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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 KNAPP offers integrated warehouse systems and logistics software solutions. According to Florian Schneebauer, Head of Product Management – Software, “ We are experiencing a fast-growing volume of medium to large customer projects with extensive use of robotics technologies.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

And in the most emotional finish of the day, Henry Richard finished the race nine years after his brother, Martin, died during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. In the men’s race, Kenya’s Evans Chebet crushed the field over the final 5 miles to capture his first World Marathon Major win. A truly inspiring Marathon Monday as always.

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Probabilistic Forecasting: Right Fit for Your Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

Customers include Qantas, Air France, Lufthansa, and Malaysia Airlines. As shown in the figure in 2013, Spairliners had 73% stock availability and by 2017 their stock availability increased to 95%. Don’t Underestimate Change Management when Implementing Probabilistic Software. Spairliners guarantees component availability.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking. The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia. Sunsweet Growers needed a best-of-breed software solution, and an S&OP program to improve forecasting and planning.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. An integrated approach across operations and IT, the effort was designed to support store growth and productivity, driven in part by updated warehouse control software and a new WMS. And for Burlington, it’s working: the company boasts about $4.5

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in May 2013. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance.

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