Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of modern supply chains, one of the key challenges is the efficient management of resources to eliminate waste and enhance overall productivity. Standardized carton sizes also facilitate more efficient stacking and storage within the warehouse, reducing space utilization and improving overall operational flow.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, weve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. Transportation options: Costs and lead times for each available transportation mode.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 29, 2020

But if you can reduce cargo and shipping damage , you can cut shipping costs. With the right packaging, strategy, and tools, you can cut shipping costs by as much as 60%. You can substantially cut shipping costs when you know exactly where damage is occurring, and why. Make Labels Clear.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Just as your body needs multiple defense mechanisms to fight off illness, your supply chain needs various strategies to handle disruptions, whether they’re local supplier issues or global crises. Common examples of Supply Chain Disruptions So what are the main reasons that you need to consider supply chain resiliency in the first place?

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These can be critical problems for companies looking to increase productivity and reduce expenses in logistics operations. Automation in logistics is like putting technology to do the heavy lifting, reducing errors and saving time. In addition, errors are also reduced, as the robots follow only the programmed instructions.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This article describes how to incorporate simulation techniques into optimization, build a stochastic optimization model, and end up with a more resilient supply chain model. That strategy can lead to thousands of scenarios, and still no number of scenarios will answer all questions. But it has gaps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

with one of the highest costs of living. For example, related to warehouse technology, a recent Lucas Systems industry study found 89% of respondents agreed that implementing artificial intelligence-based software within distribution centers can provide a competitive advantage. These are clear cut benefits.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Perhaps you haven’t had much opportunity, amid the turmoil, to consider the cost to serve your online customers. The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. High Cost to Serve: It’s an Omnichannel Problem.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

However, many businesses still make the mistake of viewing warehousing as just a cost, overlooking its strategic value in driving efficiency, customer satisfaction, and overall business growth. In this article, we will discuss some of the main types of logistics warehouses, as well as their advantages and disadvantages.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 3, 2023

The effects of inflation on the shipping industry were seen in several areas: higher fuel, increased transportation, labor and equipment costs. Despite this, bloated inventories due to reduced consumer demand are still putting pressure on warehouse rates, leading to a new inflation warning for consumers.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” When costs begin to spiral out of control, the result is usually a loss of revenue in proportion to sales.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With the ability to deliver targeted treatments, businesses can improve effectiveness while minimizing costs, which is essential in today’s competitive environment. This article will explore the role of pest control drones, highlighting their advantages, challenges, and impact on the industry.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

This article explores how adaptive supply chains can help businesses thrive. Top Challenges Faced by Companies: Customer Preferences: Example: An online fashion retailer faces the challenge of constantly changing customer preferences. This collaboration enables faster response times and cost savings.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow. In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. And in the example of invoices, the unwieldy process of cross-referencing and auditing means that fraud in the logistics business is all too common.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In this article I will outline, firstly, the reasons why organisations outsource logistics activities, and secondly, what the key drivers are for outsourcing success. For example, companies that have their own in-house vehicle fleet often struggle to deliver products on time. But what about cost of service?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. So, in an era of escalating costs, carriers need to always be on the lookout for ways to cut costs while maintaining proper and sufficient coverage. It is possible to get the proper coverage at lower costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Dr. Goldston is the author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on supply chain management and emerging technologies, of Critical Success Factors in ERP Implementations and is a five-time TEDx speaker. Triple Bottom Line is a business methodology that aims to reduce waste and negative aspects of business operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. The challenges brought about by the pandemic made many rethink strategy when it came to inventory, stock on hand, secondary options and the ability to guarantee supply and resiliency.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 1, 2025

And that is what this article is all about: what are the challenges that can arise in the management of temperature-controlled warehouses and how advanced warehouse management systems help to overcome these obstacles? To illustrate this better, imagine the following example: a perishable food supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s a real-life example. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Cost to Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability. Cost to Serve at a Glance: 9 Steps to Success & 5 Mistakes to Avoid. An 8-point Guide to Understanding Your Cost to Serve.

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 16, 2021

The challenge businesses have had in this part of the process is creating a solution for delivering many packages to multiple locations in a cost-effective way. With the growth of e-commerce over the past decade businesses adjusted their last-mile delivery strategy. Last-mile delivery makes up 53% of the total cost of shipping.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Companies with global supply chains—a category which includes a fast-growing number of corporations, medium-sized companies, and even small businesses—can be standing on a cost base of which 90% is attributable to supply chain expenditure. . Supply Chain Strategy. The Top 7 Supply Chain Points to Address for Business Success. .

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Still, in this article, I will help you evaluate the need for supply chain and logistics KPIs in your organisation, and identify which types of measurement might be most appropriate. For this reason, KPIs are essential for any business improvement strategy. Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Why Are KPIs Important?

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Key Takeaways from This Article: COVID-19 has unveiled the fragility of a global supply chain predicated on lowest-cost principles. Supply chain recovery hinges on incorporating robust data analytics and other data-driven tools into business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs and proactively manage risk.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2025

Thats what well explore in the article, both as a general indication of the supply chains impact on future business performance, and a guide for potential investors. 4: From Massive Production to Micro Supply Chain Cost to serve has always been a telling, but tough-to-define, measurement of supply chain performance.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Understanding the cost to supply is as crucial as knowing your cost to serve. It’s about assessing the costs your suppliers incur when delivering to your business, which can significantly impact your strategy, pricing, and overall efficiency. This week we are talking about cost to supply and why it’s so important.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 31, 2021

Maybe you have some similar examples you can share in the comments? Check out this article related to this topic: 7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management. This one is about easy ways to save money in your Supply Chain and Logistics operations if you just look at things differently.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By transferring fleet management responsibilities to third-party providers, organizations can save money, reduce administrative burdens, and potentially improve efficiency. One of the most compelling reasons to outsource fleet management is cost savings. Why should you outsource Fleet Management?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain executives must evolve from cost and service as the key objectives for optimal demand-supply balancing towards the “quadfecta” of cost, service, resiliency, and sustainability. The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 17, 2023

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) that invest in new technologies will be well-positioned to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase accuracy, to remain competitive and meet the demands of the market. The increase in rates is concerning for many industries and businesses need to find a way to offset those costs.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 10, 2024

LTL ( Less than truckload ) S hipping is one of the best flexible and cost-effective ways to start your freight delivery in logistics. This article will provide a detailed reference to LTL shipping, including the definition of LTL, shipping prices, delivery method, and how to manage your LTL shipment to the fullest.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks. What are the true costs of a cyberattack? These side effects of an attack could lead to customer dissatisfaction and reduced profits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Fifty-two percent of respondents are working on individual digital projects but lack an overarching strategy that links all these efforts. While creating a demand-driven supply chain means ingesting and interpreting large volumes of data, advances in cloud computing and edge computing make data-based decision making easy and cost-effective.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. Transportation options: Costs and lead times for each available transportation mode.

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