The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bill started his career in the Buyer Training Program at Macy’s, moved to Loehmann’s (a $500M retailer) where he ran the Company as COO / CIO. He identified a need for a local market logistics network, converting underutilized space in shopping malls into micro-logistics capacity in the middle and final mile.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 28, 2020

What is Capacity planning software? Capacity planning software is a programmable solution that helps manufacturing organizations understand the actual production capacity needed to address fluctuating demands for its products and services. How much capacity buffer is needed for those?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 28, 2020

What is Capacity planning software? Capacity planning software is a programmable solution that helps manufacturing organizations understand the actual production capacity needed to address fluctuating demands for its products and services. How much free capacity exists at present in each of the service departments/ functions?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 28, 2020

What is Capacity planning software? Capacity planning software is a programmable solution that helps manufacturing organizations understand the actual production capacity needed to address fluctuating demands for its products and services. How much capacity buffer is needed for those?

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

As capacity continues to tighten and there are fewer drivers on the road, it’s a requirement to keep them safe,” Gartner’s Carly West said in a press release. live/drop, type of inventory, type of equipment, load status, etc.). Research firm Gartner , Inc. The gate arm opens automatically and the driver proceeds.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

Supply Chain Insights Training, 2024 The Opportunity Based on my research, I believe there is an opportunity to reduce the number of planning roles by 80-85%. Focus on improving operating margin, inventory turns, and revenue/employee simultaneously. Seasonal Inventory Build or Asset Capacity to Ramp for a Seasonal Demand Usually.

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Unleashed

MARCH 8, 2023

Choosing the best inventory management software isn’t easy. This guide is designed to inform you which features are most important, the best time to invest in inventory software, and the costs you can expect to pay. Key considerations Manual management of inventory is time-consuming and prone to error. What’s your budget?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2023

For example, inventory was not slotted to minimize touches or facility travel distances. Furthermore, the insights from a robust WMS would enable increased storage capacity through better cube utilization and advanced processes, such as interleaving, could deliver additional efficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

With Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) ToolsGroup’s manufacturing customers commonly achieve a 10-30% reduction in inventory, improve product availability to 96% or better, and reduce overhead (such as overtime and expedited freight) by 50%. Reduced inventory value of safety stock on clustered items by 18%.

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Unleashed

MARCH 15, 2019

Inventory accuracy is vital to an organisation’s long-term success. Profits depend on the sale of inventory stock and if you don’t know what or how much you are selling then you could be missing an opportunity to maximise sales. Inventory control strategies. Get automated. Get tracing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. The cycle is just beginning.

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Vanguard Software

AUGUST 31, 2021

Capacity planning creates real value in ensuring businesses can meet customer demand, and it is a critical path for a positive customer experience. . Defining capacity planning. Capacity is the ability to receive, contain, or deliver its products. Successfully plan your capacity. Demand Planning Forecasting Application.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2023

He is formally trained in graphic and interactive design, and has been designing and building software for 15 years for various industries – from streaming freight pricing, streaming karaoke, machine monitoring, insurance, CRMs to healthcare. Eddie was pretty early into OneRail where he has played an integral role in the success of OneRail.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. What can be done?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Deep Learning: A family of machine learning methods based on neural networks architecture, that—due to recent advances in the ability to successfully train multiple layers of networks (“deep” networks)—have become the top performing algorithms in specific fields (computer vision, speech recognition, etc.). Optimize spare part inventories.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Limited Warehouse Capacity. After the shipping delays and supply shortages that were caused by COVID-19, many businesses have opted to keep more inventory on-hand in distribution centers. This leads warehouses to operate at a much higher capacity than in previous years which limits the space available for increased holiday demand.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha CSX, one of the only two railroad operators in the USA that handles nearly all the shipments that move by train east of the Mississippi River has been experiencing serious challenges since the month of May. This has led to increased costs, not to mention all the inventory stuck in-transit.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 27, 2024

Every aspect of operations, be it managing the inventory, forecasting demand or fulfilling orders was dependent on human wisdom and intuition. Besides, AI is helping retailers optimize inventory, warehouse and pricing. AI-driven robots help improve in-store inventory tracking and management.

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ShipBob

APRIL 12, 2023

Between receiving inventory and getting orders delivered to your customers, what happens in your warehouse plays a crucial role in the efficiency of your operations. These KPIs will tell you how efficient your warehouse operations are in terms of how you receive inventory, how you store them, and how you pick them.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2024

Implementing JIT in manufacturing operations can significantly reduce lead times and inventory levels, leading to cost savings and more responsive production cycles. The just-in-time approach contrasts with just-in-case strategies, where producers hold sufficient inventories to absorb maximum market demand.

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Turvo

JANUARY 13, 2022

Proper planning and execution within the supply chain depend on access to accurate data regarding inventory availability and movement. Knowing when and where inventory is moving along the supply chain makes it easier to track orders, reduce delays, and lose orders due to poor availability or stock shortages.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Container inventory is imbalanced. This is not a new problem; but it is exacerbated by volume increases, COVID labor issues, and port infrastructure capacity issues. Fourteen of twenty-eight industries have rising inventories. Use the Zebra training methodology to define outside-in processes that can work for your company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Once you know where that truck (or train, plane or container) is, that’s when things get really interesting. It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory. Lesson learned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2022

These include corporate housing, in which a company needs temporary furnished apartments while relocating or training employees, as well as insurance companies tasked with providing and outfitting an entire home for displaced policyholders. Brook also serves business-to-business (B2B) customers in multiple industries.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

It includes everything from the procurement of raw materials to production, inventory management, and shipping. Managing and optimising production lead time involves balancing factors like production capacity, inventory levels, and operational efficiency to achieve the desired lead time while delivering items of high quality.

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QAD

MARCH 23, 2021

Check out these upcoming training opportunities to expand your skill set with QAD’s new Adaptive UX functionality! Available QAD Training Courses. This detailed functional training will teach you to use the new Adaptive UX Action Centers and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support the specific needs of your company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Container inventory is imbalanced. This is not a new problem; but it is exacerbated by volume increases, COVID labor issues, and port infrastructure capacity issues. Fourteen of twenty-eight industries have rising inventories. Use the Zebra training methodology to define outside-in processes that can work for your company.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Good inventory management, like everything else, starts with good planning. But planning isn’t just the start; it’s the very foundation of effective inventory control. Inventory planning also happens to be an area that many companies fail to prioritise sufficiently. The Basics of Inventory Planning.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So we’re excited to be delivering significant enhancements to our solution and expanding our already formidable and innovative forecasting , inventory optimization , and replenishment capabilities that help our customers deliver on promises to their customers, while reducing inventory (and their carbon footprints) and boosting profitability.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Businesses can access historical data, market trends, and other external factors and, by plugging in predictive analytics, gain invaluable insights that streamline inventory management, demand forecasting, transportation planning, risk mitigation, and overall decision-making processes. So, how does predictive analytics help with that?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

Rather than fearing how it will replace us we might consider how it can connect us more effectively to computers and all their cognitive capacity to search the terabytes of knowledge locked in documents. Models trained on human data reflect us, both our pride and our prejudice. The first is bias and misinformation.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2023

Inventory Management. Having the right inventory on hand to build your products is crucial. At the same time, you don’t want to have too much inventory, as that results in carrying costs and waste. It should track the status and location of every inventory item. Today’s supply chain is very complex.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2017

While the system may have the capacity to handle thousands of operations, it does not mean the system will take effect immediately. This is also an excellent time to begin training your employees on the system, and an ideal training strategy would be to train individuals responsible for training other employees first.

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Stord

APRIL 13, 2023

Traditional WMSs are cumbersome, plaguing fulfillment centers with operational and labor inefficiencies, capacity constraints, billing leakage, and inaccuracies resulting in lost revenue, unnecessary operating costs, and unhappy customers. Stord One Warehouse has been a huge improvement for our supply chain team.

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