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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the wheelchair division, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s race at 1:17:06 and Susannah Scaroni of the US won the women’s race with a time of 1:41:45. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. minutes per mile.

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DiManEx Contributes to Find the Business Case for Digital Spare Parts in VTT Study

DiManEx

DiManEx collaborated with VTT to perform automatic part identification using Supply Chain Inspector , the analytics engine on the DiManEx platform. The data set included part-specific metrics like material, dimensions and weight; and supply chain metrics like part availability, minimum order quantity, lead times and service lifetime.

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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

o9 Solutions

Using o9’s predictive analytics and external market signals, LKQ Europe reduced the bullwhip effect on its business from 48% to 37%. LKQ Europe, a subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, with its head office in Zug, Switzerland, is the leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts for cars, commercial vans, and industrial vehicles in Europe.

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The Renewed Importance of Production Planning and Operational Excellence in the New Normal- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

As The Wall Street Journal reported in its summary of the 2023 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland , company CEO ’s are giving priority to efficiency and profitability, whether it is to reach a firm’s strategic goals, slim down the workforce, or streamline operations.

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An Interview with Michael Hutzli, Engineering

Alloy

Before joining Alloy a bit over three years ago, he worked as a software engineer at Addepar in Mountain View and at AdNovum in Zurich, Switzerland. Michael Hutzli is an engineering team lead in Alloy’s Vancouver office. He holds a MSc in Computer Science from ETH Zurich. What first interested you in software engineering?

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Side-stepping the Pitfalls of a Digital Strategy for 2022

Supply Chain Shaman

How do we design work systems to align organizations and ensure that there is the right balance of reward systems with metrics? Is there a need to redesign metrics to move from a functional and traditional function to drive goal alignment? My goal in redefining electrons focuses on planning/insights, networks and the use of analytics.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Let me try to clarify.

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