Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A ‘big bang’ approach, applying a one-size-fits-all AI solution, is not viable in an environment where industrial-grade solutions are needed to meet health, safety, and sustainability goals, Mr. Masson points out. The platform has thresholds that say, for example, “If the dollar value of orders changes a little, that doesn’t matter.

Supply Chain Planning Software 108

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Are they meeting consumers’ home delivery expectations, whether that’s affordable delivery, specific time windows, or sustainable options? For example, price-conscious consumers don’t need an expensive next-day delivery option; instead, delivery service with a longer lead time but lower cost will appeal to this group.

Cost Reduction 82

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Top Challenges Faced by Companies: Customer Preferences: Example: An online fashion retailer faces the challenge of constantly changing customer preferences. Supply side shifts: Example: A global coffee manufacturer experiences disruptions due to a natural disaster affecting one of its key suppliers in Brazil due to dry weather.

Supply Chain Design Software 118

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

There are three responses in this question that address supply chain sustainability: align with our goals, mission, and values; meet consumers expectations; and increase profitability. The second reason to address sustainability topics, from a supply chain perspective, is to meet consumer expectations.

Supply Chain Design Software 118

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. A good KPI dashboard can show you for example, the difference between planned and actual kilometers for each route.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 75

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A work crew typically consisted of three to half a dozen men (and they were all men) who were task organized to strip the coal off the seam face, shovel it into mining carts, and move those carts to the transport system. Common examples are an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, or an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system.

Modeling Software 259

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2024

This reflects manufacturers’ difficulty in synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing in the short-term time planning horizon. The same disconnect can happen in the warehouse and in transportation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, logistics companies are to employ Level 2 and 3 autonomous vehicles that assist drivers by adjusting speed and steering based on road conditions. By adhering to these industry standards, logistics companies ensure safer, more efficient, and compliant operations that meet regulatory and customer expectations.

Supply Chain Planning Software 108

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2024

Supply chain management involves efficiently orchestrating suppliers, factories, warehouses, transportation modes, and points of sale so that products are produced and distributed in the right quantities, place, and time. The goal is to minimize total operating costs and meet customer service expectations.

Supply Chain Software 108

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2024

Mr. Elliott pointed to four main predictions for 2024, and then outlined the three pillars of how Körber will be able to meet the goals that align with these predictions. The most obvious intersection point is transportation. Transportation is a huge contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Workforce Efficiency. Data Visibility.

Course 113

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

For example, an AMR fleet can focus on picking operations during peak seasons and then shift to returns processing post-holiday. Unlike fixed systems designed for specific tasks, AMRs can easily pivot to accommodate different shapes and sizes of goods or switch from one task to another as needed.

Automation 111

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

For example, Mr. Tamma explained, “for the BMW X5 model, we have a specific corresponding products ranging from 19-inch to 22-inch rim sizes.” Pirelli’s digital transformation challenge was to use a new digital platform that could scale to meet its complex integrated business planning process. This is a complex supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

For Target, it’s both about meeting consumer demand and living up to its own corporate pledges. For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year. And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Brazil this year that will end up in products on Target shelves early next year.

Material Savings 114

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

All those meetings began in Spanish and they go, “Do you not understand that?” I will give you an example of predictive. The logistics and transportation people are outside of that conversation. If English will be one, there will be one A. That is good for all of us because we will do more business that way. It makes it easier.

Data 369

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