Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. AI and ML can be applied to inventory management, demand forecasting, freight route planning, and much more.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. The Uberization of Freight. Predictive analytics will alter the future of the supply chain. Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

These are the innovative technologies that I predict companies must use to undergo this transformation within their supply chains: Cloud-based technology deployments lower cost of ownership due to not having a large capital expenditure on hardware and upgrades. With analytics, businesses can more effectively predict and fill demand.

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Logility

MARCH 19, 2021

When a crisis hits, having the right advanced analytics to react to supply chain disruptions in food and beverage is your best defense. Drilling down, you’ll learn that demand planning, inventory, replenishment, manufacturing and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) capabilities are the building blocks of supply chain planning excellence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. The Molex Supply Chain. The Advantages of Agility.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. When making predictions, it’s easy to look at recent trends and simply project them forward.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

These firms facilitate the movement of parts and materials from suppliers to manufacturers, and finished products from manufacturers to distributors and retailers.”. Preferably, these services are integrated, or “bundled” together by the provider.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 4, 2019

While the 2 percent increase doesn’t seem like much, mid-sized or smaller manufacturers may have a tough time stepping up to the higher standard. Using Operational Analytics and a Modern Data Hub to Drive The Supply Chain. Companies have invested millions in technology in attempts to optimize the supply chain forces that drive OTIF.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Efficient inventory management Demand Forecasting: Use demand analytics to predict demand more accurately, thus reducing overstocking or stockouts. See how a manufacturing giant revamped their demand planning with AIMMS. Here are a few recommendations we’ve seen in practice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The final goal was to develop end-to-end visibility based on leveraging data analytics. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. This led to automated execution surrounding the predicted supply chain problems.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 1, 2019

Equipped with IoT solutions, manufacturing, retail and transportation companies can monitor goods’ whereabouts in real time and ensure they arrive at the right time and place and in appropriate condition. Route & freight cost optimization. The post The Digital Transformation in Logistics: Technologies, Barriers and Predictions!

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These firms facilitate the movement of parts and materials from suppliers to manufacturers and finished products from manufacturers to distributors and retailers. Freight Payment / Claims Auditing. Predictive Analytics. Preferably, these services are integrated, or “bundled” together by the provider.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. Let’s think back on demand forecasting and warehousing management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. Figure 1 shows a market-by-market planning model by a sinus drug manufacturer. This type of planning needs to be deployed by all consumer manufacturers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

A global marketplace is emerging that represents a huge opportunity for manufacturing. But the market is segmented, demanding specialization that will be tough for traditional manufacturers to handle. Technology and Manufacturing: It is a Part of the Cerasis DNA & How we Empower our Manufacturing Shippers.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 21, 2020

By utilizing optimization techniques, we have sought to minimize procurement costs absorbing larger order quantities and longer lead-times; we plan for longer manufacturing runs to drive a higher return on assets and full-container load land and marine freight to reduce transportation unit costs. FROM VISIBILITY TO ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in. Unpacking expected disruptions across the supply chain for manufacturers and distributors. This will in turn impact manufacturing operations up- and downstream as much as raw material mining.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact? We will certainly be feeling the repercussions throughout a bumpy holiday shopping season — and beyond.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Characteristics of a Winning E-Commerce Shipping Strategy According to Inbound Logistics, creating the shipping strategy necessary to facilitate e-commerce will require re-evaluation of existing processes and the use of technology to maintain control over freight spend. Review available freight consolidation programs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Unilever is one of the world’s largest food manufacturers. Oracle’s TMS has built in analytics to make these estimates. When the invoice from the carrier comes in, the TMS’s freight audit module can see whether the expected cost of the trip matches, or comes close to matching, what was expected.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Their transportation networks are more diverse, in many cases aided by connections to digital freight marketplaces. Expand the use of machine learning and predictive analytics – The effectiveness of machine learning models is being proven in an expanding set of use cases across the end-to-end supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

These firms facilitate the movement of parts and materials from suppliers to manufacturers and finished products from manufacturers to distributors and retailers. Freight Payment / Claims Auditing. Predictive Analytics. Preferably, these services are integrated, or “bundled” together by the provider.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 24, 2019

Manufacturing was transformed into a global enterprise. Technologies such as machine learning and demand analytics can favor shorter, smarter and more demand-driven supply chains. A decade ago it was unrealistic to compete with “the China price”. Not surprisingly, technology is also playing a role.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. As you know, demand for some items surged.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

E2open Acquires Point of Sale Analytics Leader Orchestro. DB Schenker Signs on With uShip Online Freight Platform (WSJ – sub. project44 Achieves Groundbreaking Level of Connectivity with 1000+ Freight APIs. project44 Achieves Groundbreaking Level of Connectivity with 1000+ Freight APIs. Infor Acquires Predictix.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 10, 2021

technologies, the digitalization of data, and the growth of advanced analytics, machine learning and AI would mean that “within 5-10 years, the supply chain function may be obsolete, replaced by a smoothly running, self-regulating utility that … requires very little human intervention.” . The authors posited that the advent of Industry 4.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Freight Management. Freight management is driven by time-critical, manual tasks. This will improve the ability for data analytics to be used to improve operations and provide an efficient and scalable freight management workflow. RPA brings efficiency to these tasks while saving time and reducing errors.

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QAD

JUNE 17, 2021

Integrated Supplier Management is a must – manufacturers are still dealing with the effects of the global chip shortage, the Suez Canal blockage, changing trade policies and other global supply and demand disruptions. At QAD, we understand the multiple steps manufacturers need to take to achieve a resilient and integrated supply chain.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 14, 2019

Using the historic shipping data captured in a TMS, shippers can make data-driven, predictive plans. TMS carrier management functions and carrier performance analytics enable a shipper to address issues early and provide insightful feedback to their carrier-partners. Step 3 – Give transportation a seat at the “adult table”.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 15, 2021

An ongoing shortage in semiconductor supply is making vehicle manufacturing much more difficult across the globe. This bottleneck makes it difficult for automotive shipping manufacturers to ramp up production as much as possible.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 15, 2021

An ongoing shortage in semiconductor supply is making vehicle manufacturing much more difficult across the globe. Limited Amount of Semiconductors Reduces Ability to Finish Manufacturing and Creates Additional Supply Chain Bottlenecks. A Lack of Semiconductors Can Further Lead to Fewer Completed Orders for New Trucks.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Everything from a lack of capacity, manufacturing shortages, cost control difficulties, regional supply delays and disruptions, length and complexity of supply shipping routes, driver and worker shortages, rising costs and expenses, and COVID-related disruptions have contributed to the retail supply chain process today. .

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2019

Complexity across the manufacturing and retail landscapes has evolved to unprecedented levels and a breakdown in the supply chain is not an uncommon reason for failures.”[1] Advanced analytics. ”[2]. .”[1] ”[2]. Technology in the supply chain. ”[4]. ”[5].

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The algorithms iteratively query data with many using constraint-based modeling to find the core set of factors with the greatest predictive accuracy. One of the most challenging aspects of managing a supply chain is predicting the future demands for production. no opt-in).

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions. Level-two is starting to leverage predictive analytics: Can I predict where a challenge or disruption is going to occur?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

In order to avoid incidents of mismatch between supply and demand, establish more efficient manufacturing and lower costs, it is necessary to establish an environment of consistent supply chain visibility. In order to implement this visibility, it is crucial that companies take into consideration many elements.

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