Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

To achieve this, the company benchmarked our compensation against national retail jobs vs. local warehouse jobs. Prior to Lucas, Kyle held roles in international logistics and warehousing for global logistics providers. The post The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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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

Accenture details how attackers have used software and hardware weaponization, logistics disruptions, and intrusions to breach the security of supply chains.”[3]. ” The fact that nation-states are involved has finally drawn the attention of lawmakers in Washington, DC. ”[3]. ” Footnotes. [1]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Logistics Supply Chain. With a network-based strategy, you not only see the logistics, transportation planning, and execution, but you can also see the order. A network platform gives you the ability to see transportation logistics and orders in the same transaction. As we know, technology really isn’t what it’s all about.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 16, 2017

For manufacturers wanting to avoid idle production lines, up-to-the-minute visibility into inbound logistics is crucial. For retailers, up-to-the-minute visibility into inbound logistics makes the difference between quick fulfillment/replenishment (for happy customers) and loss of sales to hungry competitors. Where is my freight?

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Centralized distribution networks with a single DC in the US or European market will lose ground while central distribution centers with satellite hubs or regional distribution networks with multiple distribution centers are on the rise.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 23, 2019

Increasingly, they’re turning their sights to transportation and logistics—traditionally viewed as line item expenses, not core competencies—as a strategy to attract and keep customers in this new landscape. If they miss on time in full benchmarks too many times, suppliers may be shutout from working with retailers altogether.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 23, 2019

Increasingly, they’re turning their sights to transportation and logistics—traditionally viewed as line item expenses, not core competencies—as a strategy to attract and keep customers in this new landscape. If they miss on time in full benchmarks too many times, suppliers may be shutout from working with retailers altogether.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out To DC Or Not To DC? In Manufacturing, Distribution, Logistics and Retail the effectiveness of your network will make the difference between success and failure. Benchmark metrics (eg. SupplyChain #Lean #SCM #Logistics #Distribution #Business. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Customer requirements.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 3, 2015

For instance, Mike Morley writes on the Material Handling and Logistics site that the Internet of Things will change everything: “Billions of connected devices associated with global supply chains will transform the amount of information that can track shipments in real time.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

CDP is a global non-profit organization whose benchmarks on environmental performance by industry are widely recognized. We are only at the beginning of the journey of decarbonization of logistics. It might be that distribution centers (DCs) are delivering goods to customers in a 50-mile radius.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We follow an exhaustive list of supply chain and logistics blogs to make this possible. If you want to start learning, we suggest you check out these top logistics and supply chain blogs. Top Logistics and Supply Chain Blogs We Love. Cerasis is another leader in the world of supply chain and logistics. Ship Lilly.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We conclude our ongoing series in talking about effective KPI management by giving you a real live Logistics KPIs management case study from Whirlpool's engagement with a logistics service level provider. The Reiterated Importance of Understanding and Managing KPIs in Business and Logistics Management.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 12, 2017

Most companies outsource some aspect of their Logistics. So if you are embarking on an Outsourced Logistics relationship, think about these key areas of communication: Your reasons for Outsourcing. Customers are allocated to the most logical warehouse / DC to minimise delivery costs, taking into account #1 above. All of them!

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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). John Monck, is a supply chain professional at Logistics Bureau, with degrees in engineering and economics.

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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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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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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The efficiency of order fulfillment from warehouses has become an important focus in logistics management as customers demand quicker deliveries. 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.”

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

That’s why we’ve created this list of the top logistics and supply chain journalists and thought leaders that we follow and suggest you check out in 2020. . Top Logistics & Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders We Follow. Adam Robinson is the Marketing Manager for North American Third-Party Logistics Provider, Cerasis.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Inventory management begins with sourcing and cuts across purchasing and logistics functions. Even if you have a well laid-out warehouse, DC optimisation doesn’t stop there. Inventory Management in the Warehouse. Don’t fall into that trap. Warehouse Management. Warehouse Material Handling Equipment (MHE).

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