Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

For example, flexible systems allow warehouses to shift resources seamlessly between e-commerce and business-to-business (B2B) operations, enabling smooth transitions between high-demand cycles for different clients. Flexibility enables these warehouses to customize workflows and systems to accommodate their clients diverse needs.

Resource Reduction 116

Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Inventory Reduction 116

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

12,000 SAP customers and partners attended the event, and another 15,000 watched remotely. I might tell Alexa, for example, “Play the station Smooth Jazz!” Most of the new in-context GenAI solutions have been pre-trained on 200,000 pages of SAP’s training and technical documents. In contrast, Joule is Business AI.

SAP 124

SAP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 124

The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

The idea was that the original leadership teams would teach this course to the next level of leadership, then train people at that level to teach the next – and cascade the teaching through the leadership ranks. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example. Usually… overtime.

Supply Chain Design Software 397

Supply Chain Design Software Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 397

The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools. Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc.

Waste Reduction 397

Waste Reduction Buyer Training Document Production 397

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Employee Training and Awareness The human element cannot be overlooked in securing automated systems. Furthermore, fostering a culture of security through employee training and awareness is indispensable. Exploring network security measures, such as establishing dedicated WiFi networks for robotics systems, is crucial.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

Logistics Network Optimization Software Security Automation Compliance 120

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Given that we are in the age of AI/ML, I often think of how the small deli where I worked was a perfect training ground for applying AI/ML in fresh supply chain planning. Another example of data normalization is accounting for lost sales due to stockouts or waste of perishable products due to overstocking of inventory.

Scenario Planning 118

Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software 118

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year. The use an overhead boom to load heavy shipping containers onto truck trailers and train cars, unloading them, and stacking them on terminals between pickups and deliveries.

Material Savings 114

Material Savings Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 114