth Clevenger is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. In the podcast interview, Seth and Joe discuss the top 100 logistics companies. Seth is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

I will cover this in an article next week. And now on to this week’s logistics news. This new system of inventory management will go into effect on March 1, and will replace weekly restock limits that Amazon used for calculating FBA storage. California is a major logistics hub for these items. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Strategic moves like bulk buying, closer supplier partnerships, and syncing procurement with supply chain planning can tighten inventory, cut waste, and free up cash. A consumer goods company aligned its procurement and logistics teams, resulting in a 15% reduction in working capital. What Is Agile Procurement? For example, U.S.-based

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My Office Apps

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With so many moving parts—suppliers, inventory, and logistics—distributors often find themselves stuck dealing with one crisis after another. In this article, we’ll break down the most pressing challenges and discuss how distributors can overcome them with the right strategies and technology.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 9, 2025

Subscribe 5 Ways to Improve Logistics Management! Infographic) In today’s fast-paced logistics world, efficiency is key. Explore these six practical tips for streamlining logistics processes and operations that focus on smart decisions and strategic actions. Want to stay ahead? So: Adopt route optimization tools.

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Freight Waves

JULY 7, 2025

Non-stop service via Crowley’s state-of-the-art LNG-powered vessels translates directly into reduced inventory idle time and lower supply chain costs for businesses. Find more articles by Stuart Chirls here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

In February 2023 I wrote the article What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? It introduced the survey we had just launched to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. And they must be capable of adapting to various demands.

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JUNE 21, 2025

In an increasingly globalized world, logistics and transportation have taken center stage in the successful operations of businesses worldwide. Emerging from the shadows of standard methods, custom logistics and transportation platforms are shaping the future of the supply chain industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

Digital twins are emerging as digital transformation accelerators for supply chain and logistics organizations seeking enterprise-level visibility, real-time scenario modeling, and operational agility under disruption. This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 29, 2025

His keynote address highlighted the company’s recent accomplishments, such as the introduction of a new inventory planning solution, substantial investments in research and development, and advancements in artificial intelligence. Management Layer Oversees goods receipts, inventory, and other related tasks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Today’s article is the fifth part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including ESG in supply chain , environmental sustainability , last mile , digital transformation. Compared to RPA implementation in other areas, organizations are more likely to have implemented RPA in Logistics and Warehousing (24 percent).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. The challenges brought about by the pandemic made many rethink strategy when it came to inventory, stock on hand, secondary options and the ability to guarantee supply and resiliency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This article is from Natalie Walkley, Director of Product Marketing OMS at Koerber. It is making use of inventory that is the easiest/fastest to get to the customer, no matter through which channel the order was placed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2022

This article is from Wayne Snyder at Blue Yonder, and looks at the intricacies of the ever-growing same-day delivery market. Step One: Right Inventory in the Right Location. To provide this service, inventory must be close to the customer therefore stores are fast becoming a key part of the digital experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This article is from Descartes Systems Group and looks at how companies can reduce lead times with real-time data. There are many strategic initiatives that can be undertaken to reduce lead time, from contract negotiations, supplier rationalization, vendor managed inventory options, strategic network design and numerous others.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2024

This article comes from Joan Lim, Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Oracle and looks at the intersection of autonomous supply chains and sustainability. Optimizing logistics and distribution : Automation can improve efficiency by streamlining logistics, optimizing transportation routes, and reducing inventory holding costs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! And in order to achieve that, companies in the apparel industry need to have a dependable and efficient inventory management system in place to stay one step ahead of their competitors in a market that moves so swiftly and places such high demands on its participants.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

This article comes from Greg Quirk, Product Marketing Manager at Kinaxis and looks at AI in supply chains. Collaborate across departments: Engage stakeholders from different departments within the organization – not just supply chain management including logistics and procurement but sales, marketing, and finance. sensors, RFID tags).

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Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

on logistics rose in both absolute dollar terms and as a percentage of GDP, and it isn’t likely to go down anytime soon. That was one of the primary conclusions of the annual logistics report released last week by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) at a media briefing in New York. New York–Spending in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Today’s article comes from Greca Manuzzi, Senior Expert Product Marketing at Kinaxis, and explores breaking down silos in material and transportation planning. A transportation planner has no transparency on the impact of transportation on inventory level. To read the full article, click HERE.

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My Office Apps

OCTOBER 21, 2024

What is Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) and Why It’s Essential for Your ERP and Inventory Software? Strong vendor relationships are critical for business success, especially when it comes to managing inventory and procurement. Why is Vendor Relationship Management Important?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at cybersecurity planning frameworks. Assess Third-Party Vendors: Warehouse and DC operators often work with third-party vendors for logistics and inventory management. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2023

Today’s article comes from Matt Boland at Koerber Supply Chain, and examines how technology can help improve on time in (OTIF) performance. Ultimately it allows the measurement of a business’ ability to deliver on their promise while capturing the highest gross margin on their inventory investment. How can an OMS help improve OTIF?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2022

But the inventory planning systems that forecast where inventory will be needed are not. Walgreen is intrigued by functionality that better integrates inventory planning with order fulfillment. Over time, this functionality will improve inventory placement to support omnicommerce. No forecast is perfect.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

Digital Opportunity for 3PL Logistics Operations! Below are some common problems in supply chain management and how they can be mitigated with the assistance of software solutions and digital strategies in logistics. Failed customer expectations Logistics management software often has difficulties in fulfilling client expectations.

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