Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Technology’s place in supply chain operations is well established and much appreciated, as it helps improve accuracy, visibility, and efficiency from orders coming in and shipments moving out. But can technology do more? The answer, of course, is yes.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

ERP analytics streamline the non-conformance process, facilitating the management of corrective actions and generating workflows linked to the original non-conformance event. Manufacturers can exercise better control over the return and exchange of items bought from suppliers, ensuring smooth operations.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

So, for instance, SKUs commonly ordered together are located close to one another. So, it’s that, along with the visibility improvement from creating a more ordered warehouse interior, which reduces the frequency of picking errors. SKU families (groups of SKUs that are typically ordered or sold together).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, 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. when telesales would have captured many of the daily orders from customers. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

Planning cycles in this environment tend to be slow and often, when you reach a compromise on the plan, unexpected events force you to go back to the drawing board. Prescriptive analytics : to define how and when to take action (production, stock, sales) in order to maximize the overall profitability of the business.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 10, 2018

Due to the restrictions placed upon carriers by ELDs, the farthest freight from the ramp is being scrutinized in the drayage community, and these carriers are exercising choice when it comes to longer haul lengths. Be a “shipper of choice” to your carrier partners.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 22, 2024

Establishing standing orders for popular flowers can streamline your operations, ensuring you always have essential blooms and the freshest flowers on hand. However, it’s vital to exercise caution and avoid over-ordering, as this can lead to waste reduction challenges and increased expenses.

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Now, That's Logistics

JUNE 6, 2022

OSHA defines a “recordable” event as any work-related fatality; any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job; or any work-related injury or illness requiring medical treatment beyond first aid.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. An expensive and inefficient option, redundancy in this context means keeping excess capacity or back-up across the entire supply chain in case of shock events, such as natural catastrophes and epidemics. 4) Create Redundancy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

With current events in mind, managing future supply chain disruptions will be an integral component of corporate strategy. Creating supply chain resilience is a holistic exercise that involves more than just a few savvy logistics people. As mentioned, this should not be an exercise limited to supply chain professionals.

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Locus

JANUARY 28, 2022

Scheduling tasks in real-time: As hundreds of orders pour in a day, managers need to first make sure the right executives are available and assign tasks in real-time. This can prove to be a daunting exercise without the right software and tools.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Of course it’s all very well to know the target your company must beat in order to differentiate itself from others, but you also need to know how far you are from that target. In order to achieve this, you should benchmark your supply chain performance against companies with similar supply chain characteristics to your own.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Dozens of Penske associates participated in this challenge as part of a team-building exercise, and it proved to be a little messier – and more rewarding – than even they expected. Therefore, we got a team of 61 people, ranging from sales, technicians and rental to compete in this event.”. We felt more separated than we did close.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

However, in reality most strategic planning exercises neither embed foresight, nor create responsive networks. However, in the real world, orders keep changing, carriers reject tenders, inventory is not found in the warehouse due to discrepancies, or equipment breaks down on the road and so on.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A mentor and mentee should be carefully matched with one another, in order for a solid relationship to grow. You can always use testing (as a condition of issuing the reading material) or some similar exercise based on the books your employees receive, to ensure they use the material to further their own supply chain education.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 26, 2020

Kavemba’s harvested cowpeas are weighed in order to calculate the yield index of her farm. When faced with failed harvests in previous years, farmers would often resort to selling livestock, chopping down their trees for charcoal and even walking several kilometres to fetch and sell water in order to buy food and to pay school fees.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place. What happens in the event of a data leak? These workers need resources and the company’s approval in order to carry out their duties effectively.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 13, 2020

A patient with heart disease on a strict diet and exercise regimen, for instance, could be routinely monitored to confirm they are following treatment guidelines. The company also allows you to order other products commonly found in their stores, such as toiletries, food, and over-the-counter medications. Wearables and Apps.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

The COVID pandemic may have been an extreme example of what can go wrong, but it also underscored the importance of planning and decision-making in the event of sudden disruptions that upend the normal working of the complicated modern supply chain apparatus. Adopting Agile Supply Chain Management Strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 8, 2024

A mentor and mentee should be carefully matched with one another, in order for a solid relationship to grow. You can always use testing (as a condition of issuing the reading material) or some similar exercise based on the books your employees receive, to ensure they use the material to further their own supply chain education.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Business continuity management seeks to keep a supply chain working in the event of a problem. Court order to stop work, health and safety rules lead to shut-down. Similarly, IT disasters in supply chains may be caused by rare events like fires, floods and earthquakes. High-probability/low-impact events. Technical (T).

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk. Consider the ways rich data collection can help shape your supply chain towards lower cost and optimal performance.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

News & Events. |. In my current project about a year ago, North America region Supply Chain Planners were having major concerns related with flawed planning resulting from incorrect or no Source of Supply (SoS) for receipt elements such as Purchase requisitions &/or Planned orders. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The chosen technology needed to control stock accurately by location, produce picking and despatch paperwork and maintain a full history of orders and stock movements. It also needed to integrate with Myriad, the specialist subscription management software for the publishing industry, to exchange order information.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

In other words, a strong will is among the most important qualities you need to have in order to make it. Besides the general skills you need to refresh or develop, you might want to attend a freight broker school in order to get fully prepared for actual requirements of the brokering job. Take Freight Broker Training.

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Blog on Log

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

“Dubai Ports undertook to sell its PNCT interest with full knowledge that the PNCT lease expressly provides the PA (port authority) with an unconditional consent right in the event of a change of control,” Larrabee wrote.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

In order to get your forklift operator’s license, OSHA says that you must receive: Formal instruction. This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. Of course not. You came here for the short, sweet answer.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sabine Ursel talks to Bettina Bohlmann (above) , Managing Partner of 3p Procurement Branding GmbH in an interview focused on themes to be explored at this year’s EXCHAiNGE event in Frankfurt. Orders and commands from on high are not helpful. I found your real-world exercises in past years very enlightening.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Telling signs are low levels of inventory accuracy, low stock turns, and low order output ratios per labour hour, high levels of unexplainable losses or damage to goods, high operating costs, high customer performance complaints and high employee turnover. It must be a joint exercise. This is a mistake.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

News & Events. |. As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

News & Events. |. What you now have is a broader solution set to address the same problem encompassing Master Data Management, Demand Planning, Replenishment Management, Web Analytics, Order Capture, Warehouse Management Systems, and Transportation Management Systems. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management. View all Infosys blogs.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The club also organizes a roundtable event each semester that brings students and companies together to explore opportunities for internships and jobs. Between classroom lectures, cases, and “applied” learning events with industry, UW-Madison makes sure students are exposed to it all. It is also an exercise in trade-offs.

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Automotive Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Audi officially premiered its e-tron electric SUV at a summit event in San Francisco this week but production has been underway for a couple of weeks already at its plant in Brussels, Belgium, which is making the e-tron for global markets.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 21, 2016

That’s not to say that the following signs and symptoms are harbingers of disaster, but they should certainly prompt a distribution network design review, along with a modeling exercise to check if your outbound supply chain is maintaining that all-important balance between cost and service. Increasing Costs and Shrinking Margins.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The Sochi Summit manifested the role of interaction and cooperation between India and Russia in building a multi-polar world order. The Sides also decided to further explore possibilities of closer cooperation on hydel and renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, including in order to reduce the negative effects of climate change.

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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. Ask “Why, what, where, when, who, and how” in that order. PDCA Thinking. Today we would use Toyota Kata to teach this. Four Rules: 1. Safety First.

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