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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. But first, what is route optimisation? Back to the Nineties However, it’s not always been like it is today.

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Bottom Line: What is the ROI of Supply Chain Network Design Software?

AIMMS

Both are significant in size (at around $7.5Bn in revenue each) and complex enough to justify between 20-30 distribution centers. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products.

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New year’s resolutions: Accelerating digital transformation with ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

While many of us are starting the new year resolving to transform ourselves by hitting the gym, eating better, and spending less money, the manufacturing and distribution industry like many others is faced with the challenge of adapting to technology to stay ahead. So why am I writing about it?

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Logistics, preparedness and the Defence Strategic Review

Logistics in War

Fuel and ammunition feed into the discussion of force posture, and the importance of exercises to build ‘preparedness including minimum viable improvements in key areas’ is also clear (pp 78-80). Nonetheless, the document does present an opportunity to achieve important – vital – outcomes for Defence that must be taken. 1] Betts, R.,

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

Warehousing and distribution management is nota core skill. In choosing to outsource , firms can therefore transfer all of the costs of distribution to their profit and loss account. It must be a joint exercise. Why do organisations outsource logistics operations? Flexibility andScalability. This is a mistake.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

Nor did they talk about executive bonuses or using excess cash for stock buybacks to raise the price of outstanding stock rather than investing that money into developing new aircraft; improving existing products or processes; or distributing that profit as dividends to the shareholders.