Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2024

The theme this year was “Chart Your Course” which Richard Stewart, EVP Americas at Körber Supply Chain pointed out, is all about overcoming supply chain complexities and challenges. First, supply chains do not operate in isolation. The three pillars work together to help Körber customers chart their course for success.

Course 117

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 9, 2022

The last few years have proven that manufacturers need to be agile to respond to market demands at all levels of the operation without increasing costs and waste or sacrificing efficiency. Here’s a list of top courses manufacturers should consider in 2022 to stay ahead: 1. Administration.

Course 105

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

CTL offers a range of educational programs, including a master’s program in supply chain management, executive education courses, and online courses, all of which focus on preparing students for careers in the transportation and logistics industry.

Supply Chain Planning Software 370

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Nick ’s operational focus and capacity to find a path forward, no matter the challenge, make his skills indispensable when working on a project, problem, or idea. Implement enterprise level course content at a fraction of the cost. Increase speed of knowledge transfer through engagement. Increase employee engagement.

Negotiating Skills 370

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

Of course, a high stock price enriches those people who already own shares, and makes options and stock grants more valuable, but they didn’t get into that either. The obvious way to improve RONA is to improve operations and optimize processes to create maximum customer value for any given level of capital investment.

Supply Chain Design Software 397

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 21, 2025

The company excels in creating logistics education content, managing a premier industry-specific learning management system, and maintaining the largest direct candidate pipeline, all of which are vital for global logistics operations. These offerings enable logistics companies to overcome obstacles and achieve their financial objectives.

Sourcing Strategies 254

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 28, 2024

Drawing from his military experience, Carter discusses five key lessons that can be applied to improve business operations and leadership, including the importance of flexibility, adaptability, scenario planning, strong leadership culture, effective processes, and training. Army as a motor transport operator after high school.

Military 370

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Jorge is Co-CEO of The Nearshore Company , where he helps North American, European, and Asian manufacturing companies to successfully establish reliable manufacturing operations in Mexico. Jorge holds a B.A. in International Relations from Mexico’s Universidad Iberoamericana, and an MBA from New York University.

Manufacturing Procurement 370

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Supply Chain Design 370

The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

He is a globally experienced leader in the maritime industry with extensive operational experience and a proven track record of growing businesses and creating long-term value for customers and stakeholders. Purchase of clean energy to power our operations. About Port of Virginia. Click the link to learn more about the $1.3

Logistics Network Optimization Software 369

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

February Truckers of the Month Chris and Ruth Smith took something of an unconventional path to ownership over the course of nearly 30 years, but now the team is banking big profits hauling jet engines for Southern Pride Trucking.

Operations 115

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But more difficult to determine is the profitability of e-commerce operations. Amazon NA achieved an operating income margin of 2.6% Of course, Amazon is investing heavily in its infrastructure and working toward market share gains, likely in detriment to earnings. But are E-Commerce Operations Profitable?

Operations 122

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Overdrive Online

AUGUST 16, 2023

Yet time, of course, is money. The more owner-operators use their own numbers to engage customers on costs and lost opportunity the better. And charge customers for it. Truckers report little improvement in detention times since the ELD mandate.

Operations 98

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

About Samantha Jones Samantha Jones has earned her established reputation for professionalism, thought leadership, forward thinking, educational insights, and market insights and resources, over the course of 5+ years of industry contributions.

Resource Reduction 367

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2022

A career business journalist, Peter has served as a maritime reporter, West Coast Bureau Chief, Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Journal of Commerce, over the course of his 30-year career with the JOC beginning as a maritime beat reporter in the early 1990s. the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old.

Supply Chain Planning Software 370

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Burak has worked with more than 200 entrepreneurs over the course of his career. Autotech is a team of experienced entrepreneurs, operators and technologists; investors with a world-class transport community and decades of ground transport experience.

Modeling Software 368

Modeling Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction Supply Chain Software 368

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 31, 2023

A career business journalist, Peter has served as a maritime reporter, West Coast Bureau Chief, Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Journal of Commerce, over the course of his 30-year career with the JOC beginning as a maritime beat reporter in the early 1990s. the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old.

Supply Chain Planning Software 370

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? More to the point, though, for S&OP to be effective, it matters not whether a company uses Excel spreadsheets or the latest best-of-breed sales and operations planning software.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Freightos

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Thinking back on the many presentations, panel discussions and conversations over the course of the conference, a few unifying themes come to mind. As the logistics technology sector continues to mature, the number of tools, solutions and platforms that supply chain stakeholders are using (juggling?)

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Embotech is the system provider for BMW’s recently announced Automated Driving In-Plant series operation and global rollout. At the Dingolfing plant, new vehicles are driven fully autonomouslywithout a driverover a route exceeding one kilometer, from the assembly halls, through the “short test course,” to the finishing area.

Modeling Software 105

Modeling Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Collaboration Automation 105

The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 15, 2023

As an executive assistant to the C-suite, she gained first-hand knowledge of the daily operations of a $140M asset-based logistics provider.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 368

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics After-sales 368

The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tim Higham and Joe Lynch discuss the free TMS, which is of course AscendTMS. About AscendTMS AscendTMS is a transportation management system (TMS) used by freight brokers, 3PLs, trucking companies, and shippers to manage their entire business operations. AscendTMS).

Logistics Network Optimization Software 434

Logistics Network Optimization Software Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Cost Reduction 434

The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2022

As an executive assistant to the C-suite, she gained first-hand knowledge of the daily operations of a $140M asset-based logistics provider.

Digital 370

Digital Logistics Network Optimization Software After-sales Inbound 370

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Whilst reducing cost, is generally a major objective in outsourcing, it may often not be achieved, as simplistically, it may not be possible for the LSP to carry out the same operation as the customer currently conducts in house, at a reduced cost, whilst also making a profit margin.

3PL 98

3PL Negotiating Skills Outsourcing Price Reduction 98

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

We used to have to write quarterly operating plans for your particular business in Amazon. They used operating plans in white paper format, 6 pages or less. Addverb is working on that – completely shifting how material is moved in a warehouse – faster, accurately, and without humans, and of course scalable.

Supply Chain Design Software 120

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2022

His contributions to marketing, HR administration, operations, and sales has helped land Lean Solutions on the INC. Lean Solutions Group is a nearshore service provider that provide back-office, operations, customer support, and technology services to over 500 logistics companies – and they are experts in check calls.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 368

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Demand forecasting has more to do with consumer interest in your product, trends in the marketplace, and how these and other factors could affect your future day-to-day operations. Of course, the more data you need and the more sophisticated your methods are, the more expensive demand forecasting becomes.

eCommerce 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The new law meant that the way medical systems operated had to change. The net result of that was about $100 million in savings over the course of 10 years. The warehouse will be operational by the end of the year. President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. We built strategic supplier partnerships.”

Supply Chain Design Software 111

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy? Do you have any specialised vehicles , and could they be removed by changing how you operate?

Cost Reduction 91

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it. By standardising distribution processes across your network, you can simplify operations for economy and efficiency. Its vital to think about your processes, too.

Supply Chain Design Software 75

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Distribution Networks 75

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

So everything in the retailer’s Supply Chain strategy needs to be focused on the customer, and of course the shareholders, that goes without saying. Well that of course depends on the type of retailer we’re talking about. Quality is of course a given. What is Retail Supply Chain Services Management? Often 60-70% of total sales.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 19, 2021

Also, of course, we could make up 5-10 seconds a lap if we really had to. In the worst case many units are started at once, and people swarm from one operation to the next during the day – the equivalent of that mad sprint trying to make up as much time as possible. But we never did. Time: 14:00. We were very consistent.

Events 307

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual. The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material. Now… reality is more subtle than this, of course.

Buyer Training 195

Buyer Training Material Savings Course Optimal Sourcing 195

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

IKEA has a head start, but it’s not too late for Home Depot, LG, Samsung, and e-commerce giant Amazon to correct course. IKEA: Not Much Change IKEA has taken concrete action to decarbonize its maritime shipping logistics operations in recent years. Home Depot received an “ F ” in our 2023 Decarbonization Report Card.

Maritime 113

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Logistics in War

JUNE 3, 2023

ii] As a result of this divestment, operational contracting, corporate financing and support, and transnational supply chains have become so embedded in the American way of war, that is difficult to see how the US Army could conduct expeditionary operations without commercial support.

Military 83

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 27, 2023

Maintaining the Coaching Structure Of course I don’t think this is what Andrea was talking about. Then you are back into the learning zone and both of you are operating at the next level. It was the opposite. The learner is so familiar with the structure, and well prepared, so the coaching questions seem moot.

Examples 221

Examples Course Maintainability Handling 221

The Lean Thinker

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Tyson took a quick show-of-hands poll and informally confirmed his hypothesis that most people who take the TWI Job Instruction 10 hour course are already engaged in training and teaching. Roger was operating in an environment that was unfriendly to paper, had lots of high-variety and low-volume tasks that people had to get right.

Training 44

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