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). Historically, there has been a disconnect between Supply Chain Planning and Supply Chain Execution processes and applications. 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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Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. reading for transportation capacity during May, which was roughly in line with April. SONAR: Logistics Managers’ Index (Transportation Prices).

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Today’s article comes from Greca Manuzzi, Senior Expert Product Marketing at Kinaxis, and explores breaking down silos in material and transportation planning. The products and material deliveries are planned without taking real-world transportation constraints into account, such as truck capacities, schedules or incompatibilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Optimization is used in supply planning, factory scheduling, supply chain design , and transportation planning. In mathematical terms, optimization is a mixed-integer or linear programming approach to finding the best combination of warehouses, factories, transportation flows, and other supply chain resources under real-world constraints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

Capacity shortages, service unreliability, and inventory congestion threatened to disrupt VWs production flow and delivery commitments to U.S. The inability to secure sufficient transport capacity not only strained inventory management but also exposed the company to increased vehicle damage risks and customer delivery delays.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2025

He has held leadership roles such as Vice President of Linehaul & Central Dispatch Operations at Yellow, Director of Network Operations at YRC Freight, and various operational and sales leadership positions with both YRC Freight and Roadway Express over the course of his well established transportation career. on-time performance rate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Transport Layer: Ensures dependable data transfer. Transport Layer: Reliable Delivery The transport layer ensures that goods and information are delivered reliably, similar to how data packets are delivered in networking. For example, coordinating inventory management systems with demand forecasting tools. •

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Sellercloud serves small to mid-sized retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers with inventory and order management systems (IMS/OMS) that help manage and synchronize inventory across multiple sales channels, while also facilitating order fulfillment. This move continues the tradition of U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Many large organizations have multiple systems for order, warehouse, or transportation management that are barely integrated frequently not at all. These steps include sourcing and receiving inventory, storing inventory, order processing, picking and packing an order, shipping the order, and returns management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. Teams are constrained by their physical resources, like trucks, inventory, and labor capacities, as they seek to resolve a disruption.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2025

For example, if I improve the cost structure in transportation, procurement, manufacturing and sales independently, what decision support framework decides the right trade-offs? In current systems where Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Transportation Management (TMS) are different models, alignment is impossible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2025

Warehouse Robotics: Systematic Redesign of Core Functions Warehouse operations have historically relied on manual labor for tasks such as picking, sorting, inventory management, and material handling. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) follow predefined routes and are well-suited for repetitive, fixed-path material transport.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Businesses are responding with production shifts, supply chain diversification, inventory stockpiling, and trade route adjustments in efforts to lessen the financial burden and avoid long-term instability. Retailers and e-commerce giants like Amazon are stockpiling key inventory, preparing for potential further trade restrictions.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The projects include local finance, warehousing, and transportation managers who help to pull the data surrounding rents, transportation costs, customs, and other marginal costs together. Carbon reduction and transportation savings tend to go “hand in hand” unless we are shipping by air.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Leveling up your inventory life cycle can be crucial, but keeping all the fundamental factors jumping is essential to let the life cycle evolve. However, if the life cycle stock is healthy, inventory management is smooth. Inventory management revolves around the pivotal concept of the product life cycle. Click here!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

Delays, excess inventory, missed handoffs, and reactive decision-making are all signs of a supply chain that lacks coordination. The factory uses this information to make scheduling and inventory decisions more efficiently. This doesnt eliminate those systems, it organizes the data they produce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Similarly, shifting freight from road to rail or waterways offers lower-emission alternatives for long-haul transport. Efficiency is a vital component of economic sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory models, lean supplier networks, and offshore manufacturing reduced expenses but left companies exposed to disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing geopolitical shifts demonstrated the risks of relying on single-source suppliers and minimal inventory buffers. Resilience is now taking precedence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

In addition, other infrastructure repairs which impact freight transportation in and around Ashville, North Carolina are still not completed. These events impacted everything from facility operations and transportation routes to energy costs and inventory management. tallying a staggering $182 billion in damages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2025

During the 2024 holiday season, it reduced unnecessary package movement and shortened delivery distances by leveraging AI to strategically position inventory closer to customer locations. Warehouse and transportation staff still manage fulfillment decisions, but AI provides improved visibility and supports faster planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The company also sells supply chain planning and transportation management solutions. The same disconnect can happen in the warehouse and in transportation. What Manhattan is doing on the transportation side is also significant. In 2024, their supply chain planning solution was added to the platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The most common trading partner collaborative processes covered in SCCN suites are purchase order/procurement collaboration, demand forecast collaboration, and the transportation shipper tender/carrier accept process. They also cover supplier managed inventory, quality collaboration, manufacturing line collaboration, and asset collaboration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Road freight alone accounts for approximately 7% of global CO2 emissions, with maritime and air transport further amplifying the environmental burden. Key strategies include: Electrification of Transport: The use of electric vehicles (EVs) for freight and last-mile delivery reduces emissions and operational costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2025

While both AGVs and AMRs transport materials within a facility, they differ in navigation, adaptability, and system architecture. They are best suited for predictable, repetitive transport tasks in static environments, while AMRs use sensors, cameras, and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) to dynamically navigate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

Inventory Management AI Agents can track stock levels in real-time and compare them with demand forecasts, optimizing inventory levels and preventing overstock or stockouts. Logistics Optimization AI Agents can analyze transportation networks, weather patterns, and other variables to optimize routes and reduce costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The most common trading partner collaborative processes covered in MSCN suites are purchase order/procurement collaboration, demand forecast collaboration and the transportation shipper tender/carrier accept process. They also cover supplier-managed inventory, quality collaboration, manufacturing line collaboration, and asset collaboration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2025

Download Executive Summary Transportation Execution Systems – Digital freight is here. Download Executive Summary Transportation Management Systems (TMS) – Plan, execute, optimize. Download Executive Summary Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) – Beyond inventory: WMS is the control tower of modern fulfillment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

Demand Forecasting: Algorithms improve procurement planning by integrating live inputs like point-of-sale data, promotions, inventory levels, seasonality, and even weather data. Exception Management: AI tools flag delayed, misrouted, or damaged shipments and recommend responses such as automatic rescheduling or inventory reallocations.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The explosion in globalisation, and corresponding reduction in transport availability over the last decade or so, have together kiboshed some of the factors which once fueled a steady growth in offshore manufacture and procurement. Let me show you why. Understanding the Basics: What is Nearshoring? Reducing bottlenecks in U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

Shorter shelf life or more limited inventory of natural colorants may lead to shorter production runs and increased batch frequency. Companies may need to revise inventory strategies and adjust procurement lead times accordingly. Cold chain infrastructure may be necessary for both raw material and finished goods transport.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 26, 2025

Safety Stock: Navigating Supply Chain Volatility Through Strategic Inventory Planning Demand volatility represents a critical challenge for supply chain executives today, with safety stock emerging as a key strategic tool to mitigate market uncertainties. Forecast Inaccuracy Strategically offsets errors in predicting future demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Department of Transportation (DOT) agencies, facilitating improved safety, maintenance, and repair of roads, particularly during natural disasters. This map highlights critical roadway assets such as guardrails, speed limit signs, and work zones, aimed at enhancing roadway safety and maintenance. The data is accessible to state U.S.

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