Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of global supply chains, interoperability—the ability of systems, devices, and organizations to work together seamlessly—has become a critical factor for operational efficiency. Here’s how each layer translates to the supply chain context: 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Imagine a world where supply chains run with complete transparency, efficiency, and automationwhere every transaction, shipment, and payment are executed seamlessly without intermediaries slowing things down. For decades, supply chain management has encountered bureaucratic bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and trust issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Why Transformation Is a Boardroom Priority Supply chain management is now a core strategic concern for business leaders. Companies that fail to modernize face supply shortages, revenue loss, and regulatory risks. A data-driven, technology-enabled approach is required to build resilience and efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In today’s interconnected global economy, sustainability within supply chains and logistics has become a necessity rather than an option. For senior leaders, understanding and integrating the three pillars of sustainability—environmental, social, and economic—into supply chain strategies is essential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

In most industries, supply chains have become increasingly complex. As a result, many organizations are moving toward supply chain orchestration as a structured method for improving coordination. Collaborative Workflows Supply chains involve many teams and companies working toward the same outcome.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

Supply chain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supply chain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supply chain data gateway. Here are 10 ways a supply chain data gateway can improve your performance across the end-to-end supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

The industrial sectorparticularly supply chain management, is facing unprecedented complexity. While Generative AI (GenAI) has shown promise, its limitations in planning, workflow automation, and dynamic adaptation necessitate a more sophisticated approach. Colin Masson, ARC Advisory Groups expert on Industrial AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2025

Growing Complexity The complexity of running the warehouse only continues to increase. Supply chain leaders face macro-challenges such as the pressure for sustainability, labor shortages and the effects of inflation on operating margins. For example, slotting and picking usually consume more than half of warehouse labor costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

The cavernous halls of McCormick Place in Chicago played host to ProMat 2025, a sprawling testament to the relentless innovation shaping the future of manufacturing and supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Five years ago, we all thought the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the most disrupted supply chain landscape we would ever see. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased. That may sound impossible, but new technology places this capability within the reach of every organization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It has led supply chain vendors to discuss how they currently use artificial intelligence. Further, virtually every supplier of supply chain solutions is eager to explain the ongoing investments they are making in artificial intelligence. ML can also be used to generate labor standards for warehouse workers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The average cost of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) install continues to rise each year, with implementations often reaching millions of dollars today. But heres the good news: this doesnt have to be the reality for your warehouse operations. Because complexity drives costs. But what exactly defines complexity?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The logistics and supply chain industry is a critical component of global trade, responsible for moving goods and materials efficiently to meet consumer and business demands. Renewable Energy for Facilities: Warehouses and distribution centers can integrate solar panels and wind turbines to lower energy costs and carbon footprints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, as carbon taxes and emissions reporting requirements continue increasing, supply chain professionals face mounting pressures from inside and outside their organizations to measure and improve performance against new, nebulous sustainability metrics. Sustainability is high on the list of favorite corporate buzzwords.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

Supply chain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supply chain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supply chain data gateway. Here are 10 ways a supply chain data gateway can improve your performance across the end-to-end supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

From May 19 to 21, 2025, CeMAT Southeast Asia and LogiSYM Asia Pacific were co-located for the second consecutive year at Singapore EXPO, creating a comprehensive platform for the regions logistics and supply chain community. Geek+ was honored as Best Warehouse Robotics Company for its smart warehouse automation solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

At the recent ARC Forum 2025, Rachelle Howard, Director of Manufacturing Systems Automation and Digital Strategy, showcased how Vertex strategically blends advanced technology with a strong people-focused culture to boost manufacturing and supply chain agility. However, technology was only part of the story.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into supply chains, companies are focusing on how it can support human workers. Most effective AI implementations today are designed to improve decision-making, reduce routine tasks, and increase operational efficiency through human-in-the-loop systems and decision support tools.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Supply chain disruptions have become a persistent operational risk. Traditional supply chain planning, which relies on historical data and reactive adjustments, is no longer adequate for managing these challenges. Amazon is a leader in AI-driven supply chain management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. They aim to achieve the same success in supply chain management that they have achieved in the healthcare sector.

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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. Supply chain unification was an undertone for many of the sessions during the entire event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The company has demonstrated substantial growth since the first commercial launch of their autonomous warehouse robots and software platform for the logistics space 18 months ago. The company’s product, DexoryView, provides comprehensive real-time visibility across warehouses of any size through its autonomous mobile robots and AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2025

Hosted at the Gaylord in Nashville the week harnessed the theme of machine speed and precision across connectedsupply chain processes. Supply chain modernization must occur in todays digital-centric world. The past approach of limited, incremental improvements is not sufficient for today’s supply chain needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) refers to process automation that combines process steps with decision models or business rules with little to no human oversight. APQC conducts research on supply chain and logistics to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Supply chain teams face a similar dilemma – companies are overloaded with vast amounts of data, and the ability to sift through the noise and focus on relevant insights has become a critical capability. Decision-makers must operate with agility and speed, often orchestrating complex scenarios across vast supply chain networks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

My head is wobbling with announcements, late-night Friday press releases, company name changes, and executive turnover in the supply chain planning market. Logility, a conservative company supply chain planning technology, historically had no debt and cash reserves of more than 80M, is undervalued in this deal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Supply Chain & Logistics News (October 28th – 31st) A day late but, Happy Halloween! Now let’s get to the Supply & Logistics News for the week: Third Wave Automation Raises $27 Million in Series C Funding Led by Toyota’s Woven Capital Union City, Calif.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Frederic Laluyaux, the CEO of Aera Technology, agrees with this assessment. In the supply chain arena, the need to make course corrections is exploding. Masson of ARC points out, “Each AI use case requires specific datasets and may necessitate different tools and techniques.” Business cycles are compressing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2025

5G networks significantly improve data transmission speed, latency, and device connectivity, revolutionizing supply chain operations. These advancements enable real-time tracking and monitoring, enhance automated systems, and support a larger number of connected devices.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2025

In the past, tracking a shipping container across continents or monitoring the temperature of a pharmaceutical package in a rural warehouse came with trade-offs: cost, power drain, or unreliable coverage. Two cellular technologies LTE-M and NB-IoT are now reshaping long-distance asset tracking. This is changing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 3, 2024

The mobile warehouse robotics market is no doubt a crucial piece of technology to achieve warehouse automation. At this point, we can see the market reaching some maturity, where more end users recognize the benefits and essentiality of automating warehouse and logistics operations with mobile robots.

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