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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digital megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can achieve this by tapping into technological megatrends shaping supply chain innovations, – like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and software as a service (SaaS). Opinion Editorial by GeTS.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. The freight market is mercurial. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Mr. Master’s experience at Simmons Foods illustrates many of the distinct characteristics and challenges related to freight procurement.

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Editor’s Choice: Air Freight Forwarders Must Increase Air Cargo Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. Adversity forces innovation, especially for those resistant to change. The Pfizer vaccine, for example, needs to be transported frozen at -70°C (-94°F), which is colder than Antarctica.

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Uber, Amazon, and COVID-19: Shaping the Future of Freight Brokerage

Talking Logistics

The “glass is half full” perspective, however, is that the pandemic is also serving as a catalyst for innovation and digital transformation. Will COVID-19, for example, lead to an acceleration in digital freight adoption? Last week, Uber Freight announced “a new milestone in [its] vision to.

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Innovations in using Technology to stay ahead in the Game!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

To meet this gap, CEVA Logistics has transformed itself by incorporating advanced technology to create innovative solutions for its customers, big or small. This innovative technology creates a higher level of productivity during picking and. Not all of CEVA’s innovations are targeted directly at its customers.

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Evaluating Innovative Technology with Warehouse Simulation

Logistics Viewpoints

Examples of use. For example, you can compare fixed automation with the use of autonomous mobile robots. Further customization in the simulation software, for example, allows adjustment of the height or width of a rack and the number of storage locations. Driving performance. Making the best use of space.

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High freight costs for importers means higher price tags for consumers

Freightos

You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. Starting in July 2020, the impact of this trend became obvious when ocean freight prices shot up, and have continued rising. to $0.40, or about half a percent of the sticker price.