The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2025

With a real-time connected network of 12 million drivers, OneRail matches the right vehicle for the right delivery so brands lower expenses and increase capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. OneRail’s platform includes order management, inventory management, and real-time visibility.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Choosing the right inventory management software , often referred to as an inventory control system, can be the difference between a well-oiled, profit-generating operation and one plagued by costly mistakes and inefficiencies. Modern inventory management solutions have evolved far beyond basic stock counting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. As a result, inventory managers have to explore new ways to cope with full warehouses. Unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. The answer goes beyond standard inventory management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Sellercloud serves small to mid-sized retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers with inventory and order management systems (IMS/OMS) that help manage and synchronize inventory across multiple sales channels, while also facilitating order fulfillment. For example, Ryanair was supposed to get 20 deliveries before the end of December.

Price Reduction 274

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It leverages historical data, competitive intelligence, and external factors to guide inventory planning and resource allocation. Master supply chain forecasting for intermittent demand As consumers demand an increasing variety of product options, it results in more intermittent demand and slow-moving inventory.

Forecasting 156

Forecasting Modeling Supply and Demand Forecasting Software 156

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It leverages historical data, competitive intelligence, and external factors to guide inventory planning and resource allocation. Master supply chain forecasting for intermittent demand As consumers demand an increasing variety of product options, it results in more intermittent demand and slow-moving inventory.

Forecasting 156

Forecasting Modeling Supply and Demand Forecasting Software 156

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, if a promotion plan has not been correctly modeled for the warehouse, there may not be enough storage capacity, dock doors, or workers to execute the days work. Manhattans Omnichannel solutions provide an operating platform for digital commerce, retailers, and wholesale businesses.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 6, 2020

The key challenge is to not over-produce and stock up on excessive inventory , but at the same time be ready for summer by securing on-shelf availability and fulfillment. The impact on inventory and demand will depend on the extent and timing of the pandemic ending. But manufacturers still have to generate demand scenarios.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These initiatives also lead to cost savings by maximizing load capacity and reducing fuel consumption. AI-powered warehouse management improves inventory flow and reduces waste. Green Logistics: Optimizing transportation routes, consolidating shipments, and employing energy-efficient vehicles to reduce emissions.

Optimal Sourcing 251

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

Supply chain resilience refers to planning for things that could go wrong and then creating inventory buffers or contingency plans. SCP solutions provide a solid ROI based on hitting targeted service levels with less raw material, work-in-process, or finished goods inventory. Supply planning engines “optimize” the schedule.

Supply Chain Planning Software 300

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 300

DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

From raw material procurement to final product sales, these supply chains’ ability to minimize inventory through product life cycle controls and facilitate prompt product supply is every bit as important as product differentiation strategies. The establishment of efficient global supply chains has become critical to competitiveness.

Optimal Sourcing 296

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In this scenario, by adopting an adaptive supply chain, the retailer uses real-time data analytics to identify emerging trends and collaborate closely with suppliers to quickly adjust production and inventory levels to meet customer demand. This collaboration enables faster response times and cost savings.

Modeling 297

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Businesses’ top concerns include meeting customer demands, optimizing capacity to navigate volatility, meeting sustainability goals and finding skilled labor. The products and material deliveries are planned without taking real-world transportation constraints into account, such as truck capacities, schedules or incompatibilities.

Material Savings 302

Material Savings Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Inventory Reduction 302

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

Market volatility describes a stage at which volume and capacity availability are misaligned. That can mean ample capacity and not enough shipments or far too many shipments and not enough equipment or drivers. Traditional Inventory Replenishment Strategies No Longer Work.

Supply Chain Risk Management 288

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The economy is picking up after the severe contraction in labor, productivity, and inventory that occurred during the height of the pandemic. Inventory, Efficiency, and the Extended Supply Chain. But the US ratio of total business inventories to sales is hovering at a 25-year low. Source: Descartes Datamyne.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. As error increases, there is a need for additional capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Shifting consumer demand, bad weather, driver shortages, fuel prices and an array of influences conspire to shrink available capacity. The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Disruption has been the name of the game for more than a year as supply chain leaders have been dealing with changing buyer behaviors, inventory management challenges, labor shortages, weather and pandemic-related uncertainty, cyber security threats and capacity constraints that continue to create significant supply chain volatility.

Supply Chain Risk Management 263

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

We explore the concept of holistic inventory strategies focused on the form and function of inventory. In the process, we learn that only 15-20% of inventories are safety stock and that the current APS frameworks do not enable a holistic analysis of the form and function of inventory. I think that the answer is no.

Inventory Reduction 402

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

To build supply chain resiliency, leaders should consider these factors: Buffer inventory and shift away from JIT.? The coronavirus disruptions highlighted the stressed nature of lean and just-in-time inventories. Those factories with essentially zero inventory of critical components were forced to close or drastically scale back.

Supply Chain Planning Software 288

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Sourcing Strategies 288

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By maximizing space utilization, improving inventory control , and boosting workflow efficiency, you can unlock significant cost savings and elevate your customer service game. Essential technology solutions, including Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Inventory Management Systems (IMS), and the transformative power of IoT and automation.

Optimal Sourcing 95

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction 95

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

With our supply chains clogged and retail inventories piling up, we have a situation wherein the huge imbalances between demand and supply at the product mix level can have an adverse impact on product availability for B2B and B2C companies alike, especially as we start heading to the holiday season. Not really. in October 2021. A ratio of 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

Modeling 291

Modeling Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Optimization 291

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And the impact doesn’t stop there, since trade-off decisions will be required to answer questions like which customer is most important to satisfy with the limited bolts in inventory and if production capacity should be reallocated. And then decisions on these questions will in turn affect other customers in your rattled supply chain.

Supply Chain Visibility 317

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

In order to achieve this, demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning via procurement and/or production planning, along with fulfilment/allocation and even transportation planning need to be integrated. Dynamic Cross-dock allocation takes into account sales rates and current inventory at the stores.

Supply Chain Planning Software 277

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 277

AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

Companies may not be able to adequately ramp up capacity and lose sales. Study multiple resource utilization what-if scenarios and accommodate your production and inventory plan accordingly. Capacity shutdown in S&OP Navigator. Study 5: Refine Capacity Smoothing (click to view demo and more information) .

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. This is clearly an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies.

Predictive Analytics Software 352

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Supplier problems will cause a cascade of problems up and down the value stream, leading to supply order delays that cause inventory shortages, production disruptions, missed shipments and lost revenue. Establishing real-time shared visibility and processes with supply chain partners facilitates identification and resolution of issues.

Supply Chain Planning Software 269

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 20, 2023

By implementing ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) , Gaviota has achieved the supply chain trifecta – lower inventory, higher service levels, and improved operational performance. Read Gaviota’s full story and discover the secrets behind ToolsGroup’s unique probabilistic forecasting and inventory management solutions here.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

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ToolsGroup

JULY 27, 2021

Make Sure Your Inventory is Healthy. Getting to healthy inventory levels is a natural result of leveraging downstream demand with demand sensing. Employ a multi-echelon inventory strategy to protect supply chain integrity and plan inventory at every level. Traditional inventory approaches create stockouts and waste.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 290

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

This ensures the secure, high-capacity, and bi-directional transfer of essential information such as master data on products, customers, production-distribution infrastructure, transactional data on sales, inventory status and position, transportation execution data, external data e.g. competitor pricing, weather, recommendations, action triggers.

Supply Chain Software 311

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 30, 2020

Production planning has always been about trying to make the “best” decision to meet demand given the constraints behind material, capacity and resources. Challenge 1 Production capacity is now subject to workforce absences and social distancing requirements that impacts throughput.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When disruptions like unexpected shortages, scheduling slip-ups or inefficient resource allocations occur, MPS offers the ability to quickly react to changes in inventory and evaluate different alternatives for optimal production scheduling. DELMIA Quintiq Master Production Scheduling (MPS).

Optimal Sourcing 287

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Network Optimization Optimization Software 287

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Retailers also took steps to contain costs and preserve margins as they reoriented toward e-commerce like never before, including putting solutions in place to more effectively navigate carrier capacity caps and improve the visibility, accessibility, and mobility of inventory. Meet the basic needs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 263

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 11, 2021

It is crucial for wire and cable manufacturers to optimize forecasting and production capacity. In addition, vendor-managed inventory can be actioned where planners, suppliers and customers are connected to allow for more effective and collaborative planning and decision-making.

Modeling 268

Modeling Scenario Planning Optimization Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 268

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. But these solutions require going into production planning systems or inventory systems to “optimize” those functional areas. But then stuff happens. To do this, IT personnel must generate a harmonized data layer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, I found it interesting that DHL Supply Chain has also identified some use cases in which load size, product dimensions, and carrying capacity are of heightened importance in achieving productivity improvements. Robotic Arms – Trailer Unloading. I find the use cases for robotic arms in the warehouse to be expanding rapidly.

Warehousing 324

Warehousing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 324