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.

Warehousing 317

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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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 293

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 293

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.

DC 120

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2015

2015 is coming to a close and as we herald in the New Year, shippers (manufacturers, retailers, and distribution centers) around the country are busy gearing up for the holiday season and have holiday logistics best practices on the brain. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. Make your Inventory OmniChannel.

DC 120

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Stronger freight volumes are expected as pent-up demand from consumers, retailers, and manufacturers reaches an apex. 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.

Shipping 296

Shipping Cost Reduction Strategies Industrial Industry 296

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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts for Walmart+ members.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 245

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2021

For instance, goods move from the customer to the distributor or to the manufacturer. The manufacturing firm would then have to organize shipping of the defective product, testing the product, dismantling, repairing, recycling, or disposing of the product. If the product is defective, the customer would return the product.

Reverse Logistics 296

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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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 307

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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.

Optimization Software 240

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

The global pandemic has thrown manufacturers, distributors, and retailers into a mode that most have never experienced before. 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.

Demand Planning Software 147

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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. Many of their suppliers were using the same sub-tier manufacturers. Cooper has one main distribution center roughly three miles from their largest hospital in Camden.

Supply Chain Planning Software 307

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

What a Supply Chain Digital Transformation Means Unsurprisingly, a company as large as Mars has a highly complex supply chain involving global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution. The stock rebalancing skill is designed to enable Mars to optimize DC to DC shipments. It’s been highly resilient over hundreds of years.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 210

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production. Many industries try to imitate Dell''s success.

Case Study 239

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. If ERP system input includes lead time, why is there such bloat and a problem with inventory restatements?

Supply Chain Design Software 259

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Pricing Training 259

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.

Optimization Software 273

Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Price Mitigation Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software 273

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.

Inventory Reduction 120

Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 120

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.

Supply Chain Execution 95

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For Greater Product Performance Visibility and Improved Sales & Demand Planning Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in an increasingly competitive environment, where the ability to access and analyze timely, accurate data can make or break a company’s success. This process is known as data normalization and harmonization.

Inventory Reduction 59

Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Resource Reduction Optimal Sourcing 59

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. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

Real-time Visibility 246

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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. Let’s explore this challenge through the lens of a consumer goods manufacturer. The result?

Optimal Sourcing 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Growth agendas with the spiraling demand require cash, supplier shortages necessitate the shortening of payables, and the longer/more variable transport lead times decrease inventory turns increasing the need for cash. To make the point, let us start with a discussion on Consumer Products manufacturing. The answer? The how is tricky.

Supply and Demand 221

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Retailers, distributors and manufacturers are forced to choose the approach they hope will make them the most profit. This is a weekly forecast at best, and is from the DC to the store. Only immediate customer requirements are drawn from the protective inventories upstream. Loren Kerns (Flickr). What is a Pull System?

Supply Chain Software 175

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2021

To illustrate, consider the following scenario within Company XYZ’s network: Truckload Carrier 1 ships inventory replenishment materials from the manufacturing plant to their distribution center (DC). Truckload Carrier 2 moves finished goods orders from the DC to their customer. This distance is 250 miles at $1.50

Transportation Management 156

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

I’m not sure I’ve ever talked to a Demand Solutions customer who wasn’t at least tracking their inventory levels, overstocks, stockouts, and so forth. When measuring order fill rates, many manufacturer and distributors often fudge the numbers to make them look better than they really are.

Forecasting 190

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2023

Most B2B and B2C brands believe faster order processing, more frequent inventory planning, and “good enough” promise dates can help avoid this situation. As a result, it is all too easy for product orders to exceed inventory availability, leading to overpromised fulfillment and delayed delivery.

Supply Chain Software 130

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

Supply chain management in manufacturing is by no means a simple process, but the United States is learning from past mistakes and they're poised to start playing a little catch-up in the manufacturing world due to their expertise. Government Weighs In on Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing. The Numbers Are In.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. A better forecast leads to carrying less inventory while maintaining or even improving service levels. But that was pre-COVID.

Optimal Sourcing 355

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

One of the most profitable moves a supply chain team can make is optimizing replenishment in a multi-tiered distribution network (manufacturer to DC, DC to Retailer, etc.). I have found many companies miss the boat with a single-echelon approach that simply replenishes the warehouse or the DC separately.

DC 100

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

According to Nathan Resnick via Shopify , some of the top challenges in implementing an e-commerce shipping strategy include: Poor inventory visibility. International trade and customs issues reports Toby Gooley of DC Velocity. Channel-specific processes. Delays in order fulfillment and delivery. Troublesome returns management.

Price Reduction 209

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. My question is, “Why?” Growth requires cash. The reason?

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Simply defined, reverse logistics generally refers to the process of managing the flow of goods, products, or materials from the customer back to the seller or manufacturer. This process involves handling returns, which can be due to various reasons, such as damage, defects, seasonal inventory, restock, salvage, recalls, or excess inventory.

Reverse Logistics 74

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

From extreme weather to port closures, disruptions all too frequently upset these teams’ carefully defined plans for getting inventory from Point A to Point B — leading to stockouts and dissatisfied customers. Intelligent Rebalancer can work across both inventory and order data to define the most efficient fulfillment plan.

Supply Chain Planning Software 118

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

Those DCs operate with 33 percent less inventory than conventional retailers and work towards a standard of orders being picked and packed within two hours of the customer clicking the 'buy now' button. [3]. And even if you can find the workers, throwing them out on the DC floor does not automatically solve the problem.

Supply Chain Software 137

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2014

What would the retail—manufacturing world look like if there was wide-spread adoption of this technology? I often ask manufacturers and retailers what percent of their day is driven by exceptions caused by external factors outside of their company. They are not dependent on their trading partner to tell them when an issue arises.

Retail 69

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2024

How many inventory dollars are tied up in C and D items? A manufacturer that has a limited number of SKUs might not have that many that are slow-moving. All these shipments will put demand on the distribution center (DC) today, even though there is virtually no chance that all will order within the next few weeks.

Forecasting 118

Forecasting DC Inventory Reduction Retail 118

Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

When it comes to inventory optimization , companies often have to play a delicate balancing game to ensure that they have optimal levels of inventory. If your forecast numbers are too high, you run the risk of holding costly excess inventory and reducing available cash on hand. in multi-echelon inventory optimization.

Optimization Software 60

Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 60

Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

enVista Releases Latest Version of Distribution Center Optimization Tool, Model DC. Although they represent a range of manufacturing industry segments, the common thread is their dedication to quality manufacturing through lean principles and techniques. All seek to extend their manufacturing line back to their suppliers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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