Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Too much inventory in your distribution network? Inventory costs too high? These are all pervasive issues for supply chain operators worldwide—and are classic symptoms of suboptimal inventory performance. But what exactly does inventory optimisation mean, and what obstacles must first be broken down to achieve it?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll 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, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

How often do you think about your retail reverse logistics strategy? Instead of being relegated to the margins, executives must rethink their strategy and consider how a data-driven reverse supply chain can add more value and improve profit margins. The Benefits of a Data-Driven Retail Reverse Logistics Strategy.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

Thats why its more important than ever to focus on strategies that work and make them part of your plan moving forward. Lets explore the key strategies that can keep your business ahead of the competition in 2025. Look into tools that help with inventory management or consider robotic process automation (RPA) for repetitive tasks.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2021

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. Amazon has introduced 200,000+ robots moving inventory within fulfillment centers around the US, creating a more efficient supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Controlling inventory flow is a top priority among warehouse managers, and gaining control over inventory drives warehouse efficiency. Controlling Inventory Flow Begins With Liquidate Nonessential Products. This will help to prevent the reordering of slow-moving products and ensure optimum inventory levels.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? Amazon did not invent the random storage approach.

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Ship Monk

MAY 5, 2022

There are a lot of moving parts in a transition of this magnitude, but we find that our clients’ biggest concerns are about the actual, physical move—how to get their inventory out of its current (and potentially hostile) warehouse and set up in a new facility with the least amount of disruption to their business. Taking the Plunge.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

For this reason, KPIs are essential for any business improvement strategy. Of course, the big challenge in this type of external benchmarking is obtaining the necessary data, since many companies are wary of sharing performance data with potential competitors.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This will involve diversifying supplier bases, increasing inventory buffers, and leveraging digital twins to simulate and prepare for various scenarios. “Businesses that scenario plan effectively will stay the course. “Furthermore, the continued rise of e-commerce will inevitably shape logistics strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This process involves handling returns, which can be due to various reasons, such as damage, defects, seasonal inventory, restock, salvage, recalls, or excess inventory. They may recall inventory from retailers or reprocess it because it has passed its sell-by date or demand is insufficient. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 28, 2021

Thankfully some strategies can be used to mitigate the cost. This is a fiscally sound strategy that cuts down on reverse logistics costs for organizations. Having a centralized location for data processing can help to handle returns cheaply and liquidate any inventory that is left behind. Return and Repair Policy Framework.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2018

The wrong retail inventory management strategy increases carrying costs and makes it impossible to stay competitive. The Problem: Omnichannel Retail Carries an Extreme Level of Interdependence Between Systems and Processes As explained by Entrepreneurer.com , the fastest-moving products account for only 20% of inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Omnichannel is a centralized strategy that enables businesses to coordinate, streamline, simplify and speed up fulfillment of orders that have been placed through different channels (online, retail, etc.). It is making use of inventory that is the easiest/fastest to get to the customer, no matter through which channel the order was placed.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 31, 2023

7 Best Tips for Inventory Management To Avoid Losses | Image source: AR Racking Inventory management is likely the most crucial success component if you sell products through an online store. As a result of only investing in an expensive marketing strategy, you immediately miss the point. In a nutshell, a situation to avoid.

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Ship Monk

MAY 25, 2023

What do we mean by distributed inventory? Well, if you’re familiar with Amazon’s practice of adding warehouses all over the country, then you’re familiar with the concept of distributed inventory. Splitting inventory across multiple warehouses used to be something that only huge retailers like Amazon could afford.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2015

Lean systems have provided a formidable operating strategy for leaders determined to achieve and maintain optimal operational systems and customer satisfaction levels. “5S” programs are taught in some business college courses, and the SCOR model is also utilized. Holding areas are maintained for excess inventory.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. What’s wrong with this picture?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 25, 2022

In 1984, a university student with limited space and inventory started assembling computers in his university dorm room. This reduces the costs of holding inventory and warehouse space, reduces cash tied up in inventory, and shortens the order-to-cash cycle. There are of course challenges to the ATO mode of production.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Questions about dealing with excess inventory Given what has happened before, it is not entirely surprising that many retailers are contending with elevated levels of excess inventory. This is a trend that is undesirable since excess inventory tends to have a detrimental effect on cash flow.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Omnichannel, as a word and strategy in retail, is shifting. Amazon is entering this learning curve as Whole Foods stores feel the pressure of reduced employee morale and near-empty shelves, reports Daphne Howland via Retail Dive , resulting from a strict inventory management system.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Supply/Inventory Management Inventory management problems and supplier relationship issues , too, can creep in over time and eat away at your profit margins. Are Your Profit Margins Declining?

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Ship Monk

APRIL 30, 2024

Inventory Management There are so many decisions to make when it comes to your ecommerce inventory. How quickly do you need to restock, how should you split your inventory across multiple locations , and of course what kind of inventory ordering system best suits your brand? How much do I order?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but is often underestimated in its importance and hence receives less strategic attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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GoShip Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Businesses start stocking up for the upcoming holiday season, there is back-to-school shopping time, and general retailers try to sell out their inventories from the summer season. Check your inventory, make sure all the facilities are set up for the increased sales season, and of course ensure safety for your employees and customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. The company provides demand and inventory planning solutions based on a public cloud architecture. I look forward to this study every year.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Freight brokers and 3PLs are exposed to risks on both the buy and sell sides: Depending on the supply chain, the process can involve multiple intermediaries: shipping lines, trucking companies, and charter companies, in addition to insurance firms and, of course, the customer who winds up receiving the goods. Key Features: Basic Auditing.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Inventory levels: Current or expected inventory levels at various locations. Inventory turnover: Inventory turns for each SKU. Competitor intelligence: Distribution strategies and network designs of your competitors. Variable costs: Relating to transportation, labour, and inventory management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, the progress of Amazon Prime over the last decade has leveled the playing field quite a bit. Together, these capabilities support the proactive shipping of packages toward potential customer destinations in a manner designed to improve customer experience (timeliness) with low inventory handling and transportation costs.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

All of these and many other challenging factors have resulted in an ever-extending supply chain footprint, one holding onto inventory 8% longer than it did 30 years ago.” Of course, no disruption comes close to those that have been experienced to date in 2020. When inventory lags demand, companies suffer losses.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Supply chains will survive COVID-19, of course, but not without interim pain and structural change. Practitioners must develop a data analytics strategy that gives them insight into supply chain aberrations before catastrophe sets in. “If No one wants to hold inventory. Erratic consumer demand adds further dysfunction.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The most common complaint of newer companies using big data analytics capabilities tends to revolve around traditional questions of business strategy. Consider the following elements explains John Richardson of Inbound Logistics, that impact business strategy. Inventory location and management. Increasing order efficiency.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A powerful order and inventory management system can track inventory levels in real time, help identify short and long-term trends, automate critical re-order points, optimize order size and cadence , generate customized reports and so, so much more.

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Ship Monk

JULY 14, 2021

Then, with a concrete strategy by your side, fine-tuning the details becomes a whole lot easier. If your focus lies in crafting advantageous, symbiotic relationships and creating actionable components, B2B will likely be your preferred strategy. The seller doesn’t actually own any of the inventory – the manufacturer does!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Industries experienced severe operational and financial consequences with issues like supply shortages, supply and demand surges, inventory shortfalls and reduced productivity. It measures the amount of elapsed time from when an order is accepted to when the product is produced and entered into finished goods inventory.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 20, 2019

When I talk to worldwide businesses in Asia, Oceania, North America, or anywhere else, their chief concern is always the same: how do we meet our customers where they are to get them the products and services they want, all while keeping our own business strategy central? How to prioritize supply chain strategy for business expansion.

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