GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
The concept of warehouse management originated in ancient Egypt as people sought ways to manage grain gathered from crops. As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
The solution also provides different substitution strategies depending on the retailer’s brand promise, and generates customer-ready paperwork before sending the picked items electronically to the point-of-sale system. Of course, technology is only one piece of the omni-channel fulfillment puzzle. Truckload net revenues, however, decreased 1.3
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Gravity Supply Chain
MAY 20, 2022
Spire’s granular AIS data about transport vessels is now seamlessly incorporated into the cloud-based software system used by Gravity’s clients. As outlined in an article in The Maritime Executive , it: … dramatically reduced the cost of loading and unloading a ship. A world transformed.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 21, 2015
In addition, 85% of the vendors in the multi-tier inventory optimization market that I wrote about in 1995, are now part of larger platforms. The problems are tough: issues like alternate bill of materials, floating bottlenecks, constraints, customer segmentation strategies and multi-tier inventory optimization requires robust technology.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 5, 2015
These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. Over the past two years, P&G made impressive gains in operating margin and inventory turns, but the company failed to equal the ROIC test for asset utilization. Good Times Ahead.
Requis
OCTOBER 30, 2020
I think what’s happened particularly in the last ten years is that the focus on cost reduction and being competitive has really driven that need for rationalization in the supply chain, and of course for the globalization that we’ve seen. It’s always about reduction of costs. There are much better planning and forecasting systems now.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
APRIL 27, 2021
As an industry, it’s imperative for us to learn from this and develop strategies to minimize the impact of similar blockages should they happen in the future. This may delay shipments, cause inventory shortages, and create logistical difficulties at various offloading points. A risk management strategy is no longer a luxury.
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