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. Grouping Product Families.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 11, 2020

container depots, sea or air transit sheds, air de-grouping depots, railway stations, etc.) ; This means the entities exercising release controls on behalf of SARS (e.g. container operators/carriers, container depots, sea or air transit sheds, air de-grouping depots, railway stations, etc.) 91 of 1964) remains unchanged.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 22, 2021

In this article we are going to look at some particulars of time charters and, in particular, New York Produce Exchange Form 1993 (NYPE 1993) recommended by BIMCO and FONASBA. It is an optional clause of the contract which the shipowner may choose whether to exercise it or not.

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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 Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest. Want to Know More About Cost-to-Serve Analysis?

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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. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In my last article of 2018, “ Which Trends Will Change the Rules of Logistics in 2019? ”, I talked briefly about urban logistics and megacities. I want to dedicate my first article of the year to take a closer look at the specific consequences of urbanization and how they can be approached. Asset pooling solutions.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Operations with a large number of SKU’s usually have product or family groups that are supplied by a single or few suppliers. Slotting can allow the grouping of these products within areas of the pick-face reducing the travel required to replenish directly from receipt. And remember that you don’t have to slot everything.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By grouping a particular number of customers together, profitability can also be evaluated for a customer or market segment. A) Hospital group supplies in Thailand, with about 20 hospitals in the group: Supplies were being purchased either individually by each hospital or (about 20% of supplies) via a central purchasing organisation.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 25, 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. I arrived a couple of days after D-Day with a recon group late in the afternoon and the following day set about siting the unit.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Better freight rates for your trade lanes: Whether you ship freight by air, land, or sea, your shipments will travel along specific routes or groups of routes, known as trade lanes. 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.

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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. . This would not be like a month-long exercise in the local training area.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2017

Determine cost allocation rules for each unique customer and product grouping identified. Group Managing Director. Identify the cost drivers within the supply chain, such as: purchasing, storage, transport, customer service, sales, and account management. Conduct a trial data set through the model to test assumptions and results.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

With all movements of produce recorded immutably in a distributed ledger, tracing quality-compromised food or commodities back to the source can be achieved in hours, rather than the days, or even weeks, otherwise required for such an exercise. Big Names are Backing Blockchain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

This project was in a steady state from almost 2-3 years having Level 2 (support group based onsite at client locations) & Level 3 (support group based in offshore locations) model. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. Very good article Pushkar. Simple but very helpful.

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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. The technology allows groups dispersed throughout the world to view the same items in terms of elements such as materials, machining and workmanship. Welch believes it can.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. can be of particular value in sussing out the interactions between different types of inputs — “places where humans may not realize that these types of variables are grouped together,” says Webb. Comment on this article. In such cases, says Webb, a dynamic pricing model based on A.I.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

Defence presently engages with industry through a multiple of channels, with key agents being the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Joint Logistics Command (JLC) and a variety of other groups, units, functions, including the Services, responsible for their own component of the logistics process.

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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. ” group which require the most attention. Do you supply certain products to certain customers at a loss?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

Supply chain strategy development after all, is not a one-time exercise, and a merger between two companies should certainly be a catalyst to review, revise, and rework functional strategies. Group Managing Director. After becoming the largest retailer to ever file for bankruptcy, Kmart eventually merged with Sears in 2004.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

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. Any company wishing to leverage its supply chain as a service differentiator can learn many lessons from Zappos.

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

It makes sense for you to research and identify this target group of prospects, and the people responsible for airfreight shipping decisions, and then to reach out to them. And it’s certainly fair to assume that this targeted group would have a reasonable interest in learning about this solution. That’s selling. Most likely, yes.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 22, 2024

In this article, we will explore 11 proven sales strategies that can help you increase your flower shop sales and cultivate lasting relationships with your clients. However, it’s vital to exercise caution and avoid over-ordering, as this can lead to waste reduction challenges and increased expenses.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

To meet these objectives, Starbucks divided all its supply chain functions into three main groups, known as “plan” “make” and “deliver” It also opened a new production facility, bringing the total number of U.S. Reduce cost to serve. Lay the groundwork for future capability in the supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

In this article, we look at why you might want to collaborate in your logistics, where opportunities lie, what makes collaboration work, and conversely, what makes it fail. Any company that thinks collaboration can work as a “throw it over the wall” exercise is likely to be disappointed. Group Managing Director.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

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. These measurements can then be applied to a group of peer companies to provide visibility of comparative performance.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

In this article, we look at why you might want to collaborate in your logistics, where opportunities lie, what makes collaboration work, and conversely, what makes it fail. Any company that thinks collaboration can work as a “throw it over the wall” exercise is likely to be disappointed. Group Managing Director.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The fundamentals are based on the “Rules-in-Use” from Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System , a landmark HBR article by Steve Spear and H. The article, in turn, summarizes (and slightly updates) Spear’s findings from his PhD work studying Toyota. It is the direction that matters, not the reminders.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 11, 2025

The following text is of a presentation given at a 2019 Wiliams Foundation conference, ‘Sustaining self-reliance’ As the original article cannot be found on other sites, it is provided here with some slight adjustments. This idea has been carried further into Australian military and policy discussion.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Robinson, Descartes Systems Group, and MercuryGate. The full 29 percent would be exercised if Amazon orders up to 300 million euros ($346 million) of Balyo’s enabled products.”. Here are some excerpts from the article: XPO Logistics Inc. Our generous team sponsors last year were BluJay Solutions, C.H.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In more than 25 years of private practice and consulting with businesses of all sizes, I’ve learned that one of the most beneficial exercises is asking the right questions. Minimizing Business Mistakes is All About Asking the Right Questions. Running a business effectively and seeing it grow (or shrink), can be a time-consuming process.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Overused and misunderstood in blog posts and informative articles, “big data” describes the use of data to improve your operation, which includes shipping, warehousing, and supply chain processes. However, you must exercise caution to make sure you do not damage your vendor-shipper relationship.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 22, 2018

1] Now these same Western militaries recognise they must act in times other than in armed c onflict, offsetting the strengths of other nations or groups who have a very different interpretation of what defines war. This article is an adaption of ‘ Defining-strategic competition – when logistics becomes a strategic weapon ’ posted April 2018.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 4, 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. And this is more than the biennial Exercise Talisman Sabre. Cost-capture. Mortuary Affairs. Logistics Over the Shore.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It doesn’t take too much imagination to see how these acquisitions also increase the market control exercised by the companies concerned. It becomes easier to target marketing and promotions to specific demographic groups. Vertical Integration as a Power-play. The Costs Involved in Vertical Integration.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

While this is nothing to cheer about, industrial output combined with the other items noted in this article will continue to increase the demand for trucks during the normal lull. The distribution of the vaccine will extend beyond the small group in the pharma supply chain and will likely impact the whole cold chain business.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

Then a cost allocation exercise took place to improve on the allocation methods used within the financial systems. Examples of the type of information included the cost to serve by product group. This invariably includes making more accurate cost allocations from costs that are normally just lumped together at a head office level.

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