Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026. billion in 2019. Well, I am saying it.

Supply Chain Software 270

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. Generic AI tools are helpful when searching for nuggets of insight from data lakes, but this type of AI is not designed to run core day-to-day supply chain operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

After graduation I went to work full-time at Celestica as a buyer / planner in our memory solutions group. After Celestica I went to work for Psion Teklogix before starting my own Solar panel manufacturing company. I joke often by saying when I started there were buyers and planners and it was called Purchasing and Planning.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Inventory management software has become a lifeline and backbone for business owners. Business applications can track, manage, and organize product sales, material purchases, and other production processes to make up inventory management software. The Deskera Mobile app works seamlessly with desktop features also.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Figure 1: Identifying gaps in supply chain competency Overall Findings from three segments of industry were identified namely logistics, manufacturing and trading. Manufacturing Industry: The manufacturing industry faces challenges stemming from material and labour shortages due to pandemic-related lockdowns.

Purchasing Skills 130

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

The recent spate of terrorism in France, the massive and mysterious number of airplane disasters in Malaysia, and even more regulatory risks will continue to drive greater disruptions – which again means better communication, risk mitigation, and early warning systems to alert managers when there is a problem. This is likely to continue.

Negotiating Skills 60

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EazyStock

AUGUST 8, 2023

Chinese New Year shutdowns Every year factories in China (and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei) shut down so that their workers can celebrate Chinese New Year. For example, how much extra stock do you order to cover your forecasts?

Inventory Reduction 52

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