Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. But, there are actually many different types of warehouse storage in logistics and supply chains. Looking for a private warehousing definition? Find your way with our full-service warehouse design and consulting services. Their pros and cons. Answers to common warehouse questions.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The success of your business is inextricably linked to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. The success of your business is inextricably linked to the performance of your supply chain. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers.

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Sabinext

JANUARY 15, 2021

Staying relevant in the competitive supply chain and logistics game boils down to one thing: relentless innovation. Which ones will supply chain leaders invest in this year? Here are the supply chain priorities on my 2021 agenda. Six Supply Chain Priorities for 2021.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2017

No two supply chain integrations are ever the same. Below are the steps we followed for one of our latest supply chain integrations: Step 1: Invent a new recipe. This is the step where we plan what the new supply chain will look like. This is the step where we plan what the new supply chain will look like.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

Coupa also offers a robust, market share leading, supply chain design solution. Hearing how Coupa was improving the design solution, and hearing how customers were using it, was my main reason for attending Inspire. The supply chain design solution, for example, continues to grow in depth and usability.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

In the supply chain sector, just like any industry, we have a multitude of terms that are commonly used.So, I decided to create this list to help you decipher any supply-chain-related terms that you come across for the first time. Lets see how big this list gets!

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2017

Call it a cop-out if you like, but seriously, predicting which logistics and supply chain trends will make a difference to businesses in any given year has become notoriously difficult, given the speed at which technology in particular can suddenly disrupt the way things are done.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

As a general definition, a 3PL helps a company to get its offering, conceived in place A, into the hands of its customers in place B. The solution is to back up, figuratively speaking, to the general definition of the need and see how overall trends and developments in the world could make this need map onto other, different solutions.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I spoke with Daniël van Gool, Director of Supply Chain Development at Peapod, a leading U.S. online grocer who serves the East Coast and Mid-West, to hear about how he views the role of analytics and technology in driving supply chain innovation at his company. I’m the Director of Supply Chain Development.

Sourcing Strategies 89

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 4, 2016

Why measure the performance of a supply chain? Because a supply chain is increasingly the sole competitive differentiator for an enterprise, and measuring its performance helps to improve it and detect and solve any problems. However, traditional enterprise measures of performance do not work for supply chains.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Supply chain transparency, in particular, has come a long way over the past twenty years. Transparency within the supply chain has gone from an unrecognized concept to a focus item for the C-Suite across a vast number of companies and industries. Given the current state of the market, it’s no small surprise either.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I spoke with Daniël van Gool, Director of Supply Chain Development at Peapod, a leading U.S. online grocer who serves the East Coast and Mid-West, to hear about how he views the role of analytics and technology in driving supply chain innovation at his company. I’m the Director of Supply Chain Development.

Sourcing Strategies 82

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AIMMS

JANUARY 20, 2020

We are really excited to get multiple mentions in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies , which was released in October 2019. We feel like we’ve come a long way with our supply chain focus in recent years and Supply Chain Planning seems like ‘home sweet home,’ with all of our capabilities covered.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

OMP provides supply chain planning (SCP) solutions. Definitions of agility, resilience, visibility, and end-to-end collaboration are all very much tied together. Something happens in your end-to-end supply chain. Resilience means you have variability that the supply chain team has accounted for.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 5, 2016

For a supply chain, as for other functions, productivity is the ratio of what you get out to what you put in. This “output versus input” definition covers achievements of the workforce, results from the use of equipment, time spent (as in the hours needed to manufacture a product) and return on capital.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Wishing your supply chain were strengthened rather than strangled under these conditions? There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. While the concept isn’t new, its application to supply chain is emerging, albeit without clear definition yet.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For example, retailers are investing in digital platforms to reach consumers dispersed over a vast land mass while responding to competition from global e-tailers. Located in Greater Toronto, the facility also offers value-added services (VAS), co-packing and other services designed for the ecommerce industry.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Why measure the performance of a supply chain? Because a supply chain is increasingly the sole competitive differentiator for an enterprise, and measuring its performance helps to improve it and detect and solve any problems. However, traditional enterprise measures of performance do not work for supply chains.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At Logistics Bureau , we like to create blog posts that delve deep into strategic and operational issues, explore what’s happening in the supply chain world, and share insights that inform even the most seasoned practitioners and business leaders. What is Supply Chain Management in simple words?

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CH Robinson Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2017

A 3PL can provide a single service for your supply chain or deliver a bundle of services that extend across multiple aspects of your supply chain. These services work with you to provide visibility to all aspects of the supply chain. A quick definition of fourth party logistics is below: What is 4PL?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. The supply chain talent gap will not be a concern in the supply chain of 2028.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I like to quote the following definition of CSR , offered by Chatham House associate fellow, Paul Hohnen. 3) Better trade relations: Companies up and down the supply chain will relate more to other partner firms that have adopted the same or similar CSR values as themselves. Examples of CSR Programmes. Example #1: Lego.

Waste Reduction 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. I like the simplicity and clarity of Informatica’s definition of data quality: Data quality refers to the overall utility of a dataset(s) as a function of its ability to be easily processed and analyzed for other uses.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I spoke with Daniël van Gool, Director of Supply Chain Development at Peapod, a leading U.S. online grocer who serves the East Coast and Mid-West, to hear about how he views the role of analytics and technology in driving supply chain innovation at his company. I’m the Director of Supply Chain Development.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 10, 2019

While all facets of the modern business are important, arguably the most important to any retail, manufacturing, or goods based service is their supply chain. To make the most out of your audit and its results, it’s important to understand that the supply chain isn’t a stand-alone, isolated feature of your business.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, accounts that are just starting out in ecommerce sales with lower monthly order volumes typically need a lot of attention. For example, a brand searching for its first 3PL will have different requirements and needs than one coming from a 4PL or transferring inventory from another 3PL that wasn’t previously meeting their needs.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The question was: “What’s happening in the supply chain field with AI, and is this stuff for real? After assuring him I was in no way qualified to comment about his stock portfolio investments, I did share my thoughts on AI in the supply chain and I thought I might share them with you as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. The 2030 roadmap is targeting a reduction in CO2 emissions of 33% for scopes 1 and 2, and of 16% for scope 3, versus 2017 ( definition for scopes 1, 2, and 3 ).

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Ship Monk

JULY 7, 2022

As online shoppers, we see examples of minimum order quantity everywhere. This article will define minimum order quantity, show you some examples, and help you decide if it’s the right strategy for the type of items you sell online. Minimum Order Quantity Definition. It’s that pop-up in your shopping cart that says, “Add $17.96

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Dedola Global Logistics

MAY 14, 2020

At Dedola Global Logistics, we provide supply chain solutions to the global import/export market. We offer custom-designed shipping solutions to fit your specific business needs. For some fascinating historical examples of tariff code review, read our white paper on the subject [link]. Thoroughly studying the U.S.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Better communication is needed in the automotive supply chain, including between OEMs, suppliers, logistics providers and IT experts providing digital supply chain services. The automotive industry also needs to be able to respond faster to disruption in the supply chain when the inevitable unforeseen crisis hits.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Each type of logistics option involves different levels of supply chain involvement, ranging between handling everything yourself and outsourcing everything. In this case the new supply chain layer to your business model is a professional shipping carrier like UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL. So let’s talk PLs 1 – 5.

eCommerce 110

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

What’s the definition of warehousing and warehouse? I hope his answers help you if you’re new to supply chain management, or are just trying to gain a better understanding of how warehousing fits in. A good definition of a warehouse is “a planned space for the efficient storage and handling of goods and materials”.

Warehousing 49

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

Key trends shaping today’s retail supply chain. Today’s shopper prefers to buy online and get products delivered at the best possible time and place, resulting in key shifts in the supply chain. Strong capabilities in supply chain planning and network design. A large U.S. sales planning.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 12, 2017

We constantly strive for Best in Class Supply Chain performance , but only 20% of companies ever achieve it. The sad truth is, that most Supply Chains tend to remain right where they are, without significant performance improvement. Where do you think your Supply Chain sits? Why aren’t you there yet?

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. Firstly, let’s get a few definitions: What is inventory control? Inventory classification, such as.

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