Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Per $1 billion in company revenues, no supply chain application has a better return on investment (ROI) than network design! Executives must have the fortitude to make changes in the operating policies and the network infrastructure that may affect the lives of employees. The larger the supply chain, the bigger the payout.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. Demand is at the Heart of Supply Chain Network Design The first step in the SCND process is translating business rules into a set of data inputs: demand, products, customers, sites, shipment rules, production details, and various constraints.

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Locus

APRIL 1, 2022

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools. And network design and optimization are instrumental in bringing about both. Market trends also continue to evolve faster than ever. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Tracking and understanding lead time is very important for setting accurate delivery dates for customer orders, for setting inventory and safety stock levels across the supply chain for finished goods and Work in Progress (WIP) materials. How can you better manage lead time? To read the full article, click HERE.

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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.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 11, 2024

Are you ready to excel in logistics management? The SCMDOJO Logistics Management Track is your ultimate logistics training pathway. It’s designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the logistics industry. Visit Website to Read Full Program Why SCMDOJO Logistics Track is Unique?

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Logility

MAY 17, 2023

Costs, such as, labor and taxes may increase while other costs (such as logistics and tariffs) decrease, but the real reward comes from making viable choices for bringing operations closer to the end customer. Explore the network design optimization capabilities of the Logility Digital Supply Chain Platform.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

If enterprises are to provide such advantages, their logistics must be organised to match. Ideally, in a clicks and mortar business, logistics activities would be the same between fulfilment of online and physical sales. By comparison, ‘variation breeds inventory’ and other expenses. Let Customer Needs Drive Network Design.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fred owned logistics and customer service for the organization. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. In contrast, Fred’s bonus was on logistics costs, so he was constantly rebidding lanes and bringing in new carriers. In the early 1980s, As a result, we did not have a perpetual inventory signal.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Flexibility for Resilient and Optimised Logistics and Supply Chain. billion USD by 2026.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The primary payback for demand and supply solutions comes in the form of reducing the amount of raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory a company needs to carry. A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. The key solution for this is network design.

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CHAINalytics

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vanderlande, a market leader in logistics process automation, helps to move luggage, inventory, and parcels all over the world. Working with Chainalytics, they re-imagined their supply chain network to serve new growth opportunities.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Paul Lord has developed a framework to better understand inventory trade-offs by categorizing those decisions according to the objectives they are meant to achieve: structural, operational and situational. Many companies struggle with decisions such as “How many days of sales or inventory turns per year should we target?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 21, 2016

After being largely ignored for many years, distribution network design has recently surged to the top of the priority list for many supply chain leaders. Distribution network design has surged to the top of the priority list for supply chain leaders. The Signs That Should Prompt a Distribution Network Design Review.

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience. No technology in the market measures inventory health. Today, this is not the case.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

However, AI’s inability to solve the very limited problem of ensuring that inventory is located in the right place in a warehouse suggests that planners don’t have to worry too much about job security. For fulfillment to be efficient, a warehouse needs the right inventory located in the right slots in a warehouse.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In recent years, BT Supply Chain underwent a transformation to provide its services to businesses using the company’s existing network. We spoke with David Mackenzie , Transformation & Inventory Director at BT, to learn more about this shift and the role AIMMS has played in enabling it. How is your team currently using AIMMS?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. We can no longer assume that government policy is rational, variability is low or logistics are available. These core assumptions are no longer true. This reset is not an evolution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. The network design technologies have changed a lot in the last decade. (I I would not stop with the physical design. Where Would I Start?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 4, 2023

Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Top 6 Supply Chain KPIs: Keep Your Dashboards Simple 3 Common Inventory Management ‘Sins’—And How to Avoid Them Cost to Serve at a Glance: 9 Steps to Success & 5 Mistakes to Avoid 10 Reasons to Review Your Distribution Network Design

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Technology Integration : Use of technology in logistics, inventory management, and supply chain tracking has helped improve efficiency and transparency. The post Amul’s Optimized Supply Chain: Driving Global Growth in the Dairy Industry appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Supply Chain Network Design Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part dealing with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. These core assumptions are no longer true.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. Use network design tools to continually redesign and align. Retrain employees and design outside-in practices. Localize supply—design inventory strategies to include buffer strategies. Reduce Complexity.

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Logility

JUNE 13, 2023

In the constantly changing world of logistics and manufacturing, “what if” Analysis is the key component of finding the optimized supply chain. What if analysis requires the rapid addition of new logistics routes, operations in new regions, and the flexibility to make these models consistent and believable.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. When we compare the results of P&G to its peer group for 2012-2021, P&G outperforms in inventory turns and margin but underperforms in growth and asset utilization. Was this by design?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2014

Unlike Amazon they do not take ownership of inventory, stock it in their distribution centers, and then fulfill the orders. […]. The post Amazon.com vs. Alibaba: Omni-channel Competitor and Collaborator appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints: A Blog for Logistics, Supply Chain, and 3PL Executives.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

McKinsey promises improved agility (not defined) with up to a 30% reduction in operational cost and a decrease in inventory of 75%. (I Digital Supply Networks. At Deloitte, the focus is on digital supply networks for a digital thread that connects the physical to digital, digital to digital, and digital to physical.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Answer Your Toughest Network Design Questions . Network optimization puts continuous supply chain design at your fingertips with an intuitive, usable interface that lets you and your own people (rather than hired consultants) configure and explore design alternatives continuously.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The increasing need for constantly analyzing these trade-offs across the supply chain networks has highlighted the need for digital twins and what-if capabilities in network design solutions. This means continuously assessing the trade-off between the total cost to serve and meeting customer demand and minimizing lost sales.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Hurricane Michael: How Can Logistics Professionals Help?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In retail environments, IoT-enabled systems manage inventory levels and provide feedback about stock conditions, further enhancing the DPP’s accuracy. Listen in to the topic here: The post Internet of Things (IoT): Transforming Real-Time Data Collection and Tracking for Digital Product Passports appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Locus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

With the supply chains of all businesses going through a transformational shift, it is important for them to make tough decisions concerning logistics models. Before the pandemic, fixed logistics had held a comparative advantage for gaining a larger customer base. What is fixed logistics? What is flexible logistics?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Check out What’s The Difference Between Logistics and Supply Chain Management? What is the difference between Logistics and Distribution? Without consulting a dictionary both Logistics and Distribution suggest imagery involving the movement of goods. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic). ” [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels. Work with a supply chain consultant who can help optimize your network design and ensure a strategic approach to your sourcing to anticipate these challenges. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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