The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

To ensure successful integration, they should create a plan with timelines, resources, and evaluation metrics (refer Figure 2). Figure 2: A technology adoption roadmap for transportation and logistics companies considering generative AI. Within Manufacturing Insights, Stephanie conducts supply chain, sustainability, and Industry 4.0

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Veridian Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2019

Interest for a Warehouse Management System in the cloud has risen as companies attempt to stay competitive with Big Box Retailers and Amazon, but those are not the only factors driving investment in cloud-based WMS. These limitations include the inability to leverage analytics, robotics, automation, and new technologies.

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Veridian Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2019

Interest for a Warehouse Management System in the cloud has risen as companies attempt to stay competitive with Big Box Retailers and Amazon, but those are not the only factors driving investment in cloud-based WMS. These limitations include the inability to leverage analytics, robotics, automation, and new technologies.

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Veridian Solutions

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Supply chain management is filled with risks, and Warehouse Managers need to start thinking about WMS cybersecurity during implementation, explains Cerasis, processes too. Warehouse Managers that take the time to consider cybersecurity during new system implementations can ensure the best possible outcomes. Ease-of-use.

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BlueYonder

MAY 23, 2023

According to Miguel Cossio of Gartner in his session “The Path to Reinvention to the Supply Chain of the Future,” about half of CEOs and executive teams surveyed believe that supply chain is equally as important to business success as other functions. in 2022 and is expected to reach $11.4B by 2026, with a CAGR of 12.8%.

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Accelogix

AUGUST 12, 2020

This blog is a guest post from Paul Patin, Chief Technology Officer at Logistiview. He explains his personal journey from supply chain AI/ML skeptic to optimistic believer and how these technologies will radically transform supply chain planning and warehouse automation in the future. I love gadgets.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The days of re-slotting and warehouse at the time of its creation have ended. Today, warehouse managers face an endless battle with a growing number of products and limited storage capacity, and among distribution center managers, the challenge of warehouse slotting is even more difficult.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. 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. Media Type.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 25, 2021

First-mile delivery refers to the process of transporting finished goods from a manufacturer or supplier’s facility to an online retailer’s warehouse or multiple distribution centers — the last destination before products are delivered to the end user. First-mile delivery best practices to optimize your supply chain.

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AFFLINK

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Technology and innovations play an undeniable role when it comes to supply chain efficiency, but that doesn't mean there's no room for the "old ways" in your current workflow. Here are the five most enduring best practices for your supply chain optimization efforts. Keeping an Eye on Metrics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Yes, all parties have metrics and KPIs that help them know when to switch carriers or where to throttle ordering, but that’s not acceptable to customers. The app also helps handle the mounting pressure for more middle-mile moves when a distribution center or warehouse needs to get goods to a store for customer pickup.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

At the beginning of 2022, our published Ferrari Consulting and Research Group Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains included among others, a prediction that a heightened cycle of acquisition activity among enterprise and specialty supply chain technology providers will occur.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. The year was 1985.

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MAVES

JUNE 24, 2019

The development of disruptive supply chain technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Block Chain will force 3PL’s to determine the implications of those trends to enable future supply chain operations. Advanced Analytics / Metrics. to name a few.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2015

The journey to become “the UPS of Big Box” involves not only enhancements to Sears’ transportation processes and technologies, but also its warehousing processes and technology, which were very outdated and poorly integrated with downstream delivery systems.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 2, 2017

This rising prominence is because companies are coming to the realization that the scope of supply chain is quite vast and that significant amount of fixed and working capital is invested in the supply chain. Such ROI numbers need to be measured and reported to the executive suite and the board. Success breeds success.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

Focused on specific information—such as warehouse automation—this data is virtually useless for the shipper that wants to streamline and gain visibility over its yard processes. The good news is that connecting these islands of information is not as hard as it used to be thanks to modern web services-based integration technologies.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

Consider the ways rich data collection can help shape your supply chain towards lower cost and optimal performance. The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk.

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Lucas

JULY 3, 2018

WERC’s Annual DC Measures Survey is a great tool for benchmarking your distribution center and warehouse operations, but it’s also a valuable resource for identifying trends across the industry. This year’s survey showed the growing importance of labor-related metrics in assessing DC performance. Annual workforce turnover.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 28, 2020

With full visibility to individual supply chain cost components, it’s easy to identify opportunities and make real-time changes based on total landed costs. Every decision becomes more impactful based on these metrics. Product alignment: Geography and transportation.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

A Target spokesman emailed The Street saying that she sees “tremendous opportunity” to grow in areas including supply chain, technology, digital and merchandising. In fact, when asked which metrics they use, respondents in total wrote in 25 different metrics along with the six metrics the researchers provided them.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

A Target spokesman emailed The Street saying that she sees “tremendous opportunity” to grow in areas including supply chain, technology, digital and merchandising. In fact, when asked which metrics they use, respondents in total wrote in 25 different metrics along with the six metrics the researchers provided them.

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Veridian Solutions

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The current technology within omnichannel has led to inconsistencies and growing complexity, and instead of the iconic overarching and adoptive platform, many retailers have continued to use legacy systems through custom interfaces that lead to inefficiencies and integration problems, reports NCR.com. Download WhitePaper. Omnichannel 2.0

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Veridian Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Warehouse Managers have a full plate. They must oversee inbound and outbound inventory, manage warehouse space , consider order processing, handle employee complaints, report to stakeholders, supervise new system implementation and address the looming skills gap. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

.” Joe Limbaugh, Motion Industries’ Senior Vice President of supply chain, operations support and marketing, insists, “You do not have to look very far to see a new application or article illustrating the benefits [of smart supply chain technologies].

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2017

But technology won’t solve your supply chain problems or help you improve unless you also address the most common culprits of poor supply chain performance: poor data quality, lack of resources and training, lack of metrics and accountability, and poor communication and collaboration with trading partners (see resolution #3 below).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2016

This data often resides in siloes of information, focusing on a specific function, such as warehouse automation. Connecting data from related systems is not as hard as it used to be thanks to modern web services based integration technologies. Connecting these islands of information makes every such investment more valuable.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Though the pandemic isn’t forever, the push towards digital transformation will continue to support retailers as they build supply chain resilience and be prepared for almost anything — a sudden influx in demand, logistics procurement disruption, natural disasters, or a warehouse closure. Explore warehouse robotics.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In its simplest form, fourth-party logistics is a model in which manufacturers hand over the entirety of the organisation and oversight of their supply chain to a 4PL provider. When the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in global supply chains, smaller companies turned to 3PL providers for help. What is 3PL?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

According to Gartner , 5% of companies with complex picking operations will be utilizing self-navigating warehouse robots in the next three years. Those in auto manufacturing, where these machines now perform 80% of the work, are already used to seeing a combination of robot and human employees working alongside each other.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2019

Reduced risk for disruption, which, according to Supply Chain Brain , reduce disruptions by 30%. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. Enables agile management, responding to changing demands within your network, and further reducing risk of poor customer service.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The nodes in the Supply Chain are those facilities that are involved in the end-to-end manufacture, processing, distribution, and consumption of goods. My first summer job during University was working in a warehouse dismantling and reclaiming the parts off of old keypunch machines. Technology.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2017

I attend a lot of meetings daily, where we review the design for different products, such as Retail.me, Store Optimizer, Warehouse Manager, etc. Consistency is one of the key metrics we focus on delivering at JDA. SCN: Why did you choose a career in supply chain technology?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

CPG companies that utilize an autonomous supply chain technology see a reduction in their inventory and cost and an increase in revenue. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable.

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BlueYonder

MAY 10, 2024

Consumers expectations of the online and omni-channel experiences will drive investment in fulfillment optimization and supply chain networks investments focused on the last mile. Stabilization in the freight/trucking and warehousing market is a big boon for the logistics industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

Operational systems are warehouse management, available to promise, and transportation planning.) The transfer of data is more periodic with weekly and monthly updates of the optimization data tables, and all technology vendors have built standard APIs for data transfer. It is less important for planning.

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