GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods. During the 19 th century, the use of railroads to transport goods long distances had increased. Enter the Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud.
GlobalTranz
MARCH 1, 2018
In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Historically, the cost of RFID implementation and difficulty to utilize RFID in conjunction with other supply chain systems has hindered mass adoption by supply chain managers.
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GlobalTranz
JUNE 30, 2016
GDP has changed since 2006. Transportation and Storage Cost Insights From the 2016 State of Logistics. Changes in transportation and storage of inventory costs made up significant portion of the 2016 SOL. Overall transportation costs rose by 1.3 Inventories are a major issue analyzed by the 2016 SOL as well.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 3, 2014
It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). There’s a business lesson here somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) We group companies by NAICS codes to study year-over-progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Inventory Turns. We eliminate the lower 1/3 of companies for the period from consideration.
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 16, 2017
For example, wearables measuring the number of steps, heart rate and calorie consumption can virtually eliminate on-the-job cardiac events, reports the Inventory & Supply Chain Optimization Blog. While this idea seemed ground-breaking in 2006, it has become a commonplace aspect of nearly all Walmart locations.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 8, 2009
Inventory Management/Optimizat. Labor Management Systems. Order Management Systems. Supplier Management. Transportation Management Syst. Warehouse Management Systems (. Content Being Accessed: Inventory Optimization Case Study: OReilly Auto Parts. Bar Coding/Label Printing. ERP Systems.
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