ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In the competitive industrial landscape, efficient spare parts inventory management is crucial to maintaining seamless operations and driving profitability. Overcoming Unique Challenges in Spare Parts Supply Chains Spare parts supply chains present unique challenges that differ significantly from traditional finished goods logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Are you making the fatal mistake of underestimating the importance of inventory rebalancing? Many retailers treat inventory management as a mundane task rather than a strategic lever for success. It’s about strategically adjusting your inventory levels across locations and products in response to real-time customer demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The transportation, logistics, and energy storage sectors are undergoing profound transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements, evolving consumer expectations, and the global pursuit of sustainability. In transportation and logistics, this has manifested as a significant focus on electrification and renewable energy integration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Geopolitical instability, extreme weather, labor shortages, and fluctuating consumer demand regularly impact global logistics. They integrate AI into demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and logistics operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

They follow “if-this-then-that” (IFTTT) logic, meaning that when certain conditions are met, the contract automatically executes an agreed-upon action, such as releasing a payment, updating an inventory record, or verifying a shipment. Logistics & Shipment Tracking Tracking shipments across multiple jurisdictions is difficult.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ongoing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bill is the Founder & CEO of OneRail , a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service that provides dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. OneRail’s platform includes order management, inventory management, and real-time visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

As logistics networks become increasingly complex, the volume of real-time data generated by devices, equipment, vehicles, and facilities is growing rapidly. However, implementing edge computing in logistics environments introduces its own set of technical and operational complexities that require careful planning.

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The Network Effect

JANUARY 24, 2025

The post Optimizing Inventory and Logistics for Luxury Retail appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

Its long-established logistics model, built around rail and RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off) shipping, could no longer keep pace. Capacity shortages, service unreliability, and inventory congestion threatened to disrupt VWs production flow and delivery commitments to U.S. and Canadian dealerships.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Josh is the Co-Founder of Launch Fulfillment, LaunchPath Logistics, and RocketFuel Parcel Recharge. About Josh Beatty Joshua Beatty is the Co-Founder of Launch Fulfillment, LaunchPath Logistics, and RocketFuel Parcel Recharge. is a leading e-commerce logistics provider specializing in premium fulfillment services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2024

But shippers looking to avoid disruptions and ensure that tight inventory levels don’t lead to missed sales opportunities pulled their orders forward. As companies look ahead to the next three to six months, they’re weighing costs, risks, and demand as they plan and adapt their inventory strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

The 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 20% tariffs on Chinese goods are expected to increase production costs, disrupt logistics networks, and force companies to rethink supply chains. Retailers and e-commerce giants like Amazon are stockpiling key inventory, preparing for potential further trade restrictions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As a result, companies tend to plan, optimize, and execute their inventory, labor, transportation, and warehousing operations separately (that is, in a siloed manner). Read more The post Bridging the Supply Chain Planning & Execution Gap appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Is that the case at your company?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This article will examine the challenges Belcorp faced with managing its extensive product range and complex supply chain and how our solution set, which includes Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+), Demand Planning, and the Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) model, transformed their operations. It played out as follows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2024

With tart cherry juice sales transitioning into a steady demand pattern, retailers must adapt their inventory strategies accordingly to meet this evolving consumer preference. It serves as a compelling example of how retailers must reassess their inventory strategies to adapt to rapidly shifting market demands driven by trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

From raw material sourcing to logistics and regulatory compliance, stakeholders across the value chain will need to prepare for structural adjustments. Shorter shelf life or more limited inventory of natural colorants may lead to shorter production runs and increased batch frequency.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

trillion distortion inventory problem. Trillion Inventory Distortion Problem In this podcast, Karl Swensen, CEO and Co-founder of Pull Logic, discusses how their AI-enabled technology helps retailers, brands, and manufacturers reduce lost sales by addressing supply chain and selling process failure points. Summary: Solving the $1.8

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Picture this: You’re a warehouse manager, and with a few taps on your smartphone, you instantly know the exact location and quantity of every item in your inventory. That’s not science fiction—it’s the power of mobile inventory management. Ready to turn your inventory from a headache into a strategic asset?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2025

Excess inventory weighs down supply chains. The Hidden Costs of Traditional Inventory Models Traditional inventory models were built for predictability. It aligns inventory with actual demand, reduces warehouse costs, and limits the risk of obsolescence. But in volatile markets, they often backfire.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

5G is playing an increasingly significant role in logistics, where data transfer speed and security are crucial. With faster, more reliable connectivity, logistics systems are becoming more efficient and automated. As 5G networks continue to expand, these changes will become even more widespread in the logistics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered. You set a target inventory level. Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate. That’s an action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Establish inventory reserves in key markets to avoid supply chain disruptions. Leverage Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) and Pre-Buying Strategies Manufacturers can mitigate tariff impacts by strategically managing inventory. The post No Balloons Needed: Practical Moves to Navigate Tariff Volatility appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

After 10+ years of writing the weekly news roundup, as well as a bi-weekly column for Logistics Viewpoints, today is my last day at ARC Advisory Group. Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. More incidents are being reported at inland logistics hubs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Ecosystem Today The logistics ecosystem is being transformed by the rise of connected vehicles equipped with IoT sensors and data-driven technologies. Connected vehicles, following standards like the SAE J3016, which defines the six levels of vehicle automation, are becoming a crucial part of logistics operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Business case creation involves top logistics, finance, or business unit executives. Interestingly, the inventory analysis often shows that for slow-moving products, centralizing those SKUs in a central storage location increases reliability despite the increase in lead times. However, the projects involve a good deal of collaboration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2025

The project demonstrates how 5G networks can serve as the digital nervous system for autonomous logistics. JD.com launched a 5G-powered logistics park in Beijing to support connected delivery fleets and smart loading systems. Engineers can collect and analyze telemetry without relying on the cloud, increasing security and speed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Leading organizations are building supply chains that are less exposed to single points of failure, more informed by real-time data, and more able to adjust sourcing, inventory, and routing based on current conditions. The Shift Toward Resilience The strategic conversation is beginning to shift. AI also helps with scenario modeling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Now Let’s Get to The Supply Chain & Logistics News for the Week! The partnership with Nimble will help scale FedEx’s e-commerce offerings across North America through automated third-party logistics solutions. The size of the investment was not disclosed. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

An example of this is Vendor Management Inventory and Capacity Collaboration for contract manufacturing. This can help identify potential disruptions early and improve decision-making capabilities, particularly in Purchase Order, Forecast, Inventory and Quality related processes.

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