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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. Some logistics involves transportation or warehouses or both.

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Inventory Planning vs. Inventory Optimization: What’s the Difference?

ToolsGroup

What’s the difference between traditional inventory planning and inventory optimization? Optimizing your inventory is a different beast than simply planning your inventory. They face a complex distribution network and optimizing inventory for each location is challenging. Anyone can come up with a plan.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

It’s impossible for me to capture in a blog post all of the great insights the speakers and other attendees shared during the event — as the saying goes, you really had to be there — but here are some of my takeaways from the sessions. Inventory (inventory management policies and practices, optimizing inventory flow).

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The Internet of Things in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

… Traditionally, inventory counts [have been] a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFID technology enables retailers to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.” An NFC reader is a tool that can be integrated into the warehouse management picking verification system. in 2004 to $0.38

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. Foundational for ecommerce is a real-time perpetual inventory (PI) signal. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. Details matter.

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Here’s How SKF Clinched the Gartner Supply Chainnovator Award with Digital Twin

ToolsGroup

By 2014 there were some 800,000 item-locations in its core bearing business, in some 40 installations of five+ different ERP systems around the world. It also calculates safety stock levels and net forecasts for every warehouse and creates replenishment plans to satisfy future customer demand to set service levels.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. We never ran out of or had too much inventory.