The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. In the report, you will find capabilities across five categories: technologies, competencies, frameworks, operating model strategies, and organizational models. Firefighting is the norm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

The challenges brought about by the pandemic made many rethink strategy when it came to inventory, stock on hand, secondary options and the ability to guarantee supply and resiliency. Prior to utilizing Jennifer, Lucas’ voice-directed picking solution, they were validating their lot numbers on paper.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

In today’s market, knowing where to evaluate and adjust your LTL capacity strategies can feel overwhelming. But making faster, meaningful improvements to your LTL supply chain strategies and operations can be a seamless process that makes a positive impact on your business. Create a pick schedule that carriers value.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

The short answer is “yes,” as long as you have a segmented freight portfolio strategy for both the contract market and the spot market. Every business has a responsibility to develop strategies that take advantage of the best market price and service. As you build your strategy, confirm the spot market capacity for specific areas.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This highly efficient, fully automated picking system provides up to 40,000 drug packages per hour during peak times on an order-by-order basis while meeting the pharmaceutical industry’s high standards. The system then performs fully automated picking, accelerating processing and accommodating the zero-defect strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Now, a year-and-a half since the pandemic started, activity has picked up, but the disruption has spawned a shortage of 80,000 drivers in the U.S. With the lack of drivers and trucks picking up cargo, this is also causing U.S. Can you meet and respond to changing business demands? ports to get backlogged.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 17, 2024

Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for fulfillment warehouses, has announced that its valued customer, DHL Supply Chain reached the milestone of 500 million picks accomplished using Locus’ innovative LocusBot robots. Remarkably, the last 100 million picks took a mere 154 days. While it took 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Labor is the single largest operating cost in most DCs and warehouse travel often accounts for half of all labor time, especially in order picking. Improving productivity is imperative for meeting the ecommerce labor challenge. Travel in Picking and Replenishment Processes is the Lynchpin. Process Engineering.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In this article, we explore these hurdles and the strategies businesses can employ to meet growing demand for fast, free shipping while maintaining operational efficiency. Today, customers anticipate free shipping from all online retailers, pressuring smaller businesses to meet this demand without sacrificing profitability.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Despite early predictions of lowered volumes, Locus customers once again picked a record number of items using LocusBots during this critical holiday shopping period,” said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. “It million units picked per day, representing a 2x increase over 2021. During this same period, LocusBots averaged 3.3

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

The 640,000 square foot capacity facility is the largest warehouse in Stord’s network and includes significant climate control storage, a pick mezzanine, pallet racking and robotic automation. This expands Stord’s network with a new state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Hebron, Kentucky.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 4, 2022

Think about it, within the food and beverage industry alone, some companies are already utilizing autonomous vehicles, drone deliveries, smart refrigerators, robotics, artificial intelligence, just walk-out stores, weed-picking robots, and Blockchain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore each of these topics and deliver strategies employers can implement to build these learnings into actions to attract, retain and engage on-floor warehouse workers. Increase ability to meet performance goals. Help achieve better speed in item picking. Help achieve better accuracy in item picking.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Inventory Replenishment Strategies to Boost Profitability. They have well-executed inventory replenishment processes that ensure items are reordered in the right quantities and at the right time to meet actual customer demand. 5 Inventory Replenishment Strategies to Increase Profits. Both can be very costly.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you’re not employing a multichannel sales strategy, you’re clearly missing out. But what, exactly is a multichannel sales strategy, and is it worth the investment? Note that you’ll need to meet special requirements for retail/B2B fulfillment. What is a Multichannel Sales Strategy? What is a Sales Channel?

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In the dynamic world of eCommerce fulfillment, pick and pack services play a pivotal role in ensuring that products move seamlessly from the warehouse to a customer’s mailbox. In this article, we will delve into the intricacies of picking and packing, exploring their significance and the fulfillment processes behind them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This flexible, less comprehensive WMS strategy reduces risk, accelerates digital transformation, improves long-term flexibility, and gives companies immediate access to the technologies they need to compete for the long haul. Maximize and extend the life of your current WMS.

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EazyStock

APRIL 13, 2022

What is a supply chain strategy? A supply chain strategy explains how a company will bring goods into the business and get them out to customers as effectively as possible. Considering every phase in the supply chain, such as sourcing goods, logistics and delivery, the strategy optimizes operations to reduce costs and maximize profits.

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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. Route optimization is an important strategy to increase the effective capacity of existing and increasingly scarce driver resources.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 8, 2021

Customers now expect reliability, speed, and convenience in their small parcel delivery experience and a company’s ability to meet those expectations can even be a source of differentiation. Developing the right strategy and executing it well has numerous benefits for both you and your customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. This allows planners to run scenarios and pick a new strategy that helps to ensure that financial and strategic objectives will be met. Other tradeoffs, such as maximizing cash on hand or allocating products in short supply to preferred customers, are also possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Omnichannel is a centralized strategy that enables businesses to coordinate, streamline, simplify and speed up fulfillment of orders that have been placed through different channels (online, retail, etc.). It is making use of inventory that is the easiest/fastest to get to the customer, no matter through which channel the order was placed.

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Ship Monk

MAY 5, 2022

Today, we’re going where the rubber meets the road: the actual migration. There are a few different ways to go about the big move, so it’s a matter of choosing the strategy that keeps your sales and fulfillment operations flowing smoothly throughout the transition. Strategy 2: Sending Inventory to Cover a Transition Period.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Despite the epic supply chain problems, some companies have taken big steps to profitably meet consumer demand leading up to and during the busy holiday season. Carrier capacity management strategies ease the crunch. Other shippers have caught on, understanding that being environmentally friendly can align with meeting consumer demand.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 10, 2021

Over the last decade, ever since social media and the IoT became common-place mediums, there has been a change in marketing tools and strategies. A more streamlined communication is provided by omnichannel strategies. The crux of the omnichannel approach is to meet the customers where they are.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2024

Scott Fenwick, Senior Director Product Strategy for Supply Chain Planning at Manhattan Associates. This reflects manufacturers’ difficulty in synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing in the short-term time planning horizon.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Different warehouse technology solutions are available to help maximize order picking productivity and boost accuracy. There are two main solutions: Pick-by-Light and Put-by-Light. These technologies help automate warehouse processes and offer a more efficient and lower cost solution over manual picking methods. Fewer errors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Sitting in meetings, cleaning equipment, changing batteries, traversing the warehouse or taking breaks. Top brass can better align labor goals to corporate strategies, giving the organization a clear sense of purpose and direction. While, between the lines, two hours of an eight-hour day get “wasted” on non-productive tasks.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Automation in the warehouse is essential to meeting the growing demand of e-commerce and the blending of traditional supply chain channels into the omnichannel supply chain. However, most warehouses continue using human labor for pick-and-pack processes, says Robotics Business Review. Getting The Most Out of Shipping In 2019.

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WorkWave

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve into the intricacies of order management, the role of an Order Management System (OMS), what happens after checkout and how to master your order management strategy with the help of cutting-edge order management systems and order management software. What Is Order Management?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 19, 2023

It encompasses the end-to-end tracking of inventory items, including receipt, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping. WMS solutions are typically designed to cater to more complex warehouse operations that involve larger inventory volumes, multiple locations, advanced picking strategies, and sophisticated optimization capabilities.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

Or they could pick up the sofa from the store with their own vehicle, one borrowed from a friend, or rented for the occasion. New supply chain strategies. To meet these needs, supply chain strategies need to focus on “right-size” fulfillment footprints. Changing proximity. An end-to-end approach.

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Conger

MARCH 20, 2024

Pick wisely: You have options – from mobile shelving units gliding on rails to pallet racks reaching sky-high. How Carton Flow Systems Improve Efficiency Pick modules powered by carton flow systems. Faster Picking: Items glide effortlessly toward workers, who can grab what they need without unnecessary movements or delays.

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Locus

JUNE 15, 2023

As supply chains move past the uncertainties of 2020, they are met with new challenges while continuing to meet demands for greater efficiency, reduced operational costs and memorable consumer experiences. However, they also need to expand to meet the escalating demands of consumers. Watch Webinar 3. trillion by 2030.

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This, of course, left some large shoes to fill, and unfortunately, 2019 could not meet the mark, with freight rates falling by 27 percent as per Camino Financial. All of this said, analysts and industry experts believe that 2021 will be the year that the industry begins to pick itself back up. Why 2021 Could Hold Promise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2022

It allows them to identify the right carrier service and optimal point of origin for every parcel delivery, seize the best opportunities to cut costs and scale shipping strategies, offset carrier capacity constraints and capacity-based surcharges, reduce costs with bulk shipping, improve returns processes, and more. Meet the basic needs.

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