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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

Here are the challenges retailers may face in their supply chain operations in 2022 and some tips for overcoming them. As we have seen in 2021, businesses automated and integrated supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing , dynamic safety-stock management , inventory optimization , and external collaboration.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. KPI dashboards and reporting: This is linked to tip #3 above.

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A Guide to Optimizing Your Inbound Freight Management 

GoShip Blog

So how do you optimize inbound freight management? Why should you optimize your inbound freight management? Exercise patience when asking freight providers to take on new lanes. This is why your inbound freight management must be smooth and foolproof. One error can cause significant delays, fines, and other expensive fees.

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

Performance is sub-optimal. It must be a joint exercise. Whether you are an organisation seeking to outsource, or a third-party logistics provider, by following these tips you will be equipped to enter to an outsourcing agreement that is fertile for growth and well placed to build into a mature and successful partnership.

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Warehouse Capacity – How to Increase It and Avoid Moving

Logistics Bureau

So let me give you a few tips this week which will hopefully help you avoid moving or building a new warehouse. Make the most of your current warehouse using the tips in the video below. Optimizing Inventory Management So what are some of the causes for warehouses getting clogged up like this? They’re running out of space.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. Before we move on, here’s one last tip that you might find helpful. While regular re-slotting is a recommended practice, you don’t want to have to do it within a few months of the original exercise.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

It includes some questions to answer in determining the number of warehouses required in a network, and their optimal locations. Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning. High availability of accurate throughput data will be of great aid to the outcome of the design or layout exercise.