Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2020

With this same principle applied there cannot be one standard transportation budget methodology applied while planning for 2021 The ability to respond to these challenges will determine the future strategies required in 2021 to ensure recovery and possible profitable performance.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 13, 2016

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. Exercise not just improves your physical body but gives you a mental edge. Highly recommend! . Burn stress off at the end of the day.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A plan is necessary, possibly based on one of the following strategies. Reverse Logistics Strategy 1: Don’t do it! Reverse Logistics Strategy 2: Make it Painless Pain is a sign that something is wrong. Clearly, successful reverse logistics cannot be left to luck. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Have been working with Joe Lynch helping transportation and logistics companies grow their sales. [02:56] It’s the idea that you have strategies that have been with you since you were very young, that you use to navigate your life. * There are exercises you can do to work on them. [29:12]

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

Understanding and assessing the tradeoffs between the costs of labor, inventory, transportation, and carbon footprint while going through these pivots will be crucial. Carrying out such design exercises on a frequent basis allows for organizations to pivot quickly to either tackle disruptions or to take advantage of opportunities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Integrated Scenario Planning (ISP) serves as an optimization layer atop the supply chain technology stack, leveraging mathematical algorithms and optimization models to support decisions across key supply chain elements: locations, products, demand, supply, inventory, and transportation. Nari Viswanathan is Sr.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Get Your Exercise In Early. Consider the following: Regular exercise increases energy and serotonin levels the brain, which can increase mental clarity and focus for anywhere between four to ten hours. Endorphins are released into your bloodstream during periods of exercise, giving you more energy throughout the day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The product flow paths and modes of transportation altered radically as well even without accounting for any network node changes, owing to port closures or shortages in various transportation lanes. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays. He received his Ph.D.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

1] Logistics might not be a competitor to strategy or tactics, but it most certainly helps determine ‘which side will have the most options available’; to seize advantage, if not define the way in which wars might be waged. [2] More than 2,500 soldiers were involved in the exercise conducted over three weeks. 1] Kane, T., 3] Kane, T.,

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Locus

JANUARY 10, 2024

We’ll look at four strategies to optimize shelf replenishment, reducing stockouts, improving inventory management, cutting waste, and boosting productivity. Exercising Cost Control: Lastly, shelf replenishment is all about managing costs efficiently. Read Also: What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

How do we create systems that allow everyone in the ecosystem, from suppliers to transportation partners to retailers, to be not only more agile and responsive in the face of rapidly changing market conditions, but to be able to predict issues in advance and prevent them? So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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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

JANUARY 20, 2025

As youll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, weve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. A company without a supply chain strategy is at a competitive disadvantage.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity. Do you have a resilient and “stress-able” routing guide?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2016

Here are five strategies to promote a positive mindset in your workplace so that your employees function at optimal worker productivity levels. Workplace stress is partly physical, and exercise is one of the best antidotes for the physical component of stress. Promote Employee Wellness To Improve Worker Productivity.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 3, 2024

Partner with a Trusted Freight Forwarder : Dedola Global Logistics offers expertise, robust tracking, and a consultative service approach for reliable transport. Conclusion: Balancing Cost and Reliability : Fixed-rate contracts may not justify their risks; adopting flexible strategies and partnering with experienced freight forwarders is key.

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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Volga-Dnepr Group together with its strategic partners has gained a comprehensive competence in vaccine transportations to increase confidence among the customers in the air freight services.” ” The post Volga-Dnepr’s Cargo Supermarket Offering Delivers Insulin from Milan to Chicago appeared first on Airfreight Logistics.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

A huge part of effective strategy in any business function is planning. We will also include a bonus portion of the post to include what is the outlook for the freight marketplace in 2016 and what to consider as you start to plan for better transportation management in 2016. . where has the time gone!). Try and Avoid Rush Shipments.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. Conducting annual procurement exercises.

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Now, That's Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies. Add a transportation visibility platform to your tech stack. By 2023, Gartner says 50% of all product-centric enterprises will have invested in real-time transportation visibility platforms. Leverage the power of a logistics provider.

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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 Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

As companies attempt to manage more diverse supply chains and transportation networks, keeping up with data compliance can become an overwhelmingly complicated task. This blog will delve into the modern delivery compliance considerations as they apply to logistics and supply chain, specifically around SOX and SOC.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 28, 2023

The industry has observed lower volumes as importers exercise caution, contrary to expectations. Strategies for Peak Season Preparation During a typical peak season, the demand for freight capacity surpasses supply. We will share how we’ve tackled similar challenges and how to apply the same strategies to your supply chain.

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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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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Why do transportation management systems (TMS) implementations get off track? First, let’s define TMS – this is the software used to manage purchased transportation. TMS Strategy & Building the Business Case. It begins with a strategy project that documents the current state process, information, and data flows.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Lengthy lead times and high transportation costs can increase the cost to serve for some customers and products while staying hidden amid the bigger picture. We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy. Do You Lack Confidence in Your Pricing Strategies? Are You Missing Opportunities in Pricing Strategy?

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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. While the current market may not seem to be terribly chaotic from a shipping perspective, it is an extremely challenging situation from a transportation provider’s standpoint.

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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 Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

From a supply perspective with the severely constrained transportation networks, port congestions, and stretched lead times, one needs to factor these into dynamically adjusting the supply assumptions. One off recommendations are made about facility locations (i.e.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 7, 2023

It’s a competitive world out there, and every organization comes up with its best strategy to maximize its hold on its market share. Multimodal transit, by definition, involves optimized usage of every possible mode of transportation to reduce overall shipping costs and also ensure a large quantity of product movement.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 15, 2016

Most warehouses within the Australian context at least, rely on receiving goods and transporting them with forklifts between the various operations. All of these symptoms potentially are a sign that a slotting exercise is overdue. Product Travel Requirements. Product Slotting. So what’s the plan? Need Some Slotting Help?

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Logistics Manager

AUGUST 13, 2019

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation ( Yang Ming ) recently held their 338th Board Meeting to approve their half year financial report for 2019. Furthermore, the exercise of the new IFRS 16 accounting standard had a negatively impact on Yang Ming’s half-year profitability by around NTD 0.6 billion (USD 1.3 million TEUs.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 13, 2018

1] Logistics might not be a competitor to strategy or tactics, but it most certainly helps determine ‘which side will have the most options available’; to seize advantage, if not define the way in which wars might be waged. [2] More than 2,500 soldiers were involved in the exercise conducted over three weeks. 1] Kane, T., 3] Kane, T.,

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

Better planning: Intelligent automation can integrate and streamline transportation planning, route planning, warehouse network, and inventory planning. This can improve multimodal transportation planning and also keep the customers updated with a more accurate expected time of delivery.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

This level of volatility can potentially leave shippers in a difficult position if they haven’t built a strategy that encompasses both spot and contract truckload rates. When contracts are well-executed, they can help shippers keep their transportation budget in check. Some market shifts are more extreme than others.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Others are of the view that this is nothing more than a public relations exercise without really dealing with spot capacity and price issues. There has been a significant imbalance between supply and demand for maritime container transport. CMA CGM noted this fact when making the announcement.

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