Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Let’s replace “people” with “customer orders”, “family members” with “SKUs” and “housing” with “distribution locations” and you have the components of a common supply chain design problem. Let’s begin with customers: how many do we have, how often do they order, and what are the typical order quantities and patterns?

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Arka is integrated with Shopify, BigCommerce, Square and Shipbob and their integrations provide a seamless experience to their customers when they order packaging. For warehousing companies: Arka automates the packaging ordering process by connecting Arka’s API to the warehouse management system (WMS).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 24, 2023

Order fulfilment is becoming increasingly important. Perfecting order fulfilment can turn business transactions into repeat customers and advocates. What is order fulfilment? Order fulfilment refers to the process of receiving, processing, and delivering an order to a customer. Because fulfilment = loyalty.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Order Picking is the productive operation in a warehouse operation. Any warehouse design exercise that doesn’t include a rigorous approach to designing the processes and equipment layout for Order Picking, is suspect. When we Order Pick, we are essentially “manufacturing” what the client is going to pay us for.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Andrew Semisch and Joe Lynch discuss smart freight sourcing, which starts with an RFP tool purpose built for freight sourcing. In addition to the platform, shippers can connect to the Emerge Marketplace which opens access to 35,000 asset based carriers in order to create meaningful freight connections. About Andy Smisch.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With the strong interest in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) in an era of ever growing complexities in order fulfillment, companies – especially for executives outside the supply chain – often ask what the differences are between a WMS and IMS – an Inventory Management System. Warehouse Management.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 10, 2022

With a manufacturing operation based on Assemble-to-order (ATO) , success hinges on being able to get products to customers quickly. This should also integrate with inventory management and procurement so that goods are ordered in time and there is visibility over stock items. How ERP helps Assemble To Order (ATO) manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2024

TrusTrace's Forced Labor Prevention tool has traced more than two million purchase orders to date, while mapping over 55,000 suppliers and facilities.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2023

empowers businesses in the truckload spot freight market with the tools they need to make informed decisions and maximize their success. provides users with the tools to make informed decisions and negotiate effectively. Greenscreens.ai Greenscreens.ai

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Routeique platform offers complete management of customers, orders, invoices, vendors, products, routes and fleet. With Scott’s expertise in the warehousing space and Mike’s expertise in technology, they first created an order portal and increased the number of tools from there.

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Cyzerg

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This is especially true since WMSs have become powerful tools for revolutionizing warehouse operations. We'll explore how training empowers your workforce to optimize inventory management, streamline order fulfillment, and minimize errors. This blog explores the pivotal role of WMS training in driving successful implementations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

ALOM seamlessly integrates digital and financial streams into the physical supply chain, deploying e-commerce and payment solutions, visibility tools, digital delivery tools, data management, and strong back-end systems, all while producing and fulfilling goods worldwide.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 8, 2022

In addition to the platform, shippers can connect to the Emerge Marketplace which opens access to 35,000 asset based carriers in order to create meaningful freight connections. Shippers absolutely positively need a good transportation management system (TMS) to manage their freight, but it not the only tool needed to successful.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

Order-level Management: The tracking of orders from inception to fulfillment, and the management of the people, processes and data connected to the order as it moves through its lifecycle. For companies involved in shipping freight, the combination of order-level management and cost to serve analysis can be a game-changer.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If no, then define: What steps must be performed, in what order, to get the outcome you expect? Because if the team member does not have the time, tools, materials, environment that are required to execute the process as designed they have to improvise and compromise. Content, Sequence, Timing to give the desired Outcome.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Channa’s company, Rabot provides tools that enable improved worker efficiency in fulfillment warehouses, so he wanted to gain firsthand experience working in fulfillment. Rabot builds smart tools to reduce repetitive work and improve worker efficiency in warehouses. About Channa Ranatunga. About Rabot. Technology.

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Stord

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In this competitive market, protecting your customers, and their orders, is critical to your brand's longevity. But how do you do this for every order, each and every day, forever? This approach transforms potential frustrations into opportunities to showcase your commitment to customer service.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. 1 There are times when any specific tool is appropriate, and there are no universal tools. Kaizen tools included. Every tool, technique, etc.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Say goodbye to random acts of marketing and embrace a structured approach that delivers measurable results and secures your place at the executive table. Elevate your marketing game and drive your business forward! Kara has written a book titled “ The Revenue Engine: Fueling a B2B High Octane Pipeline.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From digital freight brokerage and consultancy to software tools, they empower shippers, carriers, and warehouses to move more with less—increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing service quality. Planning and Execution Vendor Portal: A centralized platform for order initiation and management.

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 9, 2019

of the “lean tools”* fall into the later: The process changes are straight forward, but making them work requires altering the habitual patterns of how people work together. Their target condition was a pretty good work flow that, by all accounts so far, could avoid a lot of delays (on the order of days and weeks). Most (if not all!)

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Ship Monk

MARCH 21, 2024

Today’s CRM platforms have adapted and expanded their tools to meet the needs of ecommerce businesses. Let’s take a look at CRM systems, the tools they provide, and the benefits they offer to ecommerce businesses. Here are some of the tools CRM systems offer.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 30, 2019

9:15] Technology Integration: They need to have quality systems to provide thousands of orders to your customers each day. [11:00] Does their technology and order management system allow you to view things in real time? LinkedIn is another tool to find information from their company page and even the pages of their employees. [22:10]

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Ship Monk

APRIL 16, 2024

The good news is that fraud management tactics and tools are making it easier to prevent, catch, and combat ecommerce fraud. Today we’re going to examine some of the more common types of payment fraud, and the tactics and tools that ecommerce brands can use to stay ahead of the problem. In 2023 alone, ecommerce fraud (a.k.a.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. This can help them identify opportunities for optimizing inventory levels, reducing stockouts, and improving order fulfillment times. Do they purchase a 3D warehouse simulation and modeling tool?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

One essential tool used by the supply chain team is supply chain design. These facilities produce and ship 150,000 order lines per day. One key tool they use to accomplish this is a supply chain design solution from Coupa. Supply chain design can be a valuable tool for driving sustainability.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 28, 2022

Maddox is responsible for engaging with shippers offering tools that empower meaningful logistics relationships through its award-winning Freight Procurement Platform. In addition to the platform, shippers can connect to the Emerge Marketplace which opens access to 35,000 asset based carriers in order to create meaningful freight connections.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

All companies and agencies above are heavily investing in technology and tools to deliver packages faster and more efficiently. Companies will become increasingly dependent on digital tools to sort, track, and mitigate issues at the border. These additional measures strengthen the limits of critical minerals China exports to the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2021

Order Fulfillment Changes and Challenges. Order Fulfillment Channel Transitions. KNAPP noted that one its retailer clients would ship e-commerce orders from the DC to the store locations for customer pick-up (click and collect process). Rapid Order Increases.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 30, 2024

Regardless of the size of your ecommerce brand, it doesn’t hurt to periodically reevaluate if the software tools you’re using are giving you everything you need. Order Management This is the most important element of ecommerce software. How much do I order? Enter this article.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

The products that are produced by this make-to-order process come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes to fit the needs of a variety of different industries. To begin the journey, GEON needed a better supply chain planning tool. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Blue Yonder At NRF 2023, Blue Yonder showcased a number of solutions around omni-channel order management and e-commerce integration. This enables retailers to make changes to routes and order at any time in the journey. This is part of the larger customer experience tool kit the company has rolled out.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 11, 2024

They would schedule “hot” orders in the past to force them to the top of the queue, driving material shortages for later orders – repeating the cycle. If production fell behind, they extended lead times in the system (which is the worst thing you can do in this case). What Timeline Should You Expect?

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This post was written in collaboration with , OpenEnvoy , a leading automated invoice reconciliation tool. Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow. Key Features: Basic Auditing.

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