Analyst Insights appearing in Supply Chain Brain 2/5/2024
By: Tom Moore CEO and Founder, Transportation Warehouse Optimization, ProvisionAi
No longer can companies afford to have silos, even those that have existed for many years. And it will be technology that breaks them down.
In an article by Bridget McCrea titled “Kimberly-Clark streamlines order fulfillment & optimizes transportation,” published on November 6, 2023, in Logistics Management, the global leader in personal care and professional products, Kimberly-Clark embarks on a comprehensive effort to digitize its supply chain. The company aims to streamline its transportation networks by leveraging machine learning and optimization algorithms, resulting in multi-million dollar savings annually.
Jeff Cioletti, in the Beverage Industry magazine article, explores AI’s transformative role in beverage delivery. Tom Moore, CEO of ProvisionAi, talked to Jeff.
A truck loader’s guide shows some requirements must be considered, truck loading AUTOO2 uses those and many more options.
Lower freight costs for customer shipments is the “holy grail” of consumer products and other supply chains. Here is a way to do it.
Transportation is a significant part of the supply chain costs. Load optimization cuts transportation costs by the efficiency of freights.
Investment in supply chain optimization brings numerous benefits, as only load-building optimization saves up to 10% on transportation costs.
Saving on transportation costs is possible; moreover, it is almost the only aspect of all supply chain costs that can be effectively optimized.
Cut the driver shortage is a severe issue; increasing load size is one way to overcome it. Another is to allow incarcerated to receive a CDL.
Decrease carbon and nitrogen dioxide (caused by diesel) emissions, by changing trucks to electric is hardly possible now. What can be done?