Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

Transportation Management 104

Transportation Management Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 104

Accelogix

AUGUST 12, 2020

I am still a practical technologist at heart, but after years of staged tech demos, endless R&D, and futurist seminars, several of these technologies now function outside of Silicon Valley’s controlled environments and are demonstrable in the real world. What has changed for me?

Supply Chain Software 124

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software 124

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

I’ll also be providing some step by step guides and tools on these at our Free Seminars Series in February and March, but more on that later. Transport Service Selection. Look at how you are buying freight services and ask yourself two questions. 1) Am I buying the ‘right’ service? Customer Service Alignment.

Supply Chain Performance 40

Supply Chain Performance Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Resource Reduction 40

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2017

And generally they are really expensive missed opportunities—expensive in financial terms, as well as in poor customer service and reduced sales! How well do you manage your Customer Service? At our seminars I often share case studies demonstrating the impact of not getting this right.

Expense Reduction 40

Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction 40

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 10, 2022

List all classes or seminars you’ve taken in the subject area as well as any paid or unpaid jobs. Inventory management and cost accounting apps are worthwhile to learn, as are customer service management software products, even if you don’t plan to work in that particular area.

Education 96

Education Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning 96

Logistics Bureau

JUNE 12, 2017

I’m actually going to go into each of these 8 Tips in a lot more detail at our next Free Breakfast Seminar. Very few are actually ‘designed’ What that means of course, is that most Distribution Networks become miss-aligned over time and this leads to excess inventory, excess costs and poor customer service.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Today it operates in 67 countries with 143,000 employees and has 76 business units on six platforms that cover animal feed, food production, energy and transportation, financial services and pharmaceuticals. Customer service is often very high but it is not cost effective.

S&OP 107

S&OP Supply and Demand Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 107