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Do Capacity Management Tools Work for Freight Agencies?

Parade

It’s not technically a feature, since it’s more of an alternative configuration of the program, but it definitely deserves the spotlight since it gives the power of capacity management to freight agents, something that’s , unique amongst capacity management vendors. How Can Freight Agents Benefit from Parade? Easier carrier re-use.

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Logistics Viewpoints

In our first post on the use of gamification as an employee attraction and retention tool, we shared a short definition and dove a little deeper on two of the three pillars of gamification, personal pride and socialization. The organization set up two picking lines with identical tasks, timing all of the participants.

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Cost of Warehouse Management System Software

The Logistics of Logistics

In the Cloud model, upfront costs primarily consist of: WMS implementation (requirements definition, system configuration, system and user acceptance testing, integration to existing corporate and/or material handling systems, go-live support, etc.). Other vendors include some or even all of these as part of their core WMS capabilities.

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What Are Order Pickers? [Definition, Types, Pros/Cons, Uses]

Conger

Here’s a simple order picker definition: Order pickers are material handling equipment used to pick and transport items from shelving or pallet racking to help fill orders in warehouses and distribution centers. Other order picker names include cherry pickers, stock pickers, order selectors, and warehouse selectors.

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How Peapod drives supply chain innovation and efficiency with analytics

AIMMS

My goal is to build a Supply Chain Center of Excellence here at Peapod that holds the expertise to leverage prescriptive analytics, utilize optimization tools, manage tactical control and parameters and drive forecasting throughout the business. Items can be picked from the wareroom itself, or if needed, from the store.

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Math4Good – From Idea to a Growing Solution Store (First Aid Kit) for Non-Profits

AIMMS

I picked her up for transport to the Bay Area. The tool Willem built with his students allows us to put the data in, click a button and wait a few seconds to get a feasible plan. It’s proved to be a valuable tool during camp season. Definitely time savings, especially during the summer months.

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Increasing Speed and Efficiency of Vaccine Distribution During Uncertainty

AIMMS

I picked her up for transport to the Bay Area. The tool Willem built with his students allows us to put the data in, click a button and wait a few seconds to get a feasible plan. It’s proved to be a valuable tool during camp season. Definitely time savings, especially during the summer months.