Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Higher expenses. So, the parking spots are getting more and more occupied with drop trailers, meaning lot capacity shrinks while finding the trailer with the highest-priority inventory becomes even harder. Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.” The net result? Dissatisfied customers. Bottom line: yards are hard.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. The lubricants are oils and greases to reduce friction and prevent moving machine parts from grinding. What can often look like compliance in APO could actually be numbers calculated in Excel and posted into the SAP system.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Supply chain executives were under pressure to develop more efficient, customer-centric supply chains while finding innovative ways to reduce costs and enable growth. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance. What are the strategies that helped the best survive?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Economic downturns can disrupt the flow of goods, increase operational costs, and reduce profit margins. In this blog post, well explore the importance of robust supply chains, the key risks they face during economic downturns, and practical strategies. Recession-proofing a supply chain doesn’t mean eliminating all risks.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 2, 2025

To stay ahead of the curve, industry leaders are turning to data-driven strategies and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how they manage inventory, forecast demand, and optimize the entire spare parts lifecycle. This lack of transparency hampers accurate demand forecasting, procurement efficiency, and inventory optimization.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree. Joe Lynch and Ron Crabtree discuss sourcing strategy: effective vs efficient. When developing a sourcing strategy, the focus can be effectiveness (gaining desired results) or on efficiency (reducing cost, labor, and resources used). About Ron Crabtree.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

Managing spare parts inventory has always been a delicate balancing actexcess inventory ties up capital, while shortages risk costly downtime and production delays. Thats why a growing number of organizations are turning to AI software for spare parts inventory management. What is Spare Parts Inventory Management?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

In the warehouse context, a digital twin can be created to represent the physical layout, inventory, equipment, and workflows of a warehouse. is often prohibitively expensive and a risk to business continuity. This can reduce the time and effort required for picking and packing, ultimately leading to improved productivity.

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Logility

APRIL 23, 2013

Seco Tools manufactures cutting tools made of steel, tungsten carbide and cobalt. Historically, customers held their own inventory. This became an expensive proposition for the industry, which gave way to placing the responsibility (and cost) back on the manufacturer to hold inventory and deliver it when needed.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

Are you tired of dealing with excessive inventory levels that eat up your storage space, tie up your capital, and hinder your company’s growth? If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. Inventories are designed to match customer(s) demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In a win/lose relationship, one party gains at the expense of the other. Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. The company in an effort to reduce costs outsourced payments.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Is inventory bloating your costs? But what if you could get a clear, birds-eye view of your core performance without investing in complex, expensive software? Identify Bottlenecks & Opportunities: Quickly spot areas that are underperforming and need attention or areas where you’re excelling.

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Logility

APRIL 6, 2020

There is a very clear & present danger that exists on the revenue line and this can quickly become an expense problem if not managed appropriately. The focus for all fashion retailers is inventory. Below we will examine inventory + a new retail outlook for 2020. The number one priority is inventory for cash….

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain. S&OP is the key process in effectively balancing supply – what can be made – with demand – what customers want to buy. We realized that the software we’re paying for is very expensive and robust.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Instead, the leadership team needs to build a strategy for the entire organization to focus on the delivery of value-based outcomes. Most companies have made their own organizations more efficient (ROA), but they have not reduced inventories and they have pushed costs back in the supply chain on suppliers that are less able to bear them.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning. However, creating a market-driven demand plan that people in different business areas and roles can use to develop individual operating strategies can be challenging.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. Existing inventory that fits the qualification for the extra-large storage type will automatically be reclassified as extra-large.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

Supply Chain Insights Training, 2024 The Opportunity Based on my research, I believe there is an opportunity to reduce the number of planning roles by 80-85%. I likened the journey to eliminating the secretarial pool in the office in the 1980s. Good planners are scarce and expensive. This is how we should jump.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

It was called multi-enterprise inventory optimization. In the beginning, the inventory management solutions of LogicTools , Optiant and SmartOps pushed to take operations research to a new level through supply chain optimization. SmartOps was purchased by SAP. The solutions were expensive. It is no more.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2021

5 Insights for Managing Your Fleet Strategy! If an organization finds a way to reduce operational costs, it can lead to savings that apply directly to the bottom line. Here are 5 ways that a company can reduce operational expenses for fleet management. And unexpected breakdowns are very expensive. Email Address.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Rising costs mean that companies must continue to innovate and implement strategies that can help reduce logistics costs and boost the bottom line. A reduction in oceanic transportation would necessitate changes to distribution routes. billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% His current role as a Sr.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Inventory Turns. Managing complexity is key.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 6, 2022

3PLex was then purchased by Maersk. Cambridge Capital leverages BGSA’s unique approach to strategy-led investment banking for the supply chain. Returned items are a major pain point for both sellers and logistics providers because they are unplanned, very expensive, and difficult to manage. Ecommerce fulfillment.

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Silvon Software

MAY 6, 2025

Modern platforms pull data from a wide array of sources: ERPs, relational databases, Excel files, cloud apps, third-party providers, and beyond. Compatibility with Other Tools Seamless integration with Power BI, Excel, and other applications for further data exploration in familiar environments. Why does that matter?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, noted in a recent webinar that a common outcome of these failed implementations is that supply chain organizations end up in “Excel ghettos where lots of people are touching data but not improving it.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

Bonuses and incentives align with functions and are often counter productive to driving supply chain excellence. Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied. Days of Inventory by Industry Across Years.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. Thorough analysis allows procurement professionals to surface, visualize, and present purchasing patterns, which are then evaluated by the stakeholders. From whom are we buying?

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QAD

APRIL 7, 2022

Procurement, also sometimes known as purchasing, is the group responsible for acquiring components, services, and other materials to manufacture a company’s products and to keep the operation running. That may still sound simple, but corporate purchasing, regardless of the commodities the buyer is responsible for, is anything but simple.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 9, 2025

Every shipment, inventory check, customs clearance, and delivery relies on accurate records to move smoothly from one point to the next. After scheduling a shipment or updating inventory, the system pulls pre-set information and populates forms based on rules or templates.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are a critical part of minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently. Advanced Inventory Management. Supporting Time-Phased Replenishment Planning.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 23, 2017

Yet the purchasing company continues to pay the bill for these non-productive hours. In one company, application of these strategies in the exploration drilling area cut planning time in half, execution time by 20%, reduced overall costs by over 15% and increased the groups overall success rate. Capital Overruns.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 10, 2014

Supply chain strategies often include some sort of commitment to innovation, but if the organization is not set up to be truly innovative it’s an empty promise. Lamynix’s supply chain enjoyed an enviable reputation for excellence. But inventory costs money, and higher inventory levels, in turn, increase the final cost for the customer.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find. Logistics strategies for streamlined fulfillment. Create an adaptive unified buying process. “If you look at the typical buying process, it is bifurcated based on geography.

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My Office Apps

MARCH 26, 2025

Distributors: Streamlining Operations with Kechie ERP Distributors need a reliable system to manage inventory, logistics, and customer relationshipstasks that are often manual, time-consuming, and prone to error. Kechie ERPs automation eliminates the need for repetitive tasks, making the entire distribution process more efficient.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

If yours is one of those businesses shifting from traditional to online retail, you’ve probably faced some of the logistical challenges arising from the need to deliver your customers’ purchases to them. Those expenses can increase the cost to serve by a considerable amount. High Cost to Serve: It’s an Omnichannel Problem.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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