Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

In the warehouse context, a digital twin can be created to represent the physical layout, inventory, equipment, and workflows of a warehouse. Inventory management Another area where digital twins can be beneficial is inventory management. As a suggestion, perhaps the WMS can be an initial digital twin for the DC.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The goal was to consolidate redundant distribution center (DC) locations, store the parts from both brands in all the DCs, and service the dealer networks while achieving an unprecedentedly high customer satisfaction target of 95% across the board. 6,000 people were working in those DCs that housed close to 400,000 active unique SKUs.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

The research focused on the inventory visibility and optimization challenges that companies face today related to omni-channel fulfillment and the actions they should take to elevate their omni-channel performance. And it begins with improving their inventory accuracy. The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

However, AI’s inability to solve the very limited problem of ensuring that inventory is located in the right place in a warehouse suggests that planners don’t have to worry too much about job security. For fulfillment to be efficient, a warehouse needs the right inventory located in the right slots in a warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. VF has built a highly automated distribution center (DC) in Barden, England. This highly automated DC will go live in the second quarter of 2023. This will be about a 1.2

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 278

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2021

It is easier to deliver what stores need, when they need it, with the ability to provide “hot shot” shipments if a store runs out low on inventory before the next shipment is scheduled. The DC serves over 600 stores and will reduce miles driven by approximately 1.8 It gives them more control over their supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 263

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2014

Last week, for example, Uber launched Uber Corner Store in Washington, DC where local users can order allergy medicine, diapers, toothpaste and over 100 other items through the Uber app. We’re working to build supply, and will be sure to update you as we extend hours of operation to cover late night and weekend requests!

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

If you are a manufacturing company or distributor, you most likely are using a warehouse or distribution center to make sure you are able to store inventory, replinish store fronts, and easily send goods to customers or receive goods for manufacture or distribution. A slot can be part of a shelf or the entire shelf.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2015

shippers need an efficient and effective Distribution Center (DC) to support this consumer spending peak that takes place typically at this time of the year. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. Make your Inventory OmniChannel. You’re placing undue stress on the DC when the same product is divided into different segments.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Now, let’s take consumer products. What can we learn?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2017

In this post, Scott Fenwick, Manhattan Associates ’ senior director of product management, describes how to take inventory optimization in an omni-channel environment to the next level. There are many reasons why: When the distribution center (DC) is out of something displayed on the website, it can be fulfilled from store inventory.

Inventory Reduction 124

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

In order to achieve this, demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning via procurement and/or production planning, along with fulfilment/allocation and even transportation planning need to be integrated. DC procurement is also automated by aggregating the needs of the MFCs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. Do we then want to fly extra product to the DC? Molex Realizes it Needs Better Visibility.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 276

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

The future inventory fire sale. One of my stark realizations this year is that smaller companies are beating larger and often more established companies on growth metrics, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (In Toilet Paper. Commodity scarcity. Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity.

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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?” The fact is that most DCs have installed voice-directed mobile applications with host or legacy packages and made the decision later whether to upgrade to a new WMS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. Customer service couldn’t call the DC, only email them, and her emails weren’t getting responses.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Inventory levels: Current or expected inventory levels at various locations. Inventory turnover: Inventory turns for each SKU. Variable costs: Relating to transportation, labour, and inventory management. Supplier locations: Geographic locations of your suppliers and their lead times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. Amazon is making more changes to its inventory limits, including a new extra-large category and an increased price threshold for its small and light program. They also noted their view on inventory levels had climbed to its highest point since May 2020. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Why are warehouses and DCs so vulnerable to cyberattacks? In today’s interconnected world, the distribution industry has become increasingly complex and reliant on technology to manage inventory, track shipments, and communicate with suppliers and customers.

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

live/drop, type of inventory, type of equipment, load status, etc.). Previously, the driver would be waiting in the lounge to talk to the DC after completing check-in.“ – L. Through PINC’s yard management application, users access real-time yard inventory lists, count, and history information eliminating the need for yard checks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2023

One telling example is that an item would sometimes pass through three DCs before final delivery to the customer. For example, inventory was not slotted to minimize touches or facility travel distances. The ERP system at the forward DCs (service centers) assigned paper-based pick slips without consideration for efficiency rules.

Supply Chain Planning Software 261

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The stock rebalancing skill is designed to enable Mars to optimize DC to DC shipments. The algorithms generate recommendations on optimal ways to rebalance inventory based on cost and service level impacts. This visibility is key to both the root cause analysis and the inventory rebalancing.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 27, 2021

These requirements are causing a distinct shift in warehouse and distribution center (DC) functions, from simply being staging points for supply chain inventory, to becoming a vital enabler of the extended value chain. It helps you ensure unmatched accuracy and fidelity—from your virtual model to your real-world warehouse or DC setup.

Warehousing 156

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Companies that have successfully implemented demand sensing to improve the forecast at the warehouse DC have reduced inventory on the balance sheet by 10% within two years. I do not see the same results from the multitier inventory projects. Implement Demand Sensing. I look forward to getting your thoughts.

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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. If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred.

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The Network Effect

JUNE 4, 2014

Some retailers went so far as to have separate logical inventory buckets in their distribution centres – one would hold promotional inventory and the other would hold regular inventory. Along the way, every inbound DC order would be tagged as being either promotional or nonpromotional.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 11, 2019

According to Ben Ames of DC Velocity , dark warehouses refer to the full automation of material handling equipment, warehouse execution systems , and automatic identification of inventory and shipments. The systems may work best in distribution centers and those that move a high volume of inventory.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Today we will talk about the flow of strategy as pertains to inventory flow and driving warehouse efficiency. Staying Strategic in the Warehouse with Better Inventory Flow. Throughout the entire order fulfillment process, companies have a duty to ensure optimum warehouse efficiency by appropriately controlling inventory flow.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Govindarajan : Our previous Supply Chain Purchasing and Inventory Management tools were not enabling us to solve business challenges, we pivoted to Manhattan’s Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization software. Through Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization (DFIO), the tool provided all the capabilities in one spot.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The retailer is large and doing a lot of volume out of its DC, not to mention the rapid growth brought on by the recent pandemic. In the case of this retailer, all its major operational aspects – such as directed put away, replenishment, and inventory management – were running just fine. Supply chain planning tools.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2024

From fulfillment analysts and omni-channel commerce managers to customer success managers, diverse functions are tasked with ensuring that inventory is properly rebalanced following a disruption. Due to a storm, one DC that’s carrying 40 units of inventory is suddenly out of operation. The result?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For instance, two products with the same aggregated historical sales get the same forecast, even though a look at the details reveals widely different order patterns and therefore the need for different amounts of inventory to handle those different demands. The data is then pushed back to SAP for DC replenishment and to inform production.

Forecasting 185

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2025

In the area of WMS, design principles have tended to focus on a four walls internal centric view of operations and labor management within an inventory replenishment logistics strategy that placed warehouses as a primary inventory storage entity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

lu explained that fruit and vegetable is harder to plan because spoilage and write-offs lead to lower inventory accuracy in these categories. Smaller suppliers, operating out of just one national distribution center (DC), can’t achieve this level of service. Mr. Cerito?lu Many stores get daily deliveries.

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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). With the concurrent innovation in computing technology, inventory tracking systems were created that could generate automated reports. Learn more about it now! 5 Min Read.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Prioritize freight by gaining insight into inventory needs, distribution network, and consolidation opportunities. Avoid extra surcharges for DC delays and operational inefficiencies that create challenges for carriers. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey. 6 Tips For Shippers During Peak Season and Beyond.

Shipping 232

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EnVista

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Managing inventory in your warehouse or distribution center is one of many challenges you face along the supply chain, and a primary challenge in distribution centers (DC) is limited space. If you run out of space for inventory in your DC for any reason, there are several ways to increase capacity without the need for expansion.

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