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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. A properly designed order picking document can also increase the accuracy of the Order Picking operation. Order Picking is the productive operation in a warehouse operation.

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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. But first, what is route optimisation?

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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

On the other hand, he takes part in the waging of war, the most wasteful of all human activities. Also known known as a ‘historical immersion problem,’ a decision-forcing case is an exercise in which participants take on the role of an actual person who, at some point in the past, was faced by a particularly challenging problem.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process.

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6 Toyota Experts Share How They Apply Lean Management Principles

Conger

To eliminate waste without sacrificing productivity to improve customer value. Everything Toyota does – talent management, planning, product development, problem solving – all areas of the business are infused with lean principles - the utopia being total elimination of waste and 100% customer satisfaction.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process.

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Consumer Packaged Goods: How CPG Shipping Works

GoShip Blog

Conditions such as the freight container’s temperatures and the care exercised during loading and unloading are carefully considered when transporting specialty goods. Preparing your documents ahead of time prevents delays and hefty late fees or fines. Wasted pallet space is wasted money and an invitation for accidents.