Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I found the presentation by UScellular especially interesting. The supply chain team conducted an in-depth analysis of 3 key projects and determined that 61% of components are internationally sourced, and most critical components are manufactured in Asia or Europe. Fortunately for me, some of the sessions were available virtually.

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Invata Intralogistics

APRIL 4, 2024

In the fast-moving world of logistics, the evolution of automated storage systems (AS) is a significant step into the future and an indispensable leap in the present tense. Warehousing and fulfillment have come a long way from the days of manual labor and basic shelving.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Why is this shift such a big deal? We don’t have to think back very far. Lesson learned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

Proprietary warehouse, transportation , and labor management systems bolted onto legacy ERP systems, all “enriched” with off-the-shelf and bespoke software solutions, are a recipe for disaster. Our mission and core values are the foundation of our culture and guiding source in our interactions. Sound too good to be true?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Linkedin Comment Donald Cavin Data Warehousing Consultant at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. The list goes on and on.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Imagine stepping back in time to visit a large warehousing operation in 1990. To save you from a meltdown, let’s take a brief journey through warehouse operating developments from 1990 to 2045. 1990: A Fine Vintage for Warehouse Operators. 1990: A Fine Vintage for Warehouse Operators. Is your mind boggling yet?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 12, 2016

A Director of Operations, Warehouse Director or Manager, or even the Director of Supply Chain or Logistics, are always in the pursuit of continuous improvement as well as warehouse cost savings in both time and money. 5 Key Areas to Focus on in the Pursuit of Warehouse Cost Savings. Use cross-functional teams to solve problems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This past weekend, I decorated my house with my kids with our usual Halloween flare: skeletons, spiders, skulls, gravestones, and the ever-present flying bat. All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. DHL Supply Chain to hire 12,000 warehouse employees ahead of peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Driver dwell is a key source of driver dissatisfaction and contributes to the driver shortage. Weisenberger’s presentation particularly interesting was that while Ms. K-C needed one solution … to understand where loads are all across the organization” based on “one source of truth.” This was an online event. What made Ms.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

There are hundreds of boxes, pallets, and products in your warehouse, all of which are important to track. The post Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID appeared first on AB&R. Opportunities for distributing. We will help chart a path to automation by incorporating RFID into your supply chain. HAVE QUESTIONS?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2023

FreightWaves’ SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. pageviews a month and over 1.5B monthly impressions. Learn More About The Bloomberg of Freight. Mary on LinkedIn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. They wanted these diverse sources of information pulled together in one central, user-friendly location they call their “garage.”

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Kinaxis

MARCH 19, 2019

by Richard Cushing In part one of my inventory management best practices series I argue that inventory cannot be managed until it is controlled, and present the notion our general willingness to apportion blame upon unreliable data from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is misplaced. This isn’t because the ERP system is flawed.

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LevaData

JULY 9, 2019

This explosion has rippled through supply chain and sourcing as access to useable data sources has increased. This data has the potential to revolutionize the way sourcing is conducted. Increasing Agility With Cognitive Sourcing. That puts a lot of pressure on sourcing teams.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2023

Order picking is a critical process in warehouse management that involves selecting items from inventory and assembling them into customer orders. The accuracy and speed of this process have a significant impact on warehouse efficiency, customer satisfaction, and ultimately, business profitability. My Warehouse is a Mess!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. In early April, employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island made history by becoming the first Amazon warehouse to vote to join a union (JFK8 fulfillment center). Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ Demand for piece-picking robots gains steam.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 220

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 8, 2019

Disruptive Warehouse Technologies for Any Company! The Warehouse is a central part of Supply Chain Management in any organization. Automation is a boon to achieve these two important goals in any warehouse operations. Scanning is considered as the most labor intensive operation in the warehouse.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Your Supply Chain has been revised, optimised, transformed or even blue sky’d – yes, honestly have been present when this was used but managed to stifle a guffaw into a cup of hot chocolate. You source competitively and you have a robust Supplier Certification process in place. What a smooth running well oiled machine it has become.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The overarching rule that all actions taken are meant to meet the needs of the present society without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs, is a key driver. From just being environmentally friendly, it has become a holistic framework that encompasses the environment, social and corporate governance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

Currently, most driverless opportunities are limited to secure private zones or closed environments, such as warehouses, campus environments or last mile runs from depot to front door. Our mission and core values are the foundation of our culture and guiding source in our interactions. In a word, it’s data. To learn more, visit [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

import volumes still climbing (see Figure 1), limited processing capacity at key West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contract expiring next summer, importers will be scrambling to maintain the inventory they need to support the demand increase.

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

The tool provides warehouse customers a holistic view of their account activity based on real-time data. “As Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. MELVINDALE, Mich., This is only the beginning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic. The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. Reroute orders to other warehouses and manufacturing locations. Solving the labor crunch also means exploring new sources of supply.

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RFgen

JULY 3, 2018

Many warehouse teams are adopting mobile devices. What’s more, the rapid pace of operations across warehouse settings is pushing organizations to not only put new digital systems into place, but to truly embrace the underlying philosophies of the digital transformation movement. Bringing Mobile Devices to the Warehouse.

Warehousing 52

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RFgen

JULY 3, 2018

Many warehouse teams are adopting mobile devices. What’s more, the rapid pace of operations across warehouse settings is pushing organizations to not only put new digital systems into place, but to truly embrace the underlying philosophies of the digital transformation movement. Bringing Mobile Devices to the Warehouse.

Warehousing 52

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 11, 2018

Jörg Schlager describing SKF's Integrated Planning (Source: Optilon). Planners focused on their local operations or warehouses and servicing customers in their territory. It managed local inventories fed by regional warehouses and factory warehouses (See Figure 1 below). Figure 1 Source: SKF. Figure 2 Source: SKF.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

My colleague, Clint Reiser, wrote about Körber’s ongoing supply chain transformation, highlighting the company’s three main focus areas for 2022: 1) investments in assisting Körber customers’ journey to SaaS, 2) bringing a new product, named Universal Control System (UCS) to market, and 3) offering warehouse modeling for operations.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 19, 2022

New global consumer markets, characterized by sourcing activities and low manufacturing costs, seem to take the supply chain into more contemporary territory. Automation has found its way into production, warehousing, and supply. Automation can be present in all operational areas, from automated accounting to an automated warehouse.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Logistics, Warehousing, and Distribution: Effectively managing the physical flow of goods, including logistics communication, warehouse and storage management, and distribution processes. Presentation skills become a powerful asset, allowing practitioners to convey their insights in a simplified, engaging manner.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 12, 2017

At the recent Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Spairliners presented on their use of Lokad to deliver a better forecasting using probabilistic forecasting techniques. We discussed the use of machine learning with drones for continuous cycle counting in the warehouse. Buyer beware! Love the approach. Conclusion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions. The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Cardinal Health’s medical segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

The pick and pack cycle time can reveal the weak spots in the warehouse arrangements by analyzing the steps of finding the item, taking it to the packaging station, and having it wrapped up and boxed for shipping. Businesses search for the most cost-effective option to deliver goods from the warehouse to the final customer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I engaged in numerous discussions with robotics executives last year as I was developing ARC Advisory Group’s mobile warehouse robotics (AMR) research. CLINT: Mark, I came across many former Kiva Systems employees during my discussions with executives at warehouse robotics companies. Thankfully, he accepted my request.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Especially, I would say when we were talking about the Amazon effect I would say now it’s present more than ever maybe even changing the word into the COVID effect. And digitalization is more than present. I think it’s more that the idea of sourcing and how to buffer certain inventory will be definitely more localized.

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