Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The product flow paths and modes of transportation altered radically as well even without accounting for any network node changes, owing to port closures or shortages in various transportation lanes. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays.

Supply Chain Design Software 189

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 189

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The quest for transportation cost savings and service improvement is never ending, but many companies still take a fragmented approach to analyzing and optimizing their transportation operations. In Brooks’ experience, companies can save, on average, 8-12 percent on transportation costs per year for 2-3 years.

Optimal Sourcing 100

Optimal Sourcing Network Optimization Price Mitigation Strategies Optimization Software 100

Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While COVID did see some modal shifts of everything from wheat to Peloton exercise bikes, there are certainly products that are less likely candidates for shifts. Of course, the economic viability of these types of shipments is limited to specific commodities.

Los Angeles 156

Los Angeles Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 156

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

Rail Software 188

Rail Software Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 188

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions. A 4PL is a company that plans and executes transportation on behalf of their customers. The company chose 4Flow to do transportation planning and execution in Europe.

Supply Chain Planning Software 207

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning 207

Logility

MAY 17, 2023

This exercise, called network design optimization , helps rethink the supply chain based on multiple variables, including customer demand, demographic trends, labor availability, supply availability, and regional markets.

Vendor Strategies 171

Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Inventory Reduction 171

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

The pursuit of ever higher efficiency and speed have dominated transformation initiatives for more than forty years, driven in large part by the assumption that raw materials, commodities, warehouse space, transportation capacity and labor will be plentiful and immediately available at stable and often declining cost.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 263

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Modeling 263

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. By crafting a well-defined strategy, businesses can mitigate transportation costs, mitigate supply chain disruptions, and uphold customer satisfaction. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Freight 130

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. What we tend to see is businesses reducing relative transport costs as volumes shrink. Both are significant in size (at around $7.5Bn in revenue each) and complex enough to justify between 20-30 distribution centers.

Network Design Software 290

Network Design Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Network Design 290

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This process considers the calendar of manufacturers, the timing of transportation, customs, item processing, order cycles, lot sizes, minimums, and shelf life. Planning becomes a modelling exercise, not a guessing game. By setting a solid foundation, inventory planning becomes a modeling exercise.

Forecasting 156

Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software Inventory Reduction 156

Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. However, here is a distillation of the best practices for approaching transportation and logistics IT initiatives provided at the conclusion of the report.

Transportation Management 60

Transportation Management Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Network Design Software 60

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Blue Horseshoe and Microsoft have a long-standing relationship when it comes to creating warehousing and transportation capabilities for Microsoft customers. Microsoft purchased Blue Horseshoe’s warehousing and transportation products in 2012. This in turn meant adding new shifts, which was also a nontrivial exercise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 224

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 224

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Overland transport solutions from Singapore all the way to China & even Europe were also executed to executed to keep supply chains moving. Where many companies have exercised cost cutting measures, Schenker has conversely stepped-up investments in our people. DB Schenker can offer Eco-solutions for every mode of transportation.

Singapore 246

Singapore Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Waste Reduction 246

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Although this does not help to avoid tariffs for the components of your product, companies may benefit from decreasing transportation costs as they move final transportation closer to their customers. Firms could choose to insource certain manufacturing processes, such as product assembly. The “first-sale” rule.

Cost Reduction Strategies 245

Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies 245

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. We can use this same method to represent customer orders, suppliers, manufacturing sites, warehouses, transportation assets, and all other agents that you have in your company’s value chain.

Supply Chain Design Software 178

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 178

Logility

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Because many life sciences products must be made and transported at carefully controlled temperatures without being subjected to vibration or other potentially damaging environmental factors, they must be tracked at every stage throughout the supply chain.

Company 130

Company Forecasting Software Predictive Analytics Software Manufacturing Procurement 130

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. What we tend to see is businesses reducing relative transport costs as volumes shrink. Both are significant in size (at around $7.5Bn in revenue each) and complex enough to justify between 20-30 distribution centers.

Network Design Software 156

Network Design Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Network Design 156

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry. Informal Benchmarking.

Benchmarking 98

Benchmarking Supply Chain Performance Supply Chain Exercises 98

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The high activity levels in the transportation and Retail/Ecommerce sectors mirror consumers’ movement into new channels. An exercise that I love to do in my training is to ask business leaders to draw data flow in their current decision processes. A consolidation wave continued with 299 Mergers and Acquisitions in 2020.

Supply Chain Planning Software 359

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 359

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

After a tumultuous two years of pandemic-driven supply and global transportation disruptions, the stakes are obviously high that both parties can reach a timely resolution to this period of contract renewal. Both parties accused the other regarding the slowdowns as well as the economic impacts. Fortunately.

Supply Chain Planning 52

Supply Chain Planning China Forecasting Manufacturing Procurement 52

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 24, 2019

Climate change has two elements to consider — prevention and preparation — and transportation reliant businesses wield a lot of power in both.”[3] This planning goes for facilities, but also transportation routes.” As noted below, the best way to prepare response teams is to exercise the plan.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy Material Savings 100

CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Transportation providers must focus on creating efficient capacity networks, reducing empty miles, and hiring and retaining drivers. Conduct procurement exercises regularly and often. Beyond offering up to date rates for shippers, carriers often benefit from annual procurement exercises. If you have highly seasonal freight (e.g.,

Optimal Sourcing 44

Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Shipping Price Reduction 44

Unleashed

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In between this process, the beans go through international transporters, export sellers and retailers like grocery stores, cafes and specialty shops. The harvesting process is a very labour intensive exercise. Transporting. Find out how they manage their complex supply chain with the help of inventory management software.

Supply Chain Planning Software 95

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain 95

GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. Conducting annual procurement exercises.

Procurement Solutions 175

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Capacity Procurement 175

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 11, 2017

2% reduction in transportation costs (percent of sales). One example that Steutermann cites are segmentation exercises that identify specific items that could be forecast better. 9% reduction in inventory obsolescence (percent of inventory value).

Forecasting 180

Forecasting Supply and Demand Forecasting Software Optimal Sourcing 180

Elementum

JULY 7, 2022

Supply chain disruption is an ongoing challenge, facing issues such as scarcity, transportation, and the changing landscape produced by the pandemic. This exercise is also useful in identifying staffing needs, communication, risks, and constraints to ensure project management software is used to its full potential.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 78

Logility

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For most industries, the chain of custody is an exercise for tracing lots or batches from the initial origin to a finished product and into the consumer’s hands. But it’s not that simple for the fashion industry. The same is true when you consider the differing granularity that industry insiders and consumers demand.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement 130

Logility

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

No matter how good it all looked on paper, the pandemic made weak links obvious: supplier shortages and backed-up transportation networks, among other things. It can help optimize transportation routes, warehousing, and stock management and handle other specialized but mundane tasks. Things can’t go on as they did pre-pandemic.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 130

Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

And all of them expect to be connected to logistics providers transporting goods to and from various supply chain nodes. … Traditionally, inventory counts [have been] a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFID technology enables retailers to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.”

Internet of things 130

Internet of things Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Network Software 130

BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2024

Another example is in the UK, the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport , a professional industry group around logistics and transport, has a forum set up called the Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT). Susan: Clearly, you’ve taken the lead in your career and decided to learn more in key areas.

Supply Chain Design Software 86

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 86

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

Predictive Analytics Software 52

Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction Strategies 52

The Network Effect

JULY 10, 2015

Pursuing improved forecasts is certainly not an academic exercise. From a supply chain perspective, companies can expect to see improvements in order fulfillment rates, the smoothing of production schedules, as well as reductions in transportation and warehousing costs. Got Credit/Flickr.

Supply and Demand 100

Supply and Demand Inventory Reduction Forecasting Cost Reduction Strategies 100

Resilinc

MARCH 16, 2021

Stay-at-home consumers have been snapping up Chinese-made furniture and appliances, toys, exercise equipment, bicycles and other items,” writes Tom Ryan, managing editor of RetailWire. According to the Journal, such shortages are common among manufacturers of all types of exercise equipment.

Industrial 62

Industrial Industry Journal Exercises 62

Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2015

Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition. How is it changing the way companies conduct transportation modeling and simulation? Live Episode: Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:00 pm ET.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 100

Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2014

In a past episode of Talking Logistics , Nicholas Carretta, President at UltraShipTMS (a Talking Logistics sponsor), discussed some of the barriers companies face in implementing a transportation management system (TMS), and “building the business case” was one of the main challenges he talked about.

Optimal Sourcing 136

Optimal Sourcing Network Optimization Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software 136

Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Enter Peloton, an exercise equipment and media company. To be proactive, one must be able to utilize supply chain data to forecast transportation capacity, inventory, and other supply chain costs as they relate to current and expected demand. So, what happened?

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 52

BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, calculating carbon output and fuel cost savings of transport options, including not just the route but the vehicle itself. By seeing the relationship between profit and planet more clearly, decisionmakers should be convinced of investments beyond them just being a tick-box exercise. The mindset is thus shifted.

Optimal Sourcing 80

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Waste Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 80