Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

The 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 20% tariffs on Chinese goods are expected to increase production costs, disrupt logistics networks, and force companies to rethink supply chains. are expected to rise by $3,000 to $12,000 per car, forcing manufacturers to either pass costs to consumers or cut production.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks. The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. Why are warehouses and DCs so vulnerable to cyberattacks?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The manufacturing and distribution industries are on the brink of a transformative era, characterized by unprecedented technological innovation, sustainability imperatives, and global economic shifts. Here are 7 key trends to watch for that will define the future of manufacturing and distribution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

At the recent ARC Forum 2025, Rachelle Howard, Director of Manufacturing Systems Automation and Digital Strategy, showcased how Vertex strategically blends advanced technology with a strong people-focused culture to boost manufacturing and supply chain agility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I engaged in numerous discussions with robotics executives last year as I was developing ARC Advisory Group’s mobile warehouse robotics (AMR) research. One such executive credited Mark Messina with Amazon’s ability to scale its rollout of Kiva Systems subsequent to its acquisition of the company. Thankfully, he accepted my request.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

In the fourth quarter, we delivered the second largest software bookings in the history of the company. Customers, he asserted, also want a single company accountable for everything. The company now has almost 10,000 employees and is hiring rapidly. Two years ago, 2 million tasks were sent to the warehouse floor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Manhattan Associates is a leader in two markets, warehouse management systems and omnichannel systems. The WMS solution optimizes productivity and throughput in distribution centers and warehouses. The company also sells supply chain planning and transportation management solutions.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 18, 2025

The workforce reductions are tied to companies operating in sectors such as trucking, warehousing, logistics, food suppliers and manufacturing. companies announcing mass layoffs include Lacroix Electronics, FedEx, Frito-Lay, Blue Diamond Growers, Michaels Stores, Kohl’s, Target, JCPenney, Bilfinger Inc., In the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping supply chain operations by enabling predictive planning, allowing companies to anticipate disruptions before they occur and adjust operations accordingly. Companies must react after the fact, often incurring higher costs and reduced service levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The company aims to change this with the expansion of its data fabric portfolio. When you combine the volume, complexity, and speed with which decisions need to be made and executed, the current way companies manage this is unsustainable. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

The event also celebrated industry success and leadership through the annual LogiSYM Awards, recognizing outstanding companies driving innovation and excellence across multiple categories. Geek+ was honored as Best Warehouse Robotics Company for its smart warehouse automation solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 2, 2025

Labor shortages in warehousing persist as a significant issue, with a vacancy rate of 7.4%. We speak of higher variability, but few companies utilize logistics data in their planning engines to accurately reflect actual lead times, costs, or logistics availability. business logistics costs totaled $2.3 trillion, representing 8.7%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

System Integration and Data Visibility Orchestration requires connecting warehouse systems, transportation platforms, and ERP data so that status updates, inventory levels, and shipping exceptions are visible without needing to log in to separate systems. This reduces reliance on manual tracking or last-minute phone calls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. And the companies that used these solutions, saw their forecasts improve much more quickly than traditional solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

During my current supply chain planning market research, I have received briefings from several SCP companies. At a division of one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, 85% autonomy on manufacturing plans and 95% acceptance of proposed purchase orders has been achieved. You manufacture stuff. That’s an action.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Companies that fail to modernize face supply shortages, revenue loss, and regulatory risks. Just-in-time (JIT) inventory models, lean supplier networks, and offshore manufacturing reduced expenses but left companies exposed to disruptions. Companies that fail to integrate these technologies risk inefficiencies and higher costs.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Running a manufacturing business isn’t easy. That’s where a manufacturing ERP comes in. Manufacturing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software integrates all your core business processes into one powerful platform. This prevents stockouts, reduces waste from overstocking, and optimizes your warehouse operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This capital will help scale the company’s Shared Autonomy Platform and expand manufacturing for its TWA Reach forklifts, which integrate AI-driven autonomy with human oversight to optimize labor and safety in warehouse operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Companies should evaluate it alongside cost, lead time, on-time delivery, and capacity utilization. A proactive approach to carbon management is essential for companies seeking to reduce their environmental impact while maintaining supply chain efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2024

Over the past decade, the main battleground for China’s WMS market has been in the consumption industry; but more recently the battleground has returned to the manufacturing industry. In other words, there are opportunities for every company. This was the first time that the Warehouse Management System (WMS) was introduced in China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

They emphasized being an Industry Cloud Complete Company with industry-specific solutions for over 2000 micro verticals across Process Manufacturing, Distribution, Service Industries, and Discrete Manufacturing. Additionally, I asked about the impact of automation on the warehouse floor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Amplifying the shippers voice and giving some power back to the companies actually paying for logistics services that is the core reason why the Shippers Council was formed in in 2020. Knowledge Sharing Since its launch in 2020, the Shippers Council has grown its membership to 93 represented companies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Kara is the Founder and CRO of LeadCoverage , the premier B2B marketing and PR firm dedicated to helping logistics companies increase lead generation through targeted marketing strategies and media coverage. 5000 company and continues to grow. Kara Brown and Joe Lynch discuss the revenue engine. Today LeadCoverage is an Inc.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. Suddenly, managing inventory is the name of the game for companies trying to manage working capital and maximize profit while keeping customers happy. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

The logistics, supply chain, freight transportation, warehousing, and inventory management sectors often operate on razor-thin margins. All major industries and the utilities and logistics companies that serve them stand to gain immensely from adopting better planning approaches with regard to supply chain and infrastructure vulnerabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

My head is wobbling with announcements, late-night Friday press releases, company name changes, and executive turnover in the supply chain planning market. Renames the Company Daybreak. No doubt that the company, Noodle.ai, needed a fresh start after burning through $107M in capital of five rounds of financing. Kinaxis and o9.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. Here we have compiled a list of the top six challenges that CPG companies face in the post-pandemic market.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. As companies across industries have discovered, a well-optimized supply chain can drive significant improvements throughout their operations.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2025

Companies often overproduce to hedge against demand swings, yet end up with shelves of unused goods. Manufacturers are shifting to on-demand production to align output with real-time demand. Manufacturers are shifting to on-demand production to align output with real-time demand. Warehousing becomes a sunk cost.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 16, 2025

With Detroit’s legacy as the Motor City, the region is home to countless manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors deeply embedded in the global automotive supply chain. For auto parts, many of which are time-sensitive and tied to just-in-time manufacturing schedules, any lag in the supply chain can result in stalled production.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2024

MODEX is the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo in North and South America, and shattered attendance records with over 48,000 participants this year. These solutions are flexible and versatile, and can be utilized for a variety of manufacturing and warehousing tasks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Körber Innovation Center showcases a full-scale, end-to-end setup of Körber’s advanced parcel and postal sortation handling equipment, trusted by the nation’s largest multinational supply chain companies to efficiently sort and deliver commercial mail and packages to end customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2025

In the warehouse, robots and human workers collaborate through synchronized networks that eliminate latency. Warehouse Efficiency and Workforce Tools Warehouses today are complex environments filled with mobile devices, automated systems, and data-intensive workflows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

These forces are accelerating mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as companies seek to adapt to a dynamic landscape, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and secure competitive advantages. Digital Transformation Digitalization is fundamentally reshaping logistics operations, from warehouse management to last-mile delivery.

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