Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing. Further, historically Molex had a focused sourcing strategy. Targeted visibility also requires visibility to the inventory in their DCs; this visibility to DC and in transit visibility allows them to calculate when stock outs will occur.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Lidl also shared that it had identified 11 critical raw materials and committed to setting responsible sourcing targets for each group of items. In it, Lidl outlined such efforts as reducing scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse-gas emissions by 63% by the end of 2022 as it works toward a 70% reduction by 2030.

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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. Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source.

Supply Chain Planning Software 312

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

DC procurement is also automated by aggregating the needs of the MFCs. By integrating all of these steps, companies can create a single source of truth, which makes decision making faster and more agile. In the digital step, companies integrate all data sources to consolidate data on a cloud platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. The stock rebalancing skill is designed to enable Mars to optimize DC to DC shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

This meant the company did not handle the product development or sourcing. With the launch of its private label brand, SanMar began product development, sourcing, and working with global factories. The GM of the DC that had the highest box re-use rate was awarded the Box King award at the annual General Manager’s meeting.

Sustainability 256

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap ; Justin Ritter and Dan Keller ( Lucas Systems ). For companies across industries, transforming existing DCs and narrowing this technology gap is key to competitive advantage in a changing economy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The work done by Terra Technology, in my opinion, is one of two accurate sources of benchmark data on forecasting in the industry. 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. Implement Demand Sensing.

Supply and Demand 252

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 3, 2021

In my previous blog , we delved into the paradigm shift in warehouse and distribution center (DC) functions and uncovered key themes and insights from our live Q&A with Reuters Events, Prologis and Henkel held on June 29. Operational Visibility. Sustainability. Sustainability is indeed at the heart of any operations transformation.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Kinaxis

MARCH 21, 2017

Alternative sources for parts. The TKR is calculated as follow: TKR i =MC i /DC i [1]. Where i is working week, MC is count of different manufactured items in week i, and DC is count of different demanded items in week i. Manufacturing flow simplifications. 1] International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol.2,

Supply and Demand 169

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal.

Case Study 239

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PINC

APRIL 14, 2020

The Chemours Company adopts a yard management system that has helped organize the chaos of managing a high-volume DC. As a result, it struggled with numerous logistical and supply chain issues, including no single source of truth for data and insights. Our YMS organized the chaos of managing a high-volume DC.”.

Chemicals 130

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

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. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2025

Needs for real-time status of materials requires that data is continuously streaming from physical as well as digital sources. Such strategies source data among multiple existing supply chain execution systems, either internal or external, legacy or Cloud based. This is the basis of more predictive decision-making.

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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. Why is this shift such a big deal? We don’t have to think back very far.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

Source: Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: 5 Key Insights to Improve Inventory Performance for 2019. Source: Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: 5 Key Insights to Improve Inventory Performance for 2019 , The reality is that inventory data is spread out across multiple systems, multiple trading partners, and multiple locations.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Scenarios to assess DC closures and the impact of shutdowns . Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19.

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2014

This is a weekly forecast at best, and is from the DC to the store. Since goods only flow downstream to cover immediate need, the preponderance of the inventory remains further up the supply chain, closer to the source. Thus we see the following: Forecasting done at the aggregate level.

Supply Chain Software 175

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Sourcing uses P.O. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. Thanks to route optimization, order speed from vendor ship date to DC delivery aligns with demand. Encourage ongoing stakeholder input. You can ignore P.O.

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 4, 2025

Real-Time Tariff Exposure Mapping and Agentic AI Drives Tangible Cost Savings, Limits Disruptions, and Accelerates Mitigation WASHINGTON DC. Exigers Tariff Intelligence gives companies a live, part-level x-ray of that exposure and an AI playbook to pivot production, sourcing, and routing to drive resilience and profitability.

Material Savings 52

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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. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from Cindy Banker with ProCorr Display and Packaging who is bringing us some great insight on how to reduce product damage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

That is every machine, factory, DC, mode of transportation, supplier, product, material, etc. At Coupa supplier risk is also flagged for single source or capacity constraints. Cyrus Hadavi, the CEO of Adexa, provides a good explanation for how SCP solutions can calculate the carbon footprint associated with a plan.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Richard writes the DC Velocity blog on Analytics and Big Data. As an industry leader for the last 30 years, Richard is a frequent speaker at industry forums and a lecturer at Georgia Tech and is a founding member of the American Logistics Aid Network, a non-profit consortium serving Disaster Relief Agencies.

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

Aurélie LUCAS tasked JB to provide sustainable, locally sourced #loveprocurement t-shirt, delivered on stage via an environmentally friendly bike delivery! Next on stage, we welcomed Booking.com with a thought-provoking, transparent, powerful, and honest account of how to run a successful and ongoing Source-to-Pay transformation. .

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ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

The key is to be ambitious in digitization goals and realize 100% digitization across all spend, all suppliers and the full source-to-pay spectrum is both possible and essential. Source: Executing A Successful Procurement Transformation, April 2019, Forrester (commissioned by Ivalua). That is what drives transformative change.

Optimal Sourcing 130

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

With the design of any product or service it is necessary to establish viable and reliable sources of supply. But more than just finding sources in response to demands from the R&D and Design teams, intelligent Procurement teams are also proactively searching for and qualifying sources in anticipation of future needs.

Supply Chain Design 114

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2019

The good news is if you have access to paid invoice data from either a third-party audit and pay company or an internal source, you likely have the ability to run proactive analytics as well. The key is knowing how to use this data most effectively so as not to miss avoidable problems or raise unnecessary red flags.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

They must be able to drive fulfillment through distributed order management that defines sourcing and fulfillment policies and logic, as well as make high-frequency, inter-depot transfers across channels to balance inventories as demand evolves dynamically. They must provide customers with multiple delivery collection and delivery options.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A WMS is a software platform that collects real-time information on all the moving parts of a distribution center (DC) regardless of size — whether it’s manned, fully automated or even a dark DC, equipped to handle inventory based on systems commands. Warehouse management system (WMS).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2015

A few examples of processes to integrate during unloading include: The distribution center (DC) team needs to be watchful and catch any number of possible problems such as missing or damaged cartons, wrong quantities, etc. Was it because the product is unwanted, dysfunctional or damaged? Prior to joining Transplace, Mr.

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Among the various data sources at their disposal, point-of-sale (POS) data stands out as a crucial one. For instance, another customer of Silvon’s Stratum solution aggregated weekly POS data at the retailer distribution center (DC) level to create more manageable forecasts.

Inventory Reduction 59

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

Logistical Efficiency in Sourcing, Distribution, and Delivery Local Sourcing: While offering potential environmental benefits, local sourcing introduces complexities like smaller vehicle sizes and less-than-full loads. Balancing consumer preferences for locally sourced products with logistical efficiency is crucial.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. DC Velocity. Sourcing Innovation. This was the result. wsjlogistics.

Resource Reduction 120

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 25, 2025

Exiger Earns Categorys Highest Functional Scores in Both Supply Chain Risk Management and Third Party Risk Management WASHINGTON, DC.

Procurement Solutions 52

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Matrix Commerce describes the complex construct integrating marketing, sales, sourcing, pricing, profitability, service levels, delivery and consumer perceptions. Well the simplest part of this is the carbon footprint generated from production which is a factor of the energy source of the plant for the most part.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Most tier 1 transportation management systems (TMS) are built around providing visibility to and optimization for full truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) modes, primarily into and out of a Retail or Consumer Packaged Goods DC network. Any “rail-friendly” TMS must effectively support all four of those core workflows.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Enterra Insights

JULY 30, 2021

According to SAP, “Changing [consumer] behaviors and shifting attitudes are causing retailers, e-commerce companies, and others along the supply chain to rethink their supply chain management and sourcing strategies. 2] Staff, “ Consumers identify supply chain pain points ,” DC Velocity, 6 April 2021. [3] Footnotes.

Purchasing Skills 100

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