Logistics Bureau

APRIL 15, 2016

All of these symptoms potentially are a sign that a slotting exercise is overdue. For those prudent enough to undertake such an exercise, cost savings are usually between 10% to 20% of direct labour. This article is the first in a planned series on slotting. Product Slotting. So what’s the plan? So, to slot or not to slot?

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WorkWave

MAY 31, 2019

Here are 4 sales approaches to exercise harmoniously while conducting pest control sales in 2019: 1. Consultative selling is all about shedding the canned pitches and automatic responses in favor of a set of techniques exercised while conversing with potential customers. Practice Consultative Selling. This is really a mindset to adopt.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In an article, I voiced my skepticism and said that I believed using AI to solve this problem would lead to huge number of false positives. But the further up the supply chain BD went, the less incentive suppliers had to participate in these exercises. Thirdly, the tool can improve their financial forecast.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

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. The range of such tools is growing along with demand, so you should be able to find one that matches your budgetary and capability requirements. That’s the first question to ask.

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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.

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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. I guess that’s why we called it route planning and not route optimisation.” Book a free consultation.

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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 answer that question, I would remind you of the research findings I mentioned earlier in this article. High Cost to Serve: It’s an Omnichannel Problem.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

As reported by Reuters, “Amazon could build a stake of almost a third in warehouse robotics firm Balyo in the next seven years…Under the terms of the deal, Amazon will receive free stock warrants representing up to 29 percent of Balyo’s capital which it can exercise depending on orders of the company’s products.

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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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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

JULY 27, 2020

In most cases, these companies are using blockchain as an aid to supply chain visibility and product tracing, but some have applied it as a tool to streamline transactions and speed up the flow of information, goods, and materials. Big Names are Backing Blockchain.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

This article does not profess to address all components of creating ‘Intelligent Logistics’. However, in reality most strategic planning exercises neither embed foresight, nor create responsive networks. The cost of this true collaboration is falling dramatically with the advent of new web-based tools.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2024

While regular re-slotting is a recommended practice, you don’t want to have to do it within a few months of the original exercise. Slotting is a valuable tool; however with the exception of facilities that support campaign sales, it is not a constant requirement. There are many Slotting software tools available.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk. Augment and Set Visibility Tools In Place. The first tangible step towards achieving SCV is to get the basic visibility tools in place.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The tools for determining Cost To Serve include standard spreadsheet applications, such as MS Excel, and network design modeling software. 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.

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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

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. Inadequate technology tools used to support the process. Do you supply certain products to certain customers at a loss?

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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. I like the way you guys developed the tools - MDM report, queries etc.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Understanding data and being able to draw actionable conclusions from it, using IT or other tools made available, is a capability of growing importance. Processes are precisely defined, so that they mesh together for the least friction and the greatest productivity. No person is an island. This is especially true when working in supply chain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

I shall name it Personal Profile Manager ( PPM ); a tools which keeps a tab on your day to day activities, keeps you up and running and ensure that your downtime is less. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance.

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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. This type of arrangement allows the asset owner to exercise considerable control over the contractor while also helping to guard against exploitative practices.

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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. And the results have spawned a cornucopia of tools aimed at delivering a seamless logistics experience for everyone involved in the supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

At the point when optimisation planning began, sourcing and inbound logistics were managed by teams in various countries, each with different levels of SCM maturity, and using different tools and systems. The enterprise as a whole was not taking advantage of synergies and economies of scale (and the benefits of the same).

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, you’ll: Learn the top safety guidelines for warehouses. We’ll talk more about specific risks later in the article, but briefly, warehouse workers commonly face hazards associated with: Forklifts and other material handling equipment. 1910 Subpart P: Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Other Hand-Held Equipment.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Supply Chain Strategy You might expect that an article section on supply chain strategy would contain some pretty complicated concepts and ideas. The purpose of this article is really to draw attention to each of the fundamentals and give you the opportunity to reflect on whether you need to address some of them. Download Free Tool

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

For example, if you regularly share information with your list using a marketing automation tool like HubSpot, you can easily determine who is and isn’t interacting with your content. However, a bigger headache is created when people take exception to the way you communicate with them and start exercising their privacy rights.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

You might expect that an article section on supply chain strategy would contain some pretty complicated concepts and ideas. However you will find some more key warehouse management points to investigate in the downloadable 70-point Supply Chain Basics Checklist that accompanies this article. Supply Chain Strategy. “What?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools. This article made me think of how interesting it is to see how drastically the supply chain of the retail market is evolving.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

In this article, outsourcing will refer specifically to transport and warehousing functions. It must be a joint exercise. Key performance indicators (KPIs) are essential tools for tracking outsourcing success. The new supply chain remedy born during the 1970s and 80s and refined over the years as globalization has materialized.

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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

JANUARY 14, 2025

Then a cost allocation exercise took place to improve on the allocation methods used within the financial systems. The catalyst for the development of the CTS reporting tool was the push by the grocery retailers into FGP and PF, and the need to better understand the costs of servicing these important customers.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

The port of Long Beach has since adopted it and the tool is available to other ports, according to Nagle. It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. There is an article out there that says a third of the volume of vehicles sold in five years is going to be fleet.

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