{"id":4261,"date":"2023-07-07T09:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T09:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noatumlogistics.com\/uk\/big-data-in-logistics-its-applications\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T07:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:53:00","slug":"big-data-in-logistics-its-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noatumlogistics.com\/uk\/big-data-in-logistics-its-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Data in Logistics: Its Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leveraging Big Data is already revolutionising logistics. <strong>Large companies worldwide are increasingly investing in Big Data technology to optimise supply chain efficiency<\/strong> and improve their income statements.<\/p>\n<p>Big Data is becoming the <strong>go-to technology to address the biggest challenges in logistics today<\/strong>, such as the surge in e-commerce, traffic congestion, warehouse relocation, higher energy costs, environmental restrictions in urban areas of large cities\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Big Data in Logistics?<\/h2>\n<p>In logistics, there are many different processes that continuously generate a large volume of data in their operation. The origin of Big Data in logistics is very heterogeneous. Some examples of these data sources are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data from the automation and robotisation<\/strong> of warehouses.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>location coordinates of entire vehicle fleets<\/strong> generated by GPS technologies during their journeys.<\/li>\n<li>Data generated in <strong>logistics processes with technologies such as RFID<\/strong> (Radio Frequency Identification).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alerts on stock-outs<\/strong> at points of sale.<\/li>\n<li>Real-time <strong>consumption patterns<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Traffic<\/strong> and <strong>weather forecast <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How Is Logistics Using Big Data?<\/h2>\n<p>Data, once converted into information, can be harnessed to make the most of it. <strong>Big Data not only serves to improve the efficiency of current processes, but also to anticipate <\/strong>consumer demands and detect new future business models.<\/p>\n<p>Managing Big Data properly can <strong>yield valuable strategic solutions for companies<\/strong>, like reducing delivery times, preventing product deterioration, reducing errors, speeding up warehouse processes, saving fuel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Big Data in logistics <strong>allows companies to answer their strategic questions beyond intuition\u2014in an objective and unbiased manner. <\/strong>If it reaches decision-makers in a timely and clear way, <strong>Big Data enables key business decisions to be made (that will achieve the desired results)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Forecasting future levels of demand<\/strong> by analysing data on consumption patterns <strong>to adjust product prices<\/strong> to their logistics costs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Speeding up delivery time and incident management to improve customer satisfaction.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distributing resources better <\/strong>to reduce both stock-outs and overstocking in warehouses. As a result, <strong>significant cost and time savings are achieved<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mapping more efficient transport and delivery routes<\/strong> based on traffic data and weather forecasts.<\/li>\n<li>For temperature-sensitive products, <strong>preventing possible interruptions in the cold chain<\/strong> by analysing variables such as weather forecasts or traffic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foreseeing predictive maintenance actions <\/strong>and avoiding the added cost of possible breakdowns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, <strong>Big Data is already being used in national and global logistics\u2014improving companies&#8217; supply chain profitability<\/strong> and enhancing the customer&#8217;s shopping experience, resulting in increased loyalty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leveraging Big Data is already revolutionising logistics. 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