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The Tug of War: Liner Operations vs. Logistics Services in the Ocean Carrier Industry

MTS Logistics

Schacht delved into the different approaches carriers are adopting to blend their liner operations with logistics and freight forwarding capabilities. When carriers propose services traditionally managed by freight forwarders, customers’ assessments are influenced by their prior experiences with the carriers’ liner services.

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The Ecommerce Fulfillment Blind Spot with Kyle Bertin

The Logistics of Logistics

Kyle is the CEO and co-founder of Two Boxes , a returns company that develops technology that enables 3PLs and merchants to improve in-warehouse return operations. Kyle is based in Denver and leads the company’s strategy, sales, partnerships, and operations functions. Silica, and Deloitte.

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WMS + SaaS + Automation = Smooth Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

It starts with your first form of Automation, Warehouse Management. Warehouse management software ( WMS ) is the foundation of a smooth-running supply chain operation. So, the question becomes where does your software reside and how do you manage it? You’ll still need IT staff to maintain your software.

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Warehouse Robotics – Scaling Operations for Exponential Growth, with Mark Messina

Logistics Viewpoints

We also managed our supplier relationships onsite globally very closely to assure that the materials precisely met our design specifications. We used to have to write quarterly operating plans for your particular business in Amazon. They used operating plans in white paper format, 6 pages or less. They were incredibly efficient.

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Snackpass Chooses Stord Software to Scale Operations Amid Immense Growth

Stord

Snackpass will use Stord’s OMS to orchestrate and track orders for its suite of hardware products, and Stord’s WMS to manage operations within its warehouses. Snackpass now uses Stord's order management system, Stord One Commerce , to connect, orchestrate, and optimize its entire supply chain.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? Often, there’s a misguided belief that when the process goes wrong, the business erred by failing to invest in the correct software or did not manage data correctly. The Demand Planner.

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Assemble-to-Order manufacturing Part 2: ERP solutions to improve operations

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

With a manufacturing operation based on Assemble-to-order (ATO) , success hinges on being able to get products to customers quickly. In addition, demand forecasting has to be accurate and costs have to be managed. It is also important for inventory management to have details of the items that make up assemblies. .