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The last-mile problem Despite tremendous advances in route optimization over the past few decades, there remains an important gap between theoretical route planning and real-life route execution: in real-life operations, the quality of a route is not exclusively defined by its theoretical length, duration, or cost. Experienced delivery drivers have tacit knowledge about the complex operational environment in which they…
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Accelerating the Shift Toward Online Shopping Business leaders and consumers alike have observed the ubiquity of ecommerce brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. At this juncture, that is not news. Well, how about this: According to IBM’s U.S. Retail Index, the coronavirus accelerated the shift toward online shopping - and away from brick-and-mortar - by about five years. This news…
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Demand sensing relies on the automation of analytics, machine learning, and real-time information to improve forecasting for a given facility, such as a retailer or warehouse. Unlike traditional forecasting, its advantages lie in adjusting the forecast around the clock and enabling continuous improvement in inventory planning. Unfortunately, failure to realize its benefits remains. Supply chain professionals need to understand why…
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The Disruption of the Traditional Business Model The transport and logistics industry has a lot of suppliers who have had to change the model of their business in the last few years. Many of them have had to adapt and deploy innovative technologies, so, that shipping cab becomes more sustainable flexible and efficient as the growth of the industry continues.…
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Dealing With The Impacts of COVID-19 When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) responded to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus in late-2019, the outbreak’s far-reaching consequences couldn’t have been predicted. Now here we are, dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 around the world. Whether they’ve sent their workforces home to work remotely, scaled back their…
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2020 Transportation Management Trends The transportation management trends for 2020 reflect a growing consensus that new technology and visibility will define the successes of the future supply chain. Adoption rates for new services and cloud-based technologies are climbing, and the global transportation management system (TMS) is expanding. In fact, according to FreightWaves, the global TMS market will achieve a compound…
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Is This the Golden Era of Tech Use? Supply chain technology always evolves, changes to meet the needs of the global supply chain, and offers huge benefits. With the new year, we take a moment to reflect on the state of the industry and the trends shaping it for the remainder of the year. The supply chain technology trends 2020…
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5G Technology Benefits The next mobile technology revolution is already here, and it could radically change how you provide logistics services. Known as 5G (the fifth generation of cellular technology), all types of mobile, connected devices will see vast improvements in speed, responsiveness, capacity, and other areas. 5G isn’t an inapplicable concept or technology either - it’s going to be…
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Improving the Yard Management Process There are over 100,000 warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants in the U.S. alone. With nearly 4 million retail stores and eCommerce websites to support, their supply chain and logistics processes must be as efficient as possible. 5.5 million trailers make 500 million shipments (facility to facility or facility to store) every single year all…
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