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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

Many enterprises have taken heed and determined that inbound and outbound transport and warehousing are consequential processes of their business rather than fundamental or core processes. It is simply not possible to respond quickly to market changes if there is a fully owned or leased network of warehouse and transportation assets in place.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

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. Simon’s employer was a supplier of beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

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What is Order Picking?

Logistics Bureau

Any warehouse design exercise that doesn’t include a rigorous approach to designing the processes and equipment layout for Order Picking, is suspect. Picking Carts and Bins: Organises and transports picked items. Order Picking is the productive operation in a warehouse operation.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

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. Automation can therefore save you money in the transport office as well as out on the road.

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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

Also known known as a ‘historical immersion problem,’ a decision-forcing case is an exercise in which participants take on the role of an actual person who, at some point in the past, was faced by a particularly challenging problem. The Road to Habbaniya’ is a two-problem exercise.

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Capability gaps and the absence of assessment – Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Four

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘ Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999 ‘. P art One , Two and Three can be found here.

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Capability gaps and the absence of assessment – Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Four

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘ Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999 ‘.