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Cultivate a Stickier Customer Base Using WMS Add-On Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

The answer, of course, is yes. This article explores two such ways modern digital tools can elevate the performance of 3PLs on the way to creating stickier customers. But can technology do more?

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. I guess that’s why we called it route planning and not route optimisation.” Book a free consultation.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. Pretty good, right?

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. Firstly, if you plan to benchmark as a one-off exercise now and again, you might engage a specialist team of consultants to execute a project for you. The Pros and Cons of Procuring a Benchmarking Tool. What Are Your Freight Benchmarking Options?

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A Lean Leadership Pocket Card

The Lean Thinker

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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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.