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4 tips to reduce cargo damage and save money on shipping costs

Shipping and Freight Resource

Start with shock testing to gather data about your normal shipping routes. You can also test different packaging materials and strategies, and get quantifiable data about how much better, or worse, different routes, shipping methods, and packaging are for the contents of your boxes and pallets.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be 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. KPI dashboards and reporting: This is linked to tip #3 above.

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What is Order Picking?

Logistics Bureau

Any warehouse design exercise that doesn’t include a rigorous approach to designing the processes and equipment layout for Order Picking, is suspect. Accuracy is enhanced by pick-face design, slotting, systems such as Radio Frequency Data Terminals, Pick to Light and Pick to Voice.

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3 Ways to Benchmark to Boost Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. This exercise would involve you measuring particular functions or aspects of your business and comparing that against other parts of your business. You might know other people in the industry who are also operating warehouses so you might agree to share some data with them.

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

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. It must be a joint exercise.

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How manufacturers and distributors can mitigate disruption in the global supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. Use data to improve operations. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. The benefits of ERP.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

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? Slotting for the Future.