Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.” Problem number one: they are all unique.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Thirdly I have set up global raw material supply (GMS), a supply entity that consolidates CAN’s global purchase orders and global vendors to plan and deliver raw materials for our manufacturing sites. Our buyers are purchasing micro ingredients, such as vitamins, additives, minerals, etc. All three should be in balance.”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Joe Lynch and Rick Watson discuss Amazon vs Target vs Walmart and their strengths and weaknesses in the areas of ecommerce, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics. Amazon has raised the bar on digital communication with customers and their accurate, on-time home deliveries set the benchmark for the rest of the industry. Rick Watson.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sluggish vs Optimized Transportation and Logistics Without Advanced Analytics : Logistics operations may operate on static routing and scheduling, not accounting for variables like traffic, weather, or sudden changes in demand. This includes data from suppliers, production facilities, logistics services, and customer feedback.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2020

Logistics is a critical function for CPG suppliers selling into big-box retail locations. Despite its importance, many brands, irrespective of sophistication, have encountered issues with consistently meeting these benchmarks. We have a few tips on how to make logistics improvements to increase OTIF performance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Joe Lynch and Rick Watson discuss Amazon vs Target vs Walmart and their strengths and weaknesses in the areas of ecommerce, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics. Amazon has raised the bar on digital communication with customers and their accurate, on-time home deliveries set the benchmark for the rest of the industry. Rick Watson.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 147

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And now let us examine the reasons why a career in logistics offers so much diversity to so many workers. It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. You learn the suppliers’ business, you learn the customers’ business.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility by LSCMS Shippers’ Council How would Logistics managers explain to their COO and Production group that inbound material will arrive on 23Dec but with 50% probability? Certain shipping lines are investing in the last mile companies. The challenges to achieving visibility?

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Logistics is the prime example of a changing industry – colossal, ripe for disruption and utterly opaque. Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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ShipBob

APRIL 13, 2021

Shipping & logistics KPIs. It can be hard to achieve this if you don’t have specific goals in place for sales, marketing, customer service, shipping, and other parts of your business. Shipping fees. COGS = Beginning inventory + Purchases during the period – Ending inventory. Table of Contents. Sales KPIs.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2022

To do this properly, both parties need all of the details of what was purchased and delivered. This again relates to points 1 and 2, but it’s so important because if the answer is “no,” then one of two things happened: The shipper received some sort of discount for buying multiple things at once.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As legislation focuses ever more heavily on environmental protection though, and consumers increasingly consider sustainability in their purchasing decisions, all supply chain organisations will need to find the way forward. This is where sustainability benchmarking can really help you home in on where improvement is most needed.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. This initiative benchmarked over 300 global companies, and set forth many of the principles for what we called “World Class Supply Chains”.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Last year in Florida at RILA Logistics 2013, the topic of multi-channel was discussed with 5 related presentations delivered where the challenges of the coming omni-channel revolution were laid down. Speaker(s): Rob Bass, Vice President, Distribution, Best Buy Co., Room 25, Monday Feb 24 th , 10:30 am.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As legislation focuses ever more heavily on environmental protection though, and consumers increasingly consider sustainability in their purchasing decisions, all supply chain organisations will need to find the way forward. This is where sustainability benchmarking can really help you home in on where improvement is most needed.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

When customers have transparency into product availability, delivery timelines, and order status, they are more likely to complete purchases and continue shopping with a business. At the same time, it makes excellent sense to have a good SEO software solution to keep track of how your marketing strategies perform.

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Saleswarp

JUNE 12, 2022

Add to that, managing and keeping track of inventory spread across all these various channels can be a logistical headache. Fluctuation in demand, seasonality supply chain logistics and products’ natural life-cycle can all make managing inventory feel like trying to hit a moving target.

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Precoro

MARCH 30, 2022

A procurement strategy defines how purchasing decisions are made. Strategic procurement allows obtaining well-structured and relevant data, which is indispensable for prioritizing purchases and balancing the quality and price of goods or services. Green Purchasing. Total Quality Management (TQM).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The company I had just joined went to market declaring that it was a world leader in Distribution and Logistics. First I would talk with the 3 main people in charge of the Inventory Management and Procurement buying functions within the company. The Buying team was also highly decentralized with little formal oversight.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Where is your picking operation located with respect to shipping and product storage? Products with tight shipping deadlines or time constraints should also be stacked in this manner, thereby streamlining movement and overall travel time even more.” Optimize your logistics network. The biggest problem is congestion.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“As the logistics industry faces extraordinary pressures, maintaining a culture of compliance is more critical than ever. Yet many companies, lulled by efficient and relatively inexpensive logistics and transport, have been applying lean and just-in-time production methods that span global networks.

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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. The more orders that are picked, the more orders can be shipped, and that means more orders can be invoiced, hence picking directly increases the revenue for the distribution center.

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