Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Pool distribution as a store replenishment strategy is more relevant than ever because of decreasing margins and the need to move goods quickly to stores in reaction to changing consumer demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2021

Omni-channel retailers have facilities dedicated to direct-to-consumer fulfillment and others responsible for retail store replenishment. Many companies addressed this imbalance by augmenting or completely changing their replenishment DCs to e-commerce fulfillment centers. Most notably, picking processes were changed significantly.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you find that you have product lines which are put away in bulk storage areas and then frequently moved to replenish picking locations, consider putting them on the floor instead and picking directly from this floor stock. Using storage solutions like pallet racks can significantly improve efficiency during inventory audits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In this blog, I’ll try to shed more light on it with examples from our work with our customers. Think of the Lego as the ultimate example of a composable toy. Examples of Composability in Supply Chain Planning Platforms. Here are some real-life examples from the trenches to demonstrate what I mean by flexibility and modularity.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

For example, using smartphones and tablets instead of barcode scanners can make it easier to train your employees and for them to get work done. The point here is the pick efficiency and speed mean nothing if replenishment can’t keep up. They’ll feel more accomplished and less stressed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2024

It serves as a compelling example of how retailers must reassess their inventory strategies to adapt to rapidly shifting market demands driven by trends. The trade-off between waste and lost sales is a critical consideration in inventory management and replenishment for perishable products.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St. For example, are your items: Relatively small and easy to handle, like novelty toys or clothing? Their pros and cons. Let's dive in! Table of Contents.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

They can reveal any weak points in the logistics installation, such as unplanned replenishment from overstock to the picking area, or failure of mechanical components, and allow you to take measures to correct the problem before things get out of hand. They might also affect the technologies or resources.

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

Even sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) rely heavily on users manually inputting forecasting and replenishment parameters to automate any form of reordering alerts. For example, highlighting unusual dips in demand or longer than expected lead times. The process is endless.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, the longer it takes to complete specific process cycles in the supply chain, the more resources are required to execute those cycles. The task of maintaining optimal inventory levels, thus avoiding stockouts or overstocking issues, is simpler when you know how long it takes to replenish stock. Why is lead time important?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

When companies implement a demand management or replenishment system, the goal is usually to improve customer satisfaction while holding less inventory. For example, a warehouse might have a big propane tank they use with forklifts that run on propane. That occurs when the forecast is handed off to the replenishment system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

Second, what is autonomous planning in supply chain, and what are some practical examples? Then there’s the question of how much to hold at the central warehouse to replenish the MFCs as well as how to dynamically allocate receipts at the cross-docks. I asked Asena to give some deeper insights on a few key points.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Examples of Supply Chain Robots at MODEX 2024 Several exhibitors at MODEX 2024 showcased their innovative solutions for supply chain robotics, demonstrating the diversity and potential of this field. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The solutions are designed to support single and multi-item processing typical in e-commerce fulfillment and store replenishment operations. This current customer use of the robotic picking for back-of-store order preparation is one of the most cutting-edge examples of technology utilization for micro fulfillment to my knowledge.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Retail Supply Chain Costs These costs will of course vary by company and sector and are just an example. This is all the product handling that takes place at the back dock, the stock room, and replenishing stock out on the retail floor. For example, buying in large quantities from suppliers, to get a lower unit cost.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Another example of data normalization is accounting for lost sales due to stockouts or waste of perishable products due to overstocking of inventory. Similarly, when the weather is warmer than normal, and we stock out of chocolate ice cream, that impacts both future forecasts and the replenishment plan for the following week.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For example, you should consider setting different service levels, safety stock levels and reordering parameters for each category. Fine-tune your stock replenishment strategies. However, if these methods are leading to stockouts or excess stock scenarios, you need to look for a smarter way to carry out replenishment.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, you can optimise for cost, profit, or service, but not for all of them. For example, inaccurate forecasts typically lead to: Overstocking — a problem that ties up working capital and can lead to inventory obsolescence. Ignoring the presence of forecast biases which skew replenishment patterns. 3: Supplier Lead Time.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2016

Replenishment. These periods of measurement allow for a comprehensive overview of the picking performance and also help planning other processes such as goods in and replenishments to in order to run peak times for picking without running into out of stock situations at pick locations. Replenishment. Safety/OSHA. Goods Received.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), for example, can perform many tasks in warehouse or distribution center settings (including moving pallets, product picking and fulfillment) that are typically viewed as repetitive or non value-added, thereby freeing the workforce to perform other activities and ultimately increasing productivity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Concurrent Optimization for Lower Total Cost to Serve Traditional planning systems operate within the scope of classical silo definitions: demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment planning, production planning, materials planning, transportation planning, order fulfillment, etc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, a distributor challenged to improve productivity, reduce the costs for picking low unit of measure (LUM) items, and increase picking accuracy added voice-directed, AI-driven optimization software to supplement their RF-based process. Highlighting this use case, a storage and organization retailer, with stores throughout the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2022

Brian provided some specific omni-channel examples with easy to envision benefits. The Manhattan Active WM roadmap includes the next evolution of order streaming, applying those dynamic direct-to-consumer principles to retail replenishment and B-to-B fulfillment environments.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As an example, it may be necessary to leverage drop shipping to give a manufacturer the opportunity to fill the order and manage its transportation process. Now going back to the examples of what-if scenarios, it is possible to isolate the conditions in which an optimum outcome will occur. That is the simple part.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

For example, a global retailer can use a tensor-based approach to manage product demand across multiple warehouses, optimizing stock levels dynamically. For example, a 3D graph can map supplier networks, showing how inventory moves across multiple locations. This helps companies stay efficient while meeting customer expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 31, 2023

A number of unification examples and their benefits were provided. Manhattan Active WM then inserts these customer-initiated changes into the existing replenishment and loading tasks. Finally, Manhattan Associates also provided examples of APIs co-innovated with its partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Examples of building intelligence in your processes: Automating product segmentation based on multiple dimensions including revenue, demand variability, supplier lead-times to manage different service level targets. AI/ML technology will help with many aspects of your supply chain planning both on the demand and supply side.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Example A: Fashion Retailer – Business Strategy is short life cycle products. Example B: Supermarket Retailer – Business strategy is to have low cost to compete effectively. Example C: Oil & Gas – Products and services are diverse. Replenishment. What does it mean for inventory? Faster turn over. Manufactured Goods.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 15, 2024

Retailers are replenishing inventories, leading to higher volumes of imports and exports. The Port of Long Beach, for example, is undergoing a $1.5 Economic Recovery : As economies recover from Covid-19 pandemic-related disruptions, there is a surge in consumer demand for goods, particularly in North America and Europe.

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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. There is also managed planning, where a services firm uses a supply chain system to forecast demand, and plan replenishment and manufacturing. The right IT is critical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kinaxis is focusing on the QSR industry first, looking at replenishment for both food and the necessary durable goods. The example they gave me was to understand the yield for a burger with pickles at a QSR. If only 70 percent of burger orders use pickles, this changes the replenishment model for both items.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2021

Inventory replenishment for businesses that need delivery in combination with restocking or setup of new fixtures for such inventory. Refrigerators, large household appliances, furniture, and expensive electronics are examples. Retail fulfillment for businesses that lack a dock or other traditional means of accepting shipments.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

Manufacturers and distributors need to make sure the right goods and materials are in the right place at the right time, budgeted for appropriately, and replenished as needed. Supply chain visibility to maintain competitive advantage. To do this, they need access to a real time picture to manage every aspect of the chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

I asked Manhattan about recent examples of customers utilizing the company’s WES functionality. Swisslog was exhibiting numerous technologies but I was most interested in the company’s mixed case palletizer designed to create pallets organized for store friendly replenishment.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 10, 2022

For example, production jobs for different sales orders can be combined to take advantage of commonly used parts and assemblies. Using kitting, an ERP system can establish which jobs need to be raised, as well as what items ought to be purchased to complete the assembly.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 14, 2020

But unfortunately for inventory management teams, ERPs often lack functionality when it comes to more sophisticated inventory planning and replenishment requirements. Stock planners are often confronted with telltale signs that they need further automation to improve demand forecasting, optimize stock levels and automate replenishment tasks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For example, by stacking containers higher you can make use of vertical space, and mobile shelving units can be useful for seasonal products. For example, the old handhelds took 20 to 60 seconds to load a list of lots. Use space-saving containers or shelving. Establish a layout based on order picking.

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