Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

98% of our inbound invoices are paid electronically without a human looking at them.” For example, he wanted a better way to manage tail spend. For example, the University may need to buy five snowplow attachments for the front of its Ford F-150 trucks. Last year, the company saw $3.5 million in savings from early payments.

Purchasing Skills 159

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Consider this example. According to Inbound Logistics, the costs of failure to consider automation in logistics and freight settlement is.read More. Unfortunately, there remain opportunities to recapture freight spend within the freight settlement process that automated freight settlement could solve.

Supply Chain Software 93

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Reefer Outbound and Inbound Tender Reject Indices The Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index (ROTRI) and the Reefer Inbound Tender Reject Index (RITRI) are sub-indices of the major SONAR Index named Tender Reject Index (TRI) measured by direction type as indicated by “outbound” and “inbound” in the name and ticker of these indices.

Refrigeration 105

Refrigeration Capacity Outbound Inbound 105

Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. A cross-docking warehouse is where goods from inbound trucks are sorted and routed to outbound trucks for final delivery to the end-user. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St.

Examples 52

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2022

These KPIs should all be applicable to your supply chain operation, subject to some tweaking to reflect the precise characteristics of your inbound logistics and purchasing functions. Example: Purchase order quantity in current month = 200,000 units, Quantity received = 199,880 units. Supplier performance = 99.94%. Delivery On-time.

Procurement Analytics 89

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2023

One telling example is that an item would sometimes pass through three DCs before final delivery to the customer. For example, inventory was not slotted to minimize touches or facility travel distances. Furthermore, quality customer service was not always delivered in the most efficient manner.

Supply Chain Planning Software 126

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Steve: Klaus, when we talked, you mentioned Autoliv was already doing digital supplier management, had digital sourcing solutions, and was looking at real-time transportation visibility solutions to provide better predicted times of arrival for inbound and outbound shipments. Klaus: I can´t give too many details for compliance reasons.

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Log-hub

AUGUST 14, 2024

Here are some real-life examples of successful supply chain optimization across various industries. Optimize Logistics: Walmart uses a network of strategically located distribution centers and employs cross-docking, where products are directly transferred from inbound to outbound trucks, reducing time and costs. Explore NEED SUPPORT?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

The LevaData solution, for example, speeds up sourcing significantly. For example, transportation management solutions from Blume Global, Descartes, E2open, One Network, and others, allow tenders and tender-accepts to be automated in a holistic application that manages the end-to-end transportation process.

Collaboration 172

Collaboration Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling Software 172

GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

Managed transportation is about streamlining and centralizing the whole process of both inbound and outbound logistics, ranging from warehousing through delivery. Using an offshore vendor to manufacture a component for a larger automotive assembly is a typical example.

Optimal Sourcing 126

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. But they were very basic. What’s Next?

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Inbound volumes are traditionally softer prior to the storm, as carriers don’t want to be stuck in a potentially affected area, but will increase following the storm as relief efforts begin. For example, the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) is a 7-day moving average of shippers’ requests for capacity.

Freight 98

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 25, 2021

See the Suez Canal Custom Report in SONAR to keep an eye on how the blockade will impact inbound shipments into US ports. The report includes the Drewry World Container Index (Shanghai to Rotterdam), the Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index for the Port of Savannah, Inbound TEU Volumes).

Data 93

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2021

OpenText has the world’s largest EDI VAN: 33,000 of their customers use the network to exchange messages with 1 million preconnected trading partners (suppliers, logistics service providers, and contract manufacturers, for example); $9 trillion in commerce and 26 billion transactions occur on the network annually.

Supply Chain Software 146

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing 146

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A capable procurement organisation should ultimately be able to represent the whole supply organisation (inbound supply chain). Global Sourcing Example 2 Let’s say you’re a sizeable wholesaler in the local market, and you’ve been sourcing via your agency network for quite a while. Just to name a few!)

Manufacturing Procurement 116

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics 116

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For example, in contract logistics, the 3PL makes use of a warehouse management system so that they can do the job efficiently. The inventory is stored at a few inbound hub warehouses managed by 3PLs. In this example, GEP/Eliant’s customer frees up a significant amount of cash from this arrangement. The right IT is critical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials? Production Planning and Scheduling : Will any inbound disruptions cause issues with production planning and firm schedules? Consider a common inbound use case.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

For example, current congestion at China ports is based on COVID restrictions on cross-province trucking stoppages and port labor COVID lock downs in China that have prevented workers from off-loading and on-boarding shipping containers. But better visibility to containers is badly needed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 147

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2020

Business and Marketing Resources Marketing Logistics Services: A Discussion on Getting Attention Online Listen to the Podcast Example of an Effective Transportation Management Case Study View Case Study How Industrial Companies Can Pivot to Inbound Organizations & Increase Customer Experience Listen.read More.

Supply Chains 71

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Without appointment management capabilities in place, for example, facilities can easily become overwhelmed by a flood of phone calls and emails from carriers trying to schedule inbound or outbound pickups, as well as managing labour planning within the facility.

Cost Reduction 68

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Ocean ETAs, for example, are much different because the macro-factors are a lot different than over the road. When looking at the main challenges in respect to truckload visibility, more than three quarters of respondents indicated that visibility to inbound shipments that will be late is the top pressure.

Modeling Software 149

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This includes everything from providing great visibility into the inbound supply to being able to move inventory very quickly to the right locations to service customers when the supply hits specific bottlenecks. For example, Eddie poses the question: “do we ask for every order to be delivered overnight?

Supply Chain Design Software 179

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

As shippers continue to navigate the challenges of a worldwide pandemic,” Inbound Logistics states, “many are finding that the strategies they used to deal with past supply chain disruptions are not the same ones needed to be successful in today’s marketplace.”.

Supply Chains 113

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2022

Transportation management systems are used by shippers and carriers to more efficiently manage inbound and outbound shipments. At TuSimple, for example, while they anticipate most of their customers will buy their autonomous trucks, one business model they are developing is TuSimple Capacity.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 221

Logistics Network Optimization Software Trucking Freight Supply Chain Planning Software 221

Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

He shared the following examples: “If you’re in warehousing and you know exactly when a truck is going to show up, then you can have better dock scheduling, you can have better labor management, you can sequence your warehouse operations better — the picking, packing, staging, etc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

For example, as a picker is moving through the warehouse, their scan gun will read, “go to location XB312 and pick three cases!” The inbound truck may need to go to the front of the line; A yard management system needs to be integrated to the WMS to make this happen. A WMS tells workers what to do. It doesn’t.

Supply Chain Planning Software 157

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For example, if a company had built up safety stock, and the inbound supply of components needed to make a product is disrupted, the company can still respond to customer demand without breaking a sweat. And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. Mr. Delbar exclaimed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 133

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement 133

Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2019

These are inbound shipments from vendors, stock transfers between locations, and outbound shipments to customers. He also recommends looking at your inbound and outbound dock scheduling to better balance times to reduce dwell. He says since stock transfers are within the organization, they’re a good place to start.

Cost Reduction 116

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

The shift from oversupply to the current worldwide shortage has impacted raw materials, inbound logistics, the factory floor, and the outbound warehouse. For example, a custom manufacturer may need a metal fabrication supplier to take on a design-to-order project. Challenge: Meeting unique customer requirements.

Supply Chain Design Software 105

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 5, 2021

Lane Signal considers the following indices: Outbound Tender Volume Index Outbound Tender Rejection Index Headhaul Index for both origin and destination Inbound Tender Volume Index Inbound Tender Rejection Index. Here are three examples for how to use this product in real-time. Use the destination market as leverage.

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Modeling Software Sourcing Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Another methodology is the Porter’s Value Chain Framework, which comprises of inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales, and service. Here are some KPIs to assist you to get back on track to build an agile, adaptive, and resilient supply chain into the future: Inbound KPIs.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2021

Over time, retailers will be able to determine which gig carriers offer the best service in a particular geographic region, for example, as well as which carriers most often meet expectations vs. fall short. These vitals, in aggregate, can also help retailers more effectively negotiate rates across their carrier networks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 180

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Negotiating Skills 180

FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Consider this example. Consider this example. . Of course, no disruption comes close to those that have been experienced to date in 2020. But that principle does allude to another issue. A lack of visibility amounts to an inability to mitigate risks and survive disruption. . Thus, rates are going to continue climbing.

Supply Chain Software 105

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Sourcing Strategies 105

Parade

JUNE 17, 2019

Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' In this model, the region could be the Pacific Northwest, for example. In this model, the region could be the Pacific Northwest, for example.

Modeling Software 68

Modeling Software Freight Operations Outbound 68

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Ron Lazo of Manhattan Associates provided specific examples of how Manhattan’s orchestrated implementation efforts across warehousing and transportation operations align activities, providing benefits such as enhanced inbound shipment visibility, smarter appointment management, automated workflows, and efficient labor management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 151

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2024

For example, if you are paying an hourly rate for deliveries, is that necessarily going to create the right behaviour in the transport company to get your deliveries done efficiently? In these cases, customers can benefit too, by reducing the number of inbound shipments they need to handle.

Cost Reduction 97

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Companies can use the TMS independently or opt for managed transportation services, which include operational oversight of inbound control tower tracking and reverse logistics. The company shared examples of its long-term collaborations with businesses such as Texas Instruments and Home Depot.

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