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Digital Transformation in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group, where I work, publishes an analysis of the 25 manufacturers with the most mature digital transformations. The majority of time when people are discussing digital transformation, they are not directly referring to the digital transformation of supply chains. Let’s take a deeper look at a few technology areas.

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Rise of the Industrial Data Scientist

Logistics Viewpoints

Enter the industrial data scientist, a new breed of data analyst with access to more industrial data than ever before and the advanced technology to translate that information into actionable intelligence. However, leveraging AI requires data science capability, which adds additional complexity to an already complex environment.

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Do You Know the Difference between MES and MOM?

DELMIA Quintiq

Breaking it down task by task Most of you have heard of the term MOM for Manufacturing Operations Management. More often, it’s used in combination with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems). What is a Manufacturing Execution System? But what’s the difference between MES and MOM and why are these two terms used side by side?

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What is Reverse Logistics?

GlobalTranz

What is reverse Logistics? Before we dive in the nuances of reverse logistics, otherwise known as return logistics, integration, let's briefly recap what reverse logistics is. Reverse logistics refers to all operations related to the reuse of products and materials.

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Data and Digitization in Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Manufacturing has been the lifeblood of the global economy for hundreds of years. Because manufacturers have historically moved factories to regions featuring cheap labor and few regulatory restrictions (sometimes referred to as outsourcing or offshoring), a misconception has arisen about the importance manufacturing to national economies.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

While there is evidence of both Friday and the number 13 being considered unlucky, there is no record of the two items being referred to as especially unlucky in conjunction before the 19th century. And now on to this week’s logistics news. West Coast, according to data from shipping platform Xeneta. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,

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Logistics and Advanced Technologies

Enterra Insights

Logistics can be traced back to the earliest repeated exchange of resources and goods between tribes and villages. As the staff at Hopkins Distribution Company observes, “Today, logistics and distribution is a rather complicated and advanced process but it began years ago in a less advanced form. ”[3]. . ”[3].