Now, That's Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies. For many manufacturing and distribution organizations, for example, inventory management may be the pain point most worthy of attention. As you experiment with these visibility strategies, be sure to measure your successes and tweak your approach based on those results.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A financial modelling exercise to quantify the potential cost savings of the usage of digital shipping documentation, namely the electronic bill of lading (eBL) showed that at a global economic growth rate of 2.4% For example, in the airline industry, everything is digitalized now and this happened because IATA has been defining the.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

While it is good to entertain such provocative points of view, let us acknowledge that S&OP when done correctly is very cross-functional and provides the platform for enhanced collaboration and communication. For example, forecasts are generated using the past three years of history, implicitly assuming history repeats.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company. For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. What matters most is how effectively the people involved in the process collaborate and overcome the silo mentality prevalent in organisations with multiple functions and business units.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

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. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

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. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Suppose you wanted to be the fastest runner in the world, for example. For example, are you sure that you don’t have one or two business units that excel in a performance element which, otherwise, is proving to be a weakness for your supply chain operations? Those levels are “benchmarks”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, a big-box retailer that started to build out its pickup services, it delivery services, and so on, so that when the world pivoted, and stores were closed, but people still wanted this retailer’s products, it already had all of that investment there. Disruption can become a catalyst for supplier collaboration.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Suppose you wanted to be the fastest runner in the world, for example. For example, are you sure that you don’t have one or two business units that excel in a performance element which, otherwise, is proving to be a weakness for your supply chain operations? Those levels are “benchmarks”.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

The COVID pandemic may have been an extreme example of what can go wrong, but it also underscored the importance of planning and decision-making in the event of sudden disruptions that upend the normal working of the complicated modern supply chain apparatus. How to Create an Agile Supply Chain Model.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

Globalisation, ever-changing customer needs, and other market forces serve to maintain a state of liquidity, requiring companies to re-evaluate strategies and business models on a regular basis. For example: Customer expects higher service levels than those agreed between client and provider. Why Take Logistics Back In-House?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

So, for example, if your business competes strongly on price, you might go heavy on the cost-reduction side of supply chain management, setting objectives centered on savings. Whatever your competitive strategy, though, your supply chain goals should support it. Conflicting KPIs: A Brief Example.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 24, 2020

The research using a financial modelling exercise showed that the processing costs for a paper bill of lading were 3 three times much as an eBL processing and that the actual process cost for a single BL can vary widely. The transformation that has taken place in the airline industry is an example of what’s possible if we work together.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

But a strategy requires much more than slide decks and statements of intent, right? If managers embrace the idea of giving employees responsibility and decision-making autonomy in their respective areas of expertise – in agile teams, for example – then the parameters can also be defined together.

Optimal Sourcing 28

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

However, WFP, African Governments and other public and private sector stakeholders are the catalyst this agency to be exercised, hopefully helping to lay the foundation for communities where the youth of today can live and thrive as productive adults. African youth has the potential and agency to succeed.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 15, 2019

Many early examples have focused on warehouse management and product picking, but, as the technology improves and the range of products on the market increases, there is some evidence that the use of this technology could go much further. . In addition, we’ve also incorporated VR into our training strategy.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

A much better approach for sourcing transportation would be collaborating with your with your carriers to jointly lower costs for both parties to achieve sustained savings. As the VP of Sales for a large national truckload carrier recently told me, “Today, our negotiation strategy is indifference. Don’t like our rates?

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. For example, understanding collaboration and communication is as important as understanding modeling and technology. It is also an exercise in trade-offs.

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Conger

MAY 6, 2019

When it comes down to applying lean strategies, it’s not so easy. Responsibility can be shared; being in charge does not allow for contribution and collaboration. Robert gives three specific examples of how they’ve used Toyota Lean Management in their parts department. Implementing lean management principles is challenging.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Getting this right to maximize your transportation strategy is a balancing act—regardless of the mode or modes of shipping. Thus, the choice of scale is a strategic exercise because it involves a forecast of what market conditions are expected to be over the short run interim. The modern assembly line is the best example of this.

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Conger

MAY 6, 2019

When it comes down to applying lean strategies, it’s not so easy. Responsibility can be shared; being in charge does not allow for contribution and collaboration. Robert gives three specific examples of how they’ve used Toyota Lean Management in their parts department. Implementing lean management principles is challenging.

Waste Reduction 40

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings Sourcing Strategies 40

247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The Sides noted the importance of expansion of collaboration in aluminium sector. The Sides agreed to explore opportunities of joint collaboration in precious metals, minerals, natural resources and forest produce, including timber, through joint investments, production, processing and skilled labour.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

One example is the port of Los Angeles, which has worked with GE Transportation and last year introduced a cloud-based port optimiser that provides real-time information on cargo through a single portal that is made available to all the partners involved in the processing of it. Take service parts as an example.

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