Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Strategy and leadership teams might elect to be alerted to production line disruptions, for example, so they receive details about every impacted order. More supply chain companies sharing more real-time data creates richer opportunities for benchmarking, analysis, insights and collaboration to drive business benefits for all parties.

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Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory 146

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Where to Start with a Product Slotting Analysis To start with, find out which products are picked the most and place them as close as possible to what we call the centre of gravity of the warehouse, where dispatch is situated. To do a proper analysis though, we need to go a bit more in-depth.

Production 85

Production Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Expense Reduction 85

Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This shipment is a great example of collaboration between carriers, ground handling agent, freight forwarder, container manufacturers, airport and customs authorities. Understanding the supply chain constraints now is primarily important as there is still time to fix any discrepancies we might have before COVID-19 vaccine regular shipments.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. Step 2: Gap Analysis – Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends. Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so it’s time to undertake a gap analysis.

Inventory Reduction 108

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction 108

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.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Moreover, the attitude of commanders and leaders, logisticians and staff planners to comprehensively and critically assess the Defence organisation – a ‘blue force analysis’ – also influences the logistics system to function as intended. In Part One of this series asking the question, ‘how much readiness is enough?’

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UL EHS- Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A training needs analysis (TNA) will identify where employee training can make a meaningful contribution towards improving performance. The analysis can also reveal other variables that cause employees not to perform at the optimum levels– organizational culture, personal problems, job satisfaction or financial compensation.

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ShipLilly

MARCH 3, 2021

Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage. For example, in February, the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) presented a dispute of about $3 million worth of detention and demurrage fees for the previous year.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Moreover, the attitude of commanders and leaders, logisticians and staff planners to comprehensively and critically assess the Defence organisation – a ‘blue force analysis’ – also influences the logistics system to function as intended. In Part One of this series asking the question, ‘how much readiness is enough?’

Military 58

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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. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Example A: Fashion Retailer – Business Strategy is short life cycle products. Example B: Supermarket Retailer – Business strategy is to have low cost to compete effectively. Example C: Oil & Gas – Products and services are diverse. Hence following so-called industry trends may not always yield targeted results.

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Inventory Reduction Inventory Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction 70

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company. For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America.

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Outsourcing Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction 89

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, one of the main problems with Asian-US trade is that all container ship deliveries are now routed to the West Coast, even though the bulk of America’s manufacturers are based on the East Coast. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. Use data to improve operations.

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Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 105

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For example, could some areas of your warehouse be adapted via racking optimisation to store higher inventory volumes? A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities. For example, you could reduce human labour by deploying robotic equipment or other forms of direct automation.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Slotting a warehouse product is the same, for example, as placing your umbrella close to your front door at home, so it’s easy to pick it up and run when it’s raining, and you’re late for work. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Here is an overview of the most valuable benefits: More informed freight spending: Because freight benchmarking involves the analysis of carriers and the rates paid by companies using them, it gives you an evolving picture of clarity about your freight spending. What Are Your Freight Benchmarking Options?

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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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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

For example, drivers are expected to arrive on time, maintain docking schedules, and avoid dead time. However, you must exercise caution to make sure you do not damage your vendor-shipper relationship. For example, holiday forecasts in shipping are often used to add more workers to loading docks, shipping centers, and warehouses.

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Data Vendor Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Expense Reduction 91

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.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, a big-box retailer that started to build out its pickup services, it delivery services, and so on, so that when the world pivoted, and stores were closed, but people still wanted this retailer’s products, it already had all of that investment there. Consumers are looking for more durable products.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Reverse marketing starts first with Value Analysis. Your team should have recorded all Value Analysis ideas in detail to get back to the Supplier by (date).

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, it either makes sense to outsource logistics activity to a 3PL, or it makes more sense to keep it in-house. For example, outsourcing can seem like a potential cure for obfuscated logistics costs , given that lack of cost transparency is a common issue for organisations that manage logistics internally.

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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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Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies Scenario Planning 63

Transporeon

MARCH 13, 2017

Some suppliers view RFPs as static cost-cutting exercises, which devalue their offering. SOLUTION: Ensure that your selected e-sourcing platform provides real-time dynamic feedback to your suppliers, either in the form of a built-in offer analysis tool or itemized/overall ranking. Ideally both of these features should be available.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist. For example, several sales and operations planning models exist, including those credited to Tom Wallace and Oliver Wight. The Supply Chain Head. The Executive Sponsor.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The ADF’s preparedness prior to this operation has been scrutinised through reports and analysis, at levels range from tactical to committees of Government. Any operation defending the Australian north-west demanded was a difficult logistics enterprise, as highlighted by exercises such as the long-standing ‘Kangaroo’ series.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill, on-time delivery performance, and customer-order lead times. . Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 123

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times. Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 118

Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 15, 2020

Periods of planned outdoor exercise are essential and must be facilitated. If a seafarer experiences any symptoms suggestive of Covid-19 , for example, fever, dry cough and tiredness, they must contact a designated person immediately. Delay in transport or analysis. Taking the swab too early in the illness.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Photo: WFP Photo Library Cost-benefit analysis studies carried out by WFP and partners have shown that every dollar invested in school feeding programmes can yield up to 10 dollars in improved health, education and productivity. Training on food safety and quality (here, in Kenya) is a crucial element of school feeding programmes.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

For example, an injured employee may have to miss work, spills and debris need to be cleaned up, and damaged equipment needs to be repaired. Employee input is a great way for decision-makers to identify how safe workers feel, if they’re getting enough rest, and how sore or tired they get, for example. Employee Feedback.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

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. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. For example, understanding collaboration and communication is as important as understanding modeling and technology. It is also an exercise in trade-offs.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

“They started by thinking about security in the design of the car, and are now moving up into the supply chain to align security practices with select tier-one suppliers, for example ECU [engine control unit] manufacturers and firmware vendors. I probably talk to them more about that than any other single item.”.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. Then, when you start, you’ll watch videos, do some reading, and complete interactive exercises to help you learn and retain the information.

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