Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The transportation, logistics, and energy storage sectors are undergoing profound transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements, evolving consumer expectations, and the global pursuit of sustainability. For instance, global EV adoption is projected to reach 40% of total vehicle sales by 2030, according to BloombergNEF.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

This years exhibition, held from March 17th to 20th, resonated with a palpable urgency, driven by a challenge that casts a long shadow over the industry: the persistent and intensifying labor shortage in warehousing and logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

With freight transport accounting for a significant share of global emissions, efforts to improve logistics now extend beyond operational metrics to include resilience, regulatory compliance, and climate performance. CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM subsidiary, uses Googles AI tools for warehouse management and demand forecasting.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 7, 2025

Making Sustainability Happen for Real! Sustainability has become a core focus for industries worldwide, and warehousing is no exception. Modern warehouses are not just storage spaces—they are dynamic hubs of activity that play a critical role in supply chain efficiency. Subscribe Responsible Sourcing!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

For logistics professionals, this translates to smarter warehouse layouts, more accurate transportation planning, proactive maintenance scheduling, and a new level of resilience through cost-to-serve optimization. This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. Human workers at the warehouse, for example, are guided by these AI agents, or co-pilots, as they complete their daily work via a user-friendly interface.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Smart warehouses, governed by standards like ISO 9001 for quality management, are also integrating AI systems to optimize inventory management and automate the loading and unloading processes. These vehicles will communicate seamlessly with smart warehouses, enabling completely automated delivery processes. What Are The Challenges?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

From sourcing and bid evaluation to warehouse slotting and dynamic routing, AI tools support faster and more consistent outcomes by processing large volumes of operational data and identifying patterns that human decision-makers may overlook. To ensure effective performance, integration with warehouse management systems (WMS) is essential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. More and more large U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Let’s face it, logistics is always a challenging endeavor, even beyond the latest pandemic disruption, and particularly now as companies struggle to meet sustainability goals. Data is the enabler that allows companies to meet these changing market dynamics through optimal transportation orchestration.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In the age of same-day delivery and rising consumer expectations, there is immense pressure on warehouses to perform at peak efficiency. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in. Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Supply chain sustainability has become a very hot topic, but for a lot of people, there is uncertainty around its meaning. However, sustainability in logistics goes well beyond these initiatives, especially when we begin to look at energy transition. A recent ARC survey looked at reasons to address sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

In this article, we will delve into strategic ways for warehouse managers to eliminate waste, with a focus on not only optimizing the use of cartons and packing, but labor resources and warehouse space as well. Packing efficiently is essential for maximizing storage capacity and minimizing waste in the warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

Combined with the heightened concerns regarding climate change and associated sustainability impacts, all businesses should consider and assess these changes using the lens of environmental sustainability. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

But in the context of the Shippers Council, the shipper is the cargo owner (or BCO beneficial cargo owner), usually a manufacturer, who contracts with a logistics service provider (LSP), which, in the Councils definition, can be a transportation (land, sea, air) company, an express company, a forwarder, or a full-fledged 3PL.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

Supply chain sustainability can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Third, what are the big trends in warehouse and transportation management? And fifth, what are you seeing in terms of supply chain sustainability? For the warehouse, the biggest trend is to maximize the pace and speed to meet customer service level agreements. Sustainability. Global Supply Chains. Order Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The first of the transportation trends is the network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

AI, automation, and sustainability initiatives are central to this transformation. Sustainability tracking systems are also ensuring compliance with evolving ESG regulations. This system is now being expanded to mid-tier suppliers and transportation rate negotiations. Warehouse automation is a key part of Walmarts strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

Add emerging compliance requirementssuch as sustainability, transparency, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulationsto the mix and youve got an unprecedented, complex global trade environment. Increasing concerns over mass supply chain disruptions. Extreme tariff volatility.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2025

Look for a 3PL that offers less-than-truckload (LTL) , full-truckload (FTL) and specialty freight, along with managed transportation and inventory/warehousing/fulfillment options. Intuitive shipping technology Effective blind shipping requires a robust transportation management system (TMS). Here's how: 1. GlobalTranz can help!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Meanwhile, LogiSYM Asia Pacific, a well-established event with over a decade of history, brought together professionals from supply chain, logistics, and shipping sectors for strategic discussions on resilience, digitalization, sustainability, and global trade dynamics. New exhibitors added fresh momentum to the mobile robotics segment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 2, 2025

The organization remains heavily focused on logistics, driven by the influence of consultants and technologists in the transportation sector. Labor shortages in warehousing persist as a significant issue, with a vacancy rate of 7.4%. Sadly, it did not happen. percent to $1.85 business logistics costs totaled $2.3 of the national GDP.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

A growing number of consumers are asking the brands they buy from to invest in sustainability throughout the supply chain, from the materials they use to make products, to the transportation options they use to deliver products. So, what set sustainability leaders apart from the rest of the pack? Rethink Partnerships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2025

Warehouse and transportation staff still manage fulfillment decisions, but AI provides improved visibility and supports faster planning. In this HITL model, warehouse employees, dispatchers, and planners remain responsible for reviewing system recommendations. Walmart has implemented AI to enhance inventory forecasting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

Coca-Colas CEO at the time said that by “working hand-in-hand with their bottling partners they would build a unified and aligned system equipped for long-term sustainable growth. The demand, supply, transportation, and warehousing plans are created on the Blue Yonder platform. Eventually, these plans are executed.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2021

No carrier or mode has been excluded from the increased demand of e-commerce and a customer base that’s anxious for a return to normalcy, including the LTL transportation sector. Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. State of the LTL Market. As reported by the? GlobalTranz?today.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 9, 2025

Subscribe 7 Things to Consider When Looking for a Business Warehouse Optimizing distribution efficiency through strategic warehouse design can transform your operations. With smart layouts and forward-thinking, warehouses can handle more inventory and reduce bottlenecks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Time and again I write about the business value of warehouse technologies – WMS, warehouse automation, and robotics. But WMS implementations are still complex projects that require intimate knowledge of warehouse business processes and the underlying technologies. Bridging the Gap Between Concept and Productivity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

System Integration and Data Visibility Orchestration requires connecting warehouse systems, transportation platforms, and ERP data so that status updates, inventory levels, and shipping exceptions are visible without needing to log in to separate systems. This doesnt eliminate those systems, it organizes the data they produce.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

When it comes to sustainability , many business leaders are feeling the pressure to act. found that while 93% of people believe sustainability and social factors are more important than ever, 91% of business leaders face major challenges with sustainability and ESG initiatives. From product design to last mile sustainability.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. Transportation and Logistics: The goal here is to minimize delivery costs while maintaining reliable service levels.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The Future Of The Supply Chain Starts With Sustainability. the coming year may look a little different regarding sustainability. The Importance of Supply Chain Sustainability for 2022 and Beyond. Between the Paris Agreement and shifting consumer values, sustainability isn’t optional. Making Supply Chains More Sustainable.

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