Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

Director of Transportation at Giant Eagle, presented a great customer case study on how the company transformed its transportation operations. The transformation resulted in significant benefits: Cube improved by 7 percent. Empty miles reduced by 8 percent. Total miles down 7.7 Incremental inbound revenue of $2.2 million.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Conference Modeling Software 25

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. 5 Examples of Supplier Ethics Scandals. . SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development. .

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 111

Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

Outbound logistics, on the other hand, refers to the operations that bring your finished product out to the marketplace. For example, if a 3PL stores raw materials for a manufacturer, it will be notified by the WMS whenever an order is placed requiring those materials. Putting it all together: a case study.

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Manufacturing Procurement Inbound 3PL Material Savings 98

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so it’s time to undertake a gap analysis. For example: How much automation will you need in your warehouse(s)?

Inventory Reduction 98

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction 98

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2018

The problem with this is that it’s an expensive design , because outbound distribution utilizes smaller vehicles, and the stem distances tend to be long. Network Optimization Mini-case-study: Building Products Supplier. The company conducted a network analysis and as a result, was able to close three of its 22 warehouses.

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Distribution Networks Optimal Sourcing Material Savings 45

Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

As a simple example, if you have 100 lanes with 10 offers per lane, that number would be 100 10 , or 100,000,000,000,000,000,000. Added to that, there is a global directive to reduce outbound logistics complexity, and therefore only two suppliers per facility may be awarded export business. On behalf of a U.S.-based

Optimal Sourcing 48

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Optimization Vendor Strategies 48

AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Multiple departments are using AIMMS-based models for optimization now, including our planning and scheduling team, marketing, and inbound and outbound logistics. For example, we can now ask people to focus on other things instead of doing repetitive jobs in Excel. . Read our case study to learn more.

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