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Importance of Ensuring a Data Management and Supervisory Control Framework Spanning Supply Chain Execution Decision Making

Supply Chain Matters

In this commentary we focus specifically on the importance of a broader end-to-end data management framework while overcoming the fragmentation of data that is locked in separate, unconnected software applications.

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Executives Exploring AI Need to Understand Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

This is why data fabrics are necessary. A data fabric refers to an architecture that supports a unified approach to data management. Data fabrics need to work across an AI and Analytics lifecycle. This is a critical framework that guides the transformation of “good enough” data into insights and actions.

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Fleet Management 2.0: The Rise of Connected Vehicles in Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

The Evolution of Connected Fleet Ecosystems Fleet Management 2.0 is redefining transportation by integrating IoT sensors into vehicles, fundamentally shifting fleet operations. Together, these capabilities show how connected fleet technology supports precise, cost-effective fleet management.

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Supply Chain AI: 25 Current Use Cases (and a Handful of Future Ones)

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimization is used in supply planning, factory scheduling, supply chain design , and transportation planning. In mathematical terms, optimization is a mixed-integer or linear programming approach to finding the best combination of warehouses, factories, transportation flows, and other supply chain resources under real-world constraints.

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Unlocking Supply Chain Potential with AI Agents and Multi-Agent Workflows

Logistics Viewpoints

user interface and data management agents) collaborating with specialized-skill and tool agents (e.g., data extractors or image interpreters). Logistics Optimization AI Agents can analyze transportation networks, weather patterns, and other variables to optimize routes and reduce costs.

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Autonomous Business Planning Is Not Only Possible, It Has Already Been Achieved

Logistics Viewpoints

This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered. You have to have a digital platform where you get all your relevant data.” And that data has “to be internally consistent.

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Why the Future of Freight Is Multimodal

Supply Chain Brain

However, the real nuance comes into play when looking at a single mode of transport, particularly road freight. it has several road transportation options available, each with different price points, service characteristics, and risk profiles: Partial truckload (PTL). Consider that U.K. engine-block manufacturer.