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The State of Logistics Podcasting with Blythe Brumleve

The Logistics of Logistics

Knowing about her blogging side hustle, the executive team allowed her to take on the additional responsibility of the company’s digital marketing initiatives where over the course of 5 years, orchestrated two website redesigns, implemented an inbound marketing initiative, and established a sales outreach plan. 00:36:05] Starting a Podcast.

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3PL Contracts – The Options

Logistics Bureau

Where the existing in-house operation is very inefficient, inappropriately resourced or could gain significantly from being incorporated into a larger operation, then of course savings may be possible. The reverse is also true of course. The primary benefit of warehouse outsourcing should probably be thought of as gaining flexibility.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

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 result was a 32 hour course that ran two days, then a break, then two days the following week. Elimination of waste: Focus on adding value.

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Robots, Robots, and More Warehouse Robots!

Logistics Viewpoints

These were autonomous mobile robots where the bots and pickers moved through the warehouse together and optimally engaged in picking multiple e-commerce orders simultaneously. This year what caught my attention are robots that have “hands” for picking cases or eaches. This kind of picking system involves 5 different technologies.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Labour productivity: Efficiency and productivity of picking, packing, and shipping activities. 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. Throughput rates: The processing capacity of distribution centres.

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How Many Warehouses Does the US Have? Nobody Knows

Logistics Viewpoints

The Department of Commerce lists warehousing companies, but of course, most warehouses are not owned by third party logistics or public warehousing companies. So, for example, if the back of a store is picking and packing ecommerce orders, that backroom is a warehouse. Why not the Department of Commerce?

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Getting all of this right isn’t just about looking at a map and picking the shortest route, it’s about making sure that everything works together perfectly. Of course, every company with a distribution fleet to manage will have achieved some degree of maturity in the route optimisation journey.