Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

To say there is any one single way in which to manage a warehouse would be folly—much depends on the nature of the supply chain and of the warehouse itself. If on the other hand, your warehouse is already free of these problems, it’s a good idea to take note of them anyway and to remain vigilant.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We are a bit past the halfway mark for 2015, but since this marketing manager's vacation is this week, we have decided to make sure we still have our usual "Top Posts for the first half of the year" annual event (read, these are easier to schedule while we are out!). . The Most Important Distribution Center Metrics to Track and Understand.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

But regardless of whether you plan to read a book every week, go running every day at 6 AM, or finally put some money in your IRA, I believe the New Year is a perfect time to make some resolutions about your supply chain. New Year’s Resolution #1: “I resolve to put effective supply chain performance measures in place.”.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2015

The theme of this year’s Descartes Evolution 2015 Global User & Partner Conference , held in May in Miami, Florida, was “Logistics Integration — What’s Next?” Important metrics include On Time Delivery from a customer’s perspective; Team Performance in the home; and Point of Sale experience.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. Price to Tangible Book Value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you ask companies if they would like better inventory and global supply chain visibility, you will get an overwhelming answer of, “Yes!” The term supply chain visibility varies by role. The term supply chain visibility varies by role. ” The answer is simple. They don’t.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2020

If you’re looking for a warehousing provider to store your food products, you’re looking for more than storage space – you’re looking for an expert that will protect the integrity of your products. Your provider will manage your warehousing operation with its warehouse management system (WMS). Can your WMS handle ?

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FLEXE

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

<p>On-demand warehousing entered the supply chain and logistics market in 2014. Every year, more data is available to help us better understand how on-demand warehousing is playing a role in the modern supply chain.</p>

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FLEXE

JULY 8, 2016

This is the first report in a quarterly series that will highlight trends and insights in the dynamic warehousing market. It marks the first time dynamic warehousing has been analyzed in detail and serves. Establish baseline metrics that will enable deeper historical trend analyses as the market matures over future quarters.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Cloud-based logistics and warehouse management are combining with B2B networks to enable multi-tier fulfillment. Make test and learn an active part of your supply chain strategy.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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FLEXE

JUNE 15, 2016

This is the first report in a quarterly series that will highlight trends and insights in the dynamic warehousing market. It marks the first time dynamic warehousing has been analyzed in detail and serves to establish benchmarks for future reports and analyses. Inbound/outbound activity within dynamic warehouse locations.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It really bothers some people that the term “supply chain” remains in wide use. For example, Kevin O’Marah ( @komarah ) writes, “‘Supply chain’ is a label with baggage. The term “supply chain” is a good example of that. The supply chain economy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. The Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategy needs both.). I am on a mission.

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FLEXE

JULY 8, 2016

<p>This is the first report in a quarterly series that will highlight trends and insights in the dynamic warehousing market. It marks the first time dynamic warehousing has been analyzed in detail and serves to establish benchmarks for future reports and analyses.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Top management knows that lean can add value , but many still haven’t moved past the initial education stage into full-scale lean supply chain implementation. The Lean Supply Chain is a system of interconnected and interdependent partners that operate in unison to accomplish supply chain objectives.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Successfully rolling out a supply chain management system can be an extraordinarily complex and stressful project – not to mention expensive. In this guide to implementing supply chain management systems: What is a supply chain management system? Why implement a supply chain management system?

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain management data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success, while constantly learning in the process. How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, whether resulting from natural disasters, technical failures, worker strikes, or other unforeseen incidents. What can supply chain managers do to ensure that action is taken quickly and efficiently when disruption strikes? Identify Risks in Your Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Today, 270 posts and five years later, I am thankful for the opportunity to sit at my kitchen table and communicate to almost 20,000 supply chain professionals globally (directly through this blog and through connections on Linkedin). However, this is not the case in our supply chains. As they talked, I winced.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

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. Logistics encompasses certain subsets of practices within the supply chain, such as just in time logistics, mission critical logistics, and more.

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RFgen

APRIL 27, 2016

Eco-friendly initiatives have gone from marketing tactics to strategies for improving supply chain efficiency and benefiting from cleaner technologies. Apple not only announced its intention to promote green supply chain practices, it recently released data demonstrating exactly what it has done on behalf of the planet.

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RFgen

APRIL 27, 2016

Eco-friendly initiatives have gone from marketing tactics to strategies for improving supply chain efficiency and benefiting from cleaner technologies. Apple not only announced its intention to promote green supply chain practices, it recently released data demonstrating exactly what it has done on behalf of the planet.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Recently, supply chain logistic companies have gone through a hiring surge. warehouse businesses added 5,100 jobs in October, 2015. As the distribution industry grows, companies need to ensure their expanded workforce has the skills necessary to keep supply chain and inventory management procedures speedy and accurate.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Recently, supply chain logistic companies have gone through a hiring surge. warehouse businesses added 5,100 jobs in October, 2015. As the distribution industry grows, companies need to ensure their expanded workforce has the skills necessary to keep supply chain and inventory management procedures speedy and accurate.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

This was WBR’s first event in the United States targeted for the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader. Today, managing a medical device supply chain is tougher. This is why I think that the industry needs to get serious about supply chain management. This value chain needs a supply chain leader.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

A report by Synchrono identified how every new upgrade leads to greater use of the IIoT in manufacturing, reports Supply Chain 24/7. Collaboration encourages growth and modernization of the supply chain, and it has become synonymous with visibility. Actionable Metrics Will Enhance Operations, Reducing Costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 11, 2016

Six years ago, on a snowy January afternoon, I wrote my first post for the Supply Chain Shaman. My goal is to write insights for the supply chain visionary. The Supply Chain Shaman is an independent blog. I manage a team at Supply Chain Insights and actively publish using an Open Content research model.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

“We are evolving towards a more customer centric supply chain”. A series of acquisitions inevitably led to a complex supply chain for global beer brewer, Carlsberg. We have to continue to meet their needs while simplifying the parts of the chain which don’t add value.” By helen Armstrong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Retail was slow to adopt supply chain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supply chain processes got caught in the omni-channel hype while Amazon worked its magic to become a market leader.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

With little time to spare this morning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods Seen as Ideal for Urban Pickup and Delivery Hubs (WSJ – sub. Carrier warehousing, anyone? (DC It’s the last day of school, so lot’s of excitement here at home. DC Velocity).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

” CNN Money Watch, August 12, 2015. Markets drive supply chains. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. For supply chain leaders, this market downturn defines a new set of opportunities and risks.

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The Lean Supply Chain

MARCH 22, 2015

Cost Reduction Options: Top Managementknows that lean can add value, but many still haven’t moved past the initial education stage into full-scale lean supply chain implementation. The Lean Supply Chain is a system of interconnected and interdependent partners that operate in unison to accomplish supply chain objectives.

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The Lean Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2015

The wine Supply Chain and 3PL/4PL: By Chuck Intrieri & Jesús Galindo de la Torre April, 2015. Supply Chain management is one of the main disciplines of any economic sector from manufacturing to distribution to retail. A 4PL constantly improves the Supply Chain for their customers.

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