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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

The company aims to change this with the expansion of its data fabric portfolio. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. Now companies are trying to collect data from multiple tiers of a supply chain in near real-time. Decisions need to be digitized.

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Schneider Electric’s Supply Chain Design Journey

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Energy management solutions are products that energy utilities use to produce power and data centers use to consume power. These facilities produce and ship 150,000 order lines per day. By 2014, the company had purchased the Coupa solution, developed an internal modeling team, and created data extraction and cleansing routines.

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Edge Computing in Logistics: Enabling Real-Time Data Processing Closer to Operations

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As logistics networks become increasingly complex, the volume of real-time data generated by devices, equipment, vehicles, and facilities is growing rapidly. Edge computing processing data locally, near the source has emerged as a method to address these challenges by reducing latency and improving resiliency.

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NRF 2024: Supply Chain Data

Logistics Viewpoints

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data. The single data cloud runs on Snowflake, one of Blue Yonder’s partners.

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Sifted's Peak Season Shipping Checklist

Grab your free Peak Season Checklist and learn how to: Identify quick wins in your operations Put your performance first and exceed customer expectations Modernize your distribution network Become a subject matter expert on your data Turbocharge your carrier contracts to work for you Win big this peak season–and beyond.

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The Future of Autonomous Supply Chains Part 1: Autonomous Shipping

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Autonomous Shipping Autonomous shipping is the use of self-driving vessels to transport goods and passengers across waterways. According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) is defined as a ship which, to a varying degree, can operate independently of human interaction.

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Walmart Lowers their Shipping Requirements, but their Suppliers Still Struggle

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Walmart fines suppliers whose goods arrive late or who have not shipped everything that they committed to ship. If a company short ships TVs, they are fined more than if they short ship soup, for example. That data then gets put into an advanced ship notice for the retailer.

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Smarter Networks for Customer Fulfillment

Speaker: Hannah Testani, COO, Intelligent Audit

You've probably noticed that shipping costs are going up. It's 2019, and consumers are expecting shipping to be cheap and quick, but that can turn into a real headache from the shipper's side of the equation if you don't make the appropriate changes. The real ROI of accessible data. But what changes do you even need to make?

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

As we plan for the world of eCommerce and the customer expectation of quick, free shipping, our ability to forecast is turned on its head. Can we use historical data to plan for demand and design our networks, or is there a better way? You'll leave knowing what data you can start collecting today to answer these questions.

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Port Congestion Shines Light on Visibility Gaps

This report, built from extensive survey data from a myriad of shippers and logistics providers, shines light on visibility gaps that have contributed to the current crisis of port congestion. The current state of visibility –– or lack thereof –– in maritime shipping, and its contribution to port congestion.