Turvo

AUGUST 10, 2021

The post What’s the Latest Definition of an Enterprise TMS appeared first on Turvo. Start reaping the rewards of complete visibility and customer satisfaction today with collaborative logistics that closely mirror that of the best enterprise TMS platforms on the planet. Connect with Turvo to get started. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

We want to take this opportunity to reflect on the Top 15 most popular logistics articles written this year and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. So, without further ado, here are the most popular logistics articles from 2020. It was a nice combination of topics and authors, including a few from our sponsors.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 6, 2021

Many years ago I wrote an article for SME called The Essence of Jidoka. In that article I described a four step process designed to drive improve productivity and drive continuous improvement. Sometimes with attribution back to my article, may times without. This definition, of course, leads to a question: “What is a standard?”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. WRITTEN BY STEFANY MARTIN / POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2022.

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Loginext

JUNE 10, 2022

The definition of a truly global account manager, meet LogiNext’s Sushant Sood This article is a part of the #WeAreLogiNext series of articles where we focus on people’s journeys that power the company. Engineers often get stuck to the product and technicalities and miss out on the bigger picture.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out? Robobyrne: Definitions for Supply Chain & Logistics – LLP, 3PL, 4PL and More. Here are the things you need to know to respond appropriately to a 3PL RFT / RFP. Get into the data. Ask Questions. ??? ??? ??? ???

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2022

Michael Burry’s tweet was referencing the CNN article Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items. Here’s my take on the topic. Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today’s article is from Ahmad Jiwani at Coupa and looks at supply chain design. But first, let’s get on the same page: Supply chain design solutions and definitions. To read the full article, click HERE. How often do you revisit and update your supply chain designs? Once a year? Once every two years?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2021

The following is a list of widely used terms that will help you with deciphering freight bills, articles, comments, and communications made by transportation professionals and the mainstream media about everything transportation. Commodity: Any article of commerce, including raw material, manufactured, or grown products.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Original article: Cost of Warehouse Management System Software. 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.).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2021

Today’s article is from GlobalTranz and explores white glove services in transportation management. By definition, it refers to the handling of care used when moving products in which the movers or shippers literally wear white gloves to protect the product. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This article is the second installment from Ben Smeland, Senior Software Engineer, at Lucas Systems, and continues to explore gamification in the warehouse. To read the full article, click HERE. The post appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 15, 2018

example may have been a somewhat extreme case, a recent HBR article by Julia Milner and Trenton Milner titled Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. As an alternative, they offer up a definition of coaching by Sir John Whitmore: “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. What Is Coaching? questioning.

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Conger

JULY 24, 2023

A Toyota diesel forklift with pneumatic tires Let’s start with a pneumatic tire definition. This article will focus on pneumatic tires for forklifts specifically. The post Pneumatic Tires [Definition, Pros/Cons, Applications, Costs] appeared first on Conger Industries Inc. What brought you here in the first place?

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Conger

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Because this article explains everything you need to know about them, including: What pallet jacks are. And here’s a simple pallet jack definition: A pallet jack (sometimes called a “pallet truck”) is the simplest type of forklift, consisting of a: Wheeled trolley. Wondering “what is a pallet jack”? Then you're in the right place.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. I have reproduced the thought provoking article below.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

Just like the full-service stock broker, today’s freight brokers enjoy some definite advantages including: Operational infrastructure, technology and licenses required to broker freight. I ultimately decided to write this article because I wanted to begin the conversation and hear some other opinions on the topic.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Because this article explains everything you need to know about order pickers, like: What order pickers are What they’re used for All the types (and subtypes) of order pickers Which industries use them? You can learn more about reach trucks in our reach trucks vs. forklifts article. Have you ever wondered: "What are order pickers?"

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This article, which is focused on the different types of artificial intelligence used and the types of problems they are solving, is aimed at helping practitioners cut through the hype. It is also worth pointing out, that based on this definition, not all forms of machine learning are particularly complicated.

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AIMMS

MAY 6, 2019

In December 2006, I published an article titled “ S&OP or just good supply chain planning ?” The article looked at what Sales and Operations Planning is, what it isn’t, and whether companies were on the right path to implementing it. W ould I still write the same article today? The role of forecasting .

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 21, 2020

In order to do this, the FMCSA changed the definition of a “tanker,” which, in turn, has changed the requirements for which drivers are required to hold a “tanker endorsement” on their CDL. Note: The information provided in this article is up-to-date at the time of publishing. Keep your business moving with Trinity!

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Article summary. I like to quote the following definition of CSR , offered by Chatham House associate fellow, Paul Hohnen. What does corporate social responsibility really mean? For some companies it means ethical procurement, for others it involves supporting worthy causes.

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Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Every article discussed the importance of digitally transforming the supply chain. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. That’s how I felt when I first heard about digital transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

C-Suite Themes For the C-Suite, there are three main themes where supply chains make a definitive impact: increased customer retention, revenue growth, and lower costs. As a result, supply chains continue to be wasteful when looking at time, inefficiencies, and emissions.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For example, the New York Times is out with a new article on wind energy and how it can help shipping in the near future as climate change becomes a major focus. According to a Cargill executive profiled in the Times, the turbines can reduce fuel usage by 3 tons per day, which definitely makes an impact on emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2021

It definitely makes you wonder what Apple would have done with its music player without the use of the name. As of the writing of this article, Instacart is valued at $39 billion. An interesting side note, one of the original names that was considered for the business was IPOD, an acronym for I nformation and P roduct o n D emand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in January 2021, “ The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World ”, I highlighted that modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

But there’s definitely been an increase. But there’s definitely been an increase. READ THE FULL ARTICLE Further expansion will help ease these constraints, said Jose Fernandez , vice president and Mexico country manager at BlueGrace Logistics. “I Fernandez noted that the decreasing value of the U.S.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Welcome to the last article of “annus horribilis” = 2020. Let’s analyse the questions starting with the definition of Incoterms®. First published in 1936, Incoterms® rules provide internationally accepted definitions and rules of interpretation for most common commercial terms.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

This series of articles aims to address this gap by showing how logistics problems accumulate and metastasise into operational preparedness shortcomings. To better contextualise logistics in the ADF during the period to be examined, it makes sense that I draw upon the definitions of that period as well. What do we know?

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 21, 2020

In order to do this, the FMCSA changed the definition of a “tanker,” which, in turn, has changed the requirements for which drivers are required to hold a “tanker endorsement” on their CDL. Note: The information provided in this article is up-to-date at the time of publishing. Keep your business moving with Trinity!

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Let’s start with some definitions of what a freight forwarder is. In this article, we define five advantages that will transform the future of freight forwarding. Freight forwarders are a middle ground between a freight broker and a third-party logistics company.

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Morai Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This article explains the technology behind AR/VR and uncovers how supply chains can use this platform to improve their processes. According to Investopedia , by definition, Augmented reality combines real and computer-based scenes and images to deliver a unified but enhanced view of the world. A Brief History.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

Seifert and Richard Markoff in the article “ Demand for AI in Demand Planning.”. It might not be in the right format, it may be inaccurate, have definitional issues, or it may be biased. One-off situations pose a challenge, in that the system doesn’t have enough data to learn how to react. “In And again, data quality is a huge concern.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

In a recent article on Forbes, Steve Banker points out that less than 25% of executives believe that their IBP process helps decision making and effective cross functional trade-offs that help the P&L of the company.

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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. In this article, we will revisit the logistics outsourcing topic by looking at the various reasons companies fall back on to justify a decision to outsource logistics or keep it in-house. In many cases, it doesn’t.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 5, 2020

There are no definitive sources of information confirming what works in every instance, so we must approach the topic with a broad frame of mind, seek information from one another, and explore ideas from various sources. Logistics in War will continue to publish articles in 2020 – its fourth year. I encourage all to contribute.

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