The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle. Marty Wadle and Joe Lynch discuss transportation vs logistics. Marty is the Chief Commercial Officer of Ruan Transportation , a transportation company providing Dedicated Contract Transportation, Managed Transportation, Value-added Warehousing, and Brokerage Support Services.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” Only a complete cost-to-serve analysis will expose these underlying issues unless they happen to be discovered incidentally.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team. (The

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 3, 2023

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing can significantly improve productivity, reduce equipment failure, increase production efficiency and help identify new business opportunities. The area of AI that manufacturers need to explore to drive their factories into the future is machine learning (ML). The Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

of revenue on information technology (IT), only six percent of manufacturers drove performance at the intersection of growth and margin. Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Despite spending 1.1%

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

While I was preparing for surgery, Gartner released the Gartner Top 25 Analysis. The analysis is now in its ninetieth year. The Gartner analysis is biased toward companies within the Gartner network. Semiconductor Industry Analysis Would you feel better about your results if you were Intel or TSMC? The reason?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. Industrial engineers incorporate these technologies in designing and fabricating advanced manufacturing systems. How AI Is Changing the Manufacturing Industry.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2022

It’s a complex problem, but you can successfully optimize inventory levels with the right approach and technology. With all of today’s supply chain disruptions, and new ones no doubt lurking around the corner, companies without optimized inventory are risking overpaying and underperforming. Start With the Customer Experience.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 11, 2024

Customers will now be able to see inventory projections in the near, short, and long term, enabling them to expose risks, highlight recommended actions early, and evaluate the overall state of their inventory PALO ALTO, CA, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc. ,

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ThroughPut

APRIL 11, 2024

Customers will now be able to see inventory projections in the near, short, and long term, enabling them to expose risks, highlight recommended actions early, and evaluate the overall state of their inventory PALO ALTO, CA, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc. ,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

For a more detailed analysis, check out the Power point summary.) Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In an increasingly unpredictable world environment, practices for planning and forecasting inventory levels that worked in the past need to be reviewed. In the 1990s, APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) arose as a solution for making better decisions about inventory. Inventory optimization.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

So your company is looking to reduce costs, and you’ve been asked to contribute by reducing your inventory cost. That makes sense – inventory is one of the most capital intensive areas for any product business. Here we explain how you can do this with 16 cost reduction strategies in inventory management?that

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

Are you tired of dealing with excessive inventory levels that eat up your storage space, tie up your capital, and hinder your company’s growth? If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. Inventories are designed to match customer(s) demand. The same applies to inventory reduction.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Inventory carrying cost is an essential figure to understand. Without it, you’ll struggle to accurately measure profitability or make informed decisions around inventory management and cash flow. What is inventory carrying cost? Why is inventory carrying cost important?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2020

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! Inventory Management Best Practices article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Dave Joseph at veridian.info. Use ABC Analysis to Categorize Your Inventory. The use of ABC analysis to categorize inventory is not a new concept.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In an increasingly unpredictable world environment, practices for planning and forecasting inventory levels that worked in the past need to be reviewed. In the 1990s, APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) arose as a solution for making better decisions about inventory. Inventory optimization.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Refrigerated transport is a vital component of global supply chains. To further support how refrigerated transport is so valuable in a global supply chain, below are several more reasons: 1. It’s Offering Unprecedented High-Speed Transport Worldwide. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Without the right inventory management solutions in place, it’s almost impossible to maintain optimal stock levels, minimise costs, and improve overall efficiency – all of which are essential to ongoing business success. In this guide: What are inventory management solutions?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2023

ARC Advisory Group, where I work, publishes an analysis of the 25 manufacturers with the most mature digital transformations. This report provides a cross-industry perspective on digital transformation in logistics including digital maturity in inventory management, transportation, fleet maintenance, safety and compliance, and more.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Effective inventory tracking is a critical component of inventory management. There are two main ways businesses can track inventory: manually, using spreadsheets and logbooks; or automated, using inventory software systems. What is inventory tracking? It helps to reduce inventory shrinkage and loss.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. The key is to align these product flows with the efficient supply chain flows to minimize cycle stock in manufacturing and maximize transportation assets. Inventory as Waste.

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QAD

JULY 1, 2021

What are Total Manufacturing Costs? Your total manufacturing costs are essentially an expense analysis that calculates how each of your company’s departments contributed to producing a finalized product. This looks at all stages of the manufacturing process from raw materials to work-in-progress to final result.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. We feel so strongly about this that we do not have an inventory planning role.”

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2023

In most cases, their legacy ERP or supply chain solutions cannot support the real-time, frequent forecasting and inventory planning needed to get ahead of margins pressures, rising costs, and shifts in consumer demand. Batch manufacturing is more controlled and optimized, improving inventory turns and production scheduling efficiency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

An analysis of improvement, performance, and value of over 500 public companies in 28 industries over a decade. (I Note to the reader: we selected these metrics for the balanced scorecard for the analysis after work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, most closely correlated with market capitalization.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future. Optimizing the use of data for manufacturers. Obstacles on the data journey for manufacturers.

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In addition, a considerable portion of freight transportation expenses continues to soar as diesel fuel costs surge by 20% year over year. To gain control over their costs and pricing, supply chain leaders must capitalize on the recent stabilization of production capacity and inventory levels.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 30, 2018

The manufacturing industry is experiencing a global boom, and this is the very reason that modern manufacturers need a great ERP solution to improve efficiency. It also provides a steady flow of real and up-to-date information, which makes it easy for manufacturers to complete goods processing and order delivery on time.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. What is Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management? Its central mission is to curtail inventory expenses and amplify operational efficiency by timing the receipt of goods to coincide with their actual need in the manufacturing cycle.

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Unleashed

APRIL 10, 2023

The internal processes of a manufacturer are critical to the success of the overall business. This article breaks down 11 of the most effective process improvement techniques in manufacturing that you can implement in your workplace today. Deep dive: Check out the 2023 Manufacturing Productivity Guide.

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2021

However, the rising costs for ingredients, materials, transportation services, and staff are creating concerns about whether products can be priced carefully enough to satisfy consumers and stay on the positive side of razor-thin margins. Optimizing Inventory Across Supply Chain Tiers.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

COVID-19 also highlighted the dangers of what happens when you have lean supply chains, as many brands found out fast by running out of inventory and not keeping pace with customer demand. Transforming transportation to electric vehicles (EVs) , improved transport, and better infrastructure to handle crowded roads and highways.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

Modern supply chains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. In other words, greater access to identical systems prevents organizational silos from inhibiting visibility, asserts Alex Whiteman of Eye For Transport.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2020

They rock back and forth in improving singular metrics but struggle to improve a portfolio of growth, margin, inventory performance, and asset utilization. Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As 2022 kicks in, the manufacturing sector is being shaped by technological change and the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital, connected and smart systems are on the rise, while at the same time manufacturers face challenges such as the ‘Great Resignation’ and clogged-up supply chains – as well as increasing demand for sustainable products.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

has become a major oil and gas producer , which has been to the advantage of fabricators that serve not only drilling and extraction, but also heavy transportation. Still in all most fabricators have seen steel sales rise and customer demands and inventory requirements increase over the past several years. The keyword here is fast.

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