The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2022

Softeon ’s track record of 100% success spans 20+ years and proof points at more than 125 supply chain performance leaders, including USP Supply Chain Solution, Sears Home Services , Duluth Trading Co. Check out the research here: Gartner Critical Capabilities for Warehouse Management Systems 2022.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Let’s look at some of the best ways to make your supply chain more efficient.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The fundamental aspects of flow paths, lead times, constraints, execution capacity – be it in the warehouse or in the logistics center – are all unknown. Supply Chain Operating System Terence: What is our path going forward to help customers continue to perform well? What is a better way?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

What comes after that is the leveraging of AI and its ability to make autonomous decisions across the end-to-end supply chain when disruptions do occur. Electrolux is balancing between globalization and localization in the different key value chain functions, searching to take the best from the two.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2024

Optimization remains a core solution for supply planning. In the broad sense, optimization refers to creating plans that help improve supply chain performance. Often, the one “best” plan cannot be discovered.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

A growing number of consumers are asking the brands they buy from to invest in sustainability throughout the supply chain, from the materials they use to make products, to the transportation options they use to deliver products. Rethink Process.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2024

What technologies are transforming warehouse operations into models of efficiency and precision? As companies strive for seamless and effective warehouse management, geolocation technology emerges as a game-changer, driving unparalleled levels of efficiency, accuracy, and optimization. One answer lies in geolocation.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2025

The cost includes, but is not necessarily limited to, paying the vendors/manufacturers for the inventory and transportation and warehousing costs prior to selling the goods. The longer inventory sits in a warehouse or in a physical store, the cost remains on the retailer/manufacturing financial books as a credit.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Figure 1 depicts an integrated hierarchical supply chain performance measurement system. the receiving operation in a warehouse) are considered operational metrics. One can adapt this PMS framework to as many or as few echelons as may exist in your company’s supply chain.

Supply Chain Performance 76

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

I have benchmarked supply chains for businesses all over the world for 25 years or so and have seen some incredible results. You will learn how you can significantly boost your supply chain performance—and in the process identify numerous cost-saving opportunities. The Benefits of Benchmarking.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

This made SKF unwieldy, unable to react quickly enough to changes and limited its possibilities to further develop its supply chain performance. Digital transformation enables automated supply chain planning. 2 How did SKF achieve Gartner Supply Chainnovator status?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Autonomous Supply Chains In this competitive environment, a CPG manufacturer needs to fight to get space on retailer shelves in each region, keep those shelves stocked, compete and collaborate simultaneously with e-commerce, and maintain its operating margins. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Our commitment to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction has gotten us recognized in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Supply Chain Planning (SCP) analyst evaluations. Here’s a closer look at our recognitions and the impact they have on our clients.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For years, supply chain leaders have struggled to achieve a sophisticated level of supply chain visibility that would drive continuous improvement, optimize spend and reduce risk. Managed analytics is an integrated information process that’s been field-tested and proven to drive improved supply chain performance.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

This is especially prevalent in organizations that have experienced growth through mergers and acquisitions and now need to reconcile multiple ERP, WMS, shipping, and transportation systems.

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ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 30, 2025

Efficient logistics operations reduce lead times, cut transportation costs, and improve customer satisfaction. Technology Integration Incorporating advanced technologies into supply chain operations can significantly improve transparency, efficiency, and decision-making.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

Inventory optimization will model demand and determine the appropriate inventory for individual echelons in the supply chain. The increased visibility that MEIO provides empowers centralized demand planning, reduces cost across the supply chain and streamlines operations. Five more inventory optimization segments.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2025

Once more, the spike in inventory levels reportedly led to increased inventory costs, along with warehousing prices. We saw the opposite in late February, as growth in Inventory Costs and Warehousing Prices exploded to 82.7 Report authors indicated that the February index expansion of 6.3 respectively.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

Supply Chain Digital Twins: Why You Need Them As supply chain disruptions seem to be here to stay (and increasing in amplitude), planners across industries are looking for ways to make more accurate planning decisions – and digital twins are a great tool for that. Interested in bringing these benefits to your business?

Real-time Visibility 295

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RFgen

APRIL 3, 2025

SAP has become a key solution for addressing these challenges, offering robust tools that enhance supply chain visibility, planning, and execution capabilities. Solutions such as SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) work in tandem to support precise forecasting and operational execution.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 28, 2017

Technically, Free Time is not free; you pay for it in your transportation costs. How do you account for Free Time across your global supply chain? For example, I worked with a customer recently who budgeted demurrage at 4% of their transportation spend. This is where metrics can get a little fuzzy.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Predictive analytics will empower them to leverage data and make informed decisions related to inventory requirements, warehouse space optimisation and usage. Flexibility for Resilient and Optimised Logistics and Supply Chain. Sustainability and Decarbonisation Practises in Logistics.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. This honor comes after Blue Yonder was named a Leader in the Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 earlier this year! In Charles A.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

While CPI is normally used within project management and earned value analysis, it has significant application and importance within supply chain contexts, particularly in procurement, logistics and warehousing. Below are some key areas where CPI can improve supply chain efficiency: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For this case study we interviewed Ralf Busche, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Strategy and Performance. He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. Leading a supply chain requires outstanding competencies.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Optimizing your warehouse means examining every corner of your infrastructure and every facet of your workflows and processes to identify and correct inefficiencies. Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Sign Up for SCMDOJO Pro Membership Importance of Effective Supply Chain Management Supply chain management is not just about moving products from point A to point B – it’s a strategic approach that encompasses the entire network of processes involved in delivering goods and services to customers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

Here are my top 10 tips to boost your Supply Chain performance towards Best in Class. OK, why do so many organisations struggle with the same old Supply Chain Challenges? I’ve compiled a hit list of my top 10 focus areas that will help you boost your Supply Chain performance and that of your teams.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

Daily, Product Excellence companies are primarily concerned with the supply chain’s flow, its reliability, and its cost. Supply chain cost per unit sold. Warehousing and transportation costs. Enterprise software performance. Daily operational KPIs drill into machine and process performance.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2024

What technologies are transforming warehouse operations into models of efficiency and precision? As companies strive for seamless and effective warehouse management, geolocation technology emerges as a game-changer, driving unparalleled levels of efficiency, accuracy, and optimization. One answer lies in geolocation.

Inventory Reduction 96

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Effective lead time management is a critical factor in securing supply chain efficiency and cost control, since lead time represents the total time required for a product or material to move through the supply chain, as measured from the time of ordering to the time of delivery. Why is lead time important?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Performance is analysed for the key SCOR supply chain processes of Plan, Source, Make, Deliver and Return. Other models have also been specifically designed for assessing supply chain performance. Correspondingly, metrics for supply chain performance must also extend beyond a single enterprise.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

But how do you know if you are using the right KPIs, including both stakeholder and supply chain performance measures? Supply chain KPIs are crucial for optimizing processes, minimizing costs, improving customer service, and enhancing overall supply chain performance.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

KPIs in Supply Chain The Basics As in any business activity, supply chain operations need to focus doggedly on improvement to compete in the marketplace, but how do you know if your supply chain performance is satisfactory or getting better or, god forbid, worsening? Thats where KPIs come in.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Load Planner: The holder of this post oversees the loading of customer’s orders into trucks and also plans transport routes. Supply Chain Planner: A manager whose main responsibility is to analyse a company’s supply chain performance. There are plenty of supply chain opportunities in manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2018

One of the most impactful tools in a shipper’s arsenal toward this end is a Transportation Management System (TMS). Shippers can work to prevent costly delays, as well as make other positive strides to improve carrier relationships, by using technology that is readily available in the market, like a Transportation Management System (TMS).

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 4, 2016

Performance is analysed for the key SCOR supply chain processes of Plan, Source, Make, Deliver and Return. Metrics are defined at three levels: Level 1 – the most aggregated level, measuring overall supply chain performance. Balanced Scorecard is one of the more popular ones.

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