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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

In the rapidly evolving world of global supply chains, interoperability—the ability of systems, devices, and organizations to work together seamlessly—has become a critical factor for operational efficiency. This layer includes trucks, ships, warehouses, and other physical assets.

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

The high-tech firm is more than a manufacturer of PCs, tablets, smartphones, and servers. The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. During COVID, this more agile and resilient model allowed the firm to grow their market share. Jack Fiedler : We’re unique in the technology industry.

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End-to-End Supply Chain Orchestration: Achieving Visibility and Operational Control

Logistics Viewpoints

This complexity has introduced gaps in visibility and responsiveness that traditional systems werent designed to handle. It is not a technology on its own, but rather a process that combines planning, execution, and monitoring through integrated tools and workflows.

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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around

Supply Chain Shaman

Logility, a conservative company supply chain planning technology, historically had no debt and cash reserves of more than 80M, is undervalued in this deal. Aptean is orchestrating the Blue Yonder/E2open/Infor playbook of buying undervalued assets and milking the maintenance and Software-as-a-Service contracts with existing customers.

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Amazon and the Shift to AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations examine past sales trends, apply seasonal adjustments, and make forecasts based on historical models. When unexpected disruptions occura factory shutdown, a shipping delay, or a supply shortagethese models provide little flexibility. Executives are left making high-stakes decisions with incomplete information.

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Manhattan Associates Joins a Select Group of SCM Software Vendors in the Billion Dollar Club

Logistics Viewpoints

Manhattan joins a select group of supply chain software suppliers generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. Manhattan Associates is a leader in two markets, warehouse management systems and omnichannel systems. Manhattan has been on a journey to get all their products on their microservices cloud-native Active Platform.

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Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and AMRs: Redefining Warehouse Automation

Logistics Viewpoints

Among the most impactful technologies supporting this shift are Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). These systems are increasingly used to improve internal logistics, address labor challenges, and support responsive, data-driven operations. AGVs vs. AMRs: What’s the Difference?