Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Bob Gill, General Manager of ARC Advisory Group (right), presented the award to Dave Ching, Head of Sales for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (left). Geek+ was honored as Best Warehouse Robotics Company for its smart warehouse automation solutions. New exhibitors added fresh momentum to the mobile robotics segment.

Asia

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered. But when he presents this to many companies, they don’t believe it. “I Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Excess inventory, stockouts, and increased transportation expenses are common consequences of outdated planning methods. This system allows for dynamic inventory adjustments across warehouses, reducing stockouts and minimizing excess inventory. Predictive maintenance of transportation fleets reduces downtime and repair costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 2, 2025

” In this type of presentation, I struggle to sit in my chair. I prefer a grounded, data-driven presentation focused on improving value. The organization remains heavily focused on logistics, driven by the influence of consultants and technologists in the transportation sector. Do we have the right narrative?

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 29, 2025

During the two-day event, I participated in various sessions covering a range of topics, including Warehouse Management Systems, Labor Management, Agentic AI, and Warehouse Automation. The presentation underscored Manhattan’s commitment to helping associates do their best and maximize the effectiveness of distribution operations.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

In addition, other infrastructure repairs which impact freight transportation in and around Ashville, North Carolina are still not completed. These events impacted everything from facility operations and transportation routes to energy costs and inventory management. tallying a staggering $182 billion in damages.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

Whether natural or man-made disasters, supplier or transportation issues, cyberattacks or regulatory changes, supply chain disruptions are a serious threat to operational efficiency, profit margins, and brand reputation. Disrupted trade While the trade war between the U.S.

Sourcing Strategies

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Together, they presented the vision for the future and innovation priorities. A customer case story presented showed significant speed improvements in identifying process issues and reductions in employee time spent on this task, potentially leading to substantial annual savings through improved early payment discounts.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

RFgen

MAY 28, 2025

Organizing a warehouse in 2025 requires blending time tested practices with modern technology. Warehouse managers and manufacturing businesses face a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment across multiple channels, complex production processes, and an unpredictable supply chain. A logical layout is the backbone of efficiency.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 21, 2025

In an increasingly globalized world, logistics and transportation have taken center stage in the successful operations of businesses worldwide. Emerging from the shadows of standard methods, custom logistics and transportation platforms are shaping the future of the supply chain industry.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2025

It also identifies ways to optimize transport costs, on-time deliveries, and emissions. Navigating Potential Risks Holistic interoperability does present challenges, both for the provider and users of those solutions. truck, rail, barges), and sea. Blue Yonder will have to navigate those waters as it helps its customers modernize.

Supply Chain Design Software

Kinaxis

AUGUST 1, 2025

This might involve shifting warehousing to lower-tariff zones, adjusting production locations, or reconfiguring your distribution network. A supplier switch that reduces tariff exposure might increase transportation costs or create new quality risks. Build dual or multi-sourcing capabilities for your most tariff-vulnerable components.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Though Hawaii presents exceptional complexity, it serves as a valuable stress test for global shippers. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 requires that goods transported between U.S. In Hawaii, these opportunities are most readily available for drayage trucking and warehousing.

Hawaii

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Optimize Distribution Networks Adapt warehouse locations and logistics for localized supply chains. Click here if you would like to download our presentation on winning the supply chain wars Strengthen Supplier Relationships Build diversified and collaborative networks to enhance visibility and reliability.

Price Reduction

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Warehousing and distribution management is nota core skill. Many enterprises have taken heed and determined that inbound and outbound transport and warehousing are consequential processes of their business rather than fundamental or core processes. Why do organisations outsource logistics operations? Performance is sub-optimal.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Supply chain and procurement executives should urgently pay heed to the need to make sure it is distributed to them, said Jay Koganti, vice president supply chain at the Center of Excellence of Estée Lauder , during a presentation titled “ AI Trends Transforming Supply Chain – and How Leaders Should Respond,” at the DPW New York conference June 11.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

If youve followed our blog over the years, youll know that weve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why its vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

Network Design Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Even with local processing, network variability, particularly in remote warehouses, ports, and along mobile routes, can still cause small but impactful delays. Data security at the edge also presents risks. Environmental factors present additional challenges. Finally, real-time decision-making complexity must be addressed.

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

The last five years have prompted many businesses to interrogate whether their pricing processes are fit for purpose, but the extreme challenge presented by the current trade policy landscape has heightened that need.

Price Reduction

Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

Disparate systems, such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, often operate in silos, resulting in inconsistent data formats and poor data quality. Yet, as Esch highlighted, even global companies struggle with data harmonization.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

Evaluating the options around sourcing from different countries and applying different inbound and outbound transportation strategies. And it will have explored different and creative options around use of its production facilities, distribution facilities and transportation partners.

Cost Reduction Strategies

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Through interactive tutorials and practical exercises, learners can become adept at using software for inventory management, transportation planning, and demand forecasting. MTSS platforms cultivate problem-solving abilities by presenting learners with problem-based learning (PBL) scenarios that simulate real-world supply chain issues.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JULY 12, 2025

While “typical” has become a relative term in recent years due to shifting and increasingly normalized shipping behaviors, this early peak offers valuable insight into what transportation markets might expect for the remainder of 2025. This situation presents a double-edged sword for many companies. ports from around the world.

Purchasing Skills

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Buyers should be aware that solutions differ in terms of whether their visibility and control span the entire supply chain or only focus on a specific function such as Transportation Management, Demand or Supply Planning, or Warehouse Management.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While multi-industry logistics, transportation and customer fulfilment teams might have languished with a sigh of relief, they are likely to be aware that this new contract is not a done deal yet. Yet, there is still a reported lag times related to movement of containers to intermodal inland rail or surface trucking transportation.

Negotiating Skills

ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In distribution centers, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated sorting solutions are transforming warehouse operations from statics environments to dynamic, responsive ecosystems. By shifting manufacturing operations closer to key markets, businesses can enhance flexibility, reduce lead times, and lower transportation costs.

Supply Chain Design Software

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Many virtual attendees were also present, with representatives from across logistics, procurement, manufacturing, IT and sustainability not only learning from the esteemed speakers presenting, but also sharing their expertise and experiences.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 8, 2025

Transportation Costs One significant issue that businesses can face is the rising cost of transportation. Also, consider collaborating with local suppliers or setting up regional warehouses to minimize transportation distances. Each country can present unique challenges and obstacles.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Higher Costs and Lower Profits: While recession may incur low demand, operational costs such as energy and transportation can remain high or fluctuate unpredictably. Double-Edged Sword of Inventory Management: Declining demand presents a significant dilemma for inventory management.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Shipsy

JUNE 27, 2025

Central to this transformation is the Transportation Management System (TMS), a digital solution that streamlines and optimizes the movement of goods across the supply chain. The need for centralized, real-time, and intelligent transport management is more urgent than ever.

Singapore

Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

Investment in Cold Storage and Smart Tech: Smart warehouses, real-time monitoring systems, and automation are being deployed to improve efficiency and reduce spoilage. Technology adoption in the country is playing a key role, with IoT devices and automation systems increasingly used for real-time temperature tracking and warehouse management.

Saudi Arabia

RFgen

MAY 30, 2025

Operating with razor-thin margins and relentless customer expectations, supply-chain leaders are under immense pressure to deliver faster, smarter, and more reliable warehouse operations. Companies that invest strategically in warehouse automation reap transformative benefits.

Supply Chain Software

SCMDOJO

JULY 2, 2025

For businesses looking to master end-to-end logistics systems integration, SCMDOJO’s offers Logistics Management Track for comprehensive learning across warehouse, transportation, and inventory control—making it an ideal foundation for custom software planning and execution. When Should a Business Consider Going Custom?

Supply Chain Design Software

QAD

JULY 23, 2025

From predictive analytics that forecast demand with remarkable accuracy to automation that accelerates warehouse and logistics workflows, AI is enabling supply chain leaders to make smarter, faster decisions in real time.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2025

With a focus on operations management, particularly in final mile retail home delivery, warehousing, and distribution, the firm helps businesses optimize their processes, develop strong leadership teams, and drive continuous improvement.

Price Mitigation Strategies

Freight Waves

JUNE 28, 2025

What are the takeaways from the first half, and what should we watch for in transportation markets over the next six months? This dynamic is arguably the most significant and unforeseen development in the recent multi-year surface transportation downcycle. Both rate indices suggest a trucking market that has stalled in its recovery.

Purchasing Skills

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Supply Chain 2025 Event AutoScheduler.AI , an innovative Cloud based Warehouse Orchestration Platform provider, and current recent Named sponsor of this blog, will be hosting a LinkedIn Live event with Supply Chain Technology Analyst Bob Ferrari as a featured guest. Keith Moore is the CEO of AutoScheduler.AI

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