Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price.

Reverse Logistics 75

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

Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Are you looking for logistics management books? In this article, we will show you 5 books that'll help you learn logistics faster than any other logistics book. In the United States, the median wage for a Logistics Manager is around $70,000 annually. Best Logistics Book for Beginners: 1.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Six Sigma Supply Chain Planning Software 130

GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

In the below article I propose to have a look at the main benefits and advantages of the cloud-based logistics management. Each industry has its peculiarities, among the others, in the logistics, manufacturing, and supply. It incorporates your resources from every stage of the logistic process in the real-time.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 200

Logistics Network Optimization Software Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Modeling Software 200

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2023

I asked Cal if I could interview him for an article in Logistics Viewpoints so our readers could benefit from his perspective as well. It looks like we could play a game of six degrees of separation with you and all people logistics in the Atlanta area. degree in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Supply Chain Design Software 246

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Network Software 246

Locus Robotics

MARCH 14, 2024

March 14, 2024 5 Top Takeaways from MODEX 2024 Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager The booths are down, the Georgia World Congress Center floors are quiet (until the next tradeshow), and the LocusBots are on their way home along with their human colleagues, but the energy and memories of MODEX 2024 remain high.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 59

Prescriptive Analytics Software Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 59

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Logistics Start-Up Loop Announces $35 Million Series B Funding Logistics industry audit and payment services platform provider Loop has announced that the start-up has raised $35 million in a Series B investment round co-led by J.P. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Prescriptive Analytics Software 52

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. to smaller logistics operators scrambled to fill jobs at fulfillment centers. .”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 205

Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Strategies San Francisco Price Reduction 205

American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2024

Regular monitoring of key economic and logistics indicators provides direction. With that follows our quarterly update on key strategic economic and logistics indicators. Then, we get more specific and examine logistics measures captured by the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI). Logistics Manager's Index (LMI).

Supply Chain Strategy 52

Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Price Reduction 52

Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

Las Vegas 52

Las Vegas Logistics Network Optimization Software Reverse Logistics Supply Chain Planning Software 52

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

In that case, your business might benefit from working with a third-party logistics (3PL) provider for your warehousing and fulfillment needs. Stop worrying about investing in more warehouse space, updating the newest technology, stressing over transportation, and hiring or firing of logistics staff. Enjoy Cost Savings.

Warehousing 98

Warehousing Material Savings 3PL Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. E2open continues to expand its end-to-end supply chain portfolio, building on its acquisitions of INTTRA, Cloud Logistics, and Amber Road, with the acquisition of Logistyx Technologies , a leader in global parcel and e-commerce shipping and fulfillment technology. percentage point to a 1.5

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

Logistics Network Optimization Software Ukraine Russia Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. That was primarily due to retailers working on emptying warehouses of older inventory and shippers continuing to move more freight to East Coast ports because of concerns over the slow pace of labor talks between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

Material Savings 202

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics 202

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics hiring slowed in May amid shifts in retail sector. Gatik’s self-driving trucks to haul Georgia-Pacific goods to Sam’s Clubs. Target expects squeezed profits from aggressive plan to get rid of unwanted inventory. As a result, logistics hiring in May has slowed down.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 213

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 213

Stord

APRIL 16, 2019

April 17, 2019 STORD’s sales department builds and maintains authentic relationships with prospective customers and logistics providers within STORD’s nationwide network. I studied supply chain management in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Outside of the classroom, I interned at Coyote Logistics.

Supply Chain Network Software 78

Supply Chain Network Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Georgia 78

Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2016

Structural considerations such as the number and location of loading docks and the variety of vehicles needing to access the building are all important logistical aspects of the warehouse, but designing the layout inside the warehouse requires a much deeper understanding. Understand how the inventory moves. Can inventory be racked?

Warehousing 100

Warehousing Six Sigma Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

One of the inflationary trends driving up 2021 end-of-year prices was the cost of logistics. Journalist Tim Robinson reports, “The logistics industry which was valued at $7,641.2 The COVID-19 pandemic was mainly responsible for this massive slowing of logistics activities across the world.”[7] billion by 2027. .

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Depending on the type of product and the demand, cross-docking can reduce inventory, operating costs, and distribution costs while facilitating just-in-time delivery. Receiving inventory also becomes less complex with cross-docking because receiving only requires accounting for inventory being received and then shipped.

Expense Reduction 52

Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 52

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities. Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics. Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

Innovation 174

Innovation Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software 174

RELEX Solutions

MARCH 29, 2019

A firm that manages items with varying importance throughout the year can use dynamic service levels to have the right inventory at the right time. To build trust in an inventory policy, the insights and experience of key stakeholders should be used in developing the policy. The Right Inventory at the Right Time.

Inventory Reduction 28

Inventory Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Vendor Strategies Research 28

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. History of Supply Chain Management: Logistics Comes of Age.

Supply Chain Planning Software 93

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 93

PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

expansion in the first quarter, which mostly was buoyed by lower imports and higher inventories< , JOC reports. Following on its heels was Georgia-based Ready Trucking, which had 108 power units and 91 drivers. economy expanded by 2.1% during the second quarter of the year, compared with 4.2% Starlite Trucking, and LME.

Transportation 124

Transportation Trends Industrial Industry 124

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 17, 2020

Certainly disruption in Chinese manufacturing and transoceanic logistics could have caused some shortages. Georgia-Pacific, for instance is increasing short term production. But that’s not a lot relatively speaking given that domestic manufacturers have the ability to increase capacity, even if just for the short term.

Supply Chain Software 132

Supply Chain Software North America Supply Chain Supply and Demand 132

Supply Chains Rock

JULY 12, 2012

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently announced it will be importing almost all of its merchandise through Jaxport , the state-of-the-art logistics hub in Jacksonville, Florida, instead of through the previous port in Savannah, Georgia. Who knew that there was all that logistics going on underneath Disney World! Lynair Peter.

Supply Chain Design 190

Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Modeling 190

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. History of Supply Chain Management: Logistics Comes of Age.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization 120

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

Silk Road increases global logistics options. Many shippers are already taking advantage of the new global logistics options. suppliers of frozen chicken to Kazakhstan began shipping product via the Black Sea and onward through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and across the Caspian Sea, to bypass trade restrictions imposed by Russia.

Cost Reduction Strategies 48

Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Training Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 48

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

Silk Road increases global logistics options. Many shippers are already taking advantage of the new global logistics options. suppliers of frozen chicken to Kazakhstan began shipping product via the Black Sea and onward through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and across the Caspian Sea, to bypass trade restrictions imposed by Russia.

Cost Reduction Strategies 48

Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Training Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 48

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. It opened the first one last month in Smyrna, Georgia, about 16 miles northwest of Atlanta, and may open them in other cities. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. The new car market isn’t quite yet out of the woods.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 200

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software 200

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2022

Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. Risk aware was described as more dynamically flexible supply networks, the optimization of specific buffers such as capacity as well as inventory, or flexibility in supply chain network design. Pascal Van Hentenryck , A.

Conference 52

Conference Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Prescriptive Analytics Software 52

Freight Plus

MARCH 20, 2019

We attribute the softer demand to factors such as late 2018 inventory growth in advance of the perceived impact of tariffs, the effects of the partial government shutdown on spending and extended periods of inclement weather that impacted the timing of shipping seasonal goods, as well as our ability to safely dispatch our equipment.”. “We

Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Supply and Demand Georgia 40

Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence’s path may affect over 4,000 manufacturing and distribution facilities in the Carolinas and Georgia, potentially impacting suppliers to multiple sectors. Mitigate this as much as possible by moving at-risk inventory to strategic locations. Get support from the logistics community.

South Carolina 68

South Carolina North Carolina Puerto Rico Forecasting 68

Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence’s path may affect over 4,000 manufacturing and distribution facilities in the Carolinas and Georgia, potentially impacting suppliers to multiple sectors. Mitigate this as much as possible by moving at-risk inventory to strategic locations. Get support from the logistics community.

South Carolina 60

South Carolina North Carolina Puerto Rico Forecasting 60

RFgen

MAY 3, 2018

A Supply Chain Management Review report that incorporated expertise from Benoit Montreuil, a department chair at the Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, explained that there are a variety of strategic options available to businesses when it comes to getting goods to customers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Management Software Demand Planning Software Warehousing 52

RFgen

MAY 3, 2018

A Supply Chain Management Review report that incorporated expertise from Benoit Montreuil, a department chair at the Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, explained that there are a variety of strategic options available to businesses when it comes to getting goods to customers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Management Software Demand Planning Software Warehousing 52

GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market. Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. Caterpillar also returned about 1,900 jobs to Texas and Georgia to build construction equipment. Professional time and travel for international business is costly.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings 120

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. In the next 40 years, the answer is (most likely) a definitive no.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 208

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Oakland Demand Planning Software 208

Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

But plastic can also be recycled, and it doesn’t break (loss of inventory). I went to Georgia a couple weeks ago - went hiking and to a vineyard. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. As a consumer, it is nice to see positive changes like that. 2 comments: Kaity.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain SCM 113

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Choose software that facilitates the valuation and control of permanent inventories based on inputs or outputs, with automated stock alerts, that is versatile and independent of the type of business. Define normal parameters and fine-tune the physical inventory system. Once the method is working, standardize it. Robin Schwartz, PHR.

Cost Reduction Strategies 56

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Material Savings Warehousing 56