Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. 1) In many businesses, the supply chain has never been subject to a design process, but has instead just … evolved. That figure highlights like no other how critical the interrelations are between an enterprise and its supply chain.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I limited myself to just six predictions, although I believe many of the predictions I made last year (and the year before that ) will continue to play out in 2015 and beyond, so I encourage you to revisit those predictions too (I listed them below for quick reference). If you want that oil, that’s what you will have to pay for it.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2017

This is just NOT going to go well. At a board meeting I had just outlined how this lady’s business could save $10 million per year, when she let me have it , with both barrels. I sat in the customer service centre for an hour, just listening to the calls. Just ring up and complain! You know the feeling.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

We are familiar with the concept of buying online books, electronic goods, gift articles, apparels. Today we are able to browse the products many times, compare products and even call up the customer care executive to help us select the right product. But do we purchase grocery online (excluding the perishables) in India.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

In 2013, I was working in a media company in Cape Town. I took these breaks just to get my 10 minutes out of the office as often as I could. But just as people are always dying, they are always getting born. And they said, ‘Excellent very glad to do it. Did we appreciate that at the time? A guy called Roy Brawley.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Time and distance are probably the two biggest challenges facing fresh supply chain operators. From the moment the fish is landed, the beast slaughtered, the fruit or vegetable is harvested, or the bread leaves the oven, time and distance become the enemies of freshness. Things You Need For Fresh Supply Chain Success.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

So in order to perhaps spawn some ideas for your supply chain excellence efforts, I thought I’d offer a brief overview of how four leading organisations are achieving their successes and cementing their mastery of the 21 st century supply chain. 4 Leading Operators with the Supply Chain X-Factor. The Sustainability Drive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

« The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments | Main | Mobile Payment Options » Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race? It is the time of the year when you look back at the predications that were made and how they turned out. Supply Excellence.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

« Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges | Main | Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain » The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities. Guest Post by. In the U.S.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

The evolution of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) over the years can be compared to a similar development, time and again breaking the ever growing shell of EAM requirements. Every time we go about redefining the asset definition, a new dimension gets added to the EAM framework. what do you think?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. 1) In many businesses, the supply chain has never been subject to a design process, but has instead just … evolved. The success of your business is inextricably linked to the performance of your supply chain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

When a colleague forwarded the news of SAP (finally) buying Ariba past midnight India time on Wednesday ( [link] ), my first response was roughly on the lines of "better late to the dance than allow Oracle to steal your partner". » SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? The second?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Nick is a master of influence skills and building cross-functional, horizontal processes. In this post we share our take on his journey.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. Bare Necessities @barenecessities Walmart has been busy expanding its portfolio, acquiring intimates brand Bare Necessities in October 2018.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

Every single business should be able to democratize an excellent delivery experience and provide it to their customers. Helping brands with orchestration, real-time visibility, customer experience, and optimization. Joe Lynch sits with Kushal Nahata , the Co-founder and CEO at FarEye. I started The Logistics of Logistics as a blog.

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