Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. We’ll be pleased to assist you in implementing methods to sense customer demand more accurately, enhancing your ability to optimise inventory levels, reduce stock-outs, reduce carrying costs—and ultimately increase profitability.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. What’s wrong with this picture?

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow. In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. Whether in packing a freight truck or tracking invoices, wasted time and resources can quickly eat into your margins.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow. In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. Whether in packing a freight truck or tracking invoices, wasted time and resources can quickly eat into your margins.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. To combat the problem, the Kroger Co.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In this article the risks, considerations and best detection products when thinking about life safety for cold storage warehouses are considered. It is also advisable to get an independent audit by a consultant or insurer as this will help ensure any fire strategy for your cold storage facility is robust.

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the outsourcing model and the ways it can drive efficiency in your inbound logistics supply chain. Reduce your inventory and speed up the cash cycle. By reducing time buyers spend with non-strategic suppliers, you’ll free them up to work on more important, larger contracts.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2023

You will still need a hand on the tiller to define logistics strategy, manage the relationship with the 3PL provider , and monitor performance. For example, you can ask your provider to assess your current processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement streamlined solutions to enhance overall efficiency.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The fundamentals are based on the “Rules-in-Use” from Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System , a landmark HBR article by Steve Spear and H. The article, in turn, summarizes (and slightly updates) Spear’s findings from his PhD work studying Toyota. It is the direction that matters, not the reminders.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 28, 2015

These are but extensions of the idea to maximize omni- channel strategies by putting the customer at the heart of the supply chain. . 5 Strategies to Personalize Your Web Experience to Put the Customer Focus at the Heart of the Omni-Channel Supply Chain. Advanced Content. Services Personalization. Social Networks Personalization.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For other businesses, such as manufacturing company or other industrial company, that use them incidentally, buying a winch would be a complete waste of money and time. For example, let’s say that you’re a construction company. So, for example, a company like jackswinches.com will let you hire out a winch for a reasonable price.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 31, 2024

For example, our advanced 3PL platform looks after every aspect of your supply chain in an efficient, effective way and our Virtual Carrier Network safeguards your shipping by always applying the best rates and speeds while not handcuffing you to any carrier. Of course we’re talking about your ecommerce store’s data security.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. Competitor intelligence: Distribution strategies and network designs of your competitors.

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10xLogistics

JUNE 29, 2013

In an example of the Cook County (Chicago) emergency room he talked about the idea of "thin slicing". Let's follow his example of the emergency room. What they did is reduce the amount of data the doctor saw. By reducing the amount of data provided, the doctors actually were able to make better decisions.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

In addition to satisfying conscientious consumer demand, eco-friendly efforts can benefit your ecommerce business by reducing waste within your company and improving operational efficiencies. Translation: these ecommerce businesses have operating standards that minimize or reduce negative impact on the planet. We hope you do!

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Article summary. One way to tell if a CSR programme is simply a marketing strategy is to check the length of the project. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?) Examples of CSR Programmes. It is always helpful to look at some concrete examples when exploring complex topics.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Those are the precise questions we’ve set out to answer in this article. Before we look at the barriers to optimal inventory and the possible ways to eliminate or overcome them, let’s be clear on what inventory optimisation means—because misconceptions do abound. Wasted time spent resolving stock-out situations.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. Let’s begin with a look at why, in general, retailers with multiple sales channels are more likely to experience difficulties in reducing cost-to-serve. Customer behaviour.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

Military 55

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Ship Monk

APRIL 19, 2024

Packaging, as we all know, is one of the worst offenders, but it’s also one of the easiest environmental costs to reduce. So, for ecommerce owners who want to reduce their impact on the environment, eco-friendly packaging is a great place to start. of the 35 million tons of plastic waste were recycled in 2018. Where to Start?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2017

Summary of other articles. So now we know what a blog is but why is manufacturing blogging a great idea and not a waste of time: To Help People. What better way to do that than to start publishing articles about their issues and sending them straight to their inboxes (if they opt in). Podcast or audio. Infographics. More leads.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Allow people to safely do jobs using machines that have historically been considered dangerous thus also reducing injuries. Increased efficiencies, reduced costs, boosted profits, and ultimately growth. While the general trends outlined in this article seem likely, the factory of the future will not follow a single paradigm.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Allow people to safely do jobs using machines that have historically been considered dangerous thus also reducing injuries. Increased efficiencies, reduced costs, boosted profits, and ultimately growth. While the general trends outlined in this article seem likely, the factory of the future will not follow a single paradigm.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 29, 2024

Within the course of one online chat, an isolated email response, or a single phone call, someone who bought from your ecommerce brand can be influenced whether or not to buy from you again. Of course it is, right? Let’s find out the TOP 10 now! Move Like the Wind! like MonkProtect ). This is a win-win.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

“ The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize ”: Shigeo Shingo. Lean thinking focuses on the elimination of all waste (where waste is defined as any non-value added process) and bringing value to the customer , beyond the customer’s expectations. Try to recognize all of your wastes.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you follow the Logistics Bureau blog, you might recall that we have, once or twice, made passing reference to the concept of the circular supply chain , primarily in our articles focused on developing trends in the supply chain and logistics sector. Examples of the Circular Supply Chain in Action. C) Regenerating natural systems.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

To that end, we hope you will find the tips in this article helpful as you look to improve container utilisation in your supply chain. If so, an increase of around 20% capacity utilisation, from 65% to 85 or 90%, will dramatically reduce the number of shipments, returning millions of dollars in saved freight fees.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. And it is this supply chain complexity (more on that in a moment) that in part makes crafting sustainability strategies such a challenge in practice.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2018

No doubt if you rely on a distribution network to supply customers in Thailand, you have been keeping an interested eye on developments, as at some point, they may provide opportunities to reduce logistics costs for your business. Statistic: Thailand’s planned infrastructure upgrade is worth US$25.2

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017. Other companies, like Uber, Amazon and, of course, Alibaba, are increasing their B2B foothold. And of course even big enterprises are hiring millennials who are bringing with them a bias towards buying online. Report from TPM Long Beach.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

Products and parts are often hard to trace back to suppliers, making defects challenging to eliminate. Bitcoin as an Example of Blockchain. The brief description of blockchain above may seem a bit abstract, so let’s look closer at the real-life example of Bitcoin. However, it also happens to be the most well-known example.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

This article was first published in June of 2015. It received a lot of interest at the time and has continued to be a popular article over the last three years. One of the most notable examples is in agriculture, where equipment, fertilizer and seed vendors are working together to sell farmers guaranteed crop yields.

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Freightera

APRIL 17, 2020

So, my purpose became sustainability which is about not wasting and ensuring that we have enough for everyone, now and in the future. It’s a good example of how everything is intricately linked. Of course, the first response is about health services and containing the pandemic. Not as quickly as we need to.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2017

Throughout the course of the 2016 election and now the Trump Administration, many Americans have expressed dissatisfaction with the Paris Climate Agreement. Article 28 states that any country wishing to withdrawal may only do so after three years have passed since the agreement went into force. For example, sea levels had risen 2.6

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