The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. I left the class not really sure of why they took us through that.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Paula is the CEO of The Verde Group , a Customer Experience (CX) research consultancy specializing in measuring, tracking and improving the specific customer experiences statistically linked to growing revenue, market share, and customer life-time value (LTV). About The Verde Group. 5 Reasons You Lose Customers with Paula Courtney.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

Developed by Alstef Group through knowledge and experience gained over 40 years of intralogistics management and controls, OPAL is an innovative, unified software suite, which ensures the overall control of automated storage, AGV fleets, order picking, and the associated flows for all logistics solutions offered by the group.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Supply chain practitioners make decisions using faulty forecasts, old assumptions, and outdated tools. Throughput can identify and manage constraints to free cash flow, while meeting revenue targets with output. ThroughPut provides an integrated view of company-wide operations by pulling data from all of your disparate systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Our survey found nearly 3 in 4 (74%) warehouse workers are at least somewhat likely to take a pay cut to work at another company with more technology tools to help them do their job, including more than half (52%), who are extremely or very likely. Increase ability to meet performance goals. Increase personal safety.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

bauma is the world’s foremost meeting point for the construction, building materials and mining machinery industry – and the BEUMER Group will present its extensive product portfolio to visitors in Hall B2 at Booth 413 from October 24-30 in Munich. The FAM Group has its headquarters in Magdeburg, Germany.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This article explores two such ways modern digital tools can elevate the performance of 3PLs on the way to creating stickier customers. Any savvy software implementer can provide the necessary integrations and customizations necessary to deliver a robust user experience that meets the needs of your specific organization and customer class.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

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 practice, though, these systems tend to isolate people from one another, or into small single task groups in much the same way as happened in the coal mine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Pick your country, but you will find the same story: there are not enough drivers to meet transportation demand and the situation is not likely to change for years. Ecommerce experienced significant growth globally during the pandemic and is not slowing down as countries continue to open up.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

ARC Advisory Group has been covering the Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) market for 17 years. For companies with any complexity surrounding products, channels, or customers, no IBP process can be considered robust without employing SCP tools. The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. No plan is perfect.

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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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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The tool Willem built with his students allows us to put the data in, click a button and wait a few seconds to get a feasible plan. It’s proved to be a valuable tool during camp season. The Camp Optimizer tool did much of the legwork and calculation behind the scenes, and saved us a lot of time and energy.” – Anne Paik.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

PTV Group, Econolite and Conundra, along with backers Bridgepoint and Porsche have announced the further integration and strategic reorganization of the companies into two strong and distinct businesses serving their respective end markets: Mobility and Logistics. Rebranding for Logistics is in progress and will be announced shortly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

DPPs allow companies to centralize compliance data, ensuring that it meets requirements across regions. By leveraging technology, businesses can reduce the administrative burden of keeping DPPs current while ensuring they meet ever-changing regulatory requirements.

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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 Logistics of Logistics

MAY 28, 2019

The other type of email marketing that we’re doing is instead of already having permission to email a group of individuals, we are prospecting and emailing people cold. [05:59] You need to build an email marketing approach that is more inline with how you would meet somebody at a conference. The problem is that everybody is pitching.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2015

The Rodon Group often hosts school tours and engages with administrators. Having experience with machining tools and software gives these future manufacturing employees a great advantage over other candidates. One technical high school at the meeting invites companies to come into the classroom to teach career awareness courses.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 12, 2023

April 12, 2023 — Today, the Business Intelligence Group named 92 companies, executives, and products winners in the 2023 Excellence in Customer Service Awards. In response to booming ecommerce sales, last year our company implemented structural and software changes so our clients could meet increasing customer demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

While this is putting added strain on shippers and carriers to fulfill customer orders and meet expectations, it is a boon to the TMS market as retail, CPG, and food & beverage companies in particular look to meet growing demand. These technologies include: Visibility Tools. A Proven ROI.

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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 Manager

MARCH 26, 2020

These measures have been taken to assist in: Preventing infection and health care management through implementation of temperature checks, hand washing, and gargling Conducting ICT tool-driven remote meetings including executive meetings Suspension/cancellation of meetings, gatherings, training programs, and other events that bring together large groups (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

According to Colin Masson, a director of research at ARC Advisory Group, the opportunity to mine these vast quantities of data to achieve business value is “NOW.” Mr. Masson of ARC points out, “Each AI use case requires specific datasets and may necessitate different tools and techniques.” Decisions need to be digitized.

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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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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The tool Willem built with his students allows us to put the data in, click a button and wait a few seconds to get a feasible plan. It’s proved to be a valuable tool during camp season. The Camp Optimizer tool did much of the legwork and calculation behind the scenes, and saved us a lot of time and energy.” – Anne Paik.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

In the future, statistical analysis will be incorporated so that more customers will be included in the forecast and forecasting will often be done at a customer group level where customers from a similar market are grouped because their demand patterns are similar. To begin the journey, GEON needed a better supply chain planning tool.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Many of my ARC Advisory Group colleagues were in attendance due to our company’s strong focus on manufacturing automation. This variability in manufacturing operations led the OTTO team to develop its AMR offering as a platform on which applications can be activated to meet specific needs.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

The new state-of-the-art facility for digital manufacturing and design will develop and innovate the manufacturing tools and processes needed to streamline and maintain a networked supply chain. This includes IT tools, standards, models, sensors, controls, practices and skills, and how to transition these tools to the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Bowe Group , a leading provider of integrated automation technology, has made an $8.2m The round is led by Bowe Group and includes MOV.AI’s existing investors State of Mind Ventures, NFX, and Viola Ventures. provides the complete infrastructure and tools required to create and operate fleets of any AMR.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. And the linked nature of supply chains mean that collaboration is necessary to ensure that a solution to a problem doesn’t meet the metrics for one link but negatively impact another.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

They rely on comprehensive and intelligent software tools and manage their growth by implementing a clearly defined automation strategy. Amanda Bardwell, Managing Director of WooliesX as part of the Woolworths group says: “Even as we invest in new fulfilment centres, local stores remain the heart of our online operation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

To make ends meet, many colleagues also worked second jobs. Companies must also offer a healthy workplace which listens to their workforce and offers modern tools that keep workers happy in addition to being productive. How would they best use the tools they’ve been given? with one of the highest costs of living.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

This broad optimization across many objectives allows leadership to meet corporate goals and functional objectives, enhancing visibility into the potential outcomes and benefits of different planning scenarios. Automation ensures standardized planning activities, mitigating the risk of knowledge loss due to employee turnover.

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

The tool Willem built with his students allows us to put the data in, click a button and wait a few seconds to get a feasible plan. I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. This was very tedious and time consuming. We needed to find a more user-friendly and effective solution.

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AIMMS

JULY 9, 2015

A recent report by the ACE European Group identifies supply chains as of the biggest sources of concern for European businesses today. On the other hand, there is a rising need for smarter and more flexible tools as well as more staff with analytical capabilities. The challenges: demand, staffing and technology.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Her supply chain experience includes specialist roles at AMR Research, Clorox, Gartner Group, Kraft, and Procter & Gamble. And the opening chapter in the book is an actual case study about a team meeting I attended where they would have the inventory “target of the month”. Why are these types of tools important?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 20, 2021

Attempts at simplification run counter to the need for greater flexibility to more accurately model the transportation problem and better meet the performance goals of the business. Machine learning is also a powerful tool for improving optimization performance. This is where artificial intelligence (AI) comes into the picture.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Manitou Group and Effidence Technologies have signed a strategic partnership for the co-development and marketing of a range of logistics robots. Our robots are real productivity tools for Industry 4.0 tons and will be serviced by Manitou Group’s network of technicians. that safety coexist with operators.

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