Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. As of December 2017, Terex was planning to integrate the yard management solution with its ERP platform to enable even greater functionality.

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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. What would this “next generation solution” be? Overall, the sessions were all very insightful and informative.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 26, 2017

With 2017 drawing to a close, I am proud to present the five most read articles of the year. Implicit in this is shared trust, a factor emphasised in this years most popular post … Most popular post for 2017 – ‘The trust deficit – why do we expect logistics to fail us?’ By David Beaumont.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. 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. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

Supply chain strategy development after all, is not a one-time exercise, and a merger between two companies should certainly be a catalyst to review, revise, and rework functional strategies. This clearly wasn’t the case for Sears, if the obvious lack of asset consolidation is anything to go by.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Mini Case Study: Walmart Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. So if you want to be sure of business success, review your supply chain strategy. If it doesn’t align with the objectives of your business, you have some work to do.

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