Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Beyond this there is the 4PL or fourth-party logistics provider with an expanded role as a logistics services provider and consultant. Actions speak louder than words or titles, however; not to mention the fact that industry definitions of what exactly an LLP or a 4LP does tend to vary.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests. This clearly presents both an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

definition of ‘just in time’ if they need to, but other industries have had more of an uphill climb. Every industry has had to get smarter and to think about post-corona optimisation and risk mitigation strategies. The nature of the industry means that they are. Carmakers are therefore well-equipped to loosen their.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

Distributed Inventory: The maintenance of inventory in multiple geographic locations, typically as a strategy to enhance customer service by reducing order lead times. Fixed-Location Storage: An inventory management strategy under which each SKU is assigned a specific storage location in the warehouse.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

The use of such systems is governed by differences in strategies and legacy IT systems at manufacturers, some of which may drive whether companies turn to external providers’ systems or oversee a system internally. That said, it does not affect the systems as such – it is more as a result of a business rule definitions setting,” she adds.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 6, 2018

Now in its 15th year, BMW’s joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive – BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) – is adopting a more multimodal approach to its outbound vehicle logistics in the country, and there are a number of reasons for that, according to the company’s vice-president of logistics and strategy, Franz Decker.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To be sure, you need to have a definitive picture of your current logistics costs, against which you can benchmark the projected costs of working with prospective 3PL partners. However, in many cases, a 3PL will not readily agree to re-engineer a client’s logistics strategies, tactics, and methodologies.

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