Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

With freight transport accounting for a significant share of global emissions, efforts to improve logistics now extend beyond operational metrics to include resilience, regulatory compliance, and climate performance. The global freight sector faces growing pressure to balance cost-efficiency with environmental responsibility.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Managing OTR transportation through disruption is a complex process. We’re sharing seven best practices to improve OTR transportation management, enabling shippers to stay competitive in the face of disruption. Analytics provides visibility into your transportation network and operations. Across OTR Transportation Modes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Many large organizations have multiple systems for order, warehouse, or transportation management that are barely integrated frequently not at all. Ability to Meet Fulfillment Goals According to the survey, only a mere 1% of respondents achieve 80% or higher for their OTIF metrics, with the average percentage of OTIF being a mediocre 62.21%.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

That’s where data analytics comes in. By harnessing the power of data science and analytics, you can gain end-to-end visibility across your entire network, breaking down information silos and optimizing every stage of your operations. In this post, we’ll explore how data analytics can revolutionize your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

OTR freight represents a long-standing aspect of supply chain operations and transportation management. M odern transportation networks and supply chains continuously adapt to market volatility and transitions. Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

For logistics professionals, this translates to smarter warehouse layouts, more accurate transportation planning, proactive maintenance scheduling, and a new level of resilience through cost-to-serve optimization. This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design.

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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. Transportation and Logistics: The goal here is to minimize delivery costs while maintaining reliable service levels.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Developing Analytical Skills Data analysis is at the heart of effective supply chain management. 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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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The advent of transportation management systems (TMS) in the 1990s introduced near-infinite metrics and data points into the supply chain yet brought with it more questions than answers: How do we centralize the data? The Fundamentals of Managed Analytics. How well is my transportation routing guide performance?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Data-Driven Decision Making : Using analytics to continuously refine operations. IoT sensors track temperature, asset movement, and inventory levels in real time, giving you actionable feedback, reducing human error, and enabling predictive maintenance. Resource Management: Efficiently allocating labor, equipment, and storage space.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you want to gain more supply chain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Some supply chain companies are leaning on the power of analytics to help streamline their processes and get ahead of their competitors. But many companies have struggled to embrace the relationship between using analytics and implementing changes that can improve business performance. But the benefits far outweigh the challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), predictive analytics and robotics once seemed incredibly sophisticated and out of reach — but today they’re easily accessible to every company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2025

This company leverages AI and automation across multiple layers of its supply chain, including forecasting, replenishment, and transportation logistics. Optimize Transportation Routes : AI-powered analytics suggest alternative delivery routes to minimize delays and reduce costs.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 26, 2019

TMS users in transportation logistics organizations are sitting atop a gold mine of actionable data captured by their TMS solutions. The shrewd operators are leveraging these data to support predictive analyses with the goal of achieving more accurate planning and execution of logistics as product moves through their supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Transportation Networks and Modal Shifts A good transportation strategy is one of the best ways to reduce emissions. This means consolidating shipments to max out load factors, using route optimization algorithms to minimize distance travelled, and shifting to lower emission transport modes. Through network optimization.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. As it takes time for shipping to reset back to ordinary capacity levels and flows, this change impacts rates, and can also influence other supply chain decisions where transportation rates and on-time performance play a major role. by John Lash , Group Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 14, 2017

Transportation management systems ( TMSs ) are not a new concept, but where they are hosted now, in the cloud, is still new to the shipping industry. Cloud-Computing Uses Real-Time Data to Process Analytics and Provide Superior Insight. The cloud offers unique benefits to shippers, vendors, customers and logistics providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

Track KPIs, Not Buzzwords Evaluate V2X based on tangible logistics metrics: fuel savings, delivery times, accident rates, and emissions. V2X is not simply a standalone tool, it is the connector for IoT infrastructure that drives informed decision-making. Focus on what drives profit and safety, not just innovation.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

But, our predictions’ post noted how manufacturers are having trouble with transforming customer input into responsiveness and enhancements to the customer experience. In other words, manufacturers need analytics from point-of-sale systems, transportation metrics and more. Lengthen the Buying Cycle Through Interaction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Now the use of AI/ML is expanding beyond finding insights in data and providing predictions for the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Throughout the supply chain, IoT devices monitor products as they move, tracking critical factors including transportation conditions and environmental parameters. Implementing predictive maintenance strategies can also help ensure that IoT devices remain reliable, particularly in hazardous and extreme environments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

The First Step: Bring all the data together and ensure analytics and planning can happen on the same platform. . You can start with daily/operational decisions and work your way to tactical and strategic decisions to evaluate opportunities for integrating the data sources into your planning and analytics platform. .

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 5, 2018

With maritime transport growing at an average rate of over 8.5 Shippers, carriers, freight forwarders and third party logistic firms are currently spending millions of dollars in resources on ‘estimating’ important metrics such as container Estimated Time of Arrival (ETAs).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The Ralf has worked at BASF since 1989 in a variety of jobs across continents.

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

I hate prediction articles. Here are my predictions for 2018: Supply Chain Excellence as We Know It Is Redefined. This includes SCOR, APICs, Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains, Gartner Hierachy of Metrics, etc. Analytics Approaches. However, this morning over coffee, my fingers hunger to write this post. I am not sure why.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Concurrent Optimization for Lower Total Cost to Serve Traditional planning systems operate within the scope of classical silo definitions: demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment planning, production planning, materials planning, transportation planning, order fulfillment, etc.,

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TransAudit

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Reactive strategies focus on addressing issues as they arise, but these approaches: Lack foresight to predict disruptions. Core Elements of Supply Chain Resilience Visibility and Predictive Intelligence Supply chain resilience starts with real-time visibility and actionable insights. Struggle to adapt to rapid changes.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” The outcomes are less predictable or clear. The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Closed Loop.

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Logility

JANUARY 12, 2021

You’re committed to rolling out an analytics platform across your supply chain and you have tons of data. There are many ways to view data, but those that are particularly useful in supply chain analytics are reporting, score carding, dashboarding and benchmarking. Advanced Analytics. Reporting and Score carding. Benchmarking.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

One of the most significant challenges the shipping industry faces is related to real-time freight analytics. ” Using real-time freight analytics effectively can be a game-changer for companies. ” Using real-time freight analytics effectively can be a game-changer for companies. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers. The final goal was to develop end-to-end visibility based on leveraging data analytics.

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RFgen

MAY 28, 2025

Advances in automation, data analytics, and cloud based management systems are reshaping how warehouses operate. Ensure your WMS integrates with financial management, transportation management, and order systems for seamless data flow. Tie organization metrics like error rates and accuracy into performance reviews.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2016

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for this year was that the transportation management system (TMS) market will become more barbell-shaped ( mirroring what is happening in the third-party logistics industry ). We’re seeing the TMS market move in two opposite directions,” I wrote back in December.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Modern data collection is fundamentally supported by advanced specialized sensors that serve as the primary tools for gathering various metrics in manufacturing environments. Here’s a breakdown of the key data types: Production Metrics: These tell you how much you’re producing and how efficiently.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 22, 2013

It requires new forms of analytics, cloud-based solutions and the design of packaged applications from the consumer back. In this model, we can elevate the discussion to embrace new forms of analytics to enable digital path to purchase, multi-channel retail, learning systems, rules-based ontologies and sentiment analysis.

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