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Walmart Lowers their Shipping Requirements, but their Suppliers Still Struggle

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart fines suppliers whose goods arrive late or who have not shipped everything that they committed to ship. Walmart is not the only big retailer with OTIF requirements, but as the world’s largest retailer, and a company with stringent requirements , Walmart’s OTIF requirements are top of mind for consumer goods companies.

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Leveraging Big Data in Logistics Into Meaningful Business Analytics

Intelligent Audit

One solution is to turn to big shipping data. Far from a buzzword, big data analytics in logistics and supply chain management are helping companies gain insight into their current performance while optimizing future operations. What is Big Data in Logistics & Supply Chain Management?

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Getting Smart With Logistics Big Data

Freightos

And, like many other logistics startups , we’re particularly enthusiastic about how Big Data can change the way goods are moved around the world. Getting Smart With Logistics Big Data. Data Visualization Example #2: Seeing is Believing. A more stressful environment for manufacturers and shipping companies.

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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

The irony of excess inventory. ”[3] He continues, “The past two years have been blighted by supply shortages — with just-in-time retailers struggling to ship their goods, electronics manufacturers staring down a shortage of computer chips, and supermarkets struggling to fill their shelves. ” Optimizing inventory.

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FedEx Works to Monetize their Big Data

Logistics Viewpoints

But it turns out big logistics firms also generate Big Data, and they are also working to monetize this data. FedEx Dataworks is an organization within FedEx that uses data science and machine learning to help make shipping more efficient. We have always been good at capturing data.

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How Big Data is Changing Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

Dunn a writer for TechnologyAdvice. She provides some great insights into how big data might be able to be used in supply chains. Today’s companies face overwhelming reams of endless data flooding in from a broad range of channels. The Advantages of Analyzing Big Data Run Far and Wide.

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Digital Inventory Management Key Battleground in Transformation of Brick-and-Mortar Retail

GlobalTranz

As e-commerce growth accelerates, shippers are working overtime to manage available inventory. It catalyzed brick-and-mortar retailers to offer online shopping opportunities, which require much more than manual inventory management practices. That’s two entirely different things. This is where the major problem lies.