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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. RESILIENCE REQUIRES OMNICHANNEL OPTIMISATION.

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Tips for Maximizing Warehouse Space

GlobalTranz

Best Practices Are for Maximizing Warehouse Space Embracing Big Data analytics and supporting omnichannel fulfillment options—including ship-to-store and storefront-as-a-distribution-center—can help warehouse managers fully utilize available space. Since customers’ needs evolve on a continuing basis, warehouses must evolve in tandem.

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Tips for Maximizing Warehouse Space

Veridian Solutions

Best Practices Are for Maximizing Warehouse Space Embracing Big Data analytics and supporting omnichannel fulfillment options—including ship-to-store and storefront-as-a-distribution-center—can help warehouse managers fully utilize available space. Since customers’ needs evolve on a continuing basis, warehouses must evolve in tandem.

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What Warehouse Management Technology Is Necessary to Create a Best-in-Class Distribution Center?

GlobalTranz

The days of using a small, standalone warehouse management system (WMS) are ending, and distribution centers must turn to newer, more advanced warehouse management technology to meet rising demand for an omnichannel world. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.

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17 Wholesale Software Features For SMEs To Look For

Unleashed

With inventory management and other software features built for the wholesale environment, you’ll be able to work towards success in a number of ways: improved profit margins by holding a lean inventory, optimising inefficiencies to cut labour costs, better strategic decision making through data… the list goes on. Customer orders 7.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

When Toyota pioneered lean production in Japan back in the 1970s, its suppliers facilitated this by being colocated nearby. Yet many companies, lulled by efficient and relatively inexpensive logistics and transport, have been applying lean and just-in-time production methods that span global networks. Safety stock is ‘bad.’

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50 expert tips on logistics planning and strategy

6 River Systems

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. “By keeping an eye on these warehousing metrics, you can map out an error-resistant fulfillment process that moves from order to delivery as efficiently as possible.