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Yards Are Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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Understanding Distributed Order Management with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan Gilmore is a recognized thought leader in WMS, with experience prior to his role at Softeon as the founder of Supply Chain Digest, CMO at RedPrairie (now BlueYonder) and as lead WMS analyst at META Group (later acquired by Gartner). Provide real-time, granular inventory and order visibility across an extended network.

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Schrödinger’s Inventory: Managing Returned Stock

BlueYonder

That’s a relatable frustration to anyone who works in inventory management! Now, while retail inventory doesn’t usually have a pulse, it’s in a similar situation to Schrödinger’s cat when it heads out into the world. Up to seven days on, it arrives at the warehouse. They might not even be what they should be.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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Adaptive Warehouse Management and Micro-fulfillment of the Future

BlueYonder

These sites are often much smaller and are required to operate with higher inventory turns. Slow, unreliable and manual, paper-based processes that are error prone lead to missed shipments, lost inventory, low inventory accuracy, and the inability to scale the operation. The goal is high throughput at the lowest possible cost.

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Managing the Holiday Rush in the Warehouse

BlueYonder

In your warehouses the day-to-day flow of goods see peaks and valleys, but the spikes in demand this time of year require flexibility and adaptability in process and technologies to efficiently address the increased throughput and addition of temporary labor. Preloading Inventory for Stores. Tailor the Warehouse for Faster Throughput.

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Creating the Warehouse of the Future

BlueYonder

For the warehouse, supply chain improvements revolve around being productive, meeting customer service levels, effectively managing inventory, and running an optimal warehouse. Automation in the warehouse is nothing new. Robots can deliver significant benefits to warehouses. Building the Warehouse of the Future.