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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” When costs begin to spiral out of control, the result is usually a loss of revenue in proportion to sales.

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Predictive Analysis in Logistics and Supply Chain: How to Apply

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Predictive Analysis in Logistics and Supply Chain: How to Apply | Image source: Pexels In logistics, predictive analysis is simply the process of identifying and forecasting patterns, trends, and behaviors in both human and machine learning approaches, data, and algorithms. How predictive analytics works in logistics?

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advantage through Distribution Networks

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

How to achieve a competitive advantage through Distribution Networks. After the lesson on distribution networks, I researched to complete the training a bit more and I found how to obtain efficiency on the distribution. Previous steps in the design of distribution networks.

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

Sales of some products decreased greatly, while sales of others boomed driven by a change in consumer habits towards different cosmetic product categories. The solution can answer questions like where should new production or distribution capacity be located to optimally accommodate anticipated growth in demand?

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Analytics in Distribution and Manufacturing Taking Center Stage

GlobalTranz

Part of this drive toward more interest in analytics in distribution and manufacturing comes from the ability of analytics to reduce inefficiencies dramatically and increase productivity in both physical and virtual sales environments. How Are Analytics in Distribution and Manufacturing Being Used?

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Tata Steel Europe’s Connected Planning Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The company sells directly and through channels; they have an extensive distribution network to provide postproduction processing, service, distribution, and sales support. IBP is a multifunctional planning process that includes sales, marketing, demand planners, manufacturing, and finance.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. The process involves an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s Warehouse Automation & Control Market Research Study.