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What’s Driving the Increase in Transportation Management Technology Spend?

Talking Logistics

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack.

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Why Your Supply Chain Isn’t Best in Class

Logistics Bureau

I’m actually going to go into each of these 8 Tips in a lot more detail at our next Free Breakfast Seminar. Customers are allocated to the most logical warehouse / DC to minimise delivery costs, taking into account #1 above. The DC Manager will want to see picks per direct labour hour. That Free Breakfast Seminar.

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Distribution in China takes a detour

Supply Chain Movement

Hence the companies Bugaboo and Foss have both faced considerable challenges, as they revealed during the recent ‘Supply Chain Opportunities in China’ seminar in Amsterdam on 24 June 2015. The roundtable discussions during the seminar confirmed that it’s a familiar problem. Regional DC. By Marcel te Lindert.

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3 Key Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Arkieva

When we do seminars on multi-echelon, people will fiercely resist the result with arguments such as: Doesn’t APICS teach you to ‘centralize’ safety stock? Doesn’t it make more sense to keep the safety stock at the central DC so we can still decide where to send it? As a result, the central DC will need to keep significant safety stock.

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Spotlight on PROMAT 2019: USA trends in DC Equipment and Digital Consciousness

Logistics Bureau

Promat is North America’s largest materials handling equipment and systems exhibition, featuring over 950 exhibitors and 150 educational seminars. In this article, I will give you a glimpse of some of the distribution centre (DC) trends and technologies that Australian firms should be aware of. Wearable and mobile technology 73% of.

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