Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It begins with a strategy project that documents the current state process, information, and data flows. Accomplish this through good documentation, which should have started in the pre-implementation projects. These documents, if leveraged properly, are what keep people honed in on the right activities that support the business case.

Supply Chain Design Software 72

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 15, 2019

According to DB Schenker, the programme is based on a total of six exercises – each of which instructs learners about the various steps involved by encouraging ‘playful’ learning. Here, the market must provide new models to solve these problems. This model is the first stage of a ‘digital twin’ of a logistics system,” he comments.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

In the ensuing decades, Kmart continued to implement functional initiatives which seemed to miss the point of the company’s business model, ignoring the importance of supply chain strategy , which its primary competitors meanwhile embraced. What could Kmart have done?

Cost Reduction 68

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

As a result, weve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. The added benefit of working with such a partner is that because they collect performance data from hundreds of companies, they can help you choose the most appropriate key performance indicators to use in your benchmarking exercise.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction 40

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Moving to a vendor-managed inventory model wherever it was possible to do so. As North and South American divisions of the company were already working with a recently implemented TMS, leaders decided to introduce the blended approach in Europe, with commitments to replicate the model, if successful, in its other operating regions.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 18, 2015

In an organizational context, it is a business model that involves practices that are commercially viable and meet the customer needs, and all this while ensuring the environment is treated well. Make the sustainability exercise a profound one, include all important stakeholders and by this I mean the customers and suppliers as well.

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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. In many cases, we need only look at the very first steps in the partnering process to spot the first signs of rot. If Only There Were More Good Tenders.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

This project was in a steady state from almost 2-3 years having Level 2 (support group based onsite at client locations) & Level 3 (support group based in offshore locations) model. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Dave McGrory, Intermedia’s Head of Production and Logistics, commented: “We were looking for something to provide robust stock management, offer automated documentation and auditability. Supporting a business model that requires the despatch of many single-item orders meant a high frequency of repetitive pick face visits.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

If so, prepare to be surprised, because it doesn’t get any more basic than this: Your company must have a documented and commonly understood supply chain strategy. All inbound shipments should be checked against delivery documentation and purchase orders. “What?” ” I hear you cry.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 40

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

If so, prepare to be surprised, because it doesn’t get any more basic than this: Your company must have a documented and commonly understood supply chain strategy. All inbound shipments should be checked against delivery documentation and purchase orders. “What?” ” I hear you cry.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A financial modelling exercise to quantify the potential cost savings of the usage of digital shipping documentation, namely the electronic bill of lading (eBL) showed that at a global economic growth rate of 2.4% On top of that there is a data model, which is the architecture that we then use when we talk about the standard.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

Under the FGP and PF models, the retailers collect the products from the suppliers factory gate. Then a cost allocation exercise took place to improve on the allocation methods used within the financial systems. The project team then progressed to a paper based description of the model. There was a two stage allocation process.

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