article thumbnail

The State of Freight with Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

Anne is the President & CEO of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) , the trusted voice for third-party logistics companies of all sizes. Before joining CSX, she worked at the Association of American Railroads and High-Speed Ground Transportation Association. Anne Reinke and Joe Lynch discuss the state of freight.

Freight 219
article thumbnail

How to Cut Costs by Improving Product Punctuality

MIT Supply Chain

By tailoring transportation methods and distribution center processes to match the delivery speed required of each product, companies can reduce the cost of transportation, prevent excess inventory, and eliminate lost sales. This retailer excels at capturing opportunistic business. Lack of visibility. Performance improvements.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Transport optimisation considerations dictate that warehousing is used at the end-point of a transport system to amass enough products for a full load for the subsequent transport system. Less passenger traffic and reduced congestion means flexibility for TNT in scheduling onward transport, whether by air or road.

article thumbnail

How Retailers and CPG companies are benefiting from next-gen Control Tower and S&OE

o9 Solutions

The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. Controlling Business Outcomes with Supply Chain Control Towers.

article thumbnail

Building the Business to Consumer Superstar: Getting to the Promised Land with Supply Chain Control Towers and S&OE

o9 Solutions

The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. Controlling Business Outcomes with Supply Chain Control Towers.

article thumbnail

5 Reasons Why You Need Procurement Planning Software

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Procurement planning functionality (essentially the planning of future purchase orders) is typically a subset of broader supply planning applications that plan manufacturing work orders, inventory levels, shipments, as well as purchase orders, to meet demand.

article thumbnail

Sam’s Club Updates Appointment Scheduler and OTIF Standards

Zipline Logistics

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. It is critical to leverage transportation analytics to get the most out of your operation. One large Sam’s Club distribution center (DC) is already using the new system.