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The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management

Talking Logistics

The Regulation’s Impact on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. The Regulation and Data Management. However, in today’s information-driven supply chain, data often flows in parallel with the passage of freight. The IMO will not assess penalties since any fines would be levied at the national-level.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. In addition, build a planning master data management system.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 27 – July 1, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Trucker Path Joins AscendTMS™ to Offer Free Transportation Management Software (TMS) to Carriers and Freight Brokers. Descartes: The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. UPS Access Point Locker Program Expanded to Help Online Retailers Increase Sales. Companies like XPO Logistics Inc.

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Towards Successful Digital Transformation – Separating the hype from reality

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Futuristic road transportation technology with digital data transfer graphic showing concept of traffic big data analytic and internet of things. The transport and logistics industry, has seen several changes in business models in the last few years.

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Reimagine Business with Flexible Supply Chain Thinking

Procurement Academy

These are examples of the 101% customer service that Ken Blanchard talks about in his book Raving Fans. Make Cloud your ally, track personal data generated by your customer’s behavioural activity. Use trackers to combine Big Data management with other tools and correlate the information to give users insights into their activities.

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5 Retail Strategies for Supermarkets for AI-Driven Demand Forecasting and Replenishment Planning

ThroughPut

Accurate demand forecasting guarantees replenishment of inventory based on real-time data. With automated information tracking and data management using effective replenishment planning, anticipating future demand comes naturally. Accurate data ensures that stock replenishment is at par with future demand.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

The Hadoop approaches to data management are about 1/5th the cost of relational database approaches. Hadoop enables users to bring structured and unstructured data together in a natural state (think file folders) and then query or index based on need. Is this a sign of a looming recession or a transportation opportunity?