Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Dynamic Pricing: Real-time data from decentralized oracles (such as Chainlink) can adjust contract terms based on market prices or demand fluctuations. How Smart Contracts Improve Logistics IoT-Enabled Tracking: Sensors on shipping containers continuously log real-time data (e.g., How Are Smart Contracts Built?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

Digital twins are emerging as digital transformation accelerators for supply chain and logistics organizations seeking enterprise-level visibility, real-time scenario modeling, and operational agility under disruption. This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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. Now, ML forecasting is not just monthly or quarterly; weekly and even daily forecasting is now possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Warehousing is an essential part of the global supply chain. Warehousing plays a critical role in the success of businesses across various sectors. It would be nice to know how many warehouses there are and how fast these numbers are growing. Retailers, manufacturers, and distributors own more warehouses than 3PLs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

If the team just delivers something to regional executives and they’ve had no input, they question the results. So, if the model shows that by shutting down some warehouses and moving others, $10 million can be saved, the team will only promise $5 million. One essential tool used by the supply chain team is supply chain design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2025

In the past, tracking a shipping container across continents or monitoring the temperature of a pharmaceutical package in a rural warehouse came with trade-offs: cost, power drain, or unreliable coverage. LTE-M supports voice (VoLTE), real-time mobility, and bandwidth up to 1.4 This is changing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In today’s fast-paced, hyper-competitive, omni-channel world, warehouses play a critical role in maximizing service and fulfilling the ambitious customer promises that are required today. Warehouses also represent an enormous cost center. Volatile demand means warehouses need to pivot quickly when order volumes change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2025

By implementing Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and modernizing 200,000 square feet of warehouse space, they didn’t just automate—they redefined their entire fulfillment strategy. With the implementation of the AMRs, employees no longer have to learn how to drive a forklift, which greatly reduces training time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

The market is voting with us, not just in terms of having common applications on the same platform, but having those applications connected to a network. Blue Yonders warehouse management system solution is their top-selling application. Angove asserts is three or four times their nearest competitor. Last year, it grew to 3.5

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In the age of same-day delivery and rising consumer expectations, there is immense pressure on warehouses to perform at peak efficiency. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in. Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components. Ready to get started?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. The new law meant that the way medical systems operated had to change. Expanded health insurance coverage led to increases in the demand for care. The ACA led to a move away from fee-based services and toward compulsory value-based payment initiatives. There are several St.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

To improve their operations, they installed autonomous mobile robots in their warehouse. According to a survey of 250 global companies by the consulting firm McKinsey, 91% of shippers and 75% of logistics service providers have implemented a warehouse management system. Can a warehouse with so few pickers get good payback from AMRs?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 3, 2024

The mobile warehouse robotics market is no doubt a crucial piece of technology to achieve warehouse automation. At this point, we can see the market reaching some maturity, where more end users recognize the benefits and essentiality of automating warehouse and logistics operations with mobile robots.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 29, 2025

During the two-day event, I participated in various sessions covering a range of topics, including Warehouse Management Systems, Labor Management, Agentic AI, and Warehouse Automation. Kinsella shared examples of how unification helps customers respond to real-time changes and improve agility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 7, 2025

Sustainability has become a core focus for industries worldwide, and warehousing is no exception. Modern warehouses are not just storage spaces—they are dynamic hubs of activity that play a critical role in supply chain efficiency. This reduces dependency on fossil fuels and lowers electricity costs over time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

Volatile markets, global disruptions, and the need for real-time insights are pushing traditional systems to their limits. data extractors, search APIs) to perform tasks, enabling them to dynamically adjust to new information and real-time knowledge sources. Typically, these systems consist of standard-task agents (e.g.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I engaged in numerous discussions with robotics executives last year as I was developing ARC Advisory Group’s mobile warehouse robotics (AMR) research. CLINT: Mark, I came across many former Kiva Systems employees during my discussions with executives at warehouse robotics companies. Fast forward to the 2023 ProMat show.

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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. Companies are restructuring supplier networks, adopting just-in-case (JIC) inventory models, and implementing AI-driven forecasting to anticipate and mitigate disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Mr. Masson points out the “challenges are not just about the volume, but also the complexity and fragmentation of data generated by sensors, machines, and smart factories. Warehouse management systems rely on RF scans of locations and products. Mr. Masson leads ARC’s research on industrial AI and data fabrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Companies should evaluate it alongside cost, lead time, on-time delivery, and capacity utilization. Just as businesses forecast and project financial spend at the shipment level before executing transportation activities, TMS systems should enable the projection of carbon impacts before choosing transport modes, routes, or carriers.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One element of warehousing that can have a negative impact on supply chain costs is the way in which the space is set out and utilized. How many of the following five inefficiencies do you recognise within your company’s warehouse layout? 5 Ways to Achieve Efficient Warehouse Design: Improve Layout Efficiency & Save Costs!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

From AI-driven inventory systems to robotic pickers, smart warehouse solutions are redefining how goods move. Often overlooked, hand trucks are essential for enhancing efficiency and reducing injury risk in warehouses of all sizes. Labour Shortages and Strain The labour market in warehousing and logistics has tightened in recent years.

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RFgen

MAY 28, 2025

Organizing a warehouse in 2025 requires blending time tested practices with modern technology. A well structured facility reduces handling times, minimizes errors, enhances safety, and maximizes space utilization. Advances in automation, data analytics, and cloud based management systems are reshaping how warehouses operate.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

Just be prepared for anything and keep going. The warehouse, meanwhile, has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chains — from small-batch wave picking and reverse logistics to deeper supplier collaboration, and tariff and sustainability compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2025

This week in supply chain and logistics news includes Blue Yonder being selected to support Border States, an electrical distribution company, with their warehouse management needs. Unifor represents over 2,100 DHL Express workers in Canada, including couriers, warehouse employees, and truck drivers. FedEx is continuing its Network 2.0

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3PL Insights

JUNE 16, 2025

For auto parts, many of which are time-sensitive and tied to just-in-time manufacturing schedules, any lag in the supply chain can result in stalled production. 3PLs help mitigate these risks by offering flexible warehousing and multi-modal transportation options. Here’s how.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

FabFitFun Warehouse in Chino, CA FabFitFun is an interesting retailer with a complex supply chain. They have been successful enough with their fulfillment capabilities that they are no longer just a direct-to-consumer retailer; they are also a third-party logistics provider. It’s just so exciting,” McKellar says. “A

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For example, that sudden increase in warehousing charges from my LSP is anyone else seeing that? The survey is open to all shippers, not just those on the Shippers Council, with the qualification that they must spend at least US$1 million a year with an LSP in order to grade their performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

The logistics, supply chain, freight transportation, warehousing, and inventory management sectors often operate on razor-thin margins. To respond well to this “new normal,” planners are entering an era of greater cross-industry collaboration which isn’t just beneficial—it’s essential for survival and resilience.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

Think of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the drought in the Panama Canal, the Russia-Ukraine war, blockage of the Suez Canal, or the 2024 International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) strike at East and Gulf ports. Its a rollercoaster for logistics and supply chain leaders operating in global markets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Geek+ was honored as Best Warehouse Robotics Company for its smart warehouse automation solutions. Storage automation and AS/RS solution providers such as AutoStore, Swisslog, and Kardex were present, alongside intralogistics, supply chain, and warehouse automation specialists including SSI Schaefer, Dematic and Krber Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

That supply planning application needs to be integrated into an array of internal systems ERP, transportation management, warehouse management, procurement, and other applications. Who is InterSystems? InterSystems is a rapidly growing global private company with nearly 2,000 employees and revenues of over $1 billion.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It’s time to challenge your existing beliefs about inventory management and recognize how ineffective rebalancing can significantly impact your bottom line. The Real Definition of Inventory Rebalancing First, let’s set the record straight: inventory rebalancing isn’t just a fancy term for moving stock around.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2025

Agentic AI has become a catchphrase and discussion point for logistics teams in just about every industry today, as well as logistics service providers (LSPs). Agentic AI has applications across logistics operations, but let’s focus first on its potential to optimize the warehouse. But what does it really mean?

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