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National Logistics Day 2024

Enterra Insights

From the origin of logistics — with the first efforts made to transport goods and supplies — to today’s most complex management and distribution systems, logistics has become a pillar of the business world. “Logistics can help businesses save money by providing them with the tools to optimize their supply chains.

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Industry 4.0 was Delayed, not Cancelled, by the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

“By many accounts, 2020 was sure to be ‘the year’ for digital transformation,” writes, Peter Fretty ( @pfretty ), IndustryWeek technology editor. the overall integration of manufacturing systems, production processes, digital communications technologies and automated machines.”[2] Industry 4.0]

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Digital Transformation Helps with Corporate Alignment

Enterra Insights

For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers. However, distribution centers may be given the conflicting task of minimizing excess inventory space and cost. Cognitive technologies and digital transformation. 4] They are: 1. ” 3. .”

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Machine Learning and the Business of Tomorrow

Enterra Insights

Louis Columbus ( @LouisColumbus ) explains, “Enterprises are striving to find greater meaning in the massive amounts of data they generate and save every day. ” Machine learning and the supply chain. ”[5] The potential uses of machine learning in the supply chain are only limited by one’s imagination.

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Agile retailing: new ways to manage uncertainty, disruption and innovation

RELEX Solutions

We are delighted to welcome Charlotte Kula-Przezwanski from Columbus Consulting (CCI) as our guest blogger. CCI is renowned for its expertise in retail business processes and systems delivering practical solutions to optimize sales, margin and inventory across all channels of operation. Partner, Columbus Consulting. Why Agility?

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Retail Industry Leaders Discuss the Value of Assortment Planning – Part II

BlueYonder

Jon Beck, CEO, Columbus Consulting. It is evolving and will be growing over the next 5-10 years as these processes and technologies mature to help produce better business decisions. For example, we have to know the school colors of the local sports teams. Tony Atenasio, director of business process, PVH Corp.

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5 Future Applications of the Industrial Internet of Things in Manufacturing & Logistics

GlobalTranz

In a 2012 survey by Forrester and Zebra Consulting, reports Cigniti Technologies , only 15 percent of manufacturers had implemented at least one Industrial Internet of Things solution. In other words, the supply chain will become more of a hive-mind, working together to ensure the customers and retailers are always satisfied.