ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

is advanced supply chain analytics. Advanced supply chain analytics is turning the current uncertainty into strategic foresight. In this blog, we’ll delve deeper into the potential of advanced supply chain analytics and understand why it is the need of the hour.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces that our latest Research Advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains is now available for reading. In a prior five-part series of commentaries hosted on Supply Chain Matters , we have provided snapshots of five of our ten predictions for 2023. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Oracle’s TMS has built in analytics to make these estimates. For example, if they buy a component for their hardware products in Thailand, they have an estimate for the logistics emissions associated with the component. That means, over time, the TMS could get better at predicting emissions on a particular route.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 27, 2024

Effects of International Trade Agreements and Sanctions Trade policies and sanctions can either restrict or enable the flow of oil products, thus requiring agile adjustments in supply chain strategies to accommodate these changes. Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Improves decision-making through predictive analytics and machine learning.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

Exploring the world of AI tools for supply chain and logistics can be quite overwhelming. That’s why we put together this guide – to help you get a glimpse of the best AI tools for supply chain and logistics, how to implement these tools, what to take care of and more. Best AI Tools for Supply Chain and Logistics 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2024

Aligning objectives and fostering joint ownership in the rules and policies being used helps eliminate silos while building trust and confidence in decisions. This is how you begin to predict disruptions, mitigate their impact, and automate responses with greater speed and efficacy.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Efficient, streamlined logistics operations play a critical role in meeting consumer demand, increasing customer satisfaction and ultimately, reducing operational costs. In today’s competitive retail sector, optimizing logistics processes enables retailers to gain an advantage. Using predictive analytics.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The technology encompasses various techniques to learn from labeled or unstructured data to predict or classify based on given data, make decisions or inferences, and train models to perform tasks. Supply chain systems can learn from evolving demand in real time to produce a more precise forecast with significantly less effort.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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Supply Chains Rock

MAY 9, 2012

Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to actually predict how issues in the world will impact operations. Analytics has got huge scope to get integrated in supply chain in terms of analysing spend data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

After months of dire predictions, many in the financial community are lowering the odds of a recession in the next year. And we’ve yet to experience all of the possible repercussions of the conclusion of China’s zero-COVID policy. Things have changed, for good, and the environment we now work in is one of constant volatility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings by Dr. Shereen Nassar, Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai Supply chain resilience has become a crucial topic of discussion in our interconnected and globalised world.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 4, 2022

During periods where change is more-or-less predictable, experts talk about modernizing operations. You must throw out how things have been done in the past and reinvent your business, supply chain and logistics processes.”[3] It’s time to look at a new way of organizing analytics environments.”[7]

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Enterra Insights

MAY 15, 2020

Therefore, reverse logistics companies are preparing for managing the influx of returned or replaced items during this time.”[2]. Reverse logistics: An inconvenient challenge. Journalist Maghan McDowell ( @maghanmcd ) calls returns (aka reverse logistics) “an inconvenient challenge” for retailers.[3]

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s like investing in an insurance policy: you don’t want to pay for more insurance than you need but you don’t want to be underinsured either. Logistics and transportation technologies provide powerful modern digital fleet tracking so that companies can track their shipments and fleets across land and sea, all over the world.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

” Logistics professionals could adopt that statement as their motto. Half-a-decade ago, Apptricity analysts wrote, “In the world of supply chain and logistics management, perfection remains an elusive goal. “Logistics companies cannot afford not to be innovative,” he explains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Team re-building, split of responsibilities/tasks, border closure challenges, quick navigation of stock management, prioritisation of logistics to consumer needs and coordination with partners upstream and downstream. Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models.

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ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 24, 2024

Collaborate with logistics partners to establish diversified and flexible transportation plans. Implement predictive analytics to anticipate potential disruptions. Collaborate with suppliers and logistics partners to share real-time information on inventory levels, shipments, and potential delays.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2017

Anyway, speaking of Amazon, it tops the list of the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s new refunds policy will ‘crush’ small businesses, outraged sellers say (CNBC). MercuryGate Announces Addition of Rockfarm to its Logistics Integrator Program.

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QAD

MARCH 14, 2023

Businesses should pursue these environmental initiatives not only for addressing customer expectations and brand reputation, but also because many of these initiatives are becoming involuntary through governmental policies around the globe. What is Supply Chain Digitization?

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics planning has always been an essential aspect of supply chain operations and inventory management, but its impact may surpass anything seen in the modern transportation industry. The Challenge of Reverse Logistics Planning and the Holiday Shopping Season.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture. Before diving into some takeaways from the sessions I attended and participated in, here are some high-level stats about Descartes (a Talking Logistics sponsor): Descartes is now a $200M+ company and continues to grow.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As a result, organisations are investing in foundational technologies to provide a system of record for traceability, product innovation platforms to enable ecosystem collaboration to support closed-loop design principles, and dashboards and analytics to optimise the use of resources. Sustainable Transformation Requires Digitalisation.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Logistics Processes to Plan For. Tips for Logistics Planning. No army should go into battle without a plan for attack; similarly, no ecommerce merchant should go into business without a plan for handling their logistics. What is logistics planning? Why logistics planning is important for ecommerce businesses.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2022

” They also found, “Companies increasingly have access to the advanced data analytics and best practices necessary to make their supply chains more resilient.” And logistics networks become all the more important during climate disasters and severe weather events, shuttling essential supplies into the areas most affected.”[8]

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2016

Lots of supply chain and logistics news to get to this week, especially on the the technology front, so let’s go straight to it. Truckload group splits with ATA policy on truck size and weight issue (Logistics Management). Descartes Acquires pixi. Google, Ford, Uber launch coalition to further self-driving cars (Reuters).

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Excellence in all these areas requires predicting demand, buying supplies, producing products promptly, and swiftly responding to market demand. .” Track and manage shelf-life across all stages (on-hand, planned, incoming) for raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods, minimizing waste and ensuring product freshness.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Geopolitical changes encompass alterations in international relations, trade policies, tariffs, or regulations. The digitization of supply chain processes, the use of big data analytics, and the emergence of technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence have revolutionized supply chain operations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. IDC’s March 2022 Future Enterprise Resiliency & Spending Survey showed that almost 50% of finance organizations are prioritizing consistent ESG practices and/or policies when considering industry ecosystem design and partners.

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 26, 2021

Besides raw material costs, logistics can account for anything between 5% and 50% of the total product cost , depending on where products are sourced, their value, and the shipping methods. Transportation methods Procurement Inventory policies Distribution costs Forecasting and demand planning Customer service levels.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Few topics in logistics are getting as much attention today as cold-chain storage, distribution and transportation. Logistics service providers (LSPs) and third-party logistics (3PL) companies are already faced with many challenges — including demand and supply volatility, rising costs, labor shortages, and the pressures of omni-channel.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 30, 2024

Communication between warehouse locations Unless there are policies, processes, and systems in place to facilitate better collaboration, poor communication between teams can hurt productivity and business performance. This will help you adjust your storage strategy and accurately predict fulfilment times.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2024

Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication systems are revolutionizing road safety, especially in the freight, trucking, and logistics industry. Let’s explore the mechanics, benefits, challenges, and prospects of V2V communication systems in the logistics sector.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Adding AI to the system allows businesses to analyse historical data and make predictions, improving agility and resilience. A Conversation with Don Teng.

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