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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption, I have come across many organizations and ‘initiatives of the month’ focusing on improving supply chain visibility. This got me thinking about the nuances of supply chain visibility – what is it and why should organizations care about it, at this moment in time?

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FourKites Ocean Visibility: A Next Generation Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

Billions of venture capital dollars of investment are being poured into companies that can integrate real-time visibility data with transportation to provide a more informed ETA for shippers and carriers. The rise of visibility solutions at the container level is helping to drive the transportation execution market to new heights.

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Blue Yonder Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems Report

BlueYonder

Gartner recently released the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report 1 and Blue Yonder has again been named a Leader. As a Leader since 2012 2 for the Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, Blue Yonder was positioned among a total of six vendors in the Leaders quadrant.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

With their transportation visibility solution they were able to see a scorecard that let them proactively see what inventory on a shipment was at risk of arriving late. Weisenberger said the project team looked at some of the documentation steps and asked ‘why?’ At Kimberly-Clark, Ms. Why couldn’t a driver just scan in at the gate?

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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. Job loss concerns can also hinder progress.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

And a FourKites survey of 350+ supply chain leaders tells us that the past few years of supply chain disruptions — including COVID-19, market volatility, global political conflict, material shortages and extreme weather events — drove 73% of respondents to begin investing in supply chain visibility, with 46% planning to invest more in 2023.

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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

A transportation management system (TMS) is a platform that enables businesses to effectively manage and oversee the physical movement of goods within their supply chain. It is typically a part of a larger supply chain management system and allows them to organize and centralize all their logistics and transportation functions.