Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 25, 2023

Following are four key logistics strategies that are likely to pick up steam in 2023.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a lot of conversations happening relative to all sorts of strategies for supply chains (and no lack of consultants who want to sell you on the latest and greatest ideas). My thesis here is that the first thing you have to develop and fully understand is your business' go to market strategy. Just do what you say you will do.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

To address these issues, companies are adopting innovative strategies, including dynamic route optimization, real-time tracking, and even leveraging emerging technologies like drones and blockchain. Failed deliveries further complicate the process, leading to inefficiencies that can negatively impact both businesses and consumers alike.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MAY 27, 2021

There’s a lot of hustle and bustle in eCommerce fulfillment centers as order fulfillment associates strive to get orders picked, packed, and out the door. Even in the safest fulfillment center operations, managers and associates can benefit from regular warehouse safety tips.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2020

Chip Humitz is the Marketing and Strategy Director at LUDWIG+, a full-service marketing consultancy. Chip has worked in marketing and brand strategy for over 25 years. Pick a niche and then fully invest to own that niche. About Chip Humitz. The vision usually becomes evident during the discovery phase.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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LandLink

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Now, even as disruptions persist, supply chains the world around have begun picking up the pieces and charting new territory to recover. Here are some strategies a qualified 3PL can help you deploy to manage what may be ahead.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2024

The podcast explores effective marketing strategies for 3PLs, the current state of mergers and acquisitions in the industry, and the evolving expectations of ecommerce brands from their 3PL providers. Regionalized SEO, referral-based marketing, and content marketing are effective strategies for 3PL warehouses to generate leads.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

For example, one of our customers at Lucas, Apex Tool Group , experienced a 63% reduction in picking errors, but moreover, shared that employees “loved the system,” and said, “you rarely implement a new system and have users tell you ‘it’s made my life so much easier.‘ These are clear cut benefits.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2023

Körber uniquely provides a broad range of proven, end-to-end supply chain solutions fitting any business size, strategy or appetite for growth. The division offers a wide range of products and solutions, including warehouse management systems, voice picking technology, and robotics automation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 12, 2023

He has a track record of driving significant growth, savings, and exceptional service through the development and execution of effective strategies. It involves tasks such as picking and packing products, managing inventory, and shipping orders to customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2024

In our picking example, you would begin by analyzing the entire warehouse to identify where the bottleneck or constraint occurs. In our picking example, you would begin by analyzing the entire warehouse to identify where the bottleneck or constraint occurs. Is picking by paper slowing things down?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 10, 2023

ReturnsSuck.com ) where he is responsible for business development, fundraising, sales, and strategy. Christian brings 15+ years’ experience of supply chain execution, strategy, and digitalization from project44, Amazon, and Grainger. Pollen’s pick up service is available across 20,000 locations, covering 95% of the US.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2022

His integrity centered communication strategies are used each day by thousands of people from “Fortune 100” firms to small start-ups. During the interview, Mark shares some of the sales strategies he uses in his sales consulting and training practice. Strategy #1 – Know Your Ideal Prospect. Strategy #3 – Land and Expand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

Another key strategy is right-sizing cartons to match the specific dimensions of the products being shipped. This leads us to the idea of Dynamic Slotting , an essential strategy for space optimization. This review can also include affinity analysis, or the odds of items being picked together, parallel to velocity analysis.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

RightHand Robotics, a provider of data-driven, autonomous robotic picking solutions for order fulfillment, announces the launch of its next-generation solution, the RightPick 4 system. Powered by RightPick AI, the RightPick 4 system is continuously learning and improving on the overall range of items that can be picked successfully. “We

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

Upon fulfilling the transition obligations of Merchantry to Tradeshift, Watson directed the cross-border product strategy of Pitney Bowes, a $450M business, comprised of Borderfree and the eBay Global Shipping Program. Some USPS shipments from Amazon have to be picked up at the local post office. Rick Watson’s LinkedIn. RMW Commerce.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 28, 2021

Thankfully some strategies can be used to mitigate the cost. This is a fiscally sound strategy that cuts down on reverse logistics costs for organizations. Replacement items are shipped to the customer, and at the same time, the returned item is picked up so that only one trip has to be made. Return and Repair Policy Framework.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

By implementing cost-effective supply chain strategies, companies can achieve significant benefits, including: Improved Profitability : Reducing supply chain costs directly impacts the bottom line, allowing businesses to increase their profit margins and improve overall financial performance.

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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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Stord

JULY 1, 2024

Managing fixed and variable costs can be challenging, these cost centers can be as obvious as manufacturing expenses, personnel overhead, and marketing, or as nuanced as the time it takes between a package being marked as shipped and the carrier picking it up (also known as Dwell Time, which you can learn more about by navigating here ).

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Upon fulfilling the transition obligations of Merchantry to Tradeshift, Watson directed the cross-border product strategy of Pitney Bowes, a $450M business, comprised of Borderfree and the eBay Global Shipping Program. As a traditional retailer, Target couldn’t just copy Amazon’s strategy.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Erik Malin was the Vice President of Operations strategy at Loadsmart, a digital freight technology company. In this position, he was responsible for leading strategy development and strategic initiatives focused on enabling growth and operational scale.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2021

Trey enjoys coaching teams to be great, as well as speaking on sales and marketing strategies, leadership, organizational structure, and technology. Among drivers, the turnover is very high, and a good driver has her pick of top carriers and lanes. Recruiting is a big problem in the logistics business.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

So that you can be fully prepared, here are some of the most common methods used by criminals in cargo theft and fraud, along with proven strategies to prevent these issues from happening in the first place. Some will pose as the trucking companies, show up to pick up the freight, and then disappear with the cargo.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2015, Baptist Health South Florida, an internationally recognized healthcare network and one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare providers in the region, adopted a self-distribution strategy, to contain supply chain costs, reduce the amount of space used for inventory at hospitals and ultimately, help provide better care.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 15, 2023

00:15:50] Picking podcast guests. [00:17:09] 00:17:09] Evergreen content strategy. [00:23:14] TIMESTAMPS [00:01:48] Joe’s career background. [00:03:51] 00:03:51] Starting a successful blog. [00:07:57] 00:07:57] Podcasting during COVID lockdown. [00:10:54] 00:10:54] High Failure Rate of Podcasts. [00:15:50]

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Jeff has had the opportunity to help lead a variety of different business units throughout his career including Circuit City stores, the world’s largest pet training service at Petsmart, analytics and strategy for a movie theater chain, and a carrier sales team at Globaltranz. Learn More About The Unsung Hero of Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 31, 2023

Knowing warehousing and distribution, this is probably just a simple mispick, a smaller retailer with limited SKUs that are perhaps using paper picking or even just picking off the computer monitor, picking and packing things directly from a few shelves. So a simple mispick. When you have manual processes, you have these issues.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Upon fulfilling the transition obligations of Merchantry to Tradeshift, Watson directed the cross-border product strategy of Pitney Bowes, a $450M business, comprised of Borderfree and the eBay Global Shipping Program. As a traditional retailer, Target couldn’t just copy Amazon’s strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. John Larkin was named an Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital in May of 2019. Clarendon remains 100% focused on the transportation & logistics industry, broadly defined.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Slotting a warehouse product is the same, for example, as placing your umbrella close to your front door at home, so it’s easy to pick it up and run when it’s raining, and you’re late for work. Still, without a doubt, picking is the operational regimen that will see the most significant impact. Faster Picking – Fewer Mistakes.

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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. Travel in Picking and Replenishment Processes is the Lynchpin. In a conventional, non-automated picking process, travel represents the majority of the time in a DC associate’s day.

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