The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Throughput can identify and manage constraints to free cash flow, while meeting revenue targets with output. Seth and the team at ThroughPut unlock operations agility and efficiency, to meet unpredictable customer demands, while creating uninterrupted flow of materials through supply chain networks. About ThroughPut Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

As a pioneer in warehouse technology and the development of solutions that empower warehouse workers, Lucas Systems recently commissioned a research study and developed the first Voice of the Warehouse Worker Insights. Increase ability to meet performance goals. Increase personal safety. Make their job more exciting and high-tech.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2023

Last week, I sat down to speak with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry and Services at Descartes Systems Group about sustainable home delivery. For the last two years, Descartes has been doing a benchmark study around consumer sentiment, where the company is trying to gage interest in sustainability and home delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ARC Advisory Group, the company that I work for, releases a number of market studies on a number of technologies. These studies utilize a comprehensive bottom-up process for evaluating markets. A lot of this fulfillment comes in the form of home delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

I am wrapping up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. The study includes a holistic view of the TMS outlook. A Proven ROI.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Of course, the above case studies are merely summaries of the changes these high-profile brands made to their supply chains. Reduce cost to serve.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

NC Nielsen, AR Racking’s Danish strategic distributor, carried out the design and installation of the new warehouse of the multi-brand fashion group DK Company in Ikast (Denmark) in an extraordinary time of just nine weeks leading the comprehensive management of the project.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2024

To meet their needs, most suppliers need to provide an integrated solution of “MES+WMS+AGV+Stereo-Warehouse” (depending on the customer’s requirements, MES may be replaced by other digital software). On the one hand, “SaaS + WMS” to meet the actual needs of the enterprise data further interconnection.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

A 2023 study of over 8,000 consumers across 10 geographies, including the UK, central Europe and North America reviewed the state of ecommerce and home delivery performance. In fact, 39% of respondents in the 18–34 age group prioritise speed, compared to just 19% of early Gen X and Baby Boomers. What about Millennials and Boomers?

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The study I am citing here was commissioned to determine why. Success of the three shift cycle depended on each shift meeting a rigid schedule, but that schedule did not account for the simple fact that coal seams are not uniform. In any organization, or casual group trying to get something done, people develop webs of social networks.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Shippers and 3PLs are working together to increase efficiency, improve performance and meet the ever-increasing expectations within the supply chain. The full study, which is sponsored by NTT Data and Penske Logistics , is available free of charge at www.3PLStudy.com. 3PLStudy.com. Past publications can also be accessed as well.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the Utz Group believes that – in addition to its technological innovation and local service – it is the company’s culture of focusing on people and fostering a sense of community that drives its success. Utz recently held a group-wide conference (pictured) to mark its 75-year milestone.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The 2024 Third-Party Logistics Study found that 95% of shipper respondents agreed that their relationships are successful and 99% of 3PL respondents agreed that their relationships are successful. The study, which was released Oct. Overall, those relationships are working.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The company makes most pieces to order and customizes them to meet customers’ unique preferences. These were to: Reorganize the supply chain. plants to four.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

In a white paper on “ How reinventing the supply chain can transform the planner role ,” consulting firm EY cites their research that lack of the right supply chain talent is the second highest challenge to meeting supply chain goals. So as you prepare to onboard new supply chain talent, are you ready to answer the questions they will have?

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

Transactional Relationships within a work group This model embeds some tacit assumptions including: If everyone does their job, we get the result we want. That is the purpose of these meetings. We have two groups that are identical. The supervisor is largely responsible to define the jobs. Consider this hypothetical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Despite the pandemic, it was a good year for the supply chain group at Körber (Körber rhymes with Gerber, the baby food company). This group had record revenues. The iWMS team on this project had folks from the US, South Africa, Ceylon, and India participating in team meetings and individual calls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Are they meeting consumers’ home delivery expectations, whether that’s affordable delivery, specific time windows, or sustainable options? For example, price-conscious consumers don’t need an expensive next-day delivery option; instead, delivery service with a longer lead time but lower cost will appeal to this group.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together. On top of this, after demand has been adjusted, demand simulations can be run to study the behavior of your resources over time as demand continues to increase or decrease. .

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MTS Logistics

JULY 5, 2019

Energy companies formed a group called the Coalition for a Fair and Open Port to address the issue of growth in container shipping restricting the growth of oil exports. The nearby Port of Corpus Christi expansion is being partially funded by the Carlyle Group. Restriction of Container Shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2022

In ARC’s last market study on the global transportation management market , Chris Cunnane, the study author, made estimates of system integration (SI) revenues as a percentage of total TMS revenues for all software companies in the market. Take the transportation management system (TMS) market, for example. Show Me the Money!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

As the evolution of retail and the way consumers purchase goods continues to change, meeting the challenge to effectively serve both consumers and retailers is a strategic challenge for both shippers and carriers. A recent study found that the average length of time consumers are willing to wait for free shipping is 4.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Polycrisis” was the talk of Davos at the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum, which defines it as “…a term used to describe the current global situation, where multiple complex, interconnected crises are occurring simultaneously.” A McKinsey study found that 90% of supply chain leaders expected to transform their planning systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

According to a new study from Oracle, 84% of people say delays would cause them to cancel their order and 80% say it would cause them to stop buying from a brand altogether. Can you meet and respond to changing business demands? But customers don’t care about supply chain issues that may be happening in out of their view.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

These are obviously confidential meetings in a closed office by Supplier Conference Team Members. Complete one-on-one meetings. Supplier Day Conference Coordinator wraps up the meeting and asks for any questions/comments. They meet in a room free from interruptions. Then we select the item to be studied.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

A recent study was released by Transport & Environment , a non-governmental environmental group based in Brussels, which ranked the top polluters, i.e. those with the highest CO2 emissions. megatons, COSCO Group 3.8 MSC emitted a whopping 10.9 megatons of CO2 in 2020 while Maersk comes in at 6.5 megatons, CMA CGM 5.0

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The product-as-a-service shift has compelled Michelin to study its customers to better meet their needs. For Michelin, studying customers has led the company to provide tires as a product-as-a-service offering based on distance traveled. Dimenna said. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2022

The intelligence to answer these questions came from solutions offered by the Descartes Systems Group: Descartes Route Planner, Descartes Reservations, and Descartes MobileLink. The routing solution studies the GPS coordinates of all the deliveries planned for the day and groups orders together to minimize the fleet’s mileage and travel time.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2015

The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

To make ends meet, many colleagues also worked second jobs. In fact, a study by LinkedIn found that 70% of employees would not work at a leading company if it meant they had to tolerate a bad workplace culture. For our very physically-demanding warehouse roles, we were paid an unsustainable wage while living in an area of the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Brandt Group, the Franco-Algerian home appliances manufacturer, has optimised the supply of washing machines, cutting costs and excess stock by up to a third after implementing supply chain software from FuturMaster. The post Case Study: Demand Management Efficiency for Brandt Group appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

PO Collaboration is essential in coordinating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of customized components and managing production schedules to meet customer requirements. Over the past 20 years, Nari has held VP and Director of Product Management, Research and Marketing roles at Aberdeen Group, River Logic, Steelwedge and E2open.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

An IBM study found that 57% of consumers are willing to change their shopping habits to protect the environment. Based on this, participating companies were grouped into the following maturity levels: leader, advanced, developing and initiating. Want to be a sustainability leader while also meeting demand? Rethink Partnerships.

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. Donate today and download our case study to learn about this inspiring AIMMS use case. .

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

Driver shortage is a major concern for companies striving to improve the performance of their fleet, according to a 2018 global benchmark study , conducted by Descartes, that surveys fleet managers from a wide array of industries and logistics providers. Key Trends Driving Change. The Financial Link.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In a previous guest blog, The Rodon Group along with Rethink Robotics wrote, titled " Can Robots + Humans = The Ideal Workforce in Manufacturing? ": Robots such as Baxter can also help companies save money and increase productivity. Training Best Practices.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Retailers such as Walmart have rigorous standards and will only purchase from suppliers who meet these standards. The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. In the U.S., Lauderdale.

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