Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

An additional cost angle is involved with the pick and pack operations that are required for e-commerce multi-product order fulfilments. This tends to be more cost-intensive and technology-driven when compared to the former processes of manual packaging and handling of single products per order. Batch Size and JIT.

Warehousing 62

Warehousing Supply Chain Planning Software Capacity Supply Chain Software 62

The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

I outlined the typical scenario – the map is built by the Continuous Improvement Team, and they are the ones primarily engaged in the conversations about how to close the gap between the current state and the future state. They were competing with one another for a place in the production queue. Here is a close up: This is Jim.

Waste Reduction 195

Waste Reduction Ordering Material Savings Cost Reduction 195

Camelot 3PL Software

MARCH 5, 2020

The rest of this chapter will be discussing how to efficiently organize orders that are deemed “Ready to Process”. Batching orders together is a base principle of eCommerce fulfillment, and batching similar orders together is a key to improving efficiency. There are various ways to decide when an order is “Ready to Process”.

Ordering 52

Ordering Batch size Resource Reduction Cost Reduction 52

Logistics in War

JUNE 8, 2019

This is the exciting world of three-D printing where production batch sizes can be small or on-demand without impacting production efficiency. The Russians have always thought deeply about military affairs and how to exploit technological developments and changes in the character of war.

Supply Chain Design Software 73

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 73

Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Companies are increasingly considering how to implement circular economy strategies so that fewer products need to be destroyed. More and more, transportation and product packaging come under scrutiny. In road transportation, there is a strong trend towards e-vehicles and hydrogen-powered trucks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 50

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software Optimization Software 50

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2024

Through the story of a plant manager, it offers insights on how to improve efficiency, which also includes optimizing the production process as a whole, instead of focusing on individual parts. Is the slotting of particular products causing pickers to spend too much time walking between picks? This leads to a lot of dead travel.

Optimization Software 130

Optimization Software Optimization Modeling Optimization Modeling Software 130