Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. This article will explore some of the key impacts of cyberattacks in the warehouse and distribution industry, as well as strategies businesses can employ to protect themselves from these threats.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2024

If You’re Not Using Fulfillment Slow Mover Logic, You Might Be Missing Out This blog is co-written by Tony Verdi , Customer Success, and Jennifer Brox , Industry & Solution Marketing Are you feeling pressure from above to squeeze even more margin out of your network? How many inventory dollars are tied up in C and D items?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

If the digital twin extends beyond the DC to the supply chain, you can have a better evaluation of the entire chain’s responsiveness to these types of events. Solving the complex question of where to start There is no doubt that implementing digital twin concepts can be a game changer for many warehouse and DC operators.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. This will be about a 1.2

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Bart is Chief Industry Officer at project44 where he drives supply chain industry thought leadership and supports customers with their logistics and supply chain strategies. A logistics industry thought leader with over 30 years of experience, Bart previously served as VP of Research at Gartner.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

Inventory control inside the retail DC is not typically done with roving robots, although Walmart did try drone-based stock taking in the warehouse a few years ago. 13 More typical is sensor-based tracking using RFID on pallets or cartons to count and locate stock within the DC. Bringing the Outside In.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

Without a standard warehouse management platform, the ability to scale best practices and processes across their DC network with would not allow the company to run standard processes across all their DCs. By the end of 2022, the goal is to have disabled workers employed at all DC locations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One of the first things people ask when investigating voice picking and other mobile applications for their DC is “how will the new applications work with my existing systems?” Contrary to what you may have heard from some in the industry, legacy systems are not an impediment to installing new mobile work applications.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

This blog is co-authored by Raj Patel, Senior Director Global Industry Strategy 3PL; Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director; and Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director. Leveraging Blue Yonder’s e-commerce capabilities , the 3PL can determine where the 1,000 units need to be placed across the distribution centers (DC) and network.?.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Molex LLC offers more than 100,000 products across a variety of industries. Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. It is part of Koch Industries. Do we then want to fly extra product to the DC? The Molex Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2016

Now, the trend is to use this technology commercially; for the logistics industry, there are many potential use cases in a warehouse. The post Why Use Augmented Reality in Your Warehouse or DC? While most everyone has heard of an augmented reality (AR) eyeglass-type product, many have only seen it being used for consumer applications.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This DC supplies that hospital and Cooper’s other facilities. The health care system’s primary distributors deliver supplies every morning to this DC. Cooper has one main distribution center roughly three miles from their largest hospital in Camden. Cooper then uses box trucks that make runs to the hospital all throughout the day.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Jian started her career with Aspen Technology, the world’s leading supplier of asset optimization company, where she worked as a Supply Chain Advisor leading the development of supply chain optimization capabilities and implemented innovative solutions for various industries and companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

For example, related to warehouse technology, a recent Lucas Systems industry study found 89% of respondents agreed that implementing artificial intelligence-based software within distribution centers can provide a competitive advantage. The post The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The distribution center (DC) hadn’t released the order, but customer service didn’t have access to the right systems to see exactly what was wrong. Customer service couldn’t call the DC, only email them, and her emails weren’t getting responses. Only persistent calls got my order back on track. Ask the questions. I wish I had.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2020

At Ivalua NOW 2020 Virtual, you will experience: Multiple keynotes and break-out sessions from industry leaders focused on best practices and how to build a competitive advantage. . The post Washington DC – Cancelled Popup appeared first on Ivalua. It will take place on the same dates, May 5-6. . Stay tuned for more information.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. The benefits modeled become considerable and reach the high tens of millions with logistics intensive industries, such as pharma and high-tech. To do this, we built two representative models of a business.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

Is the CVSA Roadcheck Safety Blitz a Good Thing for the Industry. To reduce the risk of supply chain disruption , shippers need to know what it means for their operation going into the start of May and how to use the right services to find available capacity before the CVSA roadcheck storm arrives. The overwhelming answer is “yes.”

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

Let's take a look at the absolutely fundamental importance of the software systems that underpin DC operations: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). In the 1990s systems proliferated and the industry experienced a mini-boom. Warehouse management systems are designed to manage the many moving parts in a warehouse or DC.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 25, 2022

Donnie has a passion to build a bridge between the logistics/supply chain industry and academia, seeking to build relationships that will benefit students, practitioners and faculty in a collaborative environment. Northwest Arkansas is the beating heart of the world’s supply chain industry. Walton College of Business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

As noted by DC Velocity , “ most freight forwarders, traders, and shippers expect more disruption in the 2022 third-quarter peak season than they felt last year. As explained by Forbes , e-commerce will account for 20.4% of global retail sales by the end of 2022. However, with that growth comes the expectation for more disruption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap ; Justin Ritter and Dan Keller ( Lucas Systems ). For companies across industries, transforming existing DCs and narrowing this technology gap is key to competitive advantage in a changing economy.

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Lucas

AUGUST 29, 2017

Windows Sunset is a big deal for every manufacturer, logistics provider, and DC using Windows-based RF, voice and vehicle mount devices. In 2015, Microsoft announced that it would be ending support for its legacy Windows mobile operating systems as part of a transition to a next-generation OS, Windows 10. A Mass Migration.

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Lucas

AUGUST 29, 2017

Windows Sunset is a big deal for every manufacturer, logistics provider, and DC using Windows-based RF, voice and vehicle mount devices. In 2015, Microsoft announced that it would be ending support for its legacy Windows mobile operating systems as part of a transition to a next-generation OS, Windows 10. A Mass Migration.

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Lucas

AUGUST 29, 2017

Windows Sunset is a big deal for every manufacturer, logistics provider, and DC using Windows-based RF, voice and vehicle mount devices. In 2015, Microsoft announced that it would be ending support for its legacy Windows mobile operating systems as part of a transition to a next-generation OS, Windows 10. A Mass Migration.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As an industry leader for the last 30 years, Richard is a frequent speaker at industry forums and a lecturer at Georgia Tech and is a founding member of the American Logistics Aid Network, a non-profit consortium serving Disaster Relief Agencies. Richard writes the DC Velocity blog on Analytics and Big Data.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In part 2 of this 3-part series, which is based around The Warehouse of the Future report, we’re going to take a deeper dive into the adoption of technology within the distribution center (DC), how technological innovation processes in DCs are poised to change over the next few years and the path and obstacles to automated DCs.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 14, 2024

This annual gathering serves as a platform for sharing ideas on supply chain innovations and attracts repeat attendees from the automotive industry community. These challenges involve grappling with extended lead times for parts inventory and navigating limitations in distribution center (DC) space.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Blockchain is important for specific industries.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 4, 2019

The shortage of workers has hit the trucking and logistics industry particularly hard. The DRIVE-Safe Act updates federal law to empower the trucking industry to fill these gaps with a qualified, highly trained emerging workforce. Since Amazon came in with higher wages, there is pressure from the industry to increase wages now….

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Assa Abloy AB, Ametek, Broadcom, CCL Industries, Celanese, Clorox, Intuitive Surgical, Hubble, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV, Monster Beverages, Nike Inc., Industry Bias. In the industry, there is a bias to place the mantle of supply chain leadership on companies based on company brand perception.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 20, 2019

Real Estate in the Logistics Industry: A Changing Landscape. The traditional role of the distribution centre is losing relevance as e-commerce continues to become the dominant model for sales operations and penetrates an ever-growing number of markets and industries. The Changing Face of the DC. Changing DC Designs and Layouts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Reinke is a Washington, DC native, and graduated from the National Cathedral School. About TIA The TIA is a leading industry organization dedicated to advancing the interests of transportation intermediaries across the United States. Features 21 showcase presentations with innovations that will advance the industry.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. The benefits modeled become considerable and reach the high tens of millions with logistics intensive industries, such as pharma and high-tech. To do this, we built two representative models of a business.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2016

Industry analysts have pointed out an obvious fit with inventory optimization. These analytics flow to the software's multi-echelon inventory optimization component to place the inventory by location and SKU—favoring the DC location for predicted online demand.

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