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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

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.

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Food Waste: The World Can’t Afford It

Enterra Insights

By any metric, the situation looks grim. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. Fortunately, manufacturers are working with scientists to develop new types of packaging that are both good for the environment and good for preserving freshness.

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Food Waste: The World Can’t Afford It

Enterra Insights

By any metric, the situation looks grim. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. Fortunately, manufacturers are working with scientists to develop new types of packaging that are both good for the environment and good for preserving freshness.

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Reimagine Supply Chain of the Future – agile, resilient, and balanced – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As the fabric suppliers require the longest lead times, ZARA approves designs & initiates manufacturing after it gets feedback from its stores. Develop methodologies to measure risk for each supply chain node, warehouse, factory, supplier, geography, or transportation node. Case Study Resilience: CISCO. CONCLUSION.

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Why Inventory Revaluation Is Your Next Important Task

Unleashed

To help you understand the importance of tracking this metric we’ll illustrate several ways the value of your stock can change. A key metric in inventory revaluation is Net Realisable Value. Net realisable value (NRV) is the expected selling price of inventory goods after taking into account selling costs and manufacturing costs.

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Why Inventory Revaluation Is Your Next Important Task

Unleashed

To help you understand the importance of tracking this metric we’ll illustrate several ways the value of your stock can change. A key metric in inventory revaluation is Net Realisable Value. Net realisable value (NRV) is the expected selling price of inventory goods after taking into account selling costs and manufacturing costs.