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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

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Edge Computing in Logistics: Enabling Real-Time Data Processing Closer to Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

As logistics networks become increasingly complex, the volume of real-time data generated by devices, equipment, vehicles, and facilities is growing rapidly. Edge computing processing data locally, near the source has emerged as a method to address these challenges by reducing latency and improving resiliency.

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The Case for Real-Time Perpetual Inventory Signals in Manufacturing

ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

And that’s where real-time perpetual inventory signals come in. The Challenge: Siloed Inventory Data and Lack of Visibility One of the primary obstacles in inventory management is the prevalence of siloed data across multiple execution systems. How do they achieve this?

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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FourKites Visibility 2023: CONNECTED

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last week I attended FourKites Visibility 2023 in Chicago, IL. CEO Matt Elenjickal kicked off Visibility 2023 with his keynote. Mr. Elenjickal discussed how the FourKites platform helps leaders with real-time decision making. As I mentioned above, the theme for FourKites Visibility 2023 was “Connected”.

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology.

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Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 Blog Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Freightos Enterprise our comprehensive solution designed specifically for large enterprises that import and export, who need to bring control, visibility, and efficiency to their global logistics operations.

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. Let’s take a look at the challenges associated with digital twins and how real-time data systems are changing the game for companies looking to leverage them. In real-time.

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Editor’s Choice: Redefining Real-time Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 20, 2023

Today’s article comes from Matt Elenjickal, Founder and CEO at FourKites, and looks at redefining real-time visibility. When you look at the real-time supply chain visibility market of several years ago, it was all about solving or addressing foundational use cases: Where’s my shipment? What’s my ETA?

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Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Kyle Henderson and Joe Lynch discuss real time container tracking, which is exactly what Kyle and his team do at Vizion. Vizion changes the game by providing multiple data sources that are already connected, offering instant-on capabilities. With data refreshed multiple times daily, latency is reduced to 6 hours or less.

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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

SAP is embedding its generative Joule across the SAP Ariba source-to-pay solution portfolio to make it easier for their customers to manage routine inquiries, such as status updates, summarization, and frequently asked questions. Spend Management Takeaways SAP continues to invest in using generative AI to improve the user experience.

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Do You Want Visibility or Transparency?

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Do you want visibility or transparency? She went on to say, “visibility is widely considered a new supply chain imperative. She went on to say, “visibility is widely considered a new supply chain imperative. But visibility means different things to different people. Or are you asking where your truck is?

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A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with Ken Adamo

The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability. Prior to joining DAT, Adamo led the pricing and decision science teams at FedEx.

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We now have complete visibility of our supply chain. We can run a plan simulation to maximize revenue, maximize shipments, maximize the customer experience, or minimize transportation costs. Once a contract is in place, we have real-time visibility on the delivery status. We have full visibility.

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Building on the Real-Time Visibility Foundation to Eliminate Silos and Achieve Huge Leaps in Efficiency – Use Case by Use Case

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2023

Rob’s second priority: reducing dwell times for the drivers picking up and dropping off those millions of shipments. Step 3: Implement a real-time supply chain command center. While analytics and visualization have their place, they can’t help you execute , in real-time, on a supply chain issue.

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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Now companies are trying to collect data from multiple tiers of a supply chain in near real-time. It accesses, transforms, and harmonizes data from multiple sources to make it usable and actionable for a wide variety of business applications. They use this foundation to provide historical, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.

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Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Reducing cost was the primary objective, and most operational decisionsfrom sourcing to fulfillmentreflected that mindset. Second, many supply chains still lack visibility beyond Tier-1 suppliers. Visibility is the next critical step. For years, supply chains were engineered to be lean. AI also helps with scenario modeling.

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Context. The Key to Unlocking the Power of Your Supply Chain Data Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The real-time nature of this information makes this process more difficult, creating a backlog of data that appears insurmountable. But these efforts are frequently hampered by fragmented visibility, overwhelming data and poor data quality.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility by LSCMS Shippers’ Council How would Logistics managers explain to their COO and Production group that inbound material will arrive on 23Dec but with 50% probability? What is supply chain visibility and why it is important?

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No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Simplify, Synchronize, Succeed Gain consolidated visibility into rates, capacity, and market shifts. They need to make decisions in real-time or near real-time, as the environment around them rapidly evolves. At Freightos, we’ve invested heavily in providing near real-time or real-time data to our customers.

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Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 Blog Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Freightos Enterprise our comprehensive solution designed specifically for large enterprises that import and export, who need to bring control, visibility, and efficiency to their global logistics operations.

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How Cloud Solutions Enable Visibility for Successful Modular Production

DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Discover how the right cloud-based platform can enable end-to-end visibility in your modular production for agile operations and increased customer satisfaction. However, modular production needs to be supported by end-to-end visibility. This can be enabled leveraging a modular production system.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

To drive better estimated times of arrival (ETAs), better visibility is needed. They recently announced they will equip their entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices. The devices will improve visibility by transmitting data on a real-time basis from each container. million TEUs.

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AI in Supply Chain Automation: Procurement to Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

The adoption of AI in supply chain automation is enabling companies to make more accurate decisions, reduce cycle times, and better manage complexity. The strategic value of AI lies in its ability to automate routine decisions, enhance visibility, and support better resource planning.

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Navigating the Supply Chain Wars: Strategies for Wholesale Distribution Success

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Technological Advancements Real-time inventory tracking and predictive analytics give leading firms a competitive edge. Evolving Customer Expectations Faster delivery, customized solutions, and real-time communication are now essential. Conflicts in critical regions disrupt access to essential materials.

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Improving Demand Forecast Accuracy with Machine Learning

ToolsGroup

APRIL 17, 2025

Reducing Demand Variability Machine learning algorithms filter out random fluctuations and focus on true demand signals, resulting in: More precise demand forecasts Fewer inventory miscalculations Increased supply chain efficiency 2. External Data Integration Incorporates real-time external data to improve forecast accuracy.

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Do You See What I See? How to Select a TMS Visibility Platform for Improved Speed, Quality, and Cost

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

To test the thinking and visibility of his students, Socrates held up a white ball in front of his student and asked, “What color is the ball?”. Next time, before you answer,” said Socrates, “examine both sides.”. Indeed, who couldn’t benefit from improved transportation visibility? Real-Time Transportation Visibility Defined.

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What Makes a Truly Agile and Resilient Supply Chain?

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Your supply chain should benefit from end-to-end supply chain visibility and execution solutions that work together in a coherent supply chain orchestration strategy. True resiliency is achieved when supply chain leaders can predict issues and dynamically respond – from sourcing and manufacturing to final delivery – with agile solutions.

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The AI Wars: Battlefronts, Breakthroughs, and the New Era of the Industrial AI (R)Evolution

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Edge Hardware: The battle for edge hardware also intensified in 2024, as companies sought to deploy AI capabilities closer to the source of data. ChatGPT Search : This feature gives users a way to get answers from relevant web sources.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Because only AI is capable of ingesting real-time data from across functions, facilities, fleets, trading partners and the outside world then using data science and pattern recognition see disruptions at the earliest moment. They are also limited by their supplier, carrier, and trading partner networks.

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making.

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Unmasking the Supply Chain: How Blockchain Brings Transparency and Trust

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Companies find it difficult to fully trust the data from suppliers, complicating efforts to ensure product authenticity, safety, and ethical sourcing. Blockchain technology is supporting this by providing a secure, decentralized, and tamper-proof method for real-time product tracking.

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Planning at the Edge of Chaos

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2025

This creates a unified view by stitching together data sources in real time. Supply models have been focused on source, make, and fulfill. Supply Chain Planning Suppliers Embrace Generative AI Supply chain planning (SCP) is one of the most complex applications.

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Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Warehouse Productivity: A Guide to Smoother Operations in 2025

RFgen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Think about it: How much time is wasted hunting down misplaced inventory? How many shipments are delayed due to inaccurate picking? How much could you save by streamlining your workflows and empowering your team with real-time data? Think real-time inventory visibility across all your locations.

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Editor’s Choice: Control Tower: New Essential for Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2024

One of the most powerful tools in modern supply chain management is the Control Tower, which offers a comprehensive, real-time view of the entire supply chain and is the single source of truth for the latest developments on the demand and supply side. What is a Control Tower?

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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which can provide procurement with the tools needed to manage their supplier relationships and identify opportunities for cost savings. S2P: Where to Start Ivalua provides a comprehensive set of integrated solutions that span the entire Source-to-Pay lifecycle.

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Coupa Inspire 2025 Keynote: Welcome to the Age of Autonomous Trade

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2025

But now, it’s being activated through AI agents designed to automate sourcing, manage risk in real time, and reduce the friction thats long plagued procurement and finance functions. This move positions Coupa as the full-stack provider for planning, execution, and optimization in global sourcing. The result: a $3.2

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Breaking Down Supply Chain Optimization: Turning Data Into Actionable Insights

RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s the key to transforming your supply chain from a source of frustration into a well-oiled, profit-generating machine. Modern supply chains thrive on real-time data, execution-focused applications, and dynamic decision-making. Supplier Performance: Evaluate your vendors’ reliability, quality, and delivery times.

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Infor Analyst Innovation Summit 2025: A Look at the Future of Industry Cloud

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Innovation Pillars: Diagnose: primarily powered by Infor Process Mining, this capability helps organizations gain visibility into business processes, uncover non-conforming variants, identify critical bottlenecks, and optimize operations based on data. Smart Import is also being leveraged to accelerate data integration from various sources.

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Effective Supplier Collaboration Is Critical

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. The larger the number of industry participants on a network, the better the solution is at sourcing and onboarding. The LevaData solution, for example, speeds up sourcing significantly. There are messages that need to be real-time.

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Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

For example, real-time planning, end-to-end planning, control tower, integrated business planning (IBP), and digital brain are oxymorons while discussions on innovation bounded by a required ROI is a juxtaposition. How can I align the organization to a balanced scorecard through the visibility of options? The goal of a forecast?

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Driver dwell is a key source of driver dissatisfaction and contributes to the driver shortage. Earlier this summer, FourKites held a Carrier Visibility Summit. FourKites is a leading provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions. They have visibility to a shipment 30 minutes before it arrives.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

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Edge Computing in Logistics: Enabling Real-Time Data Processing Closer to Operations

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The Case for Real-Time Perpetual Inventory Signals in Manufacturing

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Editor’s Choice: Redefining Real-time Visibility

Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

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A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with Ken Adamo

Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Building on the Real-Time Visibility Foundation to Eliminate Silos and Achieve Huge Leaps in Efficiency – Use Case by Use Case

The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Context. The Key to Unlocking the Power of Your Supply Chain Data Strategy

Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management

How Cloud Solutions Enable Visibility for Successful Modular Production

Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

AI in Supply Chain Automation: Procurement to Logistics

Navigating the Supply Chain Wars: Strategies for Wholesale Distribution Success

Improving Demand Forecast Accuracy with Machine Learning

Do You See What I See? How to Select a TMS Visibility Platform for Improved Speed, Quality, and Cost

What Makes a Truly Agile and Resilient Supply Chain?

The AI Wars: Battlefronts, Breakthroughs, and the New Era of the Industrial AI (R)Evolution

Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

Unmasking the Supply Chain: How Blockchain Brings Transparency and Trust

Planning at the Edge of Chaos

Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Warehouse Productivity: A Guide to Smoother Operations in 2025

Editor’s Choice: Control Tower: New Essential for Supply Chain Planning

Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

Coupa Inspire 2025 Keynote: Welcome to the Age of Autonomous Trade

Breaking Down Supply Chain Optimization: Turning Data Into Actionable Insights

Infor Analyst Innovation Summit 2025: A Look at the Future of Industry Cloud

Effective Supplier Collaboration Is Critical

Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

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