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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. In other words, it will be different for every enterprise or organisation. Book your free consultation.

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Usually, the final product is a combination of custom manufactured components and standard components. MTO operations bring their own set of unique challenges.

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. For this blog post, never mind the comparison. Most supply chain models are “ship from” models based on orders. Let’s not quibble on the percentages.

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From AOL To Online Freight Rates – Blog

Freightos

Same goes for books, groceries, taxis, banking, canoe and even B2B purchases. Shipping rates and fees are complicated. These 200+ contracts will be in different formats, ranging from PDFs and Excels to simple emails. There’s a huge difference between shipping a book and shipping a 40′ high top.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

I am currently working on a couple of case studies for this blog on how business leaders used digital twin modeling during the pandemic. Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Over time, this changed.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Until then, join us for our monthly networking calls, books/reports , podcasts, and blog posts.

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Most Popular Blog Posts of 2012

The Logistics of Logistics

Please check out the most popular blog posts of 2012. Military folks excel in logistics because they focus on the five areas below and we would all be wise to do the same. Highly effective shippers are successful because they have developed the right attitude and habits regarding shipping. Strategic view of shipping.

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