Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 16, 2014

According to a new paper by Tompkins International, From Business Strategies to Operations: How to Align Execution with Strategic Plans , even the smartest business strategy can be thwarted if there is no well-defined and comprehensive plan for implementing it through operations. Creating Supply Chain Excellence Blog: [link].

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IQMS

JUNE 4, 2019

excel at orchestrating a variety of technologies to find new ways to excel at product quality, improve shop floor productivity, meet delivery dates, and control costs. is an excellent objective for any research effort. Defining How Mid-Market Manufacturers Derive and Deliver Value. Demystifying Industry 4.0

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Tompkins Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The paper explores how to reap the benefits of implementing flexible fulfillment and distribution operations. Multichannel operations that are personalized will help to minimize labor costs, reduce inventory costs, and integrate an organization’s IT strategy.”. Creating Supply Chain Excellence Blog: [link].

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Paul Lord has developed a framework to better understand inventory trade-offs by categorizing those decisions according to the objectives they are meant to achieve: structural, operational and situational. Many companies struggle with decisions such as “How many days of sales or inventory turns per year should we target?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. And last year Costa Express won the “Technology” category award at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards , also a top honor.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. Will they care about how it’s made? Will they care about how it got there?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. It also offers benefits regardless of whether you are already using energy-efficient light sources.

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

During Blue Yonder ICON 2021, I had the pleasure to speak with Johnny Ivanyi , the Global Head of Distribution Excellence of Bayer Crop Science, and Kishore Yarlagadda , Global Distribution Deployment Lead of Bayer Crop Science, for the session “Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation.” What’s next in this journey?

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We follow a stringent procedure to organize inventory in our warehouses. This approach tends to lead to a quicker and easier supply chain with inventory in transit for only a few days compared to a month’s inventory in an ocean container, and then another two to three weeks to clear customs. Efficient warehouse operations.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

AI will be able to survey an area or room and create an accurate inventory in seconds, including weights and volumes, and determine damage on items. Companies can accurately forecast demand, timely order raw materials and manage inventory more efficiently. Marc Tuinier. . Abbas Dhilawala. Abbas Dhilawala is the CTO of Galen Data.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 12, 2021

Clearly geographical boundaries are becoming less and less important to consumers in their buying decisions. Cross border ecommerce – i.e. customers purchasing products from outside their borders – has gained massive momentum, with many major retailers planning to expand their cross border shipping options.

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