Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

As youll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, weve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. A company without a supply chain strategy is at a competitive disadvantage.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The entire supply chain can now be optimized in a model that prescribes which decisions should be taken (where to deliver the raw material, what to produce, where to stock, when and whom to sell), respecting all operational and commercial constraints as well as costs and prices, in order to maximize overall profitability.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. You will learn how you can significantly boost your supply chain performance—and in the process identify numerous cost-saving opportunities. Case Study: An Automotive Parts Business. The Benefits of Benchmarking. Informal Benchmarking.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. So it launched a pilot program with six dealers to obtain regular updates on lead time and forecast data using Excel spreadsheets and email.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The entire supply chain can now be optimized in a model that prescribes which decisions should be taken (where to deliver the raw material, what to produce, where to stock, when and whom to sell), respecting all operational and commercial constraints as well as costs and prices, in order to maximize overall profitability. – Tweet this.

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Locus

APRIL 26, 2024

More and more companies are looking to digitalization of their end-to-end logistics operations for high efficiencies at optimal costs. This exercise not only helps internal stakeholders align on project goals and business outcomes but also signals to solution providers exactly what is expected of them.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Case Studies. |. They expand into an analysis of revenue-accruing & cost-optimizing functions, and result in the identification of capabilities that the organization aspires to develop or enhance. It would have institutionalized online strategies to capture customer preferences to tailor revenue-enhancing online offerings.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Case Studies. |. Following are some of the key considerations which I think an organization should make to reap benefits from an optimization exercise in Asset management. An enhanced maintenance program increases the useful value of an Asset and cannot be seen a pure cost centers. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2012

Case Studies. |. Self-service has become all pervasive in service-heavy industries, especially in economies where labor costs tend to be prohibitive - like the banks putting in ATMs making end-users like us do more and more banking tasks to home improvement industry encouraging more of Do-It-Yourself tasks. Mobile Banking.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Case Studies. |. 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. Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management. View all Infosys blogs. Offerings. |.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

Kenneth Boulding, in Conflict and defense, saw power ultimately defined by how it can be practically used; military power (or strength in Boulding’s own terms), in this case, is a function of the cost of transporting it to and from the conflict space or operational area. [3] Distance, once again, became important to the military mind.

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

Kenneth Boulding, in Conflict and defense, saw power ultimately defined by how it can be practically used; military power (or strength in Boulding’s own terms), in this case, is a function of the cost of transporting it to and from the conflict space or operational area. [3] Distance, once again, became important to the military mind.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 4, 2019

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician, there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. Cost-capture. And this is more than the biennial Exercise Talisman Sabre.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

Case Studies. |. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. An excellent article, really on the cutting edge of EAM scope innovation. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) and Primary Freight (PF) strategies, as adopted by major grocery retailers, are causing a shudder up the spine of many retail suppliers. What are Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight strategies? Under FGP, the supplier agrees to reduce each product by the appropriate delivery cost.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Again then, it’s not difficult to see how the financial health of a business depends on that of the supply chain, or how probable it is that supply chain costs feature strongly in the demise of many companies that become insolvent. Supply Chain Strategy In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation.

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