Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Logistics providers face escalating pressures to meet high-speed delivery expectations and manage unpredictable market dynamics. Logistics warehouses that prioritize flexibility, operational efficiency, and throughput will be able to secure long-term growth, meet client demands, and stay ahead of evolving industry trends.

Resource Reduction 116

Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Inventory Reduction 116

The Lean Thinker

MARCH 27, 2023

In other words, report out progress (like in a meeting, for example) as though you were answering a version of the Coaching Questions even though they aren’t being asked. What once was a tough problem is now handled routinely. Review what we are are trying to accomplish. Where we are now. OK, Coach, Time to step up your game.

Examples 221

Examples Course Maintainability Handling 221

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

They can handle routine tasks, freeing up human professionals to focus on more complex and strategic issues. Multi-agent systems can dynamically adjust production and distribution plans to meet customer needs while minimizing waste and improving efficiency.

Supply Chain Planning Software 108

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 108

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

Warehouse managers and executives face constant pressure to meet rising customer expectations while maintaining cost efficiency and operational excellence. Similarly, static systems might reveal that a particular zone was underutilized last month but fail to suggest how to prevent such inefficiencies in the future.

Optimization Software 79

Optimization Software Resource Reduction Automation Logistics Network Optimization Software 79

The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

I outlined the typical scenario – the map is built by the Continuous Improvement Team, and they are the ones primarily engaged in the conversations about how to close the gap between the current state and the future state. Is your system unresponsive to customers? Do customers expect deliveries inside your nominal lead times?

Waste Reduction 195

Waste Reduction Ordering Material Savings Cost Reduction 195

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2024

Amazon in the news: Amazon’s Prime orders are getting delivered faster and faster Hawaiian Airlines slowly adds freighters for Amazon business Walmart in-store AI is giving employees advice on how to sell products USPS delivery unit proposal sparks service, cost concerns for shipping partners White House earmarks $1.5B

Logistics Network Optimization Software 113

Logistics Network Optimization Software Negotiating Skills Logistics Supply Chain Planning Software 113

The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

All those meetings began in Spanish and they go, “Do you not understand that?” Our position on that is there are two ways to handle that. What they care about is for you to tell them how to change that into information that affects their business. If English will be one, there will be one A. It makes it easier.

Data 369

Data Modeling Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software 369