Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 11, 2025

UKMTO has been made aware of increased tensions within the region which could lead to an escalation of military activity having a direct impact on mariners,” the June 11 advisory said. Navy issued a rare warning to mariners that higher tensions in the Middle East could impact shipping, including through the Strait of Hormuz.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 23, 2025

Service efficiency: ISO-based quality systems cut rejects — vendor-managed inventory pushes carrying costs off your books. Turnaround and logistics: Short domestic lead times reduce buffer inventory and downtime. The company’s supplier-managed inventory program further cuts carrying costs for high-mix manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Steel is at the beginning of the value chain, so you create a lot of instability for all these supply chains that get disrupted that now all of a sudden have to deal with much more expensive steel,” Henne told the Guardian : She said Europe must intervene to save the sector, because it is fundamental to military security and is a large employer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

Simultaneously, the AI wars, while not involving conventional military conflict, drive a relentless pace of technological innovation and intense competition in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence. Increased efficiency, faster decision-making, proactive disruption management, and reduced manual effort.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. This leads to lower inventory carrying costs and thus better case flow. Demand forecasting should be tightly integrated to an inventory optimization application.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Still, the e-commerce boom pushes more freight into trucks as shippers re-think inventory levels to meet omnichannel demands. Regulatory efforts, such as lowering the minimum age for commercial drivers, attracting female drivers and tapping military drivers, could alleviate some of the pressure in the coming months.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2021

Polaris, which manufactures a wide range of vehicles including motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, and agricultural vehicles, deployed ToolsGroup’s supply chain planning software to optimize spare parts inventory in its complex European distribution network against the high target service levels that its customers expect. Go to www.SDCExec.com.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MAY 27, 2022

This might mean stopping a truck at a distribution center’s inbound dock to move goods from it directly to an outbound truck in an outbound dock without storing the inventory inside the cross-docking warehouse. So it’s no surprise that the process was first created for military shipments in the 1950s.

Inventory Reduction 98

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

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. ” Prior to this, logistics was a term that had been used almost exclusively to describe the support of military movements.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Every warehouse strives for efficient order fulfillment. There are many factors that can impact costs, from warehouse replenishment practices to the warehouse equipment deployed to support the fulfillment process. ” Meet Our Panel of Warehouse Pros: Nate Masterson. Dave Masterson. Nate Masterson. MapleHolistics.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Now, the greatest risk they face has shifted to the regional instabilities due to military conflict and the geopolitical and economic uncertainties it has created. Where possible, lock in transportation and shipping costs by partnering with third-party logistics companies to defray labor, warehousing and transportation costs.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2024

In defense, aerospace manufacturing ensures national security through the production of advanced military aircraft and systems. Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing practices are often employed to minimize inventory costs and reduce lead times.

Aerospace 98

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

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. Prior to this, logistics was a term that had been used almost exclusively to describe the support of military movements.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Rebecca’s strong dedication to her job and helping customers comes directly from her military background. Being in the military also formed Rebecca’s passion for exercising and running. SCN: What branch of the military did you serve? RT: While I was in the military, I was a transportation and logistics officer.

Military 56

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2022

military eventually adopted the term in its planning efforts. It also thinks that order consumption logic can improve inventory positions by defining a good safety stock position. For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers.

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ThroughPut

JULY 4, 2024

The health of your business is directly proportional to the health of your inventory. Both excess and depleting inventory can negatively impact your revenue. The best inventory management software, powered by these advanced technologies, can not only assist you with daily tasks but also support business-level strategic planning.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

FLEXE Co-founder and CEO, Karl Siebrecht, gave a presentation on how you can “Future-Proof Your Warehousing.” So, back to future-proofing your warehousing. If you’re in the military, there’s a lot of scenarios you can imagine happening, and you can’t plan for every single one of them. That’s awesome.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2018

There are a few hurdles to be overcome before drones in distribution become a widespread commercial reality, not least of them being the safety aspect and risk of conflict with general aviation users—in other words, pilots of private, military and commercial aircraft. Update: The State of Warehouse Drone Technology in 2018.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Five days later, the Ideal-X sailed into Houston, Texas, where waiting trucks collected the containers for delivery to local factories and warehouses.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. Manhattan Associates: New Inventory and Fulfillment Capabilities Give Store Associates More Time to Deliver a Fulfilling Experience. UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

FLEXE Co-founder and CEO, Karl Siebrecht, gave a presentation on how you can “Future-Proof Your Warehousing.” So, back to future-proofing your warehousing. If you’re in the military, there’s a lot of scenarios you can imagine happening, and you can’t plan for every single one of them. That’s awesome.

Inventory Reduction 37

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

For manufacturers specifically, Logistics Management Software helps in the following activities: Overall supply and demand planning Effective order processing Inbound and outbound transportation management Inhouse warehouse and inventory management Fleet coordination Managing external logistics service providers.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As the post-COVID-19 world continues to struggle with political uncertainty and rapidly escalating threats, there is increasing pressure on military operations to be constantly on guard across the globe. ThroughPut’s team successfully helps large corporations, logistics operations, and military environments maneuver bottlenecks for decades.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Galloway singles out biotech and military applications as areas of current, rapid advancement, but he also tracks-back to discuss more publicly familiar examples like fraud detection, and social media algorithms. Executional AI’s can be used to pick-pack-and-ship from the warehouse.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Galloway singles out biotech and military applications as areas of current, rapid advancement, but he also tracks-back to discuss more publicly familiar examples like fraud detection, and social media algorithms. Executional AI’s can be used to pick-pack-and-ship from the warehouse. Strategic Guidance.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Rebecca’s strong dedication to her job and helping customers comes directly from her military background. Being in the military also formed Rebecca’s passion for exercising and running. SCN: What branch of the military did you serve? RT: While I was in the military, I was a transportation and logistics officer.

Military 40

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

VUCA is a term first used in the military that started creeping into supply chain discussions several years ago. How it will self-manage customer inventories. … It provides a clear view of inventory and supply chain activity, and ultimately, it helps create responsive supply chains.” ” Those criteria are: 1.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

Supply chain professionals are like the military’s special forces. Robotics is a big field covering everything from physical robots in a warehouse to back office robotic process automation. Each day they battle to beat competitors while simultaneously trying to win the hearts and minds of customers. ”[4]. Footnotes. [1]

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

All of the above (and other down-stream KPIs and processes) are heavily influenced by the accuracy of a demand forecast: if the demand forecast is much more accurate, a company is more likely to have the right product, in the right quantities in inventory and will have less of the products in inventory that is not required.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 21, 2018

Along the same lines we have drones , which are essentially a version of the unmanned aerial vehicles that the United States military has been using for many years. Better visibility into your inventory almost always equates to a better allocation of resources, improving both efficiency and cost effectiveness in one fell swoop.

Waste Reduction 63

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ThroughPut

MAY 3, 2024

It’s not just about merely managing trucks and warehouses anymore; it’s about seeing the big picture (of your entire supply chain!) Before the 1950s, logistics was perceived in purely military terms. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

Procurement Solutions 52

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

Businesses must take advantage of innovations to provide visibility of inventory management to prepare for the worst and consistently deliver the best. For example, RFgen works with a variety of military contractors that must guard against fraudulent parts and supplies – especially sent from particular regions in Asia.

Supply Chain Software 52

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

Businesses must take advantage of innovations to provide visibility of inventory management to prepare for the worst and consistently deliver the best. For example, RFgen works with a variety of military contractors that must guard against fraudulent parts and supplies – especially sent from particular regions in Asia.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Likewise, any military service looks great on a resume, particularly if it’s related to in-service duties in inventory management or dispatching. What a particular company calls an inventory expert might not match up with how other corporations in the industry use the term.

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