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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden. The Advantages of Agility.

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To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehousing Design Question!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In the first quarter of 2017 Amazon’s Fulfillment Cost was 19.8% The cost of adding a Distribution Centre in terms of capital expenditure, operating costs, inventory breakage, systems, and organizational support can be extensive. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017. The post To DC Or Not To DC?

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To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehouse Design Question!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In the first quarter of 2017 Amazon’s Fulfillment Cost was 19.8% The cost of adding a Distribution Centre in terms of capital expenditure, operating costs, inventory breakage, systems, and organizational support can be extensive. The post To DC Or Not To DC? So how do you compete against that Supply Chain machine?

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Supply Chain & Warehousing Trends For Year 2017

CormSquare

Buzz-word technologies like “cloud” and “mobile” have dominated top Supply Chain trend lists from organizations like Gartner, Forbes and DC Velocity for 5 years. This info will help build ultra-lean fulfilment organizations with optimized inventory levels at each point of their supply chain. Today, those trends are a reality.

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Omnichannel is another Word for Complexity

Enterra Insights

” Burnson goes to note that e-commerce is having an impact on air freight hubs, maritime cargo, middlemen, and intermodal operations. And also, how much and where the optimal inventory should go so we can satisfy that customer’s needs wherever she wants to shop.”[5] ” Customer Think , 29 April 2017. [4]

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Omni-channel vs Multi-channel: How many E-Commerce Fulfillment Solutions do you have?

Supply Chain Game Changer

There are many different ways that you can fulfill an online customer order: In the “Standard” case the company has a Distribution Centre (DC) solution. You may own and operate the DC or you may have outsourced this responsibility. All of the goods that you sell online are stored in that DC.

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Space Planning: Could You Run Out of Space in Your Warehouse too?

Supply Chain Game Changer

” That was the actual conversation I had with the head of the Distribution Centre (DC). For excess inventory that was not needed for initial replenishment and product availability we would keep goods in trailers in the parking lot. The head of the DC and I had only recently joined the company. So how did this happen?