Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Mr. Jacobs is the senior vice president for supply chain at Ferguson. While nominally a distributor, “supply chain management is our core competency. In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Of course, this enormous spike in volumes puts retailers’ supply chains and distribution networks under extreme pressure. However, smart eCommerce retailers are now turning to automated storage and tote handling systems in their distribution centres to ensure they can maintain service levels even during such volume peaks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap? AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. We need people that are adaptable.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

I spend all of my time in supply chain and logistics software, focusing on the lower-middle market. [01:54] There is a slow, creeping evolution of technology as CRM systems get better and better. This is largely a relationship business, and not all of it can be automated. Automation is being tested in the US.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. The changes to the profession of supply chain management are dramatic. Firstly, the term “supply chain management” was not in general use before COVID. This worked.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

Supply chains are changing fast, and 2025 is set to bring even more challenges and opportunities. This year, its all about resilience, sustainability, and using technology wisely to stay ahead. Embrace AI and Automation for Smarter Operations AI and automation are no longer optional, theyre essential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2023

Manhattan Associates, a supplier of supply chain management software solutions and the market share leader for warehouse management systems (WMS), had their Momentum user conference a couple of weeks ago. These models can understand and generate answers to text prompts because they’ve been trained on huge amounts of data.

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Shipchain

AUGUST 19, 2020

As we’ve discussed before, there is still a human element required for many technologically advanced supply chain operations, including automation and blockchain. That said, a future in which smart machines can make decisions on their own (with a touch of human guidance, of course) could be closer than we think.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In February, Klaus Niebur, the director of global supply chain risk management at Autoliv, and Jan Thiessen, the managing director at targetP!, spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. The implementation was not trivial.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

Of course, the pandemic then hit global shores, not to mention the ripple effects of global trade wars. For global businesses, supply chain resilience is the name of the game. As a result, supply chain leaders have been exploring alternative, more predictable options. Challenges to growth with supply chain.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Gartner’s Hype Cycle for CSCOs is a valuable read for current and potential Supply Chain leaders. It brings together a long list of trends, enabling technologies, business frameworks and competencies that should be in your consideration set. Data availability and technology wasn’t what it is today. Cost-to Serve.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Blockchain, artificial intelligence, and robotics are some of the hottest technologies to grace the business stage, if the media is to be believed. We took a look at the state of adoption in the supply chain world, and here’s what we found. Are Supply Chains Warming to These 3 Hot Technologies?

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The combination of continually growing consumer and business demand, a supply chain permanently altered after adapting to Covid, and the Great Resignation has cumulatively impacted the nation’s warehousing landscape like never before. The Intersection of Warehouse Growth and Employee Scarcity. Shining The Light On The Forgotten Worker.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The era of paper-based systems and physically monitoring the supply chain is ending. You have probably heard about the IoT in the famous GE commercials, such as the “Talking Train and Car,” as depicted on Engineering.com, but you might not have thought about how your organization may already be involved with the IoT.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 16, 2022

How automation can move to where it’s needed in a manufacturing setting. based BlueGrace Logistics, who presented at this year’s MODEX , the material handling and supply chain show held in Atlanta in March. The same could be said for metal fabricators farther up the supply chain. The Fabricator. Tim Heston.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Unfortunately, this may lead some supply chain managers or executives to simply avoid the topic until a more cohesive understanding of its possibilities can be made. As explained by the Boston Consulting Group , supply chain leaders should gather all stakeholders from an organization. Bluetooth-connected sensors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The Introduction of Smokeless Tobacco Products Complicated Philip Morris’s Supply Chain. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. At the end of 2019 that supply chain covered 38 PMI owned factories, 28 third party manufacturers, and more than 180 markets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Tips on Budgeting for a WMS Implementation If you’ve made it through the past few challenging years, you already know your technology will be key to remaining competitive.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 30, 2021

A logistics routing guide can mean the difference between success and failure of pickup and delivery in a supply chain network. And technology is making it easier to prevent routing guide volatility and create more routing guide stability while increasing compliance. Faulty processes throughout the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The following aims to give you a better understanding on how you can optimize your warehouse operations to avoid delays and screw ups, making things seamless and fluid through the use of warehouse technology. Make Warehouse Process as Simple, Efficient, and Technologically Driven as Possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. Once you know where that truck (or train, plane or container) is, that’s when things get really interesting. In other words, visibility is an enabler.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. However, remember that products or subassemblies that never made it out of the factory may need to travel backwards one or more stages along the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Risk permeates supply chains. The best-laid plans to avoid as many risks as possible often fall on deaf ears in supply chain management, but supply chain executives who take the time to understand the greatest threats can successfully position their companies to overcome such risks.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For all the hype currently surrounding supply chain gamification, it is not an entirely new business concept. Many organisations have been using simulations, like the Beer Game , for years to help companies educate their management teams in supply chain dynamics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2022

This is no less true of the supply chain industry, which must manage high customer demand while simultaneously experiencing unprecedented labor issues. What’s more, the physical rigors and repetitive nature of supply chain work are creating massive challenges when it comes to employee retention.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems. Big business from about 2011 onwards started realising the value of adding e-learning to staff training programmes. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Supply Chain Manager’s Multi-function Display. By now, you are probably wondering what airliners have to do with supply chain KPIs. You see, the set of primary data needed to keep an airliner aloft is (apparently) relatively simple—and the same is true of running a supply chain organisation.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Even the biggest companies make supply chain management mistakes, and they typically have dedicated management hierarchies focused solely on balancing supply and demand. Do These Things Right For Supply Chain Success. Putting technology before process. Does your company have true supply chain visibility?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

We are continuing what will become a tradition of re-evaluating the progress of supply chains throughout the year in relation to our predictions, as explained by this blog post. Let’s look at how supply chains kept up with expectations and where they fell short, if at all. Supply Chains Went Digital.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With rising supply chain complexity, organizations are racing to improve the pace and quality of decision-making. Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re serious about continuous improvement and developing a best-in-class supply chain to serve your organisation, keeping your managers and workforce educated is paramount. As any established supply chain professional will testify, this is a field in which the real learning begins after the formal education has ended.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Those who think trucks, trains, ships and planes define the 3PL market may be in for a surprise. Daimler AG even has a truck with driverless operation, a logical extension of the automated, lights-out warehouses already in existence today. All you need is your credit card (and a driving licence, of course.) Labour availability.

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With 2019 coming to an end, it’s important to know what the new year will bring the world of supply chains—here are 5 supply chain predictions for 2020. 2019 saw significant changes for supply chains all across the globe. Technological advancements continued coming in thick and fast.

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 26, 2020

The birth of automation has roots stretching back all the way to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Even though it may seem that technology is progressing at a breakneck pace nowadays there is still room to innovate and grow, but how do we take it to the next level? This is exactly where pioneers like Swisslog come in.

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