However, despite formidable challenges, the logistics industry has been anything but stagnant. Value-added services like customs brokerage, insurance, and reverse logistics add layers of complexities well beyond the scope of a carrier’s core competence. Second are the capital rich tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba, both of whom are increasingly moving into the logistics space. The Digital Freight Ecosystem. Part 2: What’s Bringing Freight Online. MORE

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Transportation, and Freight. Our goal is and will always be with the Cerasis blog to provide as much value through informative and education blog posts in several categories that are pertinent to those in the manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and freight industries. 5 Most Popular Blog Posts from the Logistics Category. >>> Read More & View the Metrics. MORE

We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. How are warehousing practices changing? How can artificial intelligence improve logistics? What do I need to know about reverse logistics? Nikos Papageorgiou, Vice President of Solutions at Slync, explains, “Transactions in sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and distribution generate hundreds of millions of data points. MORE

However, despite formidable challenges, the logistics industry has been anything but stagnant. Value-added services like customs brokerage, insurance, and reverse logistics add layers of complexities well beyond the scope of a carrier’s core competence. Second are the capital rich tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba, both of whom are increasingly moving into the logistics space. The Digital Freight Ecosystem. Part 2: What’s Bringing Freight Online. MORE

A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation. PRESS RELEASE. New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex. MORE

Last mile might be the latest buzzword (or buzzwords) in logistics, but not without good reason. It’s not just about the logistics providers you work with or whether you insource or outsource your distribution. With a 3PL, you may be able to gain a reasonable degree of control over driver behaviour if you negotiate a contract that includes appropriate customer service commitments from the logistics provider. Repurposing the Warehouse… Literally! MORE

Warehouse Optimization/Cal Poly Small Business Development Center for Innovation Consultant. No one should roam the warehouse and take parts for samples/sales unless they notify the warehouse staff. One of the root causes for variations in cycle counting on hand in the warehouse versus on hand in the computer is: theft! You can’t create a truly Lean warehousing process if you don’t have effective processes to supply materials to the floor. Chuck Intrieri. MORE

When you consider the physical layout of the store you are really walking through a warehouse. Fewer SKUs and suppliers mean less complicated logistics. By working with suppliers to optimize the amount of product on a pallet Costco is able to reduce handling, maximize truck capacity utilization, and lower logistics costs. Costco eliminates the middle man in logistics bypassing distributors all together. Subscribe Here! Email Address. MORE

The nodes in the Supply Chain are those facilities that are involved in the end-to-end manufacture, processing, distribution, and consumption of goods. Supplier and Company Manufacturing facilities, Warehouses, Distribution Centres, Retail outlets, Return and Repair operations and Consolidation points are all Supply Chain nodes which use resources to perform their processing activities. Logistics/Link Supplier Selection/Management. Reverse Logistics/Repair Operations. MORE

While conventional logistics optimizes the flow of goods from producer to consumer, reverse logistics manages the processes for inverting that flow to deal with returned parts, materials and products from the consumer back to the producer. Thus, reverse logistics management has developed into a discipline that produces cost reductions, adds efficiencies and improves the consumer experience. 6 Benefits of an Effective Reverse Logistics System. MORE

Oracle, the world’s third-largest software maker by revenue, has spent over eight years refining its logistics and transportation software and now offers the most extensive supply chain suite in the market. Oracle’s “Transportation Management” app provides an opportunity for shippers and third party logistics companies to execute all supply stages in every transportation medium. They recently also included a cloud-based Warehouse Management program. MORE

Since today is the last day of the year before we all get ramped up towards a productive 2016 and after finishing out top 10 most read articles in each of our five main categories ( Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , & Freight ) we wanted to give you all a treat and list the top 50 most read articles of all time from the Cerasis blog. INFOGRAPHIC] Top 10 Logistics and Supply Chain Facts of 2014. Top 4 Manufacturing Issues in America – Part 1 of 2. MORE

Big business are jumping on the bandwagon too – utilizing collaborative distribution, reverse logistics and cooperative sourcing to lower costs, improve efficiency and better optimize their supply chain. 3D Printing and Manufacturing. Those on the manufacturing side will likely need to build new models that accelerate product development and reduce cycle times while finding new ways to lower cost. by Alexa Cheater Meet the Jetsons! MORE

We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. If you are familiar with the term logistics, then you undoubtedly know it conjures up a different meaning to different people , different countries, and different companies even. Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014. MORE