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. You’re placing undue stress on the DC when the same product is divided into different segments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I work in supply chain. If I had done due diligence, I’d have seen the warnings – the retailer had pretty pictures on their website, but their supply chain failed them, creating an eleven-month saga and unhappy customer. The failure was in supply chain orchestration – connecting planning to execution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint.

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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. AI can refer to several different types of math.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2017

There are several key supply chain trends to watch in 2018. Omnichannel Revenue Management The retail supply chain has been going through a massive transformation. ARC’s Chris Cunnane does an annual survey omnichannel retail in conjunction with DC Velocity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2021

The stores place orders for merchandise electronically to the Store Support Center in Ankeny, and the orders are filled with shipments in company owned and operated delivery trucks from one of the DCs. It gives them more control over their supply chain. The company views self-distribution as a competitive advantage.

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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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CHAINalytics

AUGUST 25, 2021

Why should organizations expend the effort required to identify the input, design, and operational drivers impacting DC performance? Never before have … The post Identify the Drivers of Distribution Center Performance Before Scaling Your DC appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 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. Review System Logs: Warehouse and DC operators should regularly review system logs to detect any unusual activity or potential cyber threats.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

To do this, we assume that these sample new customers will initially optimize based only on their current distribution assets and constraints (such as lead times), and simply allow the technology to make the best of what they already have by optimizing customer/DC associations. appeared first on AIMMS SC Blog.

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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 15, 2021

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. That is changing as companies like Lucas introduce machine learning tools to improve planning and decision-making in the DC.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 25, 2022

Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams. Donnie Williams and Joe Lynch discuss supply chain lessons from NW Arkansas. Donnie is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and the Executive Director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M.

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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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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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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Fleet Feet Supply Chain The goal for the Carrboro, North Carolina-headquartered retailer is to make each store a hub for the local running community that it serves. The DC has 36 employees and operates seven days a week. They consolidated three warehouses one of which they got in the acquisition – into the Durham DC.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

Artificial Intelligence is not a new technology, but widespread adoption and use of AI and machine learning in supply chain is still in its infancy. Now, why is this form of advanced AI emerging so quickly in the DC? On the surface, that’s a bit of a surprise. But not when you dig a little deeper.

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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

APRIL 19, 2021

On Monday, March 8th, a vice president of supply chain for a large retail chain – a chain with over 5,000 stores – spoke at Körber’s supply chain conference Elevate. Currently disabled workers are employed at 8 supply chain locations. Körber has been the “big unlock” for this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2024

Heavy research and development investments are being made in supply chain solutions. Most of the large suppliers of supply chain applications have moved their solutions to the Cloud. Before you drop an order to the distribution center, you need to know how the DC is behaving.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. Why is this shift such a big deal?

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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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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S.,

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

During that time Jian was also instrumental in creating the company’s manufacturing and supply chain technology strategies and roadmap. Jian has her Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering and is an APICS certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). The post Jian Xu – DC appeared first on Ivalua.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.

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ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

5 Reasons to attend 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together. Deploying Data Integrity across the Supply Chain Cycle, IADQP + Cleveland Clinic. 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together begins on May 2nd, 2022! 5 Reasons to attend 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together appeared first on Ivalua. We’re BACK!

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2020

We’re bringing you engaging sessions, thought-provoking talks, and successful approaches from today’s most innovative Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders – all from the comfort and safety of your own home or office. As always, the event will be complimentary to all Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. While we have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. This year we have decided to lead with our predictions about the broader supply chain function.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

If the digital twin extends beyond the DC to the supply chain, you can have a better evaluation of the entire chain’s responsiveness to these types of events. Does a DC need to buy a bunch of IoT or PLC sensors to wire up throughout the warehouse, their truck fleet, or on individual products or associates?

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

But regardless of whether you plan to read a book every week, go running every day at 6 AM, or finally put some money in your IRA, I believe the New Year is a perfect time to make some resolutions about your supply chain. New Year’s Resolution #1: “I resolve to put effective supply chain performance measures in place.”.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2014

Last week, for example, Uber launched Uber Corner Store in Washington, DC where local users can order allergy medicine, diapers, toothpaste and over 100 other items through the Uber app. We’re working to build supply, and will be sure to update you as we extend hours of operation to cover late night and weekend requests!

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Like most transformative innovations in supply chain automation, the end state – in this case, a completely touchless supply chain – is an aspirational goal. And while technology is already being leveraged toward achieving the goal of contactless supply chain, it is an incremental process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

Warehouse and supply chain planners rely on a surprising number of technologies to achieve this. It is better to receive inventory on a loading dock, take the inventory needed for a hot shot shipment, and move that inventory through the DC to a shipping dock where it is loaded on a truck. This is known as ‘flow through.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Digital Twin from Infor Nexus Drives Supply Chain Agility for Molex. The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The Molex Supply Chain. The Molex global supply chain is complex. It is part of Koch Industries. The Advantages of Agility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

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. Labor is the single largest operating cost in most DCs and warehouse travel often accounts for half of all labor time, especially in order picking. According to U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

In business conversations, the term supply chain excellence rolls off the tongue frequently in meetings, but what does it mean? Supply chain excellence is harder to define than to say. We designed the Supply Chains to Admire Methodology to help companies define supply chain excellence.

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