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Using Weather and Climate Data to Improve Demand Forecasting

ToolsGroup

But weather data adds a more granular time-sensitive signal. But it is amenable to machine learning , which can crunch enormous amounts of data. You input the data, and let the machine “understand” the demand latency depending on product and area. Good weather data is becoming increasingly available.

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Parcel Monitor: E-Commerce Logistics in the Netherlands

Savant Events

Online shopping has gained popularity across the globe in recent years, with the Netherlands being no exception. Dominated by local e-commerce players, the Netherlands ranks as the 17th largest ecommerce market in the world with a revenue of ????$???? ??????????????. . Days due to surge in parcel volumes throughout in 2021.

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Supply Chain Predictions 2020: Uncertainty Demands Resilience

ToolsGroup

Deriving value from huge volumes of data depends on being able to separate signals (which have predictive value) from ‘noise’. Blockchain’s ability to provide transparency while protecting data’s intrinsic security, veracity and above all, value, will make it useful to supply chain infrastructure. Turkey and the Netherlands).

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State of E-Commerce in the Netherlands

Savant Events

After studying the state of e-commerce in various countries like: US , Australia , Singapore , Malaysia , Indonesia , and Thailand , our media partner, Parcel Monitor and their in-house data team took a look at the country’s state of e-commerce for the second half of 2020. How has that impacted the state of e-commerce in the Netherlands?

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Tata Steel Europe’s Connected Planning Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Svend Lassen, head of reporting & data analytics for commercial and supply chain at Tata Steel Europe, explained that there needs to be a clear understanding of how any digital project will improve margins before the project is approved. “We Their primary steel plants are in Ijmuiden in the Netherlands and in the UK at Port Talbot.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

I work for Global Supply Chain, a division based in Zoeterwoude (the Netherlands). A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” There was no global master data in place either.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Both type of concerns may be empowered by digital data sharing (see figure 2). We also indicate what each action may mean for the sector. Most of this, 45.1 came from trucks carrying cargo.