Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times. Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

I describe them in my latest book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19. Here are some factors and strategies to consider. The management team prioritized full-sized trucks over small trucks because the larger vehicles were both more profitable and had smaller retail inventories.

Inventory Reduction 52

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There is little organization between how employees communicate and work together, and this affects how quickly and efficiently the company can both ship products and exceed customer expectations. As you might imagine, this can cause delays in shipping and receiving, which ultimately damages the company’s bottom line.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There is little organization between how employees communicate and work together, and this affects how quickly and efficiently the company can both ship products and exceed customer expectations. As you might imagine, this can cause delays in shipping and receiving, which ultimately damages the company’s bottom line.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2017

When Uber Technologies used a self-driving truck to run a load of Budweiser beer across 120 miles of Colorado last year, the feat gave the trucking industry a glimpse of a cost-saving driverless future. Inventory is often delivered to warehouses in shipping containers. Why Self-Driving Trucks Will Still Need Drivers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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RFgen

JANUARY 24, 2017

How will your company adjust its supply chain management strategies to address rising minimum wages? Spencer Levy, head of research for CBRE in the Americas, believes e-commerce businesses, which hire manual warehouse laborers to receive and ship products, could feel the greatest impact of higher minimum wages.

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RFgen

JANUARY 24, 2017

How will your company adjust its supply chain management strategies to address rising minimum wages? Spencer Levy, head of research for CBRE in the Americas, believes e-commerce businesses, which hire manual warehouse laborers to receive and ship products, could feel the greatest impact of higher minimum wages.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2017

When Uber Technologies used a self-driving truck to run a load of Budweiser beer across 120 miles of Colorado last year, the feat gave the trucking industry a glimpse of a cost-saving driverless future. Inventory is often delivered to warehouses in shipping containers. Why Self-Driving Trucks Will Still Need Drivers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

Walmart, for example, used a drone to verify inventory in one of its large distribution centers (DCs). In fact, some predict that many companies will soon have a robotics department and even a chief robotics officer responsible for defining the robotics strategy and coordinating implementation.

Supply Chain Design Software 55

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

Walmart, for example, used a drone to verify inventory in one of its large distribution centers (DCs). In fact, some predict that many companies will soon have a robotics department and even a chief robotics officer responsible for defining the robotics strategy and coordinating implementation.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There are several elements in an effective logistics strategy, with the ultimate goal of identifying the most cost-effective service levels and developing plans and processes that enable the company to operate as close to those optimal service levels as possible.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

She earned a Master’s in Business Administration from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, and is certified by the American Society of Quality as Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence, and also is a certified medical device auditor. There’s a lot of different strategies. Inga Hansen.

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