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Samsara: locking down cargo with connected IoT

Freight Waves

The industry is experiencing rising theft of valuable cargo, from food and beverage to electronics,” Ben Calderon, CTO Hardware & Operations at Samsara, pointed out. Using data and video resources further assists in cultivating a strong security culture within organizations. When theft is detected, Samsara’s systems react swiftly.

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AI-Tuned Pricing and Inventory Strategies are the Way Forward for Retailers

Supply Chain Brain

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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Why the Future of Freight Is Multimodal

Supply Chain Brain

Inventory buffers shrink. Each transfer increases the chance of delays or damage, and cargo liability is limited, usually calculated based on the amount of trailer space occupied. Assembly lines pause. Deliveries miss their windows. This is typically the most cost-effective road option for small to medium-sized shipments.

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Mathematical Optimization: Supply Chain Management by the Numbers

Supply Chain Brain

Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. Rapid-fire, essentially live decision-making only happens when you have a reliable and fast solver behind the scene,” he says. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Outsmart Disruption with AI: Three Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

The result is a synchronized and efficient supply chain operation where teams allocate resources more effectively, and mitigate risks across the company. The business required 100% vehicle uptime but struggled to meet this goal and manage spare parts inventory. But pairing agentic and gen AI completely changed the game.

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How a 3PL Can Strengthen Your Supply Chain Resilience

GlobalTranz

And since some shippers have fewer internal logistics resources, they're more likely to feel the pain first and recover more slowly. TL shipping, on the other hand, gives shippers more control over timing and cargo security, since the freight travels directly from origin to destination.

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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Businesses may struggle to balance inventory, increasing the likelihood of either overstocking, tying up valuable capital and incurring storage costs, or understocking. Double-Edged Sword of Inventory Management: Declining demand presents a significant dilemma for inventory management. scenarios of -20% and +20% change).