Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This integration includes tracking individual components and collecting data on environmental impact, including sustainability metrics such as carbon footprint and recyclability. This helps identify potential challenges and areas for improvement without committing full resources upfront.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

Built-In Sustainability Reporting Some orchestration tools are adding carbon tracking or energy use metrics alongside cost and delivery performance data. The post End-to-End Supply Chain Orchestration: Achieving Visibility and Operational Control appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

When a new tariff is proposed, companies using AI-based forecasting tools are often able to adjust their sourcing or logistics strategies well before the policy takes effect. The ability to pressure-test decisions before committing real resources significantly improves response quality. Metrics must reflect the new priorities.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is reverse Logistics? Before we dive in the nuances of reverse logistics, otherwise known as return logistics, integration, let's briefly recap what reverse logistics is. Reverse logistics refers to all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. Managing return logistic can be challenging.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

However, large organizations are often equipped to handle fulfillment in-house, leveraging their extensive resources and capabilities. Effective fulfillment requires a well-designed system, efficient logistics, and a reliable supplier network to ensure timely and accurate delivery of products.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

Big enterprises might not be that open to innovations but are hypersensitive to cost and resource savings. In the below article I propose to have a look at the main benefits and advantages of the cloud-based logistics management. Each industry has its peculiarities, among the others, in the logistics, manufacturing, and supply.

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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. Understanding Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain efficiency refers to maximizing output while minimizing resource input.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. In this article, I propose to have a look at several logistic skills that, besides the specific knowledge in this area, will help to maximize the logistics effectiveness. Quality-focused.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. If there’s a bright spot anywhere it’s the fact that, as logistics challenges have grown, so has the availability of advanced technologies to manage these challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. The verdict would have been “definitely nailed it” if we were counting all of the “ML-washing” going on in the supply chain and logistics technology market.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Next, prioritize projects based on their potential impact and available resources. Finally, establish standardized data collection procedures across all relevant departments, ensuring consistent measurement and reporting. Analyzing performance trends helps you find areas to improve across your supply chain.

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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. Heres how the concept plays out in real-world logistics: 1.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. Top Logistics Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far. From Third Party Logistics, Warehouse information, Technology, and KPIs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) I never calculated and accounted for the inter-dependencies between metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

Resource scarcity. These include: Challenges getting ESG metrics from suppliers, partners, and other third parties. Time-consuming manual processes to report on ESG metrics. Much of the ESG journey is about conserving resources with smart planning and automation—but you can’t do that manually with spreadsheets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2021

What is the Perfect Delivery Metric? Improving on this metric will always involve a focus on people and processes, but often also includes implementing new, more robust, supply chain applications. The wrong metrics drive suboptimal behaviors and metrics can often be manipulated. You can watch the full video below.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

As logistics leaders face growing pressure, from tighter delivery windows to environmental mandates, geopolitical instability, and driver shortages, one technology is proving to be a game changer: V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication. What Is V2X and Why Should Logistics Teams Care?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Successfully scaling manufacturing requires more than just adding resources. This agility minimizes downtime and maximizes resource utilization. This targeted approach optimizes resource allocation and minimizes bottlenecks by allowing you to scale only where necessary.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

It would be tempting to think of reverse logistics as forward logistics done backwards. Reverse logistic isn’t simply a reverse gear. Reverse logistics can also have a dramatic effect on steering a company’s fortunes. Reverse logistics is therefore worth doing, and worth doing properly.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 28, 2016

The benefits of outsourcing logistics processes to a third-party logistics provider (3PL) are well documented. Basic Facts to Understand Before Outsourcing Logistics. Critical Things to Know When Considering Outsourcing Logistics. The hundreds, if not thousands, of logistics outsourcing providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The solar panels will reduce the building’s carbon footprint by approximately 4,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 18 – 24) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. I highly recommend watching the movie when you get a chance.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain is one that makes sure that every resource across your entire operation is watertight, avoiding waste and maximising profits. With modern logistics outsourcing, were seeing a change in how companies approach the tender process. What is Supply Chain Efficiency? what we found was shocking.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

As with the logistics category where we featured 15 most popular blog posts vs. the 10 we covered in the top manufacturing blog posts and supply chain blog posts , we write so many transportation blog posts in that category, we are going to feature the 16 most viewed transportation blog posts. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

As regulations across the globe strengthen, the pressure to collect, report, and organize emission-related metrics has never been higher. This added responsibility for companies will have lasting effects on business operations, corporate partnerships, supply chain logistics, compliance requirements, and data integrity.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2015

Throughout the supply chain, the use of metrics to track and understand processes provides an invaluable resource for ensuring increased production and customer satisfaction. What Distribution Center Metrics Need Tracking? However, the most important metrics can be categorized into the following eight areas. Cycle Times.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

SCM is focused on efficiency, throughput, and resilience across a much wider operational footprint and requires coordination between manufacturing, logistics and supply chain, and demand planning teams to ensure timely fulfillment and quality assurance.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

These platforms can dynamically adjust the difficulty of tasks, provide targeted resources, and suggest personalized learning paths based on real-time performance data. MTSS platforms support the development of these analytical skills by integrating advanced tools and resources that allow learners to engage with real-world data sets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2024

They see three key impact pillars to achieving sustainability, and they are: decarbonization & energy efficiency, resource efficiency & circularity, and people centricity & societal impact. The post Siemens EcoTech: Driving Sustainable Transformation of Industry appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

That’s a drag on time and resources. The race is on to harness AI to achieve quantum leaps in productivity — but success also hinges on investing time, energy and resources in change management. Metrics are critical as well. The post Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I informed our readers that ARC Advisory Group/Logistics Viewpoints is conducting a survey to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. Earlier this month in the post titled What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? , More to come!

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2021

Learning the difference between third party logistics (3PL) and fourth-party logistics (4PL), as well as 1PL and 2PL, and the rise of even fifth-party logistics (5PLs) is becoming increasingly sophisticated and valuable for driving successful supply chain operations. What is the difference between 3PL and 4PL?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

On today’s episode we welcome Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder & President of Zipline Logistics, an award-winning logistics service provider that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products. Capacity & Carrier Metrics Resources to Download. Download E-Book.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But, more commonly there are downside surprises: customers lower the volume they want on an order, delay their order, there are manufacturing problems, logistics problems, staffing issues, to name the most obvious downside risks. The network supports downstream channel partners, upstream supply partners, and logistics partners.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

You’ll be able to have an agent like you have a human resource,” he said. He sees a near future in which there are multiple agents, each with their own realm of responsibility, such as shipping, pricing and forecasting.

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