GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2014

However, the diversity of the supply chain, and the importance of timely shipping and customer service, presents a unique challenge at best through several festive celebrations all year long. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. Make your Inventory Omni-Channel. Get out From Behind the Desk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

lu, the Director of Sales Operations and Supply Chain at A101. lu, the Director of Sales Operations and Supply Chain at A101, explains that, they don’t keep prices down by relying only on private labeling. Supporting Growth Requires Automated Replenishment Planning. E rkan Cerito?lu, Erkan Cerito?lu, Mr. Cerito?lu

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides the first of a two-part market education series addressing what we term as broadening the context from warehouse control layer or accelerator to that of supply chain execution orchestration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. The agent technology is much more complicated than the math.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. Instead, supply chain leaders need to focus on the minimization of waste, and the alignment of signals.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Bart De Muynck and Joe Lynch discuss the connective tissue of the supply chain, which is a reference to project44. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the most trusted end-to-end visibility platform, tracking over 1 billion shipments annually for the world’s leading brands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. Why are warehouses and DCs so vulnerable to cyberattacks?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The path to perfect implementation of a new e-commerce shipping strategy is not always clear, and it comes with several challenges that can undermine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of e-commerce. International trade and customs issues reports Toby Gooley of DC Velocity. Channel-specific processes. Troublesome returns management.

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

Are you looking for ways to use automation technology to stay at the top of the game? We’re breaking down 6 automation technologies to drive up your distribution center efficiency. Distribution Centre Automation. Option 3: Automated Guided Vehicles. Option 3: Automated Guided Vehicles. The Challenges.

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2023

Whether it is a damaged product, a shipping delay, or a complex chain of handoffs and rerouting, any mishap can damage market share, revenue growth, and customer relationships beyond repair. Here are three ways to boost your customer satisfaction with automated order promising.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2023

The company’s warehouse network consists of four main distribution centers (DCs) and 22 forward DCs that ship furniture to customers. It hired Alpine Supply Chain Solutions to assist the internal team with identifying opportunities. Naturally, warehouse operations are an essential enabler of these capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

This week I interviewed Robert Byrne, Founder of Terra Technology , on the results of their fourth benchmarking study on forecasting excellence. The work done by Terra Technology, in my opinion, is one of two accurate sources of benchmark data on forecasting in the industry. Both bias and error are higher in European supply chains.

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

In these uncertain times, companies are turning to technology to help them comply with social distancing rules and to keep their workers and drivers safe in any conditions. sees technology as a key enabler for companies that are implementing new driver and safety measures. “As Research firm Gartner , Inc.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

However, technology has risen to dramatically alter the execution of supply chain functions. Technology poses the greatest opportunity for small- and medium-sized businesses to take advantage of innovative tools to ensure end-to-end tracking, visibility , and processing of products. Consumers Demand More Now.

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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). These systems are the brains that help retail operations stay ahead of the competition, by enabling the addition of new automated systems. Warehouse Control Systems (WCS).

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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. Labour productivity: Efficiency and productivity of picking, packing, and shipping activities. Variable costs: Relating to transportation, labour, and inventory management.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2015

However, the diversity of the supply chain, and the importance of timely shipping and customer service, presents a unique challenge at best through several festive celebrations all year long. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. Make your Inventory OmniChannel. Get out From Behind the Desk.

DC 120

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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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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Traditional forecasting tools such as SAP APO, designed 25 years ago or more, generally hold their own in this environment. In today's market, demand management success is like the flip of a coin," says Laura Cecere, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights. “We

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. The rings are “one of the first pieces of wearable technology to be deployed by Walmart Canada,” the company said.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. This process involves handling returns, which can be due to various reasons, such as damage, defects, seasonal inventory, restock, salvage, recalls, or excess inventory.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2018

Today, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of individual warehouse management systems ( WMSs ) available, but how do you reap the real-world features within this innovative type of supply chain management systems? Shacklett of TechTarget , consider the size, set up and number of warehouses in your supply chain.

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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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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Depending on the retailer, this can involve manually downloading files or using automated tools to pull the data into a centralized system. For some companies, it may be necessary to hire data scientists or invest in specialized software to manage this process effectively.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2024

For supply chain professionals, there is always a conundrum when balancing supply and demand. 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. The result?

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Reduce Supply Chain Costs. With warehouse management systems in the supply chain, businesses go from struggling with consumer demands and hidden bottlenecks to flourishing in sales and expanding with new business strategies. Advantages of warehousing in supply chain management. Inventory Visibility.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 10, 2020

Learn how to: Keep your logistics on time and prepared Maintain your replenishment goals Properly forecast and redefine your demand plan Use technology to help. Shortages, extreme demand, and panic buying are causing issues up and down supply chains. Suppliers are also seeing issues with shipping companies being overwhelmed.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a first installment in a four-part technology market education series where we address the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes.

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Elementum

MARCH 29, 2018

How will these emergent technologies affect supply chains? Unmanned Systems in the Supply Chain. In the supply chain space, these flying devices are on the cusp of transforming how companies deliver goods into the hands of customers. Amazon recently made headlines after receiving U.S.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2012

The supply chain and software industries have several high-profile awards and distinctions. The Sailing to New Heights with Logility recognizes a company who has demonstrated exceptional innovation in its efforts to develop and implement a collaborative supply chain process that significantly improves operations.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

Supply chain professionals are like the military’s special forces. According to Steve Geary, President of the Supply Chain Visions family of companies and Chief Operating Officer at ROSE Solutions, logistics is the key tool in the supply chain professional’s kit. .” ”[2].

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