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Getting Smart With Logistics Big Data

Freightos

Here at Freightos, we’re big fans of making global logistics work better by bringing data online (and especially instant freight quotes!). And, like many other logistics startups , we’re particularly enthusiastic about how Big Data can change the way goods are moved around the world. It makes sense.

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Top Supply Chain Challenges for CPG companies in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Please Do Not AI This

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, a good way to start the unlearning journey is by understanding why 93% of decisions during the pandemic were made on Excel spreadsheets. The focus of today’s architecture is on manufacturing. There is nothing in the conventional planning stack to help us improve aggregate buying or supply execution.)

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Reflection.

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Regional companies outperform global brands in all but two industries in the market. Global companies with stable brands struggle to drive improvement, but ironically, we speak of best practices. Or planned orders to purchase orders?)