Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers. The company chose 4Flow to do transportation planning and execution in Europe.

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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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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Scenarios to assess DC closures and the impact of shutdowns . They were able to take variable costs, fixed costs, transport costs, different transport types and many other options into account. . Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations.

Modeling 177

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some retailers have ‘preferred’ logistics partners that enjoy privileges like the ability to drop trailers off at a DC without an appointment. To take advantage of this privilege, some carriers without preferred status will cross dock their products with a preferred 3PL, which then drops the trailer at the retailer’s DC.

Warehousing 52

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Even once a vaccine was available, additional breakouts of new variants in Shanghai put the brakes on transportation expectations for the Produce Shipping Season in 2022. When and What Is Peak Season ? Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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3rdwave

MARCH 20, 2020

Without inbound international transportation, product level visibility organizations are flying blind – or, they are at a minimum, severely visually impaired. I just got off a call from the Director of Supply Chain with a retailer who is experiencing major angst because many of their products are directly or indirectly sourced overseas.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2019

Ian is an expert on warehouse automation, and shares his insights on how you need to get started in thinking about technology and robotics in your warehouse or manufacturing operation. Sandwiched between warehouse and distribution center, manufacturing is where the value gets added. Improving Performance in Manufacturing.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. as well as external drivers (weather, interest rates, new housing starts….),

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. as well as external drivers (weather, interest rates, new housing starts….),

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

This creates many challenges for retailers and manufacturers who either fulfill orders themselves or contract with third-party logistics (3PLs) partners to perform these services. Retailers and manufacturers now expect their 3PL partners to deliver better, faster and cheaper services while providing additional value-added services.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 14, 2024

Journey Towards a Resilient Supply Chain: Ed Lesnau, Industry Executive in Mobility & Manufacturing Strategy, Microsoft, delineated the complex responsibilities faced by Supply Chain leaders. These challenges involve grappling with extended lead times for parts inventory and navigating limitations in distribution center (DC) space.

Automotive 52

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

Price Reduction 181

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Some retailers have ‘preferred’ logistics partners that enjoy privileges like the ability to drop trailers off at a DC without an appointment. This enables the non-preferred carrier to skip the appointment process as the preferred 3PL simply drops the trailer at the retailer’s DC. Manufacturing logistics services. retailers).

Warehousing 52

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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. However, products go to over 2.4

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If you are a product manufacturer, you know all too well the perils of shipping products from your factory or warehouse to a DC or retailer. Warehousing eats up about 25% and transportation 60%. Partitions made from durable corrugated material can be reused over and over for intra-plant transport and sub-assembly projects.

Material Savings 201

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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. Real-time transportation visibility platforms flag shipments carrying essential goods, so staff can already prepare with protective gear, such as face masks and be in place to retrieve or offload quickly,” West said.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

We had to break them up into a lot of different modules, such as production management, order management, procurement, MRP, etc. With a network-based strategy, you not only see the logistics, transportation planning, and execution, but you can also see the order. They were designed to be enterprise-centric hub and spoke systems.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Sourcing uses P.O. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. Logistics staff manages transportation costs through mode and carrier selection guidelines.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. Dubai and HERE Technologies to develop data infrastructure for driverless transportation. Manufacturers like P&G are having to do the same too. Packages were delayed.

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ShipBob

MARCH 23, 2020

They will deliver free, fresh salads and bowls to hospitals in the cities they serve: DC Area, Philadelphia, Boston, NYC, SF, LA, Chicago, and Houston. There are countless measures to support local businesses that are closed at this time — from donations to purchasing gift cards. Submit your hospital here. Free scrubs: Figs.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 11, 2021

and Long Beach, are experiencing severe congestion due to record volumes as US businesses replenish inventories that were depleted after COVID-related manufacturing shutdowns. According to a recent article from the American Journal of Transportation , the Port saw container volumes decline substantially in early 2020 due to the pandemic.

Virginia 52

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. The resulting plan should maintain adequate safety stock levels for each purchased item while reducing inventory costs.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

If rail is a key part of your transportation plan, how can you be sure your TMS effectively supports rail’s unique requirements? But for manufacturers who ship using both rail and truckload, a key issue lies in whether they are able to achieve the same benefits by using a TMS built for truckload modes in their rail operations.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2017

Sourcing may be the area of greatest opportunity, where a shift to online channel provides more options to prepare the appropriate source/inventory from which to process the order request. Transportation elements will also be impacted by these changing models. Changes to Supply Chain Models.

Supply Chain Planning 42

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IQMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Like manufacturing, warehouses, and the systems that manage them, are going through an inflection point. A recent survey completed by IQMS of 151 North American manufacturers found that the fastest growing manufacturers can orchestrate analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), mobile and real-time monitoring to grow 10% faster than their peers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 41

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2017

Sourcing may be the area of greatest opportunity, where a shift to online channel provides more options to prepare the appropriate source/inventory from which to process the order request. Transportation elements will also be impacted by these changing models. Changes to Supply Chain Models.

Supply Chain Planning 40

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Just-in-time techniques have led to more products arriving directly from manufacturing to the end-customer, shrinking warehouse use.

Warehousing 53

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

By that time, agile robots with near human dexterity will be affordable, if not to purchase then at least to rent as part of a full-service solution from a robotics provider. A combination of automated trucks, conveyor systems, and picking robots will enable inventory to pass through the DC with very little direct human intervention.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 23, 2015

Ready or not, manufacturers are being pulled into the Omni-channel world by the evolving needs and strategies of the retailers they serve. But also high in the investment areas are Transportation and Warehouse—for the retailer. All these put extra information and fulfillment burdens on the manufacturer.

Inventory Reduction 40

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2020

As noted by Inbound Logistics , “Many manufacturers start assembling products, mapping out product specs to determine capacity needs, and working with their transportation and distribution partners on reliable and cost-effective logistics solutions up to six months in advance.”. supplychainmanagement #procurement #logisticsmanagement.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2017

However, in wholesale trade, goods are purchased and stored in large quantities and sold in batches of a designated quantity to resellers, professional users, or groups, not to the general public.

Modeling 60

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

And last month, we witnessed the havoc that winter storm Jonas unleashed along the east coast , dumping more than two feet of snow in Washington, DC, New York City, and other major cities, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and gridlock on the roads.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 11, 2021

And the make or manufacturing process here includes its own BOM: not just the mRNA but also the lipids and other simple chemicals. Then comes the distribution – from the plant to the last DC in the supply chain. In upstream manufacturing and supply chain, as Suresh mentioned, we need to match the supply to demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

Once completed, the facility will house 40 dual-port DC fast-charging stations, 40 electric vehicles and 40 electric refrigerated trailers. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

Material Savings 202

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2017

At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things, automated transportation and similar futuristic innovations , have been offering the promise of disruption for the last few years without really delivering, although there is little doubt that they will, maybe in 2017, or maybe later.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2017

These shifts have changed the way that we live in a measurable way through its impact on the shopping mission, and the industry is responding in the products they stock, the means in which they source and the store formats and layouts that serve their customers.

Waste Reduction 45

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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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