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Logility
JULY 27, 2022
And that is answer (d) — put the warehouse at Customer A’s location and then ship 300 miles to customer B. This answer minimizes the net unit miles shipped. In fact, center of gravity studies have become an industry-accepted practice because they are perceived to be “good enough” However, these models are inherently wrong.
EC Sourcing Group
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. Think strategically about transportation spend.
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EC Sourcing Group
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. Think strategically about transportation spend.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. Although air cargo is usually the priciest mode of transport, it became the only way to ensure timely delivery given the dismal state of ocean reliability during the pandemic.
Stord
MAY 2, 2022
While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. Manufacturing and shipping–already handicapped by worker shortages–weren’t able to keep up with new demand.
New Horizon Supply Chain Blog
AUGUST 1, 2022
Yet in most companies, such plans seldom take into account transportation capacity or availability. Companies may have very capable transportation management systems (TMS), but these are used for execution, after purchase orders have already been placed and shipments planned, rather than during the planning stage, when key decisions are made.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
APRIL 24, 2015
This is perhaps most manifestly seen right now in the Internet of Things and how industrial companies especially are currently or prospectively leveraging IoT to create new products and services. Ship sites called in planned shipments, and then carriers and routings were phoned back. The network analyzed was that of Hunt-Wesson Foods.
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