Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Outbound transportation. Thus, if you find out that an expensive transport solution (courier for example) is routinely being used to deliver a low margin product to a customer, you’ll understand that much better if the end result for you turns out to be a loss. Marketing costs. Ordering and cash collection. Picking and packing.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 5, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll walk through some of the obstacles to medium-term demand planning, consider how high-frequency supply chain data can help fill the informational gaps that companies are grappling with, and then look at a real-world example of how the data in FreightWaves SONAR can give insight into the goods economy.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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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. Let’s take inventory management as an example. In many cases, we need only look at the very first steps in the partnering process to spot the first signs of rot.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part which deals with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development. Supply Chain Network Design.

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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.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

For example, you dont want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers needs. Step 2: Gap Analysis Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so its time to undertake a gap analysis.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Many enterprises have taken heed, and determined that inbound and outbound transport and warehousing are consequential processes of their business rather than fundamental or core processes. For example, companies who have their own in house vehicle fleets often struggle to deliver products on time. It must be a joint exercise.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Outbound cybersecurity lags behind . They started by thinking about security in the design of the car, and are now moving up into the supply chain to align security practices with select tier-one suppliers, for example ECU [engine control unit] manufacturers and firmware vendors. Establishing industry standards .

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Furthermore, many shippers who rely on inbound and outbound transportation to bring in raw materials and distribute their finished goods may not realize the multitude of ways that transportation carriers can achieve “scale.”. The modern assembly line is the best example of this. These are all examples of diseconomies of scale.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Mini Case Study: Walmart Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times.

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