The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. Establishing a robust performance monitoring system with key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics is crucial. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Freight 130

Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

The e-commerce giant’s new 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Staten Island is 20% smaller than its usual facilities, but handles 50% more inventory than a traditional warehouse because of design choices and its use of automation. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

Warehousing 60

Warehousing Kansas City Los Angeles New York City 60

SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

In the world of logistics, this means enhanced operational efficiency for inventory management, route optimization, safety and security of goods, and resource allocation. AI-powered systems will enable precise predictions, route optimization, inventory management, tracking, and communication.

Supply Chain Design Software 65

Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 65

GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Delays and congestion worsen each year, inventory strains continually affect capacity, and customer needs remain ever-changing. transportation metrics ?that today’s freight market, OTR freight services?enable?continued

Prescriptive Analytics Software 308

Prescriptive Analytics Software Optimal Sourcing Pricing Training Negotiating Skills 308

NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. Any asset that is not producing value is considered waste, and a fundamental of “lean thinking” is that inventory is waste, and time is money.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Cargo Waste Reduction Material Savings 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2021

It can also assist in determining specific metrics that affect the business. More often than not, the software can also be used for managing spare parts inventory, mechanic training purposes, and most importantly, creating and managing routine maintenance schedules.

Cost Reduction Strategies 98

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Resource Reduction Price Reduction 98

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Today, this is not a valid assumption, and most manufacturers lack the inventory buffers for inconsistent flows. On March 16th-18th, I will be on a book tour in Europe discussing the concepts of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility'

Long Beach 150

Long Beach Los Angeles Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 150

Savi

JUNE 14, 2019

From there, it can move horizontally to deliver cargo and packages for others and compete with other logistics service providers. In-transit visibility software-as-a-service provides accurate, live streaming data on the location and condition of cargo in motion.

Analytics Software 45

Analytics Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 45

Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

They explain, “If a company scores an impressive 99 percent in all four categories measured by the standard Perfect Order Metric (POM) — complete, on time, damage-free, proper documentation with correct invoicing — the result would be a POM score of just 96 percent. Most models stop short at minimizing costs. Where are the drivers?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Supply Chain Network Software 100

GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The ability to administer your cloud supply chain in the real time makes your order processing, warehousing, inventory management, transportation and overall pricing more scalable and thus cheaper. A Better Scope Management.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 200

Logistics Network Optimization Software Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Modeling Software 200

ShipBob

AUGUST 25, 2021

For instance, choosing between a domestic or overseas supplier will impact how quickly you ca receive new inventory, and where you story inventory based on customer location and demand can impact shipping costs and timelines. Once inventory is received, you can track real-time inventory flow from the ShipBob dashboard.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Inventory Reduction 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2020

Within each of these two flows there should be a small number of high impact business processes or metrics that you need to address, holistically, in order to make meaningful and significant improvements in your cash position. If you are looking to improve dozens of processes and metrics you will get stuck in the weeds.

Expense Reduction 85

Expense Reduction Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 85

ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Handbook 52

ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Handbook 52

ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Handbook 52

Freight Plus

JULY 17, 2020

Sell more with less stock - How inventory planning holds the key to improved profitability. Air freight capacity was restricted to those businesses that had their own dedicated cargo fleet. Now that people have dealt with the availability crisis what is a good metric to measure where their slobs are? .

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics 52

6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Without it, your inventory stays on the shelf, and your customers look elsewhere to get what they need. Inventory management techniques. It involves: Inventory management. This capacity isn’t just about customer service, either — it’s about inventory management. Inventory management techniques. Warehousing.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Material Savings 52

Freight Plus

JULY 17, 2020

Sell more with less stock - How inventory planning holds the key to improved profitability. Air freight capacity was restricted to those businesses that had their own dedicated cargo fleet. Now that people have dealt with the availability crisis what is a good metric to measure where their slobs are? .

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics 52

3rdwave

JULY 20, 2020

Too often – make that almost always – importers and exporters (BCOs – Benefiticcial Cargo Owners) are dependent on their NVOCC, Freight Forwarder or 3PL (3PL) to provide them with visibility into their global supply chains. independent performance metrics and analytics for management decision support.

3PL 54

3PL Procurement Analytics Freight Negotiating Skills 54

Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

Pharmaceutical 94

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 94

Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. More time and energy is spent on forecasts to reduce inventory that is no longer in use. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought down CO2 emissions by 5 percent —to 34.81

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 52

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

More stringent customer delivery requirements is certainly one factor, with On-Time In-Full (OTIF) becoming a more critical metric. This data allows project44 to deliver predictive insights enabling users to eliminate costs related to demurrage fees as well as reduce inventory stock outs and manual workload.

Rail Software 101

Rail Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Real-time Visibility Demand Planning Software 101

Global Trade Management

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. inventory turns, while the Laggards achieve only 3.8. metrics that really impact the bottom line; the Leaders in our survey. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring. Supply chain Leaders.

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Cargo Survey 40

Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

Chainalytics Creates New Metrics for Demand Planning Consortium. In other news… Descartes Signs SuiteCloud Developer Network Agreement With NetSuite. HighJump Software Announces New Partnership With NetSuite. UPS App For iPad Advances Suite Of Customer Technology Offerings. Maersk warns on slowing global trade ( Financial Times ).

Logistics Network Optimization Software 142

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software 142

Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

Pharmaceutical 60

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 60

Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. The answer is that they use the multi-echelon inventory model to solve the problem.

Case Study 239

Case Study Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Study 239

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

It is expected to generate 62,000 megawatt hours annually – reducing approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. Warehousing companies have reduced employment by nearly 50,000 jobs since June, when overstocked retailers started paring inventories because of wavering consumer demand. Employment at U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 206

Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Strategies San Francisco Price Reduction 206

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Warehouse Automation.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Innovation 110

QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In fact, 23 percent of its GDP in 2017 went to investments in fixed capital and inventories. Belgium has 41 airports, 26 of which have paved runways and six of which can handle large cargo aircraft. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing.

Belgium 67

Belgium Manufacturing Procurement Netherlands France 67

Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Understand data-driven metrics and KPIs within the freight bill auditing services ’ software. Carriers bill customers based not only on shipment quantity but also cargo weight, can result in overcharges if incorrect. Such errors could also result in additional problems managing inventory or planning distribution.

Freight 52

Freight Material Savings Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Logility

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This could be used for something as simple as a complete flat spread if there was no demand or no available inventory at any level. It could be used to make sure everyone gets roughly the same amount of inventory. Let’s say you’re looking at a plan over a 12-month period, and you see some constrained inventory.

Optimal Sourcing 142

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization Price Mitigation Strategies 142

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Here, we’ll talk about what receiving efficiency is, how to measure it using warehousing metrics, and cover a few different ways to optimise your inward goods process. Receiving efficiency is a useful warehousing metric that helps business owners determine whether their receiving process needs improvement. What is receiving efficiency?

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software How To Inventory Reduction Warehousing 52

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. terawatt-hours of solar power would eliminate more than 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the report found.

Material Savings 203

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics 203

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

Supply Chain Design Software 232

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 232

Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2015

According to data from the first half of 2015, Los Angeles held a 34 percent market share and Long Beach held a 13 percent market share of cargo transport from Tianjin to the U.S. Port traffic has always been a good metric of overall economic health.

Los Angeles 60

Los Angeles Long Beach Oakland Cargo 60

6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery. ” – Emma Sturgis, 10 Great Warehouse Optimization Tips for Small Businesses , Fishbowl Inventory 4. “Warehouse optimization starts with an efficient layout.

Optimal Sourcing 81

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Price Mitigation Strategies Modeling 81