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. Pretty good, right?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 15, 2016

Of course some warehouses may skip some of these steps but for those that need to pick products and dispatch products to meet customer requirements, the location of products within the warehouse significantly affects the efficient warehouse operations. All of these symptoms potentially are a sign that a slotting exercise is overdue.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. Lucky for you, this article is here to help! The instructor may give a lecture, show a PowerPoint slideshow, play videos, or host a question-and-answer exercise to discuss training topics. Online courses. In-person courses.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. It can go further than this, of course.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain why that should be and how your company can avoid S&OP problems by investing correctly in the people and their interrelationships , without which it’s simply impossible to tie the moving parts of S&OP together. S&OP is ostensibly a numbers game, of course. The Executive Sponsor.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. So, instead, we’ll keep the advice simple.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Logistics In War has been exploring preparedness and logistics in a series of articles over the last three months. The truth, of course, lies somewhere in between. I encourage you to read the article to see the important trend driving the sustainment of militaries at play. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

Of course, the consequences, and their seriousness, will depend on the criticality of the product, but availability challenges are never desirable. One way to get a handle on this is to measure their track record of product availability.

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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. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. The article goes on to say, “The backlog reflects the degree to which Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service and other companies struggled to handle peak ecommerce volumes despite months of preparation and major investments to expand and upgrade distribution facilities.”. Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Could Drones Ease Road Congestion?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Slotting Techniques to Boost Efficiency So let’s start looking at some of the fixes and some of these are easier to do than others, of course, but one that I would always suggest is looking at slotting, so let’s just put a diagram up here of the before and after if you like. So there’s all sorts of reasons for that.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

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. To make things easier, it might be worth considering an investment in some analytics software to speed up the process, and of course, you won’t look at every SKU or customer.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. These articles might suggest to some that any attempts to devote time to addressing logistics readiness are likely to fail. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. armies do not presently share a major strategic logistics exercise in which to consider how they might respond, together, in a crisis.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. Firstly, if you plan to benchmark as a one-off exercise now and again, you might engage a specialist team of consultants to execute a project for you. As you will know, though, if you are active in freight and shipping management, your freight prices depend on many variables.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. It’s widely mooted that many things in the world of business will be different after COVID-19 has run its course.

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Globalior

MARCH 12, 2020

The move is meant to force traders to exercise greater due diligence in classifying imported products correctly under a more specific description instead of an “Others” description, which is generally regarded as a residual classification category. What should India’s Importers expect? What should companies do in the meantime?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: By the time Starbucks had completed its transformation program, it had saved more than $500 million over the course of 2009 and 2010, of which a large proportion came out of the supply chain, according to Peter Gibbons, then Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations. Procurement analysis.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It can of course also be used to make an already profitable relationship even more profitable! When first published, this article explained the CTS concept, outlined the benefits of analysing cost-to-serve, and provided some brief examples of successful CTS projects. Collecting and Using Cost to Serve Data.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 30, 2020

It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. armies do not presently share a major strategic logistics exercise in which to consider how they might respond, together, in a crisis.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. . Of course we expect our people to be flexible, to ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’, and they did this magnificently.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Of course, generally, you should not expect to get more out of networking than what you put into it. Several factors will surely impinge on your decision, including job interest, longer term prospects, and of course remuneration. Supply Chain Skills and Roles. Should you accept?

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. Of course, it’s not really simple at all. Comment on this article. In recent decades, machines have stepped up to aid humans in their efforts.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. of course, has the potential to affect multiple stages and functions of the supply chain. Comment on this article. That, at least, is how Geoff Webb, vice president of product marketing with PROS , sees the application of A.I. In such cases, says Webb, a dynamic pricing model based on A.I.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

Of course the birth of the information age has made it easier to develop an aligned supply chain strategy involving suppliers and partners. If IT expenditure had been invested wisely, commensurate with a low-cost business strategy, Kmart could have mapped a more successful course through the late 20 th and early 21 st centuries.

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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. Of course a supply chain customer service policy will cover much more than guidance for resolving issues.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

The added benefit of working with such a partner is that because they collect performance data from hundreds of companies, they can help you choose the most appropriate key performance indicators to use in your benchmarking exercise. After all, even extensive articles dedicated to the topic can barely scratch the surface.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Of course, benchmarks and benchmarking can cover all kinds of different things, at work or elsewhere. It’s a strategy worth considering before looking at external benchmarking, because it might allow you to reduce the scope of an external benchmarking exercise, and narrow the gaps between your company and its peers.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 24, 2019

His article “ The Common Pitfalls of Demand Planning ” appeared in the December 2018 issue of Supply Chain Management Review. Digitization is a technical exercise that collects all transaction data from all of the silos into an electronic state in a central location. Of course, not. The data only has to be captured once.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. Very good article Pushkar. This is a good article & good site.Thank you for sharing this article.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Of course, benchmarks and benchmarking can cover all kinds of different things, at work or elsewhere. Its a strategy worth considering before looking at external benchmarking, because it might allow you to reduce the scope of an external benchmarking exercise, and narrow the gaps between your company and its peers.

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Conger

JUNE 4, 2024

In this article, we will cover how to operate a forklift and the training required to do so. We also offer train-the-trainer certification courses for those who wants to train and educate someone on their team on how to build and execute an effective, OSHA-compliant in-house forklift operator training program. Let’s dive in!

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Selecting the right 3PL is no simple exercise, yet it’s one that’s all too often subject to shortcuts, a dearth of detail, and overly compressed timelines. Of course nothing is wrong at all if tables like this are supported by files containing data at a much more granular level. If Only There Were More Good Tenders.

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

Communication is a two-way street, of course. If an honest assessment points more to the latter, now is a good time to course correct. However, a bigger headache is created when people take exception to the way you communicate with them and start exercising their privacy rights. Technology can help. Most likely, yes.

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