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New Study Shows Global Trade Compliance Is Not Slowing Down Any Time Soon

Logistics Viewpoints

I have recently completed the latest ARC Advisory Market Analysis on Global Trade Compliance, available here. It adopts the International Labor Organizations definition of forced labor and mandates the European Commission to release compliance guidelines by June 2026.

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Daily Management for Improvement

The Lean Thinker

We get into semantic arguments about “problem solving” as somehow different from “root cause analysis” and how the Improvement Kata is somehow distinct, again, from those activities. Toyota Kata is not a problem solving tool. What About Root Cause Analysis? Scientific Thinking is the Foundation.

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Cost of Warehouse Management System Software

The Logistics of Logistics

In the Cloud model, upfront costs primarily consist of: WMS implementation (requirements definition, system configuration, system and user acceptance testing, integration to existing corporate and/or material handling systems, go-live support, etc.). Other vendors include some or even all of these as part of their core WMS capabilities.

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Mastering Demand Planning: Best Practices and Tools for an Efficient Supply Chain

10xLogistics

I am continuing my series on simple definitions and thoughts in Supply Chain Management. Tools like CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) can enhance this process by aligning all stakeholders on shared objectives and data. This is an overtalked about but underused part of demand planning.

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The difference between Business Intelligence (BI) and ERP?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Applying the correct Business Intelligence tools to this data for data analysis, trends and forecasts makes the combination invaluable. Today, Business Intelligence is understood as the gathering, storage and analysis of business data. The ERP software collects, stores and manages data relating to business activities.

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Generative AI in Supply Chain: How It Impacts Your Logistics

Trinity Logistics

Now, there’s a lot of definitions out there, but here’s how I define it. There are advances in the works to help “fact check” the tool, but you must remember whatever Generative AI does today is opaque. But you must make sure you’re on the right (private) version of the tool. Biggest one is data analysis.

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How to Use ABC Analysis for Inventory Management (and the Added Value of XYZ Analysis)

EazyStock

If you’re wondering what is the best way to manage inventory with hundreds or even thousands of SKUs, you’ve found your answer: ABC analysis (otherwise known as ABC classification ). In this post, we’re going to discuss how you can classify your inventory into three ABC categories and introduce the concept of XYZ analysis.