Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The combination of fast delivery, low to no cost shipping, and an endless selection of products all set the competitive benchmark for E-Commerce Fulfillment. The post To DC Or Not To DC? Further Amazon Prime, though it comes with a fee, offers “free” shipping. So how do you compete against that Supply Chain machine?

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 25, 2022

Dr. Williams is also part of a team of researchers that provides the annual DC Measures Benchmarking study for the Warehouse Educators Research Council (WERC). Department of Supply Chain Management at the Sam M. Walton College of Business. Northwest Arkansas is the beating heart of the world’s supply chain industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

This week I interviewed Robert Byrne, Founder of Terra Technology , on the results of their fourth benchmarking study on forecasting excellence. The work done by Terra Technology, in my opinion, is one of two accurate sources of benchmark data on forecasting in the industry. The other is Chainalytics demand benchmarking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

To achieve this, the company benchmarked our compensation against national retail jobs vs. local warehouse jobs. The post The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. This experience helped me understand the importance of a healthy workplace culture. As a result, the math was not in our favor.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 28, 2020

It’s an exciting tool that Logistics Bureau have to look at benchmarking warehouses or DC, so specifically for your warehouse…” – John Monck, Logistics Bureau’s Consulting Manager. Get to know more about Benchmarking Distribution Centre (DC) and warehouse operations in the video below: Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 26, 2023

I recently did some work exploring the world of Warehouse Management Systems – which a professional in the 3PL field called “the heartbeat of a DC- you can’t run one without it!” What follows are a few insights.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Your truck drivers leave the DC on time and deliver on time to your customers. At some point, you will probably want to introduce more KPIs to monitor your supply chain, especially if you plan to benchmark your performance against that of competitors or peers in your company’s vertical. Delivery documentation is completed accurately.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

” The fact that nation-states are involved has finally drawn the attention of lawmakers in Washington, DC. Jeff Spivey explains, “Adding to the uncertainty around vulnerabilities is that many leaders aren’t clear on how to benchmark effectively to understand their risks, enhance their security efforts and measure progress.”[6]

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Lucas

JULY 3, 2018

WERC’s Annual DC Measures Survey is a great tool for benchmarking your distribution center and warehouse operations, but it’s also a valuable resource for identifying trends across the industry. This year’s survey showed the growing importance of labor-related metrics in assessing DC performance. For More Information.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2017

JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity , recently hosted a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. Complete this comprehensive and complimentary Warehouse Management Self-Assessment to benchmark your company against others in the industry.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 16, 2017

American Shipper’s 2016 benchmark study on visibility emphasized the growing expectation among markets regarding the ability to determine where products are within the supply chain in real time. This is prompting savvy planners to consider factors upstream (before goods become freight) and downstream from the DC to the point of sale.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Brands can now log into the analytics platforms to access live store and DC-level data that they can use to manually extrapolate insights. Instead of sifting through old reports, raw data from the past can be easily incorporated into current reports and dashboards as a benchmark.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

It’s much easier to improve your on-time in-full (OTIF) performance, and thus comply with Walmart’s new edict, because you’ve got the OTIF information, so you can benchmark against the perfect order. A network platform gives you the ability to see transportation logistics and orders in the same transaction. extra inventory.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 5, 2015

Key to both of these pilots were RFID enabled pallets and the first project was the SCN Grocery Pilot which was carried out utilizing RFID at the pallet level for automated Distribution Centre (DC) receiving. YES 50% & 85% reductions. – Demonstrate inbound portal read rates in 99.9-100% 8% (99.2%).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 18, 2015

Look for a vendor that offers reference and benchmarking data you may lack, such as transport costs, facility costs, and transit time estimates. product flow-path, inventory right-sizing, DC-to-customer assignments) to get started. The volume of data required to model the complex supply chains of large corporations is staggering.

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Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This module also includes data on: switching, trial and repeat, assortment, basket, loyalty, benchmarking and more. You will be able to access channel/store/upc level sales data for all SKUs in any category in which you do a meaningful amount of business.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

He believed direct current (DC) was the future of electricity—believed it so completely that he told Nikolay Tesla there was no future for alternating current (AC) electrical transmission systems. Just look at Thomas Edison. Or consider the founder of IBM, Thomas J.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 3, 2015

This is a whole different capability, that has nothing to do with buying enough machines, RFID tags, or benchmarking dashboards. It is interesting that one of the major consulting firms in DC is offering “big data” capabilities to construct dashboards that provide real-time data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out To DC Or Not To DC? Benchmark metrics (eg. Subscribe Here! Email Address. That is the Warehousing Design Question! Network optimization is a critical issue across all Supply Chains. There are many environmental factors that must be taken in to account in order to define and optimize your network. Employee impact.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 23, 2019

DC Velocity columnist Mitch Mac Donald recently noted , “some of the most amazing advances in logistics are coming from retailers that are scrambling to remain relevant (and, oh yeah, profitable) in a rapidly changing marketplace.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 23, 2019

DC Velocity columnist Mitch Mac Donald recently noted , “some of the most amazing advances in logistics are coming from retailers that are scrambling to remain relevant (and, oh yeah, profitable) in a rapidly changing marketplace.”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

They had generally never travelled to other facilities to benchmark how things were done elsewhere. Research what the Industry Best in Class process/benchmark is along with the requirements (eg. Check out Global Process Excellence (Part 3) … Streamline your Entire DC at One Time! All Rights Reserved.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Generating DC forecasts from store-level demand data, on the other hand, causes disruptive outbound peaks because transaction information alone does not provide a holistic view of inventory needs. Other benchmarks include an 85% reduction in stockouts, over 99% availability, and 50% less time spent placing orders.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Similarly, deploying a solution that doesn’t address all of the DC’s specific challenges and requirements can cripple the DC at the busiest times and stunt future growth.” From an auditing perspective, your on-hand inventory in your DC needs to be accurately reflected in your accounting systems. ” – Susan K.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2017

Store ready pallets are already viewed as critical to minimizing store disruption and ensuring productivity, but better mechanisms for load building and pick sequencing can further facilitate efficient operations in the store or in the DC. End-to-End Optimization.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2017

Store ready pallets are already viewed as critical to minimizing store disruption and ensuring productivity, but better mechanisms for load building and pick sequencing can further facilitate efficient operations in the store or in the DC. End-to-End Optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

CDP is a global non-profit organization whose benchmarks on environmental performance by industry are widely recognized. It might be that distribution centers (DCs) are delivering goods to customers in a 50-mile radius. Would a 30-mile radius for one DC, and 70-mile radius for a different DC, lead to fewer total miles?

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2017

On Thursday, August 17, 2017, JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity, are hosting a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. Mobsters and Lobsters. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 15, 2016

In better run warehouses these can be compared against engineered work standards for each task type and operators benchmarked against the work standards. Figure 1, Location of ABC products (Source DC Expert 3 D drawing package). Warehouse Symptoms indicating Slotting is Required . Figure 1 illustrates this product placement.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 12, 2017

Customers are allocated to the most logical warehouse / DC to minimise delivery costs, taking into account #1 above. The DC Manager will want to see picks per direct labour hour. Do you need all locations to be full range? Here’s a quick video (5 min) for those new to the design concepts of Distribution Networks: [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As an E2open forecasting benchmarking report pointed out, “for companies trying to predict demand in March of 2020 as the world was descending into lockdown and everything was being turned upside down, what happened in March of 2019 had little to no relevance.”. During the pandemic, forecasting accuracy was terrible.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

DC Velocity. DC Velocity prides itself on material handling, technology, supply chain strategy and transportation blogs. The blog is a companion publication to the DC Velocity magazine. Topics are also built on changes in policy, trends among small and mid-sized businesses, trends among nationwide retail supply chains and more.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Even if you have a well laid-out warehouse, DC optimisation doesn’t stop there. The major requisites for effective supply chain performance monitoring include: Starting with a benchmarking exercise to understand performance relative to the industry average and best-in-class companies. Don’t fall into that trap.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The 4PL helped to integrate Maytag operations through consolidating DC networks, optimizing routing of DC shipments , determining optimal fleet size and operating network, combining collocated Maytag and Whirlpool RDS locations and integrating the Hi/Lo network to improve product availability and fill rates.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

He has personally conducted analyses of supply chain applications, benchmarking and best practice reports, as well as working with vast supply chain networks to uncover the issues and unlock the secrets to their success. . Mitch MacDonald is the Group Editorial Director for DC Velocity and CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly.

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