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Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Logistics Bureau

I recently attended a great presentation during which the presenter referred to a BHAG —a big hairy audacious goal. The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. The BHAG—the Big Hairy, Audacious Goal. I think we’ve seen that in a lot of businesses. percent.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. In reality, it would take several rounds of fine-tuning to get all the orders sorted into routes without leaving any vehicles underutilised.”

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Container Lines Ordered to Explain their Detention and Demurrage Process

ShipLilly

Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage. For example, in February, the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) presented a dispute of about $3 million worth of detention and demurrage fees for the previous year.

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3PL Warehousing Trends for 2022

Camelot 3PL Software

In addition to quicker order processing times and more efficient picking processes, 3PL warehouses are now required to have more connected systems to manage orders and data. If an automated pick system like 6 River Systems can eliminate the need to hire 3 to 4 workers, the expense more than pays for itself. Integrated Systems.

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The boss

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

But “The boss” exercises control not only in the mix of products and the layout of supermarkets, but also in the central axis of decision making related to the group’s logistics operations, as they do in other areas of the company. . The goal is to have the products with the highest quality and at the lowest price possible.

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Logistics Challenges Involved in Home Services and How to Overcome Them

Locus

At present, more than 70% of Americans have invested in such projects. This can prove to be a daunting exercise without the right software and tools. Dispatch planning can help the customer pick the best possible slot keeping in mind customers’ priority, location, service type and availability of field executives.

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A Port in a Storm

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Elio Rujano A few short weeks after returning from the Bahamas, Caroline was en route to autumnal Germany for another training exercise, the joint ETC-Logistics Cluster gear.UP in what can be a gruelling exercise. Caroline (far right) was an observer in gear.UP, an intense disaster simulation exercise in Germany.