Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

“You have to have a digital platform where you get all your relevant data.” And that data has “to be internally consistent. The number one requirement for autonomous planning is master data management. If you don’t have your master data correct,” you can’t possibly succeed on this journey.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Driven by omni-channel growth and multinational expansion, the global logistics industry is booming — and it’s expected to reach $18 trillion in value by 2030. Given today’s demand volatility and economic uncertainty, companies are wise to approach any internal logistics expansion plans with extreme caution.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Because logistics are tightly woven into production, fulfillment and the customer experience, the impact of a transit issue, like a delayed shipment, can quickly ripple across the whole business. Multimodal transport delivers on all fronts, enabling companies to switch modes, manage costs, lower emissions, and keep goods moving.

Freight

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

A knowledge graph creates relationships across previously siloed data sources. Knowledge graphs weave together a unified, seamless layer for data management and, by doing this, often uncover hidden patterns and relationships, patterns no human could detect. Cognites platform includes a knowledge graph.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

Rapid-fire, essentially live decision-making only happens when you have a reliable and fast solver behind the scene,” he says.

Optimal Sourcing

Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

This architecture deliberately pushes beyond visibility to enable action and automation, ultimately working toward what project44 describes as “self-optimized logistics” through “adaptive, automated actions at scale.” The platform is built on a four-layered framework: Connect, See, Act, Automate.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2025

In our prior Part One installment , our focus addressed the importance of a broader end-to-end data management framework while overcoming the fragmentation of data that is locked in separate, unconnected supply chain execution software applications.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supply chain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration. The business required 100% vehicle uptime but struggled to meet this goal and manage spare parts inventory.

Sourcing Strategies

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Smart software procurement choices, in areas such as business intelligence, risk assessment, and data management, will allow you to make predictive models for supply and demand in times of local, national, or global uncertainty. That’s where we at Logistics Bureau can help.

Sourcing Strategies

The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Neal is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Farelanes, a company specializing in providing real-time lane pricing data for the logistics industry. Neal has over 40 years in software development, innovation, and product management rollouts spread across the telecommunications and enterprise software industries.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

From planning cookie delivery routes to inventing new gadgets, girls will build key skills such as creative thinking, teamwork and problem-solving, getting a peek into how logistics keeps the world moving.

Supply Chain Planning Software

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. Warehouse Management Systems A WMS is the control center for modern warehouse operations. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

To thrive under these constraints, shippers need a playbook designed specifically for them — or they need to partner with a logistics provider that has thought them through. If you’re partnering with a logistics provider, you want to carefully vet their operations and reputation. It also means taking sustainability extremely seriously.

Hawaii

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Humans will still be very much in the picture, he argued, but one of the most important elements in the relationship between human and machine will continue to be trust.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

The Journey to Logistics Automation THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Have a Good Trip! The Journey to Logistics Automation Photo: iStock / imaginima July 11, 2025 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain If picking the right systems for automating logistics is a journey, how do you even get out the door?

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

First, employees must be educated in basic AI operations, ethical use of the technology and responsible data management. To test AI within an organization, Wood suggests starting small, by picking a pilot project where there’s a known level of high data maturity.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2025

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Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

By enabling seamless communication, automating tasks, and providing predictive insights, generative AI can significantly increase the accuracy of estimated times of arrival, and overall performance across the logistics supply chain. A Case Study A global automotive manufacturer adopted sophisticated AI technology for spare-parts distribution.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. Known as Scope 3 emissions, these are also the most difficult to measure and manage. Artificial intelligence-driven platforms are transforming carbon accounting by automating data collection and analysis.

Rail Software

IT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2025

Vehicle Access Resilience in Time-Critical Supply Chains By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer 91 Views Every minute counts in logistics. But nothing brings a fleet manager’s day crashing down quite like the dreaded call: “Hey boss, the truck won’t start—key issue.” In logistics, disruption compounds rapidly.

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QAD

JULY 23, 2025

From predictive analytics that forecast demand with remarkable accuracy to automation that accelerates warehouse and logistics workflows, AI is enabling supply chain leaders to make smarter, faster decisions in real time.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

The warehouse, meanwhile, has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chains — from small-batch wave picking and reverse logistics to deeper supplier collaboration, and tariff and sustainability compliance.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

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Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

Governments have been doing that for years, but retailers are slow to pick up on this.”

Price Reduction

IT Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2025

How Reliable Power Keeps Your Supply Chain Running By Peter West (pictured) Content Writer 44 Views Keeping your supply chain smooth takes more than trucks and software. Reliable power is the silent engine behind your supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network. This software helps in supply chain optimization under one roof, supporting collaboration and visibility at all touchpoints across the chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

There’s a growing sense that we may see a loosening of the regulatory environment — similar to the 2016-2020 period — which could offer carriers and logistics providers the chance to shift focus from compliance-heavy operations to strategic growth and efficiency. Erica Frank is vice president of marketing with Optimal Dynamics.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

But for many, rising tensions between trading partners, coupled with higher labor and logistics expense, have made that strategy untenable. manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 6, 2025

TradeLens in Shipping and Logistics TradeLens, a blockchain platform co-developed by Maersk and IBM, digitizes global supply chains, reducing paperwork and enhancing visibility. It illustrates the transformative power of blockchain in logistics. It demonstrates the potential for blockchain in the public sector.

Supply Chain Design Software

IT Supply Chain

JULY 10, 2025

6 UX Trends Shaping the Future of Supply Chain Technology By Claire Lloyd (pictured) Content Writer 144 Views The supply chain industry has experienced significant transformations as technology advances and consumer expectations evolve.

Supply Chain Design Software

EFT

MAY 14, 2025

In relation to data management, only 41% strongly agreed that their businesses had the necessary data storage and processing capacity. Two thirds of manufacturers said that their workforce lacked the skills required to use Gen AI effectively.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

In today’s competitive market, every drop of efficiency in extraction and logistics fuels innovation across supply chains, ensuring that products reach consumers faster and at lower costs. Oil and gas production is more than just an energy source—it is the backbone of modern industrial progress and global trade.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Third-party logistics services providers play a prominent role in this industry environment. There exists a heterogeneous applications and services landscape that consists of either participant backbone ERP , proprietary or best of bread supply chain, WMS or TMS logistics management along with third party outsourced logistics services.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

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Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. Late payments are the silent disruptor that’s eroding trust, liquidity and operational continuity across the supply chain. Supply chains don’t operate in silos.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2025

Our 2024 Prediction Five stated that the attention, scope and landscape of business and supply chain data management efforts would have to pave the way for the benefits of more cognitive and Generative AI based decision-making capabilities.

Predictive Analytics Software