Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Among other things, ZF manufactures electrified powertrains, car chassis technology, active and passive safety systems, and advanced driver assistance systems. ZF transforms those purchased products into over 2,000 products.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A report by McKinsey shows that early adopters of AI in the supply chain have improved their inventory levels by 35%, reduced logistics costs by 15%, and enhanced service levels by 65%, vis-a-vis competitors who were slow to embrace AI. With rapid fluctuations and uncertainty, predicting customer demand is like shooting in the dark.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk). Enter Big Tech.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Matías Guarello Wilhelmy Location: Chile / Remote Rating: 5/5.0 You can Hire Matias or start a conversation from here ! Connect Now!

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. Regardless of what it was (new tube of toothpaste, dog treats for your pup, or a new filter for your water purification system), logistics is the system behind getting it into your hands. Freight forwarding. Demand planning. Technology and processes may not be as advanced.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. RPA is an excellent tool for automating laborious processes currently executed manually.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. The supply chain can handle cost increases more easily than variability. Freight Rates 2019-2021. Trade continues to be imbalanced.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. ” Supply Chain Leader. I am behind. The heat is on.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. The output from the monthly process is an updated plan that balances demand with supply over a 24-month time horizon. The roots of IBP are in sales & operations planning (S&OP).

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Brewery software: Enterprise Resource Planning for brewers. Brewery software features to look for. Auditing your business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95 It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. California readies regulations for zero-emission truck fleets.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Through logistics planning, these systems and functions are evaluated for cost, optimized for efficiency, and designed to withstand unexpected challenges. Meet customer demand quicker. Well-planned logistics systems are streamlined logistics systems.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 2, 2020

A carefully calculated reorder point is therefore critical to good stock control, and keeps your key metrics looking healthy for your next inventory report. To calculate the reorder point multiply the average daily usage and the average lead time in days to find demand lead time. Calculating the reorder point in Excel.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers. The second is around proactive demand realization and supply disruption scenario planning. Terence: What about in the medium-term?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 18, 2015

Needs for efficient reverse logistics systems continue to increase as e-commerce claims greater market share, and as so many traditionally functioning businesses grow and inevitably incur increasing volume of returns. meaningful and accurate performance metrics. responsiveness to fluctuating market demands. business are huge.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Machine learning is providing the needed algorithms, applications, and frameworks to bring greater predictive accuracy and value to enterprises’ data sets and contributing to diverse strategies succeeding.”[1] Machine learning can prove useful all along the supply chain from procurement to production to marketing to after sales support.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

To build more powerful relationships, extending across a critical mass of trading partners, companies need to utilize a robust platform like a supply chain operating network, which leads to increased visibility for continuous improvements in company performance, agility, and differentiation. Increases DPO.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Using an inventory management software can help you keep track of inventory during physical inventory counts. By doing physical inventory counts you can improve demand forecasting, minimize stockouts, maintain inventory shrinkage, and more. Learn more about inventory reconciliation here.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This is the first of a two-part series where I will curate and cull information from my 4 decades of experience in logistics cost reduction at various positions in the supply chain. In this first part, I will focus on 6 places that you can apply to your organization to reduce costs and increase profit. Focus on Labor Costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. This Year’s Report Themes and Key Messages.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The order fulfilment process covers every step required to get goods to the people who purchase them, from the moment a customer places an order to when they receive their purchase. This can include freight forwarding and documentation management. Businesses that excel in order fulfilment have an opportunity to stand out.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

I had the opportunity to work with several excellent organisations, most notably, nearly 20 years with Ceva (including EGL or Eagle Global Logistcis) and now TVS SCS. Big, broad, tenacious projects to build and maintain organic systems do have a proven track record, but to a smaller population of industry players.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

New technology aims to make the supply chain more efficient, yet investing in the wrong technology further complicates productivity while hindering profitability. Sebastian Jungels @seb_jungels Sebastian is a co-founder at KAPUA , an enterprise SaaS provider, where he helps companies to improve their forecasting accuracy and speed.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2017

eCommerce Consumers Demand the Best Service Possible. Now includes installation, so home improvement shippers, like Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement, must now consider eCommerce to be a venue for selling items requiring installation and assembly, reports Stuart Lauchlan of Diginomica. White glove service. If personalized service.

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2016

Here at Freightos, we’re big fans of making global logistics work better by bringing data online (and especially instant freight quotes!). As noted by Logistics Manager, citing a new DHL report, companies are sitting on a “gold mine” of supply chain data that offers a huge competitive advantage — if used properly. It makes sense.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Consumer demand across many product categories experienced a sudden shift, as well, with demand for essential products like food, cough medicine, disposable gloves and toiletries increasing sharply, while demand for non-essentials like clothing and jewelry declined sharply.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

Studies have shown that ridesharing services add to traffic congestion in cities and, increasingly, thanks to consumers using the digital path to purchase, delivery vehicles are creating all sorts of problems. As such, urban logistics is more important than ever to keep pace with rising consumer demands.”[5] ”[2].

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Enterra Insights

JULY 10, 2020

Governmental stay-at-home orders during the pandemic motivated most consumers to increase their online buying behavior — making residences a destination of choice for their purchases. And, last mile cost control is becoming more difficult for both urban and rural deliveries to consumers and business.”[4]

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The exceptions were goods purchased from mail-order catalogs. Kraus, Chairman and CEO of EXPAK Logistics, explains, “One of the businesses that technology has been slowly pushing itself into is the last mile delivery business. The last mile of most traditional logistics’ journeys ended at a retail store. ”[2].

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. the question of which tools they can use to support these processes is causing headaches for a lot of them.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 6, 2022

retailers experienced a 21% increase in their 2021 Black Friday sales, and mid-October data indicated sales would amass nearly $1 trillion, INC.com reported. Continuing disruptions around the globe will further stimulate more interest and demand for e-commerce. Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

Inventory Optimization is defined as a method of balancing the manufacturers’ capital investment constraints and goals along with the defined service-level goals over a large assortment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) while considering all demand and supply volatility situations. Demand forecasting. Inventory strategy.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

Inventory Optimization is defined as a method of balancing the manufacturers’ capital investment constraints and goals along with the defined service-level goals over a large assortment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) while considering all demand and supply volatility situations. Demand forecasting. Inventory strategy.

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Turvo

MARCH 1, 2022

Worldwide third-party logistics (3PL) has emerged as a viable option for meeting global distribution demands. A Standard TMS is a transportation management system, software that aids in the planning and executing shipment movement with greater ease and a high degree of automation.

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