How to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 16, 2025
Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards.
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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful
Logistics Bureau
DECEMBER 24, 2024
This has fuelled growth of the third-party outsourcing industry and expansion of scores of logistics service providers. the warehousing front, checking performance against just a few industry KPIs can quickly help managers determine how effective their operations are. It must be a joint exercise. This is a mistake.
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Surviving Business Start Up Stress & How to Deal With It
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 13, 2016
However, if you want to achieve success in the start-up world, you will have to learn how to manage stress and overcome it. Exercise is the best stress relief strategy out there. Even if you just exercise for 20 minutes, three times a week you will notice that symptoms of stress are reversed. Highly recommend! .
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How to secure your ERP system
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MARCH 20, 2023
Lack of response planning — there is no set procedure to report and escalate a security problem Lack of testing — no regular vulnerability scans and penetration testing that would highlight potential problems How to protect your ERP system The standard for modern digital security is the Zero Trust architecture, as defined in NIST SP 800-207.
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S&OP in Agribusiness: How to Harvest the Benefits with Advanced Analytics
AIMMS
JULY 23, 2019
Tereos , the second biggest sugar producer worldwide, is an important stakeholder in this market, with 49 industry units in 4 continents. Prescriptive analytics : to define how and when to take action (production, stock, sales) in order to maximize the overall profitability of the business.
Warehouse Capacity – How to Increase It and Avoid Moving
Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Let me share with you some very simple tips this week on how to fit more into your warehouse so that you can either avoid or delay having to move to a larger facility. If we look at the right hand layout, which is after going through a slotting exercise, you can see how all of the faster movers are now down towards the dispatch area.
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How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
You can also select KPIs to monitor performance in other aspects of supply chain activity, such as safety and health, sustainability, and regulatory compliance if that is a critical feature of your industry. How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain With KPIs. The Right KPIs Don’t Counter One Another. Bean, Inc.,
How to Operate a Forklift: A Step-By-Step Guide
Conger
JUNE 4, 2024
Learning how to operate a forklift can transform your work life and open up a world of opportunities. Learning how to operate a forklift is not just about knowing which lever does what; it’s about developing a sixth sense of the forklift’s movements and limitations. Workplace hazards and how to avoid them.
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Using OEE and MOM with older manufacturing equipment
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JUNE 29, 2022
Except for state-of-the-art manufacturing plants built in the past five years, most facilities have industrial equipment that is 20 to 25 years old, or even older. How to instrument older plant equipment for MOM. Flexible, low-cost sensors can be deployed in industrial scenarios. Implementing low-cost equipment sensors.
Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide
The Lean Thinker
DECEMBER 21, 2017
On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. Learning a skill requires practice, plus knowing what and how to practice. The book devotes several pages to how to carry out each of these steps. More Sophistication.
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S&OP in Agribusiness: How to Harvest the Benefits with Advanced Analytics
AIMMS
JULY 23, 2019
Tereos , the second biggest sugar producer worldwide, is an important stakeholder in this market, with 49 industry units in 4 continents. Prescriptive analytics : to define how and when to take action (production, stock, sales) in order to maximize the overall profitability of the business. But technology is only part of the process.
Urban Logistics: How to Master the Megacity Challenge
Sabinext
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
But beyond the business implications of growing profitability in urban environments, industry leaders have a responsibility to think sustainably when tackling megacity challenges. How can we cater to the expectation of services such as same-day-delivery, without overcrowding roads in residential areas and narrow shopping districts?
Supply Chain Career Changes – How to Get In, Get On, and Get What You Want
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 25, 2017
Supply chain workers can often pick an industry sector of interest (retail, travel, healthcare, automotive, utility, etc.), and leverage their supply chain skills and know-how to help them move to employment in that sector. Activities can vary according to the enterprise and the industry. Financial planning. Forecasting.
Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations
Material Handling and Logistics
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Complex supply chains generate more data, which companies can use to drive greater efficiency or engage in innovation that disrupts an entire industry—think Amazon. More data is coming in than ever before.
[INFOGRAPHIC] How to Become a Freight Broker: Your Ultimate Guide
GlobalTranz
MARCH 3, 2016
an increasingly stable and growing industry , and increasing demand for new brokers, you have all the external conditions to become a successful freight broker. Before you take the first steps to launching your freight brokerage, it’s a good idea to review the role of the broker in the industry. How to start a freight brokerage.
ShipMonk Summits Enhance 3PL Mindsets
Ship Monk
JUNE 20, 2022
In the fulfillment industry where increasing demand, geographical obstacles, rising costs, and complex supply chains are more temperamental than a Jack Russell Terrier hyped up on sugar, it is vital that 3PL team members are on the same page. Teamwork makes the dream work.
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Top courses to upskill manufacturers
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
AUGUST 9, 2022
Investing in an ERP system and other business systems is an expensive exercise and by not investing resources into training and education, manufacturers will not get the full return on investment. Industries need to continuously bridge the skills gap whilst retaining their current workforce. Industry 4.0 Business Processes.
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How to Take Better Care of the Heart of Your Operation: Your Drivers
WorkWave
JULY 30, 2024
Providing access to exercise routines that can be done on the road and promoting regular health check-ups can help maintain their physical health. Encouraging mindfulness and relaxation exercises can also be beneficial. The post How to Take Better Care of the Heart of Your Operation: Your Drivers appeared first on WorkWave.
Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?
ShipLilly
AUGUST 5, 2021
As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years. Unless things are regulated in the short term, this is a danger to the industry. Certain industry professionals have come up with clever ways to reduce or remove PCS altogether. What is the port congestion surcharge?
How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks
3PL Links
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Image source: Flickr | How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks The management of data intelligence in the supply chain presents an enormous challenge to those involved. The amount, velocity, and sharing of data all influence how it is received and evaluated, and these changes intensify with the consolidation of digital transformation.
How to Get Your Forklift License: The Ultimate Guide [New in 2020]
Conger
JULY 20, 2020
Chapter 4: How to Pass Your Forklift Certification Test With Flying Colors. How to Decide If the ‘Operator’s Life’ Is Right for You. Chapter 6: How to Get a Job as a Forklift Driver. Part I: How to Get a Forklift License. How to construct, transport, stack, and unstack loads. Hands-on training and evaluation.
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Logistics Challenges Involved in Home Services and How to Overcome Them
Locus
JANUARY 28, 2022
The industry only promises to grow with the advancement in technology and the ease of mobile bookings. . For most industries, it means delivering a packaged good on time, more so if delivery is time and temperature-sensitive. This can prove to be a daunting exercise without the right software and tools. billion by 2026.
How to recession-proof your small trucking company: A survival guide for truckers in 2022
Envase Technologies
JULY 21, 2022
That being said, it’s not sustainable for a business long-term, so we urge small trucking companies to accelerate their cash flow so they can exercise the option of not factoring. Newly developed technology in our industry facilitates this significantly by helping users to invoice jobs more quickly by automating much of the process.
How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain
Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 19, 2020
It’s a strategy worth considering before looking at external benchmarking, because it might allow you to reduce the scope of an external benchmarking exercise, and narrow the gaps between your company and its peers. As beneficial as it may be, it’s rare for internal benchmarking to take a company all the way to best-in-class in its industry.
Industry View: The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 5, 2020
For any company, the next big disruption does not have to be a pandemic; it can be something minuscule on a global scale yet have the same devastating effect on the ill-prepared, in particular trade lanes or in a particular industry. As mentioned, this should not be an exercise limited to supply chain professionals.
How OEE and MOM can be used to streamline manufacturing
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JUNE 15, 2022
But to understand how to do that requires information, and therefore the question is how to get accurate data to check that the plant, and the people on the shop floor, are performing? In other words, VSM was an exercise, not part of a plan for improvement with a deployment strategy. The importance of digital manufacturing.
Time for a Supply Chain Reserve Corps
10xLogistics
MARCH 22, 2020
Similiar exercises were done in Korea and other places. We would have needs for coordination with civilian industry, you would run a huge reserve of trucks, trailers and drivers and you would work for a leader of this organization. By being trained we don't take months to just figure out "how things work". We should follow it.
The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 2, 2025
Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics. But first, what is route optimisation?
Finalizing Your 2021 Transportation Budget – The New Normal
Blue Grace Logistics
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Organizations have addressed and responded to the situation in various ways and the adaptations have been unique to each market and industry served. The industry saw more parcel shipment related movements and trucking kept the economy afloat. Predictive Analytics.
What manufacturers need to know about IIoT
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 27, 2021
There are two different terms that are sometimes used interchangeably – the Internet of Things and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. How to implement an IIoT project. What is IoT and IIoT?
2023 Peak Season: A New Approach for Importers
Dedola Global Logistics
JULY 28, 2023
The industry has observed lower volumes as importers exercise caution, contrary to expectations. Factors such as inflation-induced price hikes, media warnings of an impending recession, and steady industry layoffs have shifted consumer habits. Economic uncertainty has altered consumer shopping habits from previous peak seasons.
Forklift Safety Training: The Ultimate Guide
Conger
MAY 28, 2021
How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. What Are OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Training Requirements? How to Start Developing Your Own Forklift Safety Training Program. What are OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Training Requirements? How to calculate forklift capacities.
Forklift Operator Training: The Complete Guide to Getting Your License
Conger
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Practical Training – This includes demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercised performed by the trainee. TIPS ON HOW TO GET A FORKLIFT OPERATOR JOB Whew, breathe a sigh of relief. Chapter 6: Tips on how to get a forklift operator job Whew, breathe a sigh of relief.
What is Supply Chain Resilience?
GlobalTranz
APRIL 6, 2021
In 2020 companies across virtually every industry faced supply chain disruption due to COVID-19. Wholesale food distributors and producers had to figure out how to sell directly to the public. Broadline food distributors learned how to price restaurant-quality meat in family-sized packages and coordinate curbside pickup.
Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?
ShipLilly
AUGUST 5, 2021
As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years. Unless things are regulated in the short term, this is a danger to the industry. Certain industry professionals have come up with clever ways to reduce or remove PCS altogether. What is the port congestion surcharge?
Trucker Health and Work-Life Balance
Freight Center
JULY 9, 2019
Awareness of the job’s health concerns, how to avoid them and how to balance life behind and away from the wheel is essential to morale, both for the drivers and everyone they are driving for! Logistics is an industry which the world and our economy relies on to keep things flowing and truckers make the industry strong.
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Understanding Truckload Rates: Contract Versus Spot Market
Blue Grace Logistics
JUNE 1, 2022
Understanding contract versus spot rates can help companies make better decisions about how to move freight, saving both time and money, while keeping operations flowing smoothly. But what is the difference between the two, and should businesses be more focused one versus the other? Contract rates can offer peace of mind for both parties.
Is an export license required?
Globalior
MAY 11, 2020
You will find more information on how to do so on our article about determining an ECCN. Hence you may still need to reach out to the Bureau of Industry and Security to confirm the ECCN and licensing requirements of your shipment, in order to receive payment. Can I ship EAR99 products to embargoed countries?
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Finding Your Ecommerce Brand Niche
Ship Monk
AUGUST 2, 2023
Whether you’re an e-tailer that sells a variety of brands, or a startup brand trying to make a name for itself, your niche will help you figure out how to present yourself to the world (and what parts of the world you can safely ignore). Finding your niche is a good start. If you’re a brand startup, what makes your product special?
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Don’t be caught out with an unseaworthy container – follow this checklist and avoid cargo damage
Shipping and Freight Resource
MAY 12, 2020
Shipping Lines must exercise due diligence to make the container equipment is seaworthy by regularly servicing its containers. Do you have any other points to share on how to avoid cargo damage due to an unseaworthy container? About the Author.
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85 8 Uses for Supply Chain Benchmarking and Their Most Valuable Benefits
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Has your company discovered how to really turn knowledge into power? The same is true in industry and business. If you want your company to be known as the best in its industry, commercial sector, or even in its niche, you must gain awareness of the only goal that matters—the one which none of your competitors have yet surpassed.
Understanding a freight quotation and tips to ensue an accurate quote
Shipping and Freight Resource
MAY 5, 2020
Here are some tips on how to understand a freight quotation and how to ensure that you get an accurate one. Many customers have lost $$$ on their transactions because of unclear, incomplete or incorrect freight quotations or because they did not understand what a freight quotation entails and what it covers.
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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 4, 2022
It simply means checking your company’s rates paid for freight transportation against those borne by its peers in the same or similar industries and shipping scenarios. Freight Benchmarking: How to Do it Right. That doesn’t necessarily mean you need to use only competitors or peers that operate in your industrial sector.
A Guide to Optimizing Your Inbound Freight Management
GoShip Blog
MARCH 21, 2023
Freight is one of the most critical parts of a product-based industry. How to Create an Effective Inbound Freight Management Strategy To ensure that your inbound freight systems are seamless and efficient, you will have to pour time and energy into implementing the new processes into your business. Communicate in a timely manner.
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