Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. Besides optimising the present or fixing the past, CTS reporting and analysis opens the door to what-if scenarios and projections.

Purchasing Skills 93

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 93

Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

It is unsurprising that a recent USPACOM exercise highlights the vital importance of strategic and operational lift in this environment. Logistics as a force enabler’ from RUSI Journal , June / July 2015, vol. 3, Royal United Services Institute, UK, 2015, p 60. [3] It is important that these concerns are not understated.

Military 73

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

Supply Chain Software 75

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

After all as Eric Kimberling's analysis of 'leadership lessons' says: “The differing results of manufacturers are due to unique leadership traits of their executive teams.”. After all, according to the Annual Manufacturing Report 2015 75% of respondents have implemented some form of automation in the past five years. Get moving.

Optimization Software 54

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

It is unsurprising that a recent USPACOM exercise highlights the vital importance of strategic and operational lift in this environment. Logistics as a force enabler’ from RUSI Journal , June / July 2015, vol. 3, Royal United Services Institute, UK, 2015, p 60. [3] It is important that these concerns are not understated.

Military 50

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. The use of a methodology known as “cost to serve analysis” often reveals shocking realities about supply chain costs. . .

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