Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years. To begin the journey, GEON needed a better supply chain planning tool. Dean Sorenson concurs.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Transformation Modeling Scenario Planning 235

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 21, 2022

Technology provider Google launched Last Mile Fleet Solution on March 17 to provide last-mile fleet operators with real-time routing and tracking capabilities. A Pitney Bowes study forecasts ecommerce shipments to double by 2026 and that 90% of US consumers expect free two-to-three-day shipping. Where's my package?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. Digital transportation management solutions can help by connecting the entire shipping network, including customers and carriers, in real time.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 187

Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Recent studies have shown organizations are beginning to invest in robotic process automation (RPA) technologies for a wide variety of processes. Other robotic solutions incorporate machine learning and include cognitive computing and artificial intelligence.”[1] RPA automates with other leading software and tools.

Supply Chain Software 100

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Negotiating Skills Buyer Training 96

Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Brewery software: Enterprise Resource Planning for brewers. Brewery software features to look for. Auditing your business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Inventory Management Software Demand Planning Software 98

Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

New research suggests that manufacturers will be able to significantly improve cash flow as they recover from the inventory crisis of 2022. Last year, data from 4,500 manufacturers using Unleashed inventory management software revealed firms were typically spending twice as much on stock as they were before the pandemic.

New Zealand 52

New Zealand Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Report 52

ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Carriers Will Lower Rates But Keep Many Others.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Trends 78

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The application of advanced forecasting and planning methodologies improve inventory management in a critical, high-volume repair business, dramatically reducing costs and fulfillment cycles while improving customer satisfaction. Difficulties forecasting demand in a high-volume repair environment caused inventory costs to skyrocket.

Optimal Sourcing 43

Optimal Sourcing Reverse Logistics Case Study Modeling 43

The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Lauren is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies , a boutique maritime consulting and legal solutions company and offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. Lauren Beagen and Joe Lynch discuss solving the port problem. About Lauren Beagen . About Squall Strategies.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

All metal fabricators realize that they have to do some analyses before the company purchases equipmen t or hires new people, but now there seems to be a new intensity about the process. Still in all most fabricators have seen steel sales rise and customer demands and inventory requirements increase over the past several years.

Manufacturing Procurement 236

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies 236

Requis

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Supply chain is a relatively new discipline that rose out of the procurement, logistics, and operations disciplines. Procurement, logistics, and operations were seen as separate – but that perspective isn’t helpful today. If you buy in larger quantities, you sink more working capital into inventory, and add warehousing costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software Procurement Solutions 40

Requis

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Supply chain is a relatively new discipline that rose out of the procurement, logistics, and operations disciplines. Procurement, logistics, and operations were seen as separate – but that perspective isn’t helpful today. If you buy in larger quantities, you sink more working capital into inventory, and add warehousing costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software Procurement Solutions 40

Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said. Zachary said.

Reverse Logistics 75

Reverse Logistics Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 75

Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

The Uberization of Freight. People are trying to automate as much of the order-to-cash process as possible - however, there are hurdles that make the fully automated “Uberization of Freight” difficult for both buyer and seller. . – Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco. Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory.

Predictive Analytics Software 120

Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

QAD

JULY 12, 2022

As a result, many supplier delivery performance issues are addressed with an ad hoc “find it, fix it” problem-solving approach, which does not lead to the identification of systemic root cause or implementation of sustainable system solutions. Instead, they are using Purchase Orders which are not effective in a repetitive environment.

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Supply Chain Software Automotive Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction 91

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Deloitte analysts John Ferraioli ( @Ferraioli ) and Rick Burke explain, “The digital supply network (DSN) can be a powerful tool for companies, allowing them to harness data and information to make more effective decisions in the physical world via their assets, machines, and people. ”[3]. ” Summary.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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3rdwave

AUGUST 7, 2019

Global transportation management affects product landed cost, inventory management, customer service, and satisfaction. . From the time a purchase order is executed to a supplier the shipper’s transportation team has limited or no visibility into the PO or the execution status of the PO. Terms of Purchase. Visibility.

Global Transportation 75

Global Transportation Transportation Management Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills 75

Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2021

Thus, the implementation of online ordering has become a prominent solution that provides the customer with suitable accessibility. Knowing other details such as the latest product and pricing information, pharmacy inventory, and drug purchase history of the consumer aids companies in mitigating mistakes, ensuring stability.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Prescriptive Analytics Software Shipping Analytics Software 52

Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2021

Thus, the implementation of online ordering has become a prominent solution that provides the customer with suitable accessibility. Knowing other details such as the latest product and pricing information, pharmacy inventory, and drug purchase history of the consumer aids companies in mitigating mistakes, ensuring stability.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Prescriptive Analytics Software Shipping Analytics Software 52

6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Without it, your inventory stays on the shelf, and your customers look elsewhere to get what they need. You need proven solutions that can scale, and you need them to be efficient, accurate and reliable. Inventory management techniques. It involves: Inventory management. Inventory management techniques.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Material Savings 52

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Looking ahead, Costello is concerned “about the high level of inventories throughout the supply chain [that] could have a negative impact on truck freight volumes over the next few months.”. Driving the trend are big-data tools popularized by online retailers that take the guesswork out of picking goods.

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ShipBob

APRIL 15, 2024

That means you must see a sufficient return on your inventory investment. In other words, you need to make more money selling your inventory than you spent to acquire, store, and fulfill orders with it. In this post, we’ll cover what GMROI is and why it’s important for your retail inventory management.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 52

ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

Ecommerce logistics refers to the processes involved in storing and shipping inventory for an online store or marketplace, including inventory management and the picking, packing, and shipping of online orders. Fulfillment is one of the most critical pieces of ecommerce logistics, which includes: Inventory management.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 90

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software 90

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

. “In our company what has worked best is what we call, the magic formula, the software + method…” . First, study the technological needs and get everything you need to adopt them. Define methods that fit the needs of your company and your software acquisitions. Then implant control methods. Paul Trudgian.

Cost Reduction Strategies 56

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Material Savings Warehousing 56

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 4, 2018

A data entry error somewhere along the way overstates your inventory on a part which you find out when you go to get the part on a warehouse shelf and its not there. If you were able to solve the problem then the problem should be on the Naughty list with the solution of the problem showing up on the Nice list. All Rights Reserved.

Supply Chain Planning 50

Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Procurement Solutions Scenario Planning 50

Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

So the shortage will continue, but for some sellers, the problem will be too much inventory.”. SupplyChainDive, in their recent analysis of a 2022 study by logistics provider Descartes, reported that, “ U.S. Looks for Savings in Freight Broker Contracts. Despite High-Profile Retail Cancellations, U.S. imports totaled 2.53

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Pharmaceutical Trends Industrial 52

Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Supply chains are continually disrupted by container shortages, a lack of air freight capacity, and movement restrictions implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. In-store Retail: Trials and Tribulations, Survival and Solutions. Some retailers even refer to these operatives as personal shoppers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 59

Supply Chain Planning Software Retail Supply Chain Strategy Inventory Reduction 59

GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

If human maintenance crews are called, the IoT can provide specifications for what parts need to be replaced, the tools necessary for making the repair, and instructions if the maintenance workers have not had to previously replace this part. As a result, businesses will grow faster and expand their customer base. Automated Data Transfers.

Internet of things 120

Internet of things Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Strategy 120

Unleashed

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Unleashed software is an inventory management system that helps businesses be more efficient in their daily operations. It does this by centralising and streamlining many of the tasks involved in managing inventory stock. What is Unleashed software? Unleashed was acquired in 2020 by UK software firm, The Access Group.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software 52

GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM.

Procurement Analytics 120

Procurement Analytics Metrics Quality Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

ERP software for the food industry comes in a range of shapes and sizes, but what should you look for when you’re thinking about using it for your business? Here we cover the 10 most important features to look for in your food manufacturing software so you can achieve product consistency, production efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Inventory Management Software 98

Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The variety of functions involved – product design, procurement, warehousing, production, transport, distribution, sales, for instance – encourages demand for new employees and multiplies possibilities for moving around inside too. Inventory (inventory specialist, vendor-managed inventory/replenishment specialist).

Negotiating Skills 40

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills 40

Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

Is your company one of the many that take a minimalist approach to freight management? Yes… I did say minimalist, not lean. When I say minimalist, I’m talking about the many companies which, while reliant on freight to keep supplies coming in and products going out, don’t see freight management as a core competency.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Strategies Freight Resource Reduction 52

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A recent Supply Chain Insights study revealed that the number one event impacting supply chains from 2013 to 2018 was cyber attacks or computer hacking. Richard Howells, SAP’s Vice President for Solution Management for the Digital Supply Chain, believes blockchain will not only help address complexity but will reduce costs as well.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 100

Unleashed

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In general the customer – or the importer – is liable to pay certain costs including any taxes or duties payable in their jurisdiction, along with freight, insurance and other handling costs. Under this threshold, items purchased overseas can come into the country without incurring any duty or customs charges.

New Zealand 98

New Zealand Australia Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills 98