The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Despite a challenging economic environment and less favorable market conditions, the largest third-party logistics companies in North America continued to grow last year. Shippers have replenished their inventories after struggling with supply chain bottlenecks during the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain. This is the portion of E2E that is most commonly referred to as “real-time transportation visibility”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Cardinal Health’s medical segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products. The medical segment’s supply chain consists of 61 North American distribution centers and 27 global manufacturing plants. This was a bold and risky move.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2021

In North America, that initial impact started with the offshore suppliers closing and they were unable to fulfill orders. Planning capabilities continue to grow in adoption to build more resilience by expanding multi-echelon distribution networks. Those companies that couldn’t react to disruptions were hit the hardest.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have traditionally followed a “push” make-to-stock (MTS) model based on long-term demand forecast and then sell those cars in stock through a distribution network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Using AI and predictive analytics, we make it possible to anticipate and mitigate the impact of disruptions and delays, whether from bad weather, port shutdowns or overloaded distribution centers. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 21, 2020

What does best-in-class forecasting and inventory management look like? Now in its ninth year, E2open’s 2019 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study is the most consistent, comprehensive and useful study of its kind.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design? Chris Gordon, AIMMS VP North America, discusses this on our blog. Browse the map and you’ll find yourself in our stop!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2019

Stuck, the company struggled with customer service levels and high inventory write-offs. Client Item Distribution. The process helped World Kitchen manage inventories through bankruptcy filing in 2002. A long tail of the supply chain whips the organization into a reactive mode. Reflection. I am working on my third book.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems. To overcome this, Amazon has developed sophisticated inventory management systems that allow them to efficiently store and retrieve products from their fulfillment centers.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design? Chris Gordon, AIMMS VP North America, discusses this on our blog. Browse the map and you’ll find yourself in our stop!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GreenMile, a provider of cloud-based mobile route execution solutions for food, beverage, and broader distribution verticals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. HarbisonWalker International Manufactures and Distributes Refractory Products. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology. HarbisonWalker has over 1300 employees.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Despite the heightened service levels, the company operated their entire distribution network with less than two weeks of inventory. Diageo North America , the world's leading premium drinks business, did the same. spirits warehouse network and still managed a 10 percent improvement in inventory turns.

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IQMS

MAY 27, 2020

Mar-Bal operates four manufacturing facilities in North America and a sales office in Shanghai, China. They manufacture thermoset composite products essential to the appliance, electrical distribution, and industrial marketplaces. Mar-Bal continues production under the guidelines set forth by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

“P&G has consolidated hundreds of offices and warehouses across North America and set up six so-called mixing centers, where computer algorithms work with robots and humans to load trucks with the optimal mix of products to ship to retailers. Once complete, P&G said its new supply chain will enable 80% of U.S.

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PINC

JANUARY 5, 2021

Leaders in yard management services and technology to collaborate to bring transparency and efficiency to hundreds of facilities in North America. Founded in 1996, Lazer Spot provides yard spotting , shuttling, trailer rentals and specialized yard services in 400+ locations in North America.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” We have to consider the logistics carriers and the networks, brokers and internal distribution.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels. A Closer-Look at the Improved Distribution System.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It’s a form of supply chain digitization that ensures every element, from sourcing raw material inventory to product delivery, is coordinated and managed through a centralized platform. The need for more SKUs increases complexities in sourcing, procurement, inventory management, package tracking — the list goes on.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2021

Even before that, Amazon is known for fast delivery due to its vast warehouse and distribution network. Amazon has 175 fulfillment centers all over the world, 75 fulfillment centers, and 25 sortation centers in North America. This is how Amazon communicates inventory demand to the sellers. FBA Onsite program.

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RFgen

JULY 6, 2014

with a new design and distribution facility in Columbia, South Carolina. Ascent Healthcare Solutions, an independent medical device reprocessor for many hospitals and healthcare providers in North America, clearly demonstrates the need for automation in the medical device industry. At the same time, the U.S.

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RFgen

JULY 6, 2014

with a new design and distribution facility in Columbia, South Carolina. Ascent Healthcare Solutions, an independent medical device reprocessor for many hospitals and healthcare providers in North America, clearly demonstrates the need for automation in the medical device industry. At the same time, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

Supply chain planning and response management technology provider Kinaxis announced this week the completion of the acquisition of MPO , a provider of a B2B SaaS based platform supporting multi-party orchestration of order fulfillment, inventory and transportation services management. Customers span not only Europe but North America.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Depending on the type of product and the demand, cross-docking can reduce inventory, operating costs, and distribution costs while facilitating just-in-time delivery. Seamless global trade to and from North America starts in Mobile because of the physical connections it has to rails, roads, rivers, and runways.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Communication tools like order tracking, cloud-based shipping and ordering, and radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, enable real-time visibility of orders, shipments, and inventory.

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RELEX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, today announced that Lolli & Pops, a rapidly growing retailer offering sweets and treats sourced from around the world both in stores and online, has gone live with RELEX’s supply chain solutions to automate and optimize inventory forecasting and replenishment.

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Stord

MARCH 17, 2019

Supply chain problems have hurt Adidas’ sales growth in the first half of 2019, especially in North America. The German retailer has doubled its business over the last three years in the North American market, successfully expanding from high-end products into mid-priced clothing options.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. Orbit Chart for Novo Nordisk at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the period of 2006-2015. Opportunities?

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 11, 2023

When Gema Verdin from Ajinomoto Foods North America was told that men don’t like smart women, she saw it not as something to overcome but something to reach past. Gema: Right now, I am focusing on implementing a distribution resource planning (DRP) project with Blue Yonder in support from EY. Q: What’s next for you?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 17, 2020

You also gain access to a variety of physical assets, such as warehouses, distribution centers, trucks and technologies. These services enable companies of all sizes to fulfill orders through just-in-time manufacturing, warehousing less and keeping shipping inventory lean. Why is freight management important?

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Technologies like mobile barcoding can help provide 24/7, end-to-end traceability of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, fixed assets and spare parts for vertically integrated companies. Enhancing MRO with real-time inventory solutions can also help minimize interruptions and costly downtime.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Technologies like mobile barcoding can help provide 24/7, end-to-end traceability of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, fixed assets and spare parts for vertically integrated companies. Enhancing MRO with real-time inventory solutions can also help minimize interruptions and costly downtime.

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