Two years ago, the Biden administration introduced a new digital platform for supply chain monitoring, Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW)....
Catching Up On FLOW and Data in the Supply Chain
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Using Supply Chain Data to Prevent A Disaster
Supply chain data can mean many different things to different organizations. For some it can be used to make sure goods are being delivered in the...
Optimizing the Beverage Alcohol Supply Chain through Analytics
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How Inventory Analytics Can Show Results
For many of us, January is a chance to set goals for the year ahead while taking stock of what worked or didn’t work in the year gone by. Businesses...
Using AI for Supply Chain Success
For a long time, advanced uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in industries like the supply chain were largely aspirational. AI could perform...
How An International Data Pact Could Improve the Supply Chain
When it comes to disruptions in the supply chain, there are the kinds an organization can prepare for and the kinds that are harder to anticipate....
Data’s Role in Ensuring a Happy Halloween
An abandoned building around Halloween seems like a scary movie trope. It’s the type of place where, if it were in a movie, you would find yourself...
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In the fast-paced world of wine & spirits, data drives decisions. And among the myriad types of data, there’s none that suppliers request from...
A Healthy Healthcare Supply Chain Could Save Lives
One of the most complex industries when it comes to supply chain management is healthcare. Some of those complexities were brought to the public’s...
How Data Can Navigate What Could Be a Difficult Summer for Shipping
From the pandemic to extreme weather to human error – for example, a large container ship ending up blocking the Suez Canal - the past few years...
The Supply Chain Relies on AI For Data-Driven Decision-Making
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played a role in the supply chain for years. Like any technology, though, it continues to grow, and that can lead...
How Your Organization Can Benefit from the FLOW System
Due to the global uncertainty over the last several years, many organizations turned to data to shore up their supply chains. They mapped their...
How Cannabis Wholesalers Can Use Data Analytics for Smarter Decision-Making
Cannabis wholesale has always been a complicated and nuanced industry, but with rapidly evolving state legislation, these nuances have only grown in...
New Technology Assists Supply Chain Transparency
Organizations rely on transparency in their supply chains for any number of reasons. Following the pandemic, companies that did not have their...
How To Use Analytics to Optimize Your Cannabis Supply Chain
The cannabis industry is rapidly expanding, with more and more states legalizing cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use. As new...
Using Data and Analytics to Manage Inventory
A retailer’s goal is to sell what it has in stock. It may sound simple, but as in any aspect of business, there are complications to that formula....
DTC Wines Sales Are Down for the First Time Since the Pandemic Hit
During the height of the pandemic, wineries were forced to shutter their doors to in-person tastings. To try and recoup revenue losses, vineyards...
How Data Can Help Make The Supply Chain More Sustainable
When it comes to sustainability in the supply chain, the one consistent thread is that companies are facing increasing pressure to be as...
How Organizations Can Use Analytics for Supply Chain Agility
When the pandemic hit, the companies that found the most success were the ones that could pivot the most quickly. Instead of closing their doors and...
Inventory Analytics: Two Sets of Metrics that Really Matter
Distribution is an intensely competitive business and inventory is key to determining profitability. Applying advanced analytics to inventory...