Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. When most people hear the word “optimization,” they immediately think about minimizing costs. But optimization is much more than that! First comes the data and how well we understand it.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 24, 2022

For manufacturers and distributors, it’s important that before you digitally transform your organization you realize that you need data to convert existing business processes into digital. However, if your data is still analogue it cannot be collected or digitally manipulated, whereas digital data can be collected and analyzed easier.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

For instance, if I wanted to know what the HEINEKEN canning capacity was in Asia, I would have to sum up 20+ Excel files to sum up the data for all the breweries. There was no global master data in place either. The main reason was that we were trying to manage our investments as optimally as possible.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 29, 2022

Therefore collecting and using data about the operations of these machines has seemed difficult, requiring expensive upgrades. These offer a method for gathering data from a single process. These new and cheap technologies can provide the critical real-time manufacturing data that assists with monitoring and scheduling.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

None of the respondents share data across multiple applications to manage inventory, network design and S&OP in an integrated way. “Do you currently use advanced analytics to optimize your network?” They don’t support robust optimization and they are unsustainable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Just a handful of optimization and operations research experts ran models of the network and made recommendations. For example, if a retailer stands up a number of micro fulfillment centers to support a spike in eComm demand, this translates into changes to the flows and possibly modes of transportation, and accordingly master data changes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

It’s time to focus on how we innovate and optimize our businesses and operations in this permanently altered world. There are lively debates about the meaning and prioritization of scale, globalization, outsourcing, and inventory optimization. Changes in our lives, economies and supply chains are ubiquitous and well embedded now.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

To contend with these pressures, medical device manufacturers crave actionable, real-time, accurate, and reliable data throughout the entire supply chain. Acquiring and consolidating data can be a formidable task, however, especially when data is scattered across different systems and formats.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. In short, the manufacturer realized some time ago that it was setting inventory policies based on outdated lead time and forecast data.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. That is now becoming a reality as businesses come to realize that data is the most significant asset they possess. Growth of IIoT. Supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supply chain policies and configurations can be evaluated and then optimized across the likely ranges of demand, supply, disruptions, and financial drivers – providing the best plans across strategic and tactical horizons. The role of AI in decision intelligence extends to both optimizing decision-making and enacting those decisions.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 15, 2022

Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) together with an ERP system allows manufacturers to collect the data, visualize and analyze it, and make decisions. They also know that this requires optimizing their manufacturing plants. To paraphrase another saying – data is vanity, metrics are sanity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The final goal was to develop end-to-end visibility based on leveraging data analytics. In terms of finding a 4PL solution provider, Mars wanted a company that could engage in truck loading and route optimization, and schedule shipments into and out of their warehouses. The change management was difficult.”

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Track, Trace and Collect Data from Key Partners. By Cosmas Hoefnagels for Talking Logistics.

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GoShip Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

So how do you optimize inbound freight management? Why should you optimize your inbound freight management? Exercise patience when asking freight providers to take on new lanes. This is why your inbound freight management must be smooth and foolproof. One error can cause significant delays, fines, and other expensive fees.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Performance is sub-optimal. Very detailed specifications must be prepared by enterprises, with full disclosure of all available data before a quotation from service providers is attained. But where there is an absence of sensible interpretation of data, this can cause major issues in the outsourcing relationship.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 20, 2023

Manufacturers depend on their ERP system to optimize business processes, unify their different functions and platforms, and provide them with information to make decisions. An ERP application consists of a wide range of elements, including processes and workflow, master data, and hardware and network infrastructure.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

An ERP system built for metal fabricators should provide the ability to integrate data from a CAD system with the rest of the production process like scheduling and Bill of Materials (BOM). The fabricator can differentiate their product offerings through the customization of the product to meet unique customer expectations.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

None of the respondents share data across multiple applications to manage inventory, supply chain network design and S&OP in an integrated way. “Do you currently use advanced analytics to optimize your supply chain network?” They don’t support robust optimization and they are unsustainable.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Given that we are a data-driven (math-loving) company, we wanted to test this range by running some scenarios to see what kind of results companies can expect across a variety of verticals. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. ” – Tweet this.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. Slotting by the Numbers: Data is the Key. Product Slotting Data Requirements. But what if your business lacks the digital tools necessary to use the data? SKU and Slot Dimensions.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

It will enable data sharing among all functions, highlight errors and outliers in the data, and speed up data analysis thus increasing efficiency, improving accuracy and lowering operating costs. Refined Analytics: Logistics is a data-intensive function.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The ease of use, great UX design, and instant data are great features and add a layer of desirability to the service. Tech startups are great at building data dashboards for you, the client. This will leave you feeling like you’re out in the cold and heavily reliant on their data dashboards, which sometimes aren’t accurate.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

For instance, if I wanted to know what the HEINEKEN canning capacity was in Asia, I would have to sum up 20+ Excel files to sum up the data for all the breweries. There was no global master data in place either. The main reason was that we were trying to manage our investments as optimally as possible.

Modeling Software 62

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

Once you have gathered the data relating to your customers’ needs, you should be able to see if a single logistics strategy will work for your entire customer base, or whether you need to take a segmented approach. Then, you can analyse your current supply chain capabilities using the research results and your data concerning customer needs.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

It includes some questions to answer in determining the number of warehouses required in a network, and their optimal locations. High availability of accurate throughput data will be of great aid to the outcome of the design or layout exercise. Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning.

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Locus

JANUARY 10, 2024

We’ll look at four strategies to optimize shelf replenishment, reducing stockouts, improving inventory management, cutting waste, and boosting productivity. Exercising Cost Control: Lastly, shelf replenishment is all about managing costs efficiently. This serves as the foundation for maintaining optimal shelf stocks.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The 4PL built a new routing tool specifically for Whirlpool that offered overall cost optimization and mode selection. This exercise prompted Whirlpool to question whether having a single logistics provider was the best structure to exceed customer expectations and maximize cost savings.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. « Linear Asset Management and Dynamic Segmentation- Part II | Main | Global Template Solution - Approach » Business Process Optimization in Asset Management. Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) focuses on optimizing life cycle of an Asset such as plant equipment, facilities etc. Customer Service.

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

They need skilled and ongoing maintenance, and as the data above shows, the stakes are too high for them to fail to support their millions of inhabitants and thousands of businesses, as well as their country’s economic health. Data-driven approach. Anticipatory shipping is also becoming reality, enabled by a data-driven approach.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2021

Plastics make every kind of product imaginable — from food packaging, appliances, smartphones, and car parts to exercise equipment and roller skates. A TMS can help you optimize your routes and work with the best carriers, increasing your service levels and reducing any delays.

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Locus

JANUARY 28, 2022

This can prove to be a daunting exercise without the right software and tools. Planning optimal routes: Day-to-day tasks for home service businesses involve planning daily/hourly dispatches and finding the most efficient routes for service providers to help save on extra miles and fuel costs.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

For instance, if I wanted to know what the HEINEKEN canning capacity was in Asia, I would have to sum up 20+ Excel files to sum up the data for all the breweries. There was no global master data in place either. The main reason was that we were trying to manage our investments as optimally as possible.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. Let’s take a brief look at some of them.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Selecting the right 3PL is no simple exercise, yet it’s one that’s all too often subject to shortcuts, a dearth of detail, and overly compressed timelines. Doing Without Detailed Data. Of course nothing is wrong at all if tables like this are supported by files containing data at a much more granular level.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 16, 2020

How data is boosting WFP’s response to COVID-19 A record of the transaction is updated in real-time on the blockchain, enabling organizations across the humanitarian sector to ensure individuals are receiving the right assistance, at the right time.

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