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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

technology from helping China’s military. percent year-on-year decline in cargo ton miles to 1.8bn, although this metric increased by 9.5 Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after U.S. Meanwhile, volumes for the year at American were also down. The Dallas Forth Worth-headquartered airline registered a 6.7

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A Few Thoughts this Veterans Day

BlueYonder

Although Veterans Day was created around honoring and supporting veterans, the reality is that when Veterans transition out of active service, they often lose the stringent support system the military provides. As you can see from the metrics above, things have fallen short of the original intent of “honoring veterans.” in the U.S.

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How to Implement AI in Your Supply Chain: A Real-world Guide

ThroughPut

Step 3: Metric Selection Not everything can be improved or enhanced at the same time with AI. Based on the outcome chosen, key metrics can be identified to track the impact of AI, such as “order accuracy” or “warehouse throughput”. Thorough data cleansing significantly enhances the accuracy of AI’s predictive capabilities.

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How to Implement AI in Your Supply Chain: A Real-world Guide

ThroughPut

Step 3: Metric Selection Not everything can be improved or enhanced at the same time with AI. Based on the outcome chosen, key metrics can be identified to track the impact of AI, such as “order accuracy” or “warehouse throughput”. Thorough data cleansing significantly enhances the accuracy of AI’s predictive capabilities.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. President Eisenhower, reflecting on his military career, once said “plans are worthless but planning is everything.” Doing this, increases the benefits. In conclusion, the mindset of an organization matters.

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Water is as Important to Some Industries as Electricity

Enterra Insights

In the past two decades, military clashes between nations over water resources have been exceedingly rare, but internal water-related conflicts and tensions have been on the rise in recent years.” Generate guidance to improve NbS impact metrics for water security to demonstrate the multiple values of water.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

SCMDOJO

In highly sensitive sectors like the military or medical logistics, this can help prevent damage and death. Goods and information flow are now managed and controlled in real-time, which is crucial for efficient logistics. Being able to know or even predict delays or disruptions helps managers take quick action to avoid losses.