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Predictive Analytics and Future Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise. Analysts from River Logic write, “The importance of supply chain analytics is demonstrated by predictions that the market will grow at a CAGR of 17.3% Cognitive technologies and predictive analytics. ”[2]. .” ”[2].

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Final Mile Delivery: The Role of TMS and Predictive Analytics

Talking Logistics

How can technology, specifically transportation management systems and predictive analytics, help shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) excel in this area? Those are some of the questions I addressed with Karen Sage, Chief Marketing Officer at MercuryGate , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.

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Predicting the Future is Neither Easy nor Certain

Enterra Insights

The late philosopher Eric Hoffer and the late business guru Peter Drucker shared a common belief about the difficulty of predicting the future. Hoffer wrote, “The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.” Drucker wrote, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

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Connect Big Data with Predictive Analytics for Increased Visibility and Control Over Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Network

percent per year, over 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea for a total of 23 million tonnes of cargo traveling by ship every day. When it comes to examples of Predictive Analytics firms focused on supply chains Elementum and ClearMetal are just a couple that come to mind. Spire Global has worked with Odyn.ai

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Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle

The Logistics of Logistics

In the podcast interview, Joe and Marty discuss transportation vs logistics, even though those words are used interchangeably, they mean different things. According to Council of Supply Chain Professionals, a Third Party Logistics (3PL) Provider is “A firm which provides multiple logistics services for use by customers.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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Best Logistics Management Software: Everything You Need to Know Before Making a Purchase Decision

ThroughPut

With the help of the best Logistics Management Software, you can effectively manage the multifaceted process involved right from the production cycle to the delivery of raw materials to shipping the finished products to the consumers. Business Use Cases of the Best Logistics Management Software 1.