Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

This article outlines key factors driving supply chain change, the limitations of outdated strategies, and how Walmart is restructuring its supply chain using AI and automation. The Shift from Cost-Cutting to Resilience For years, supply chains prioritized cost reduction over resilience. percent, and extending payment terms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Balancing Cost-Efficiency with Ethical Sourcing and Compliance Cost-efficiency remains a primary driver for supply chain strategies, but it must be balanced with ethical sourcing practices. Companies that prioritize low costs at the expense of ethics risk damaging their reputation, losing consumer trust, and facing legal consequences.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This integrated approach enables Summit to reduce idle time and fuel wastage, aligning with its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. ORION has proven essential in reducing travel distances, as well as cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions associated with unnecessary mileage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Strategic Benefits For companies that integrate autonomous delivery vehicles into their operations, benefits include: Cost Savings: Autonomous vehicles reduce the reliance on human drivers, which can significantly lower labor costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2025

The problem is that the reduction of costs within one function does not necessarily drive value. I think the rewiring starts with the education of the executive team, and that process should follow strategy. Instead, implement a balanced scorecard, build a clear strategy, and align bonus incentives. This work was expensive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

They integrate AI into demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and logistics operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks. Companies must react after the fact, often incurring higher costs and reduced service levels. Predictive maintenance of transportation fleets reduces downtime and repair costs.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2025

By producing only whats needed, when its needed, they eliminate the burden of forecasting errors and reduce warehouse dependency. Powered by digital tools, on-demand strategies offer a cleaner, more responsive path to production. This shift reduces waste, limits excess, and enables faster adaptation to market changes.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Read on to explore key AI use cases in procurement, the challenges businesses face, strategies to overcome them, and the exciting opportunities AI brings for the future. This gives them advance warning so they can adjust their purchasing strategies. Here are the topics we’ll cover at a glance : What is AI in procurement?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They promoted logistics to the level of core process and enabler of new business models and now view a thought-through logistics strategy as an opportunity to stand out by offering a better service level to their customers, such as same-day delivery. Automation as key for growth.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 17, 2025

An ERP strategy to optimize the potential of the innovations on offer is critical for manufacturers across the globe. The following five evolving tech trends will inform manufacturers ERP strategies in 2025. IoT sensors also enable predictive maintenance, thereby extending the lifetime of machines and reducing downtime.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

These benefits aren’t just about lower prices; they’re also about reducing transportation and inventory costs, which can really add up over time. Overhead expense reduction A centralized purchasing system significantly reduces unnecessary overhead costs that tend to pile up when each department operates in isolation.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation (for which we include related fees and taxes) and other charges (for which we include restructuring charges, acquisition-related expenses, and contingent consideration incurred due to better-than-expected performance from acquisitions).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The onus is on ecommerce retailers to control the controllables, and focusing on eliminating uncertainty from the consumer fulfillment process and optimizing the last mile is a smart approach. By mapping customer delivery personas to the delivery choices they offer, retailers can improve fulfillment certainty to protect margins.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Spare parts supply chains, however, come with their own set of complexities, requiring targeted strategies and specialized tools to meet these unique demands effectively. This optimal inventory positioning leads to increased customer satisfaction, reduced downtime for clients, and improved brand reputation.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 7, 2025

Effective inventory optimization directly impacts customer satisfaction, loyalty, operational costs, and waste reduction making it a critical business function in todays volatile market. trillion annually due stockouts, while overstocks tie up capital, inflate storage expenses, and force profit-killing markdowns.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times. Additionally, we’ll discuss best practices for optimization and strategies for balancing efficiency with resilience. Technology integration: Leveraging digital tools to enhance visibility and decision-making.

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ivalua

JUNE 3, 2025

Below, we’ll explore what TEI entails, the key findings of the Ivalua TEI report, and how Ivalua drives value through improved Procurement and accounts payable efficiency, supplier management improvements, and cost reduction. Reductions in operational overhead and improved supplier engagement. Reduced compliance documentation errors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That strategy can lead to thousands of scenarios, and still no number of scenarios will answer all questions. Another strategy is to dedicate resources and build the best algorithm for demand forecasting. While this sourcing strategy is the most cost-effective one, the business might not want to operate like that.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Production, technology, and organizational structure should all support the overall scaling strategy. Digital Transformation and Automation Solutions Technology and automation streamline manufacturing processes, enhancing operational efficiency and quality management, reducing manual labor, and significantly improving overall productivity.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 15, 2025

Create Short-Term and Long-Term Shipping Strategies Tip: To successfully navigate import tariff challenges, it's essential to have both short-term and long-term shipping strategies in place. They will analyze your current shipping processes and develop strategies to optimize your logistics operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Functional Metrics and the Lack of Alignment to Strategy. Few companies are clear on the number of supply chains they operate, design the rhythms and cycles of each, and align metrics to the strategy. Most focus on cost reduction, assuming that functional cost translates to operating margin. Clarity on Value. Guess what?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

Addresses key challenges of managing home charging reimbursement programs for EV fleets, eliminating the need to buy expensive networked chargers and meters, providing accurate cost calculation, and 24/7 driver support. This makes home charging an integral part of broader corporate charging strategies.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended October 31, 2024, which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, were $3.8 GAAP net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended October 31, 2024 were $1.7 million or $0.05 million or $0.02

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the key elements of warehouse optimization and provide actionable strategies you can implement today. An in-depth look at the tangible benefits, from cost reduction to increased customer satisfaction. Process Improvement: Streamlining workflows to eliminate redundancies and bottlenecks.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

However, it's highly exposed to risk: Political unrest can force ships to take longer, more expensive routes. Tariffs can make importing and exporting more complex and expensive. It's a critical part of many 3PL supply chain strategies. Port congestion and container shortages delay deliveries. However, it's not without risk.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

To achieve greater product differentiation and reduce expenses, companies are outsourcing design and development work to contract manufacturers (CMs) and other domain experts. Historically, manufacturers would offshore their operations to reduce labor costs; however, times have changed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2024

One of my favorite stories was his initiative to reduce the number of cuts of carrots in soups from 33 to three. Good complexity drives growth while bad complexity drags expense without improving growth. A good leader knows that cost reductions in the back office does not necessarily improve margins.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2025

Additionally, the United States and China have agreed to a 90-day tariff reduction, during which both countries will lower their tariffs on products from one another. Indian import duty will be slashed, locking in reductions on 90 percent of tariff lines, 85 percent of these becoming fully tariff-free within a decade.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 7, 2025

One such often misunderstood yet critical concept is that of prepaid expenses. What are Prepaid Expenses? At its core, a prepaid expense refers to the payment made for a service or item to be received in the future. Since the benefit corresponds to a future period, it’s not recorded as a typical expense immediately.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

Whether you’re managing a distribution center, coordinating fleet operations, or shaping global supply strategy, understanding how to deploy and scale digital twins may be your next competitive edge. And reconfiguring layouts or processes can be risky and expensive. The Business Problem: Complexity Without Control 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This article is from Descartes Systems Group and looks at how companies can reduce lead times with real-time data. Additionally, a longer lead time reduce a company’s agility, or resilience, to adapt to demand fluctuations, or other disruptions that may occur. How can you better manage lead time? To read the full article, click HERE.

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