Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

If you’re a decision-maker with accountability for your organisation’s entire supply chain, and you’re just starting to think about outsourcing, perhaps to reduce costs or improve service, this post should prove well worth the few minutes it will take you to read it. What Can You Outsource, and What Should You Outsource?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supply chain policies and configurations are tested and leverage reinforcement learning to yield the best possible strategies. By understanding the behavior of the supply chain under diverse conditions, companies can develop strategies that enhance flexibility and responsiveness.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” It makes a complex exercise, that used to be painstaking and manual, much easier to perform. That will be the minimum usage per country.

Modeling Software 117

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but is often underestimated in its importance and hence receives less strategic attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

This was obviously a long time ago, and I have long since (unfortunately) discarded the handout materials because I wanted to reuse the fancy tabbed folder for something else. Sidebar: If anyone reading this has better memory or still has any of the original materials from that class, I’d love to talk to you.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. Is Our Warehouse Lighting Energy Efficient? Are We Lighting Our Warehouse Spaces Unnecessarily?

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Think About The Cost Here’s something that might surprise you: sometimes spending more on logistics through a 3PL actually saves you money. Making the Final Decision Let’s bring this all together with a practical exercise. When you add these up, they often exceed what you’d pay a 3PL.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

When China shut down operations in a bid to contain Covid-19, supply chains ran out of material. To help consolidate loads and reduce costs of shipping, new and bigger container ships capable of carrying 18,000 containers are being built – the size of these container ships has doubled in the last 15 years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

However, localising production in the UK permits quality control, safeguards against exchange rate volatility, and significantly reduces a company’s carbon footprint. Therefore by manufacturing in the UK, Palletower will reduce their emissions dramatically. This reduces the amount of plastic and energy used to mould the box.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Let’s begin with a look at why, in general, retailers with multiple sales channels are more likely to experience difficulties in reducing cost-to-serve. Again, these are changes that can add to your cost-to-serve, and, during your transition, you might not have had time to look for ways to reduce expenditure. Why Modeling Makes Sense.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Large shippers can save millions of dollars annually if they obtain and act on this data. Transportation spending is a perennial target of budget-cutting exercises, and a large, multi-faceted cost center for many companies; some may spend three to six percent of their materials costs on transportation. Invest in Technology.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

By leveraging ERP analytics, manufacturers can streamline the management of sourcing strategies for materials and make informed decisions when selecting suppliers during the purchasing cycle. Manufacturers can exercise better control over the return and exchange of items bought from suppliers, ensuring smooth operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. However, with the new generation technologies, it now is practical to keep the data feeds fresh to make the modeling exercises a continuous, ongoing discipline. He received his Ph.D.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 15, 2022

Manufacturers know that the world has changed, They don’t have long production runs anymore, they know they have to ensure the quality and consistency of products, and they are under pressure to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency. They also know that this requires optimizing their manufacturing plants.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

The fabricated metals industry operates with a low margin in a highly competitive market and material availability, production schedules and workforce skills must align to meet customer expectations. Challenge: The supply of raw materials and achieving optimum inventory levels. Solution: End-to-end supply chain visibility.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

Raw material forecasting is difficult as climate conditions, pests and other natural factors impact its availability. Decision-making goes from a highly tedious and error-prone exercise to a process that combines computational intelligence with the business knowledge needed to analyze the optimizer’s results.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

However, the sceptics are not convinced that this move is meant to provide price relief to customers and the anticipated bottom-line effects may not materialize. Others are of the view that this is nothing more than a public relations exercise without really dealing with spot capacity and price issues.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Rather than simply marching from house to house knocking on doors, sales representatives need to engage specific strategies to ensure that each person who is visited understands why they need the product at hand. One effective strategy is to paint a vivid picture of solving a problem. Experience Empathy and Understand Emotions.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. I started making changes to my own materials based on my early look at the manuscript.). Everything else is bonus material. Mike Rother and Gerd Aulinger published Toyota Kata Culture early this year.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

Reduces operational costs by defining and automating data collection and management processes, and developing analytic tools to provide insights into trends and inefficiencies. What Is SOC Compliance? To learn more about OneRail’s last mile platform, schedule a demo today.

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GoShip Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Materials, machinery, and other physical goods are all delivered through freight services, whether it is in-house or through third-party logistics. Manufacturers often rely on inbound freight to transport all the materials and machinery they need to produce their products. What is Inbound Freight?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

For example, if speedy delivery is a part of your service strategy (which is often the case in today’s on-demand environment), you will either need to locate your warehouses close to customers, or close to the facilities of your preferred carriers. Your distribution strategy too, will have a bearing on network optimisation.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

A huge part of effective strategy in any business function is planning. Try this : Designate a file folder near your workspace to collect any materials or notes related to your successes as they occur. Our firm works with companies to identify and execute strategies for growth and value creation. where has the time gone!).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Because China is the world’s leading supplier of components, raw or processed materials, and major subsystems. Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. The reasoning behind this, is that the chances of all plants being disrupted at the same time are significantly reduced.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

From increasing working efficiency to reducing operational costs, Yale Europe Materials Handling is focused on developing products that cater to its customers’ needs. The MS20XD Platform Double Stacker is able to load two pallets at one time, which can result in time and cost savings for the customer.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” It makes a complex exercise, that used to be painstaking and manual, much easier to perform. That will be the minimum usage per country.

Modeling Software 62

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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 14, 2024

Aggressive pricing/cost savings strategies have contributed significantly to creating a sustained volatility in the domestic transportation market. From a shipper’s perspective, transportation is a cost center, and the exercise of sourcing trucking capacity is not much different than that of procuring raw materials for production.

Price Reduction 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

So, we had a very urgent need to have visibility to which suppliers around the world were providing goods, materials, and feedstock to other suppliers.”. BD has about 5000 suppliers that are delivering, components and materials that go into their products. Procurement managers need to focus on more than just saving money.

Supply Chain Software 104

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions 104

Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

With current events in mind, managing future supply chain disruptions will be an integral component of corporate strategy. Creating supply chain resilience is a holistic exercise that involves more than just a few savvy logistics people. How then to build a strategy? Lastly, consider materials. Risk Assessment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. At the same time, another company might have twenty suppliers with similar pricing strategies, who supply the same raw material. Their time frame was short and resources limited.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The companies that have been most successful with this business model are those, like Inditex (owners of Zara) and H&M, that have shortened their supply chains and secured direct control over design, production, and logistics, if not raw material supply.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Horizontal integration has become the go-to value chain strategy over the last two or three decades, to the point where companies that insisted upon remaining vertical became the outliers in a global field of distributed organisations. For Starbucks, vertical integration is a risk mitigation strategy. Coffee bean roasting plants.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The new supply chain remedy born during the 1970s and 80s and refined over the years as globalization has materialized. This loss of focus can result in under performance and revenue reduction. Many companies struggle with the vexing question; is outsourcing warehousing the right strategy for me? How have the coped? Outsourcing.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2018

How technology can help increase visibility and reduce paperwork. Businesses that have end-to-end visibility of their supply chain are able to react to change more quickly and reduce the harmful effects of a breakdown somewhere along the way. Many companies source production in other countries as a means of reducing cost.

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