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Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Applying innovation to supply chains, combines innovative technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, and robotics to supply chain management to improve performance and meet customer demands. One solution to this problem is centralized distribution and real-time inventory management. As Industry 4.0 Supply Chain 4.0

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

SCMDOJO

From the ubiquity of the Internet and various electronic gadgets, we are now in the era of next-level digital space where businesses and individuals can easily leverage the power of cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The market for logistics robotics is predicted to reach $6 billion by 2027.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation. Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? today’s freight market, OTR freight services?enable?continued

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. Infor Nexus is an orchestration solution.

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The Top 5 Changes That Occur With AI in Logistics

GlobalTranz

The tech is fundamentally changing the way packages move around the world, from predictive analytics to autonomous vehicles and robotics. Rather than subjective guesswork, this method allows freight forwarders to predict if the average daily transit time is expected to rise or fall up to a week in advance.

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The Importance of Visibility In the Supply Chain

Precoro

Cargo Status Current information about the location and status of cargo is the first pillar of supply chain visibility. In order to plan inventory and estimate cash flow, companies should know when to expect shipments to arrive, when to pre-order the next one, and how to budget the payments.

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Warehouse Digitalization: The Warehouse of Tomorrow

Vinculum

The logistics industry is beginning to take advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and data analytics. They are as safe as they are economical in terms of conducting inventory, locating cargo, cycle counting, and even performing stock-taking operations.