ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fulfillment Free trade zones, or FTZs, are controlled places in a country that offer warehouse and distribution services for goods from foreign markets, excluding them from paying taxes on those goods. These include: People and staffing requirements include skilled workers and managers that will do the daily warehouse operations.

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Unleashed

JULY 4, 2021

Bonded warehouses are widely used by importers and exporters, as they create efficiencies in both supply chain management and cashflow. This article considers what a bonded warehouse is, and how they are managed across different jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

With the advancement of transportation, like wheels and navigation techniques, transport to distant territories was completed over shorter periods. The Industrial Revolution gave rise to large-scale production and transportation efficiency, which led to the modern logistics landscape that we know today.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

This might involve optimizing inventory levels, negotiating better deals with suppliers, or implementing just-in-time manufacturing techniques. These functions include procurement, production planning, inventory management, logistics, and customer service. Logistics Logistics involves managing the transportation and delivery of goods.

Optimal Sourcing 74

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6 River Systems

APRIL 23, 2019

As warehouses embrace technology to optimize the supply chain and reduce fulfillment costs , many companies are considering making the move to an automated warehouse. That said, there are many factors to consider when moving to an automated warehouse. ” Meet Our Panel of Warehouse Pros: Alexandra Zelenko.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The gaps in expectations between planning and functional organizations like manufacturing, transportation, and procurement are large and growing. Instead, I believe it is the alignment of planning processes to operate at the speed of business, recognizing the cadence and defining the governance of each planning horizon. I think not.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Operational strategies. Buying forward. Insourcing.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A roadmap towards achieving demand-driven inventory replenishment planning. Therefore organizations which have a replenishment planning approach with a demand-driven module, ensures inventory optimization , reduces rework, and eliminates bottlenecks in the supply chain to enhance resilience. Optimized Warehouse Management.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Small shipping companies have grown into larger third-party logistics providers , and warehouse management has become more focused on efficiency and accuracy instead of quantity of shipments. Transportation costs make up 60 percent of overall logistics expenses for all shippers and 3PLs. Understanding Warehouse Management Systems.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 2, 2017

Manufacturers have always struggled to obtain the most accurate inventory levels possible. A need for real-time inventory management has arisen, but until now, we didn't have a way to make it a reality. Let’s take a closer look at why such systems have the power to radically change standard inventory management operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Global Shipping. US Logistics Index.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Months of uncertainty about solar panel logistics in the US came to an end recently as the US government declared a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panels imported from Southeast Asian countries. Thankfully, there are many 3PL providers that specialize in warehousing and distribution of solar panels. Warehousing services.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this guide to barcodes in inventory management: In order to apply barcodes to inventory management, it is important to understand the basics of the barcode system. Hence, some companies will find corded barcode scanners to be all they need, where other companies require wireless scanners to support their online inventory management.

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Clear Spider

APRIL 18, 2023

Green improvements can be made at every stage of your supply chain, from purchasing to transportation. Green Warehousing Uses a warehouse management system (WMS) to optimize warehouse layout and operations, reducing the amount of energy consumed by order fulfillment. Inventory is a huge part of your operations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The right way” emphasizes that our fundamental relationship with the Earth demands that products be made and transported in ways not harmful to the Earth. To eliminate unneeded transport or unnecessary miles is always something the logistics manager needs to do. Solarisation of warehousing is possible.

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Demand-driven Inventory Replenishment Planning. A Demand-Driven Inventory Plan enlists both strategy and execution for resilience and profitability in the midst of economic upheaval. They also are indicative of internal levels of inventory, orders, and demand across the supply chain. Warehouse Stock Levels.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2023

The world’s supply chains have been stalled by challenges like labor capacity, imperfect inventory positioning, unpredictable supply, rising costs, and prolonged fulfillment times. They need to choose the ideal fulfillment node — one that has no labor or inventory constraints, while also optimizing delivery costs.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Everything you need to know about inventory tax. Learn which states collect it, its impact on your business, how to reduce it, and how to leverage fulfillment technology to accurately track and control inventory. Understanding Inventory Tax. Is There a Federal Inventory Tax? How Does Inventory Tax Affect My Business?

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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%.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility. Inventories grew year-over-year by 43%. Coming off a period of high growth, companies are struggling with margins and inventory. In the face of future demand and rising inflation, now is not the time for companies to hold excess inventory. (On See the pattern?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 18, 2021

By setting up a smaller, more convenient – and often automated – warehouse to fulfil orders, businesses can cut their fulfilment times significantly. It uses localised warehousing and combines it with the efficiency of automation – from order receipt to picking, packing and same-day delivery.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Initial Assessments On July 19, CNN reported that Pfizer had conducted an initial assessment of damage and indicated that most of the damage occurred in the facility’s attached warehouse rather than production areas. He would not speculate as to a specific time frame. For some drugs this could amount to months of normal product demand.

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Taulia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Inventory management is an essential process for almost every type of business. Inventory is often the largest current asset and poor or ineffective management of stock can lead to large losses or in some cases, business failure. Yet the successful organization of inventory is not without its challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

The sub-index index Transportation Utilization of 50 was noted as indicating no upward movement for the first time in 2023. With the Inventory Level index continuing to grow, the sense of the March report is that there was no inventory replenishment cycle in the first quarter, and there may not be one in the second quarter as well.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making. End-to-End and Real-Time Logistics.

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PINC

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This year’s report focuses on the impact of digital yard management on enterprise transportation costs and capacity. The report brings clarity to key industry questions such as How important is having digital yard management capabilities in helping you achieve transportation objectives? About Adrian Gonzalez.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's where we discussed cost management and KPIs with warehousing contracts using a real-world scenario. Now we dive a bit deeper with incentives, gain sharing, should-cost models, and governance in warehousing contracts. What are the other incentives followed in warehousing industry?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Small businesses getting squeezed out in push for warehouse space. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Warehouse managers must understand how to write a successful business case for a WMS focusing on all opportunities for return on investment , maintaining a stringent structure, and a few tips for streamlining the process. Warehouse managers will then move into the finances associated with implementation and its benefits.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Oracle Optimizes Global Transportation and Trade Compliance Processes. Setback for Uber as European court advised to treat it as transport firm (Reuters). March 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Could FLEXE build a network of warehouse providers that would buy into the model?

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3rdwave

AUGUST 7, 2019

There are 4 fundamental areas where global transportation is challenged. Three of these challenges are variants on traditional transportation challenges and the last is relatively new but growing in importance. Transportation Cost Management. Delivery Performance (across the global supply chain). Visibility.

Global Transportation 75

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DynaSys

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Excellent sales, operational, and inventory planning involves collaboration within and outside an organization. Advanced Analytics let you share complex data and collaborate with critical stakeholders to improve forecast accuracy, better respond to consumer demand, reduce inventory, improve production, and grow profits.

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QAD

DECEMBER 17, 2020

If at any point during the lifespan of that product and at any inventory level, the item’s temperature varies from the required set-point or beyond the defined time constraint, quality suffers and the product no longer functions as it was meant to, or in the worst case puts patients at risk. The Battle for Air Cargo Capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. It is important to note that this is primarily an industry generated report from that of government generated. Ocean Transport. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Specific Highlights.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. The average cost of a data breach reached $3.86

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