3PL Insights
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'3PL Outsourcing, 5 Point Summary by Leo Stringa, Business Development Specialist, Evans Distribution Systems Definition- A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL, or sometimes TPL) is a firm that provides a one stop shop... The post 3PL Outsourcing, A 5 Point Summary appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.
Apparel Logistics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Third-party logistics has evolved with new technology in order to streamline the process of outgoing and incoming shipments. Today there are multiple app options found on your smartphone to get the information you need at the touch of a button.
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Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
'In service industries, which are mainly dependent on their field force to execute the work, the key ask is to co-ordinate and manage the completion of high volume of work requests that are executed by the field force. The requirement is to optimize the scheduling and mobility processes which along with the tightly integrated Enterprise Asset Management processes will automatically determine the most appropriate resource to carry out field works and dispatch work orders directly to the responsib
Apparel Logistics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
The Incoterms, or International Commercial Terms are a series of pre-defined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce. These terms are used widely in International commercial transactions and should be at the forefront of every company's practice.
Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.
Apparel Logistics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
When choosing a 3PL supplier, it’s important to know that you can trust them, which not only requires communication, but completely honest communication. Transparency benefits both suppliers and clients, as a lot of confusion and misunderstandings can be avoided when transparency is practiced.
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Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
'I have seen Asset Management practice transform a great deal since the time I was first inducted into this domain. From a black board for charting the overall equipment status and files holding hundreds of thousands of documents maintaining equipment logs, we have indeed come a long way to have a full-fledged computer systems for our Asset management needs.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'Gaining efficiencies, reducing maintenance cost, improving visibility across the company, reducing diverse IT system maintenance costs - these are some of the common reasons a company goes for an ERP implementation. Agreed, the reasons and the benefits are well thought out and the plan is all firmed up. But is it always a ''Bed of Roses''? I would say, not at all.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
'The importance, awareness and complexity of streamlined contract management processes have been increased over the last few years. Many organizations have started moving to automate their contract management processes to streamline their intra organizational and vendor collaborations. Best-in-Class organizations are those who have established the "paperless contract" approach for managing procurement contracts.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
'Analysis & Probable Solution : The conversation which is mentioned in the blog titled "Typical Challenges in a Repair & Return - Part 1" brings out some of the key issues which are pertinent to a repair & return process. In the following section I have attempted to classify the issues into categories and suggested possible solutions for them. 1) Avoid over stocking of high value parts by enabling tracking : This has been a very common problem plaguing operations & inventory mana
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Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
'Last week, one of our Senior VPs, Narry, also head of Hyderabad SEZ head, forwarded an invitation for a workshop on Digital Enterprise organized by HYSEA (Hyderabad Software Export Association [link] ) on 6-Sep-2014. Narry is one of the past presidents of HYSEA. Workshop being planned for a Saturday, initially I thought of ignoring, but considering the topic''s relevance on the whole community around us - living and nonliving things on this planet - I decided to register.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
'In order to acquire an unbeatable leadership position in the SaaS and Cloud based solutions SAP recently acquired Concur technology, a market leader in cloud based Travel and Expense management software. This 8 billion USD deal has several questions in the minds of several SCM practioners across the globe. My blog will try to address few of them. With Concur''s acquisition SAP will be strengthening its position on the cloud base ERP market which is different ball game then the traditional on pr
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
'Demand Driven Supply Chain: Characteristics & Benefits. Posted By: Supratik Ray, Principal Consultant, Manufacturing. Supply chains today are becoming more complex as companies today expand their geographical footprint and leverage outsourced manufacturing and operations. The consumers today on the other hand have multiple choice of fulfilling the demand due to increasingly similar product offering and penetration of multi-channel retail.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'It is being observed that oil companies once rushed to get a well in the ground just to prevent their leases from expiring. Now that those leases have been established, these companies are now focusing on optimizing their operations so to extract the oil at competitive cost. In order to help these oil companies to maximize the gains from the existing oil fields, OFS (Oil Field Services) companies are offering the service mix called as IPM (Integrated Project Management).
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Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
'Safety: There may be many factors contributing to success of the shutdown and the most important is safety. As the safety performance is measured by the number of incidents/accidents, preparation is required to make it nil. So what type of preparation does it require? Identify a team which has experience in plant operations, handling hazardous material and occupational safety to prevent "grinding halt'' issues.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
'Early millennium saw a burst in various IT applications addressing the needs of Enterprise Asset Management. Over the period it became a strategic application for asset intensive sectors like utilities, oil and gas, transportation etc. However back then, both IT infrastructure and the products were in nascent stage. Typical approach was to have a standalone environments for every site or business unit.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
'Very recently I was a member of a project team implementing an Asset/Inventory Management system for a well-known pipeline maintenance company in North America. In the course of the implementation I had the opportunity to interact with the business leads managing both operations and inventory functions in the organization. During these interactions I came across many process related issues like enabling material visibility across the organization, acknowledging service receipts, tracking materi
Infosys Supply Chain Management
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
'Plant Shutdown for a manufacturing or an energy company means a complete halt of operations which means the production lines are closed, hence no produce. But what does a plant shutdown mean to the maintenance function? Does plant shutdown mean that the maintenance operations also come to a halt? -No. On the contrary, plant shutdowns are planned to carry out maintenance and this activity is carried out in full swing.
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