ChatGPT: friend or foe to logistics operations?
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ChatGPT, the AI-powered language model program, has taken the world by a storm. While some are loving the option to streamline their daily work duties, others are voicing concern. Could this affect the supply chain negatively? Others are pushing back, claiming that the program has the potential to transform supply chain operations by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving the overall customer experience. With the ability to analyze vast amounts of data, provide personalized recommendations, and automate routine tasks, ChatGPT can help businesses stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive in a rapidly changing business environment.
Check out today’s featured article from SC Digest to read about that transformative properties of ChatGPT and what it could mean for the future of transportation logistics operations. It this the tool of the century? Or will Is result in labor issues for decades to come…?
Featured Article:
ChatGPT and the Supply Chain: Will Generative AI take over Operations? | SC Digest
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Transparency gives companies a leg up over the competition
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Slack fill: does filling extra space in packaging actually create more waste?
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🇯🇵 Port of LA teams up with Japan ports to create a green shipping corridor. Agreements between LA and the ports of Tokyo and Yokohama were signed during the 2023 California Japan Clean Energy Trade Mission, creating a Green Shipping Corridor (GSC) partnership. This initiative will reduce emissions along the trade routes between the ports and promote zero-carbon ships making those journeys. Los Angeles has already made similar agreements with the Ports of Shanghai and Singapore. Similar agreements are likely on the horizon along the Pacific Ocean.
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 28, 2024, from iLevel Logistics Inc.