Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. SKU and Slot Dimensions.

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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.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. They expand into an analysis of revenue-accruing & cost-optimizing functions, and result in the identification of capabilities that the organization aspires to develop or enhance.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2017

Strange as it may seem, many business leaders don’t have the answers to these questions , because they’ve never conducted an exercise to understand the costs involved with supplying their customers. A few months ago, we published a full blog post on the consequences of a misaligned distribution network.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". The top three technology priorities of industrial manufacturing CEOs are mobility (73%), cybersecurity (72%) and data mining and analysis (70%). But, what does mobility exactly mean? When you look in the dictionary, you get the following: mo·bil·i·ty. mōˈbilədē/.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. We conducted a thorough analysis of these concerns & compared results in different geographies. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start.

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3PL Links

JUNE 19, 2024

Efficient inventory management To prevent running out of stock or having too much on hand, you must exercise caution when handling the inventory of your company. Monitoring and analysis Keep a close eye on your logistics operation’s key performance indicators (KPIs). This is particularly crucial in densely populated places.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities. LMS applications can help with real-time workforce tracking, performance analysis, and scheduling. However, such improvements first require a clear understanding of your warehouse operation’s strengths and weaknesses.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In addition to making data analysis more difficult, using parallel platforms—which are not approved by the company’s IT department—leaves data entirely vulnerable to cybercriminals. As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

As youll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. Another thing we talk about quite often on our blog is how companies often misjudge the needs and preferences of their customers. Step 1: What do Your Customers Want?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2015

Pre-Audit : The aim of this audit is to ensure that all the ingredients (as discussed in my previous blog) required for conducting a successful shutdown are available. Audit each of the assets that was a part of the maintenance exercise and ensure that it is in complete working condition viz. Let us dive deep now.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The Kmart Australia story would make a good blog topic to illustrate the benefits of aligning supply chain and business strategies , but in this post I want to share the story of the original Kmart chain, which today shares nothing in common with Kmart Australia save for the brand name and logo. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 1, 2015

While the folks in the meeting discussed emphatically on how requirements are changed as late as User Acceptance test, I actually got tele-transported back to my stint in a process optimization exercise at one of the largest utility companies.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

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.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

However, in reality most strategic planning exercises neither embed foresight, nor create responsive networks. It also includes ‘what-if’ sensitivity analysis and simulation techniques to sense the effects of delta changes in demand, supply, or network and helps respond better to changes.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Through this 2-part blog I will attempt to highlight a few challenges pertaining to this process and possible solutions to the same. During one of her routine quarterly stock analysis exercise she observed something unusual. When she tabled her analysis during the discussions the warehouse managers promptly responded.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

Turning on your business know-how is important too, because you need careful analysis and critical thinking to make the best of existing opportunities. In terms of skills, it’s a good idea to refresh your math skills because you’ll need to make use of them on a daily basis. Get Started!

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If you follow our blog, you’ll know that we often post articles about logistics outsourcing. The best way to do that is by completing a thorough analysis of current actual costs versus the projected costs associated with commencing—or ending—a 3PL partnership. Sufficient due diligence is exercised in partner selection.

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