Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares excerpts of our fifth prediction that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory. In this posting, we share excerpts of our fifth prediction.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2023

Sarah is a Shipper Sales Manager at DAT , an online marketplace that connects shippers and carriers in the transportation industry. She brings almost 20 years of supply chain and benchmarking experience to DAT, where she is focused on providing actionable insights to shippers through DAT’s Benchmark Analytics and Rateview benchmarking tools.

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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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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Sanctions, blocked Ukrainian ports, and stalled transportation routes have also disrupted the China-to-Europe supply chain. The Power to Predict Supply Chain Disruptions.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With rapid fluctuations and uncertainty, predicting customer demand is like shooting in the dark. Leveraging AI for demand forecasting means: You can analyze any amount of historical data and current trends from external sources to predict future demands more accurately. You can read more about it here. The solution?

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is Supply Chain Analytics and Why is it Important? Supply chain analytics allows businesses to examine their operations and view data in real-time. With supply chain management analytics software, companies can improve decision making, take a proactive approach and quickly mitigate issues before they explode into bigger problems.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Predictive Analytics Became Commonplace to Manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 5, 2018

With maritime transport growing at an average rate of over 8.5 However, in order for these advanced systems to function effectively requires that Supply Chain Professionals seek out and find the most accurate and diverse possible sources of useful data on all aspects of their supply chains.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I visited the BVL Kongress in Berlin, and also attended the International Institute for Analytics ”Chief Analytics Officer” meeting last summer. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Digital shipping automation and transportation analytics – these terms get thrown around a lot lately within the transportation industry. This is specifically true in transportation, where they are confronted with continuous variability, and enormous amounts of data are generated.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here, let’s explore 6 essential elements of AI-powered automation in supply chain planning & analytics, culminating in a powerful solution. For instance, adjustments in order volumes trigger immediate updates to demand, inventory, supply, production, and transportation plans.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

With the advancement of transportation, like wheels and navigation techniques, transport to distant territories was completed over shorter periods. The Industrial Revolution gave rise to large-scale production and transportation efficiency, which led to the modern logistics landscape that we know today.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Far from a buzzword, big data analytics in logistics and supply chain management are helping companies gain insight into their current performance while optimizing future operations. Or in some cases, there are so many data sources and raw data it can feel overwhelming, leading to inaction and not getting the most out of the data.

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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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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2024

Countless companies grapple with the fundamental flaw of disjointed processes, which leaves planning blind to crucial factors such as transportation, warehouse, and labor constraints. Bridging this technological divide requires a concerted effort to harmonize data flows and establish a unified source of truth.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Intermodal Transportation Landscape In a 2017 American Shipper Report on global sourcing, 58% of shippers indicated that their biggest concern today is rising intermodal transportation costs. These numbers signal a robust year for the transportation sector and the economy in general. percent increase in volume and a 17.3

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory.

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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. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 27, 2021

Many businesses in the transportation and logistics industry use retail supply chain analytics to predict the future. By leveraging historical information and data, experts can predict how to optimize revenue. Using these analytics can be incredibly helpful for even the most inexperienced practitioner.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 27, 2021

Many businesses in the transportation and logistics industry use retail supply chain analytics to predict the future. By leveraging historical information and data, experts can predict how to optimize revenue. Using these analytics can be incredibly helpful for even the most inexperienced practitioner.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. The post Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2022

Image source: Cape Analytics. Labor shortages and transportation struggles as a result of the pandemic impeded production even further, resulting in a true chlorine shortage. Image Source: Nola. Image Source: USA Today. Image source: CNBC. Image source: Meme Generator. between 2021 and 2026.The

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. There’s a lot of exception management involved in transportation management - timing of delivery, temperature requirements, etc. Investing in Innovation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

Using computer algorithms, the AI program searches various connected inputs from all available sources to generate human-looking content in the form of text, images, audio, and other synthetic (created) data that is of value to the user. In many ways, it is the next logical progression of predictive analytics and machine learning combined.

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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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ivalua

JULY 7, 2021

COVID-19 had an almost immediate impact on supply chains, as factories closed down and transport was restricted and organizations tried to pivot to remote work. Predicting demand and sourcing became difficult as the world’s markets were disrupted and buying patterns changed overnight. . View Full Replay.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). million bbl/d in 2015.” .

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. 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. When making predictions, it’s easy to look at recent trends and simply project them forward.

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events. It allows organizations to track and monitor inventory levels, production status, transportation, and other crucial supply chain activities. Processes that used to take days can now be done in minutes.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2024

It has the power to analyze vast datasets, predict future trends with remarkable accuracy, and adapt to changes in real time, offering businesses a competitive edge. Supply chain forecasting predicts future demand for products and services, inventory needs, and production planning based on historical data, market analysis, and current trends.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

The seemingly miraculous capabilities of generative AI systems like ChatGPT (large language models, or LLMs, generating novel text and code), Dall-E (generating novel images), and Alphafold2 (protein structure prediction) come from exploiting this scale.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The best way to gain this visibility is through advanced analytics and robust reporting. The report outlined several use-cases of Advance Analytics in Transportation. Analytics to Reduce Transportation Spend. Shippers absolutely need advanced analytics, and the research clearly proves it.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And advanced analytics are the latest focal point for s upply chain optimization. The best way to gain this visibility is through advanced analytics and robust reporting. Advanced Analytics Offer Enhancements Across the Spectrum of Transportation Management Needs. Billion in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 16.82

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

One Network’s NEO Platform handles supply chain forecasting, sourcing, planning and execution (with routing and logistics optimization) for what may be the largest supply chain control tower deployment in the world. It provides real-time status and locations of orders and shipments, predicted future locations, and accurate arrival times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. We’re currently on the cusp of a big incremental change in the industry’s transformation journey, as the value of real-time supply chain data is increasingly being felt far beyond transportation logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. It is these changing constraints, transportation capacity, and bottlenecks across an entire ecosystem that matters. The lack of predictability leads to higher costs and worse service. And this has clearly gotten worse in recent years.

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