Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after U.S. Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

I’m not sure I’ve ever talked to a Demand Solutions customer who wasn’t at least tracking their inventory levels, overstocks, stockouts, and so forth. When an item is out of stock in their Massachusetts warehouse, they’ll overnight it from their Texas warehouse just to make sure they fill the order.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Leveraging the same processes to replenish inventory means that items can quickly be returned to the correct location and be readily available for resale – significantly reducing the dollars lost from items being placed in the wrong location.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

By combining real-time planning and execution capabilities with AI, we are furthering our vision to help organizations navigate the supply chain with the ability to sense and respond to changes in customers’ needs in real-time and automate the optimal distribution of inventory.” Bulgari, and Clas Ohlson.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 22, 2020

Andrew has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from North Carolina State University. About BoxLock. BoxLock is the industry leader in secure, unattended delivery technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

The real-time data provided by Tally will give greater visibility into inventory tracking and also unlock efficiencies that enable faster product restocking. Patrick’s Day, the weekend, and the song of the week, The State of Massachusetts by the Dropkick Murphys. It will also help BJ’s associates and customers quickly locate products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2023

Summer months often bring a dip in sales for many retail organizations, and events such as Prime Day, and tax-free holidays such the one in my home state of Massachusetts can stimulate demand for inventory on-hand.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

“As retailers strive for high profit margins, excess inventory remains a challenge – especially during the post-holiday season. These insights, combined with our inventory optimization and stock rebalancing functions, help retailers satisfy demand while improving margins and minimizing waste.” Bulgari, and Clas Ohlson.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Reducing lead times from suppliers can help turn inventory faster, freeing up cash and ultimately satisfying customers. Risk pooling is considered the most important concept in supply chain management as it governs the tradeoffs in inventory management and leads to effective strategies such as push/pull and postponement.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

An apparel company aims to evaluate the effect on inventory levels of postponing a manufacturing operation. Filed under: MIT CTL , Strategy , Talent Mgmt Tagged: Bogota , Malaysia , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , MIT Research Expo , supply chain innovations , Supply chain research , Zaragoza Spain.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 14, 2022

Sheffi observes, “One argument is that the just-in-time discipline enables companies to cut inventory carrying costs even if that comes at the expense of the integrity of their supply chains. He explains, “[The aim of JIT] isn’t simply to minimize inventory costs but to improve product quality.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 13, 2016

is fighting to get equipment and inventory from a family-owned auto parts supplier that filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, saying a contract dispute threatens to shut down 19 GM assembly plants in North American and lead to ‘tens of millions of dollars in losses.’” The article goes on to say: Clark-Cutler-McDermott Co., (CCM)

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Some of the key benefits we’ve realized are lower transportation costs, record service levels and shorter cycle times, and better inventory accuracy. Adam graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1997 with a degree in Natural Resource Economics. What other goals are you looking to achieve as the technology matures?

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week. Offering surplus inventory at bargain rates is a sure way to salvage post-holiday profits and mitigate waste. How can retailers avert waste this year?

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The SCx curriculum is part of the MITx initiative, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s selection of massive open online courses, or MOOCs. The main topic areas are: Demand Forecasting, Planning, and Management, Inventory Planning, Management, and Control, and. Advanced inventory management. Procurement and purchasing.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week. Offering surplus inventory at bargain rates is a sure way to salvage post-holiday profits and mitigate waste. How can retailers avoid waste this year?

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.”

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Herlitz Inventory Management

MAY 19, 2017

Herlitz IM deployed the inventory and buying solution in 40 days, which included training the company’s buying team. Carl Herlitz, President and CEO of Herlitz Inventory Management shared, “We’re pleased to partner with Dave’s Soda and Pet City to help their team optimize its demand chain. It is going to improve my quality of life.”.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In September 2021, Associated Grocers of New England signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to improve upon its existing purchasing system and to further advance its goal of serving the needs of independent retail grocers of every store size and format. Carl Herlitz, President and CEO of Herlitz Inventory Management Inc.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

For a product company, those sources include PLM for product and change information, ERP for inventory and financials, and CRM for customer feedback. PTC LiveWorx 2023 May 15 – 18, 2023 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Boston, Massachusetts Click here to register for LiveWorx.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. .” ”[2].

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

Yesterday the company conducted a grand opening ceremony for this new production facility located in Methuen Massachusetts , just up the highway from where this blog originates. This Week’s Grand Opening. onshore presence. The CNBC report notes that it still takes an additional six weeks to move goods to the U.S. from pre-pandemic levels.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 24, 2011

Activant’s systems are designed to help customers increase sales, boost productivity, operate more cost-efficiently, improve inventory turns and enhance trading partner relationships. For more information, please visit distribution.activant.com.

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RELEX Solutions

MARCH 29, 2019

We worked alongside Dan Covert and Joaquin Ortiz on their Master Thesis “Dynamic Customer Service Levels: Evolving Safety Stock Requirements for Changing Business Needs” for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. To build trust in an inventory policy, the insights and experience of key stakeholders should be used in developing the policy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2018

However, a number of drone-tech companies, following an interesting breakthrough made by MIT technologists, are now producing UAVs designed specifically for warehouse inventory management. Count on Warehouse Drones to Save Costs. What Do You Think About Drones in Distribution?

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Elementum

JUNE 5, 2020

Ken’s Foods started out as a restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts called Ken’s Steakhouse. The bigger supply chain challenges were yet to come as the COVID-19 pandemic led to more widespread shelter-in-place requirements throughout the U.S and warehouse staffing issues compounded.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Inventory : Vanguard Predictive Planning enables supply chain professionals visibility across the entire network to optimize the fulfillment of each order and to purposefully position inventory closer to the consumer providing both faster availability and lower emissions.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

” Despite the benefits listed by Gustafson, Professor Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asserts the click-and-collect strategy has serious flaws.[3] Warehouse organization : Check the merchandise, warehousing, inventory management; 2.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. The answer is not simple and involves research and analysis across a number of factors.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

In a prior Supply Chain Matters published commentary in May of last year , we highlighted the grand opening of the company’s fifth manufacturing facility located in Methuen, Massachusetts. The privately held company invested upwards of $20 million in renovations of an existing building and on factory automation.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The concept of a network of smart devices was discussed as early as 1982, with a modified Coke machine at Carnegie Mellon University becoming the first internet connected appliance, able to report its inventory and whether newly loaded drinks were cold. He later co-founded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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USC Consulting Group

JULY 21, 2020

But in an era of big data and analytics, more organizations are turning to automation to get a read on what consumers want so they can make more informed decisions about inventory and production. Owning a business by its very nature is often fraught with uncertainty.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2017

It’s been four years since Amazon spent $775 million to acquire Kiva Systems, a Massachusetts-based startup that makes warehouse robots and software. Automation could eventually be the brain behind your supply chain – the autopilot who navigates planning and fulfillment activities, monitors inventory levels and adjusts safety stock.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

According to the staff at Klarna, “The first glimpse of online commerce was experienced by some students at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the 70’s. … Attempting to unite channels without properly setting up and maintaining inventory and order management is futile.” ”[2].

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

15 in best Massachusetts hospitals. In the presentation, Johnson and others suggested that supply chain management can mitigate this issue by finding new places to store inventory. The first issue that arises from this solution is balancing off-site inventory what’s available on-hand.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

15 in best Massachusetts hospitals. In the presentation, Johnson and others suggested that supply chain management can mitigate this issue by finding new places to store inventory. The first issue that arises from this solution is balancing off-site inventory what’s available on-hand.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

Massachusetts. California. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Mississippi. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico. North Carolina. North Dakota.

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