Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Within a very short time, the company has become the leading provider of temperature-controlled logistics, warehousing and complementary services for the food and agricultural industry. With the logistics software WAMAS ® , ORCA has a close eye on stock and ensures that all goods within the warehouse are booked and tracked in real time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2024

Manufacturers refer to it as the “shop floor to top floor disconnect.” 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

MARCH 17, 2022

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges, such as a skilled labor shortage, supply chain instability, and inventory management issues. GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. 5 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers in Manufacturing.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. The study include d firms in the retail, manufacturing and distribution verticals. As the Coronavirus outbreak develops into a pandemic, people and businesses alike are feel ing its ripple effects.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Schedules were quickly disrupted and capacity shifted to China – Europe and North America lanes to accommodate the longer voyages. These changes made ocean capacity (and empty containers) scarce, sending container rates out of India spiking. That reached air cargo quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Robotic Process Automation Deployment According to the APQC data, organizations are exploring Robotic Process Automation across a number of supply chain areas, including supply chain planning, sourcing and procurement, logistics and warehousing, and manufacturing. Many technologies are implemented as a source of cost cutting.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In the age of same-day delivery and rising consumer expectations, there is immense pressure on warehouses to perform at peak efficiency. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in. Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components. Ready to get started?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In the cloud, companies can deploy resources on an as-needed basis, rather than invest in additional servers and storage capacity that they may only need for a short time. Thanks to AI, companies can automate functions such as demand forecasting, capacity and production planning and predictive maintenance.

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

Manufacturing plants and warehouses will experience a sudden shift in resource utilization. Companies may not be able to adequately ramp up capacity and lose sales. Capacity shutdown in S&OP Navigator. Study 5: Refine Capacity Smoothing (click to view demo and more information) .

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 30, 2023

The widespread supply chain disruptions that happened when the global pandemic hit in 2020 highlighted several important lessons regarding manufacturing and supply chain visibility. Its cross-functionality enables it to serve as the central link between plants, warehouse, distribution and customers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

IDC expects spending on Digital Transformation (DX) on the top 5 use cases – smart warehousing, freight management, optimized operations, supplier network management, and predictive network inventory orchestration – to hit USD $33Bn in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has been global, with no country or organization immune from its impact.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Robust supply plans can optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics constraints and deliver an optimal plan that hits service objectives at the minimum cost. The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. But then stuff happens.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

For logistics teams seeking to manage volatility and deliver more predictable, profitable results, five advanced technologies should be in their toolkits: digital control towers, warehouse task automation, warehouse robotics, dynamic price discovery and digital freight bidding. Warehouse Task Automation. Warehouse Robotics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

Supply Planning Supply planning systems create models that allow a company to understand capacity and other constraints it has in producing goods or fulfilling orders. Fulfillment constraints can include how long it will take to deliver goods to a destination, warehouse capacity, and warehouse labor requirements.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Dubbed the ‘ blu eCommerce Hub’ , the new facility spans more than 7,000 square metres, expanding blu’s operational capacity multifold. It functions as the base of blu’s operations, housing a technologically-enabled warehouse space, robotically-powered fulfilment systems, and an integrated last mile distribution centre.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain. All manufacturing echelons–raw materials suppliers, factories, distribution centers, and wholesalers–need to ensure that the right stock is in the right place at the right time to truly serve the end customer. This is no easy task.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing. COVID adversely affected many multinationals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

One area of concern for the long-term health of the world is the use of packaging in both the manufacturing and shipping of products. Companies are also looking at ways to make last mile deliveries more sustainable, and vehicle capacity plays a key role.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, is critical to ensure a positive experience. This is due to the limited capacity on trucks and boats as capacity has shrunk and demand has surged. It is a lot harder for many companies to find capacity on boats.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Manufacturing and supply chains couldn’t ramp up fast enough. Orchestrating the efforts of suppliers, manufacturers, truck drivers, warehouses, retail employees, and other critical links in the supply chain was no small feat. Closures and social distancing measures impacted manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

Retailers, manufacturers and others welcomed new e-commerce customers, sold new types of products, and fulfilled more direct and online orders. Carrier rates are up and climbing , even at the USPS, and carrier capacity limitations crippled some of the largest merchants who did not prepare for them. Parcel shipping volume skyrocketed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. With the full warehouses on the west coast, many of the chassis are under containers being used as overflow warehouses outside of retail stores and distribution centers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

50% of the interviewed companies have implemented re-shoring initiatives in the last 3 years for up to 20% of their Asia-based production capacity. As a result of shifting manufacturing networks across the world, distribution networks will change substantially in the next few years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer; it is critical to ensure a positive customer experience. This will be especially important when a COVID-19 vaccine is manufactured and distributed. Capacity Fluctuations. The market is continuing to grow at an impressive rate.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Approximately 73% of respondents cited progress in omnichannel improvements over the past year, but express cautious optimism for their company's supply chain and capacity. Stronger freight volumes are expected as pent-up demand from consumers, retailers, and manufacturers reaches an apex. Tight capacity and high rates.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 7, 2020

Slash wasteful expediting costs and miles: When you better anticipate customer demand, you reduce the need to expedite with LTL and air freight, along with costly in-network transfers from warehouse to warehouse. Efficient supply chain planning reduces wasted fuel and transportation capacity.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

There is a belief that manufacturing is a mechanical process with not much thinking involved. While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. What is process manufacturing?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Companies should evaluate it alongside cost, lead time, on-time delivery, and capacity utilization. With over a decade of experience in end-to-end supply chain sustainability, he has guided organizations transformation journeys across many industries, including retail, consumer goods, technology, manufacturing, and life sciences.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a first installment in a four-part technology market education series where we address the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes. Optimizing individual and facility wide capacity and productivity levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

There is a known problem for manufacturers in synchronizing their supply chain. The shop floor to top floor disconnect reflects the difficulty of 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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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

The available talent pool of drivers, warehouse associates and other employees is small, which creates staffing volatility. Instead of basing key logistics decisions on assumptions, it optimizes its logistics operations based on real-time data about costs, service levels, capacity and other constraints. With nearly $21.3

Logistics Network Optimization Software 271

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In the supply chain world, contract logistics – where a third-party logistics (3PL) firm runs and manages warehouses on behalf of their clients, is a $200 billion plus market. For example, in contract logistics, the 3PL makes use of a warehouse management system so that they can do the job efficiently. It has outsourced manufacturing.

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BlueYonder

JULY 25, 2024

To maximize customer satisfaction, large-scale manufacturers, such as car and truck makers, need to optimize lead times and delivery reliability. In both production and transportation, manufacturers need to replan profitably and quickly as conditions change. Is it possible to continuously adjust production and transportation capacity?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Here, it doesn’t really matter if it starts with automating a manual e-commerce warehouse, converting a store warehouse to an automated omnichannel warehouse, or with rolling out location concepts across a logistics network. In the past few years, however, automation in warehouses has become even more relevant.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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