The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Customer Service: The Source of Supply Chain Innovation. In December’s issue of InBound, editor Keith Biondi cited customer service as the source for supply chain innovation. When you focus on your customer, you’re focusing on his/her success. Customer Service: The Real Source of SCM Innovation.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 21, 2020

FROM EFFICIENCY TO AGILITY. The ideal strategy to survive and prosper in a dynamic environment is to have an agile behavior that is conducive to change. Supply chain experts have traditionally focused on efficiency and consequently pursued the lowest unit cost dream. This is true for everyone, and supply chains are no exception.

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American Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Overview of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management encompasses the planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of products or services. In the past, companies focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing costs in supply chain management. Also, efficient packaging and distribution strategies reduce carbon emissions.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But by following the best practices mentioned in this guide and optimising your fulfilment approach, you can efficiently fulfil every future customer order with confidence. Order fulfilment is how an order is received, processed, and delivered to a customer. It also ensures that resources are used efficiently.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2023

The time is now to take action and invest in technology to optimize your operations, streamline your workflows, and enhance supply chain efficiency across the board. And the key to achieving these goals lies in investing in supply chain efficiency technology and using data analytics to address these challenges head-on.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2021

In this article, you will learn the importance of supply chain agility, what it means to be agile, plus strategies and best practices you can incorporate into your supply chain. Supply chain agility refers to how quickly and efficiently an ecommerce supply chain can react to changes in the market and customer demand.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain efficiency is essential for any business to remain competitive and profitable throughout its timeline. Identifying these barricades can be a challenge, but several key areas should be examined to boost supply chain efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2022

Shippers, despite all obstacles, are expected to reduce freight spending, drive efficiency, and improve customer service every year with incremental improvements year-over-year. This strategy begins much earlier in the supply chain process for optimal results. Ease of use is also essential.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2021

Peters ( @tom_peters ), an author and business management practice expert, has stated, “It never ceases to amaze me that companies spend millions to attract new customers (people they don’t know) and spend next to nothing to keep the ones they’ve got! ” Investing in customer service.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

A supply chain built for resiliency allows a company to adapt to unpredictable forces while maintaining customer service. A resilient supply chain incorporates alternative sources, carriers, routes, and other characteristics so that it can flex in response to a situation. Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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Locus Robotics

JUNE 20, 2023

By adopting AI, businesses can unlock operational efficiencies, mitigate risks, and position themselves for sustained success in the future. From understanding disruptions and identifying bottlenecks to revamping the global supply chain, AI can drive efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Sign Up for SCMDOJO Pro Membership Importance of Effective Supply Chain Management Supply chain management is not just about moving products from point A to point B – it’s a strategic approach that encompasses the entire network of processes involved in delivering goods and services to customers.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Strategy is a critical aspect of supply chain management. Its execution directly impacts cost, quality, and the delivery of goods and services. By managing processes like planning, sourcing, production, and delivery, companies can reduce costs, safeguard against undue risk, and pivot quickly when faced with the unexpected.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Today I want to talk about some of the processes and management strategies that can be used to help a supply chain on the journey from ‘good’ to ‘great’ To read more about this subject and related themes, I suggest you read the new whitepaper, Supply Chain’s New World Order” , Visibility and Measurement.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. A streamlined supply chain can make a significant impact on the overall success of a business, improving operational efficiency, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2022

When demand can be anticipated with accuracy, it can be delivered efficiently with demand forecasting techniques. 5 Benefits of Efficient Order Replenishment. Adopt these 5 Data-driven demand forecasting and replenishment planning Strategies for end-to-end supply chain efficiencies.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

Supply Chain Matters updates readers on yet another turnabout in supply chain and customer service direction for a once high flyer in premium interactive fitness equipment and services. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2019

Steve Osburn ( @skosbu ), Managing Director at Kurt Salmon — a part of Accenture Strategy specializing in Supply Chain, observes, “E-commerce customers in the U.S. A recent study from Accenture Strategy found that 62 percent of U.S. To meet changing consumer behavior, retailers are finding omnichannel strategies essential.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. What are the strategies that helped the best survive? With cloud technology, businesses can have it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

The main drivers for growth in autonomous supply chains are the increasing demand for efficiency, transparency, and resilience in supply chain operations, the rapid advancement of technologies including cloud computing and 5G, and the vulnerabilities and inefficiencies of traditional supply chains that were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

Ferguson provides plumbing and heating products to 9 specialist customer groups – over a million customers – in the US and Canada. The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. Michael Jacobs “Well, the last time we spoke, we had just begun our journey with our market distribution center (MDC) strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? SanDisk’s Journey to Build a Supply Chain Customer Segmentation Strategy.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 18, 2023

What’s really needed, though, is a cohesive measurement strategy that identifies goals, defines a portfolio of metrics to achieve them, and outlines an implementation plan to make it part of your ongoing business process. Customer service knows how long it takes to answer a call. Sales knows revenue per salesperson.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As a result, most projects are not clear in scope, with the implementation of visibility as a “functional extension to existing process” lacking a holistic outside-in approach/strategy to sense, respond, and act. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Reflection.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Rapidly changing consumer item and channel preferences, along with the recent step-change transition to omnichannel fulfillment and global sourcing risks, have made retail supply chains a textbook example of a system subjected to VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. 90 Day flow plan. View Whitepaper.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2023

And next to impossible is creating plans in a timely manner when monitoring unrelated KPIs across multiple disconnected sources of data. In most cases, this approach has become an agent of change that dramatically reduces costs and improves customer service. Supply chain organizations are no strangers to this frustration.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2023

Inventory control is the act of managing and organizing stock to meet customer demand without surplus or deficiency. It’s a delicate balancing act that directly influences a company’s profitability and customer service levels. Poor inventory management can lead to stockouts, overstocks, or worse, lost customers.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency was the primary focus of most supply chain operations. I’m not implying that efficiency no longer matters — it obviously does — but a disrupted supply chain can’t be efficient. They need to take into account cost, speed, profit, customer service, and risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. I write this post as a guide. What Does Good Look Like? Drives Value. S&OP is a business process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Planning outside of lead time in the tactical horizon is essential to manage costs, defining buffers, and sourcing strategies. In economic theory, we termed this the Efficient Frontier, but I avoid using the term Efficient Frontier because of its use in supply chain management as the design of the lowest cost supply chain.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 27, 2021

Customer Service: When orders do not arrive on time or get lost or damaged due to a supply chain data disruption, solid and direct communication with customers is needed. Peak Season Inventory Management and Fulfillment Strategies to Keep in Mind. Contact Intelligent Audit today to get started.

Inventory Reduction 52

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The key deciders of “how” are: accuracy (get it right), speed (get it fast), and efficiency (get it with minimal cost and effort). Realign Inventory Strategies. In “normal” times, companies managed uncertainty by balancing buffer inventory and customer service goals with safety stocks. Customer pick-up orders?

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Elementum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Process Automation: Revolutionizing Business Efficiency and Growth Process automation refers to the use of software and technologies to automate complex business processes, enabling organizations to improve efficiency and reduce human error.

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2019

Most people realize that on-time delivery plays a key role in how business’ satisfy customer needs, but customer satisfaction can be an expensive undertaking if the company doesn’t manage all aspects of customer service and the business processes that affect them. Measuring Customer Service and Satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 17, 2021

Avoiding inventory overages and shortages begins with a better forecast, but also requires a smarter inventory strategy. Differentiated customer service classes enable alignment of order fill rate targets by groups to the organization’s go-to market strategy. Better visibility of supply requirements.

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