Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

Waste Reduction 274

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

MMOG/LE is used by automotive customers to select and evaluate production and parts, service and warehousing processes. Benchmark supply chain operations. QAD provides training on behalf of AIAG and Odette in North America, Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific. Facilitate continuous improvement. Increase customer satisfaction.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 9, 2022

Benchmarking and analysis. With more truckload freight than anyone in North America, being digitally connected to C.H. Bob Maxwell, global category lead, transport and warehouse at Bayer says, “Upon integrating, we saw a significant growth in the use of this tool this shipping season. Capacity assurance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

This trend is a direct result of the fact that centralized DC networks have relatively more transport and less warehousing cost, and thus higher CO2 emissions, while decentralized distribution networks have more warehousing cost but less transport cost and thus a lower CO2 footprint.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 8, 2019

The locations aim to use automated ports, autonomous vehicles, robots, drones, and smart warehouses. A new report by American Shipper, “Supply Chain Technology Innovation Benchmark Study” points to cost, lack of understanding, and implementation difficulties as some of the roadblocks in the shippers’ way. While this is a 22.9%

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. A joint announcement involving partner Apple outlines a new suite of iPhone and iPad apps, the first two being SAP Warehouse Operator and SAP Direct Distribution being made available in the Apple App Store.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Is it sitting at the warehouse yard, or has it reached the store? Complete visibility requires us to break down the silos between various critical supply change management systems – e.g., warehouse management systems, order management systems, visibility platforms. What’s in manufacturing? What orders are planned versus in process?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% The uptick’s been attributed to gaps in regulatory and process execution, and a shortage of skilled labor in warehouses. Deloitte ).

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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. In a green field study, a company looks for an optimal placement a new factory or warehouse. Are Saint- Gobain’s Goals Significant? The company has committed to carbon net neutrality by 2050.

Material Savings 208

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They received goods into their warehouses/distribution centres. Each facility leader reported into a Regional Vice President of Operations, one for each of Asia, Europe and North America. And a cursory look at benchmark comparisons to competitors showed the company lagging behind in virtually every metric.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July. Sunsweet Growers.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

These examples show there isn’t a benchmark inventory management strategy that trumps all others. VMI works well for Amazon’s inventory because it puts the responsibility on the supplier to maintain the right inventory levels in Amazon’s warehouse.

Inventory Reduction 97

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