Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Today’s warehouse environment is too complex and fast-moving to manage effectively via human cognition, as well as manual planning and analysis. Decreased steps, faster task completion, capacity smoothing, lower operational costs, and customer service gains. billion in 2022 to $3.12 What Exactly Does a WES Do? The result?

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Transporeon

MARCH 16, 2015

BSH Group, manufacturer of domestic equipment, has strongly improved its transportation tendering and planning processes. Optimized tender processes The first step in the worldwide optimization project was the implementation of Ticontract, the tendering platform of the Transporeon group. All this is done webbased.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

The capacity of their sortation and distribution systems often decides on their competitiveness. Thomas Wiesmann from BEUMER Group , pictured above, knows which sortation trends owners are following, how they can react to them and where the journey will take them. They are prepared for future capacity forecasts.

Optimization Software 71

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. The research process includes an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s research study.

Supply Chain Software 155

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

They are part of the quality management process and require an analysis of the top factors that drive returns to determine where interventions are required in the process. It is important to note that capacity may have seasonal or temporary variation. It is best captured in an ERP system and analyzed digitally. Warehousing KPIs.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

As leaders gather at the of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos for a week of high-level discussions on the future of the global economy, the CDP group released its annual rankings of the top green businesses. CDP's rankings score the thousands of companies which disclose to the organization on their environmental action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For example, when a UPS strike was looming last year, the Interos solution automatically highlighted Cooper’s strategic suppliers that relied on UPS for shipping. Agility and Resilience Dr. Runkle gave a few examples of the varied ways in which they use the solution to improve their operations. Then the risk solution fills in the gaps.

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Parade

MARCH 18, 2021

Truckload pricing software is key to a broker’s ability to buy freight and sell capacity profitably in the daily spot environment. Accurate rates enable your team to sell capacity more profitability and drive trust with your carriers to enable more digital bookings and increase the likelihood of carrier re-use. Truckstop Rate Analysis.

Negotiating Skills 78

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Parade

MARCH 18, 2021

Truckload pricing software is key to a broker’s ability to buy freight and sell capacity profitably in the daily spot environment. Accurate rates enable your team to sell capacity more profitability and drive trust with your carriers to enable more digital bookings and increase the likelihood of carrier re-use. Truckstop Rate Analysis.

Negotiating Skills 78

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Tools Cost Reduction 78

Parade

MARCH 18, 2021

Truckload pricing software is key to a broker’s ability to buy freight and sell capacity profitably in the daily spot environment. Accurate rates enable your team to sell capacity more profitability and drive trust with your carriers to enable more digital bookings and increase the likelihood of carrier re-use. Truckstop Rate Analysis.

Negotiating Skills 78

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Tools Cost Reduction 78

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Optimizing the levels of these inventory groups is a key objective. The Economist has mentioned the role of AI in inventory management and demand forecasting, noting an example where AI can forecast in what order items will arrive at and leave a warehouse, so that pallets can be put in the right position. Challenges of IO and AI.

Inventory Reduction 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Environmental and labor groups filed separate suits. The lawsuits argue that the agency’s environmental analysis to justify spending up to $11.3 Well, Amazon workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Optimizing the levels of these inventory groups is a key objective. The Economist has mentioned the role of AI in inventory management and demand forecasting, noting an example where AI can forecast in what order items will arrive at and leave a warehouse, so that pallets can be put in the right position. Challenges of IO and AI.

Inventory Reduction 98

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Scenario Planning 98

Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

The capacity of their sortation and distribution systems often decides on their competitiveness. Thomas Wiesmann from BEUMER Group , pictured above, knows which sortation trends owners are following, how they can react to them and where the journey will take them. They are prepared for future capacity forecasts.

Optimization Software 36

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

SONAR Lane Acuity Plus provides lane-level insight into market stability and rate benchmarking , helping participants identify freight rate and capacity risk on a lane. . The higher the stability score, the more consistent the rate and capacity are on a given lane, resulting in a consistently high rate of tender acceptance.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The report, which is powered by analysis of the global data in BSI’s proprietary web-based intelligence system, Connect Screen, provides valuable insight into the significance of these threats while offering analysis and practical guidance to organisations on best practices to mitigate and counter risks.

Supply Chain Software 63

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

“Production capacities can be massively increased and reliably planned, regardless of the time of day or the lack of skilled workers. One example of how automated transport systems can become a game changer and optimise entire production chains is the intralogistics project that STILL successfully implemented in Tinglev, Denmark.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 42

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Transporeon

JANUARY 25, 2018

In the case of an Amway multivitamin, for example, the company controls the process “from seed to supplement,” transporting raw materials to manufacturing sites in the U.S., Previously, bid management was extremely time-consuming for the Global Trade Operations group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

And should a significant number of small freight forwarders go out of business, who are the smaller importers going to work with to secure capacity? It means making smart investments in everything from network modeling to ocean trade lane analysis, from securing equipment to potentially rebalancing nearshoring and offshoring strategies.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

In its most recent monthly analysis of the global air freight market , the International Air Transport Association (IATA) observed that while demand for air freight was softening, cargo volumes are still trending higher. How the international air freight markets fared in 2018 and what’s ahead for the new year.

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Manufacturing Procurement Freight Transportation Purchasing Skills 60

Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

Indeed, in a recent report Interact Analysis forecast that more than 1.1 In addition to the full exhibition floor, which includes names such as Whittan Group, Knapp, Combilift, Geekplus, Cesab, Zebra Technologies and Swisslog, IMHX 2022 will also host a multi-track series of educational seminars, talks and workshops.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 29, 2021

Greater efforts to mitigate volatility in freight costs, such as using more dedicated capacity or making larger use of private fleets. Monitor container volumes at origin into the future to gain insight into demand-driven pressures on capacity (and rates). Visualize critical imbalances in capacity in real time. .

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Here’s an excerpt from a report issued in November 2015 by the USPS Office of Inspector General titled “ Co-opetition in Parcel Delivery: An Exploratory Analysis ”: E-commerce and changing consumer demand have led to an explosion in parcel shipping, which in turn is driving dynamic change in the parcel market.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 21, 2021

Group items into hierarchical structures and assign category attributes. Microsoft encourages Dynamics BC users to manually categorize their stock items using a simple ABC analysis model. Because EazyStock automates inventory classification , it can go beyond simple ABC analysis, dividing stock items into much more granular categories.

Inventory 52

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

Recently, John Larkin of Stifel’s Transportation & Logistics Equity Research provided an in-depth analysis of the future of the LTL sector to Supply Chain Digest. For example, a business may order a specific number of items, which would be too minute to warrant transport via rail or traditional truckload.

Purchasing Skills 97

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Michelle Sodomka, Senior Director at Open Sky Group. Shortages of drivers is just one of the contributors to the difficulties shippers are having in securing the truck capacity they need. Open Sky Group is focused on consulting and implementation of Blue Yonder ’s warehouse, labor, and transportation management solutions.

Security 25

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Ship Monk

JULY 20, 2023

Carriers adjust their base rates annually according to projected operating costs, shipping capacity, forecasted demand, fuel prices, and other factors. These zones are grouped not by miles, but by zip codes from the point of package origin (where an order is shipped from) to the point of destination (where the package is going).

Negotiating Skills 52

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. is a fundamental part of our work.

Government 40

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

For example, it can help us improve communications between sea and land. Alban Verbecke, Director of Normandy Regional Action at Électricité de France explains: “The 5G Lab in Le Havre will allow us to field-test 5G’s technical capacity to manage electricity grids. The initial applications for information system security, Industry 4.0,

Security 36

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 8, 2020

If, for example, an error occurs during picking, this will not impact the customer, but will cause additional time and cost for troubleshooting. If necessary, the assortment should also be subdivided into groups of goods according to their turnover frequency – the so-called ABC analysis. Finally, do not neglect ‘dead time’.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The intelligent curation, organization and analysis of key data points is now providing executives with data-driven recommendations to build and sustain a next-generation supply chain. How do I collaborate with other shippers to share excess private fleet capacity in the area? The Fundamentals of Managed Analytics.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 7, 2018

But a more measured analysis comes from the consultancy AlixPartners , which has produced a body of research suggesting that there may still be more problems than solutions in the short term. However, fleet capacity is once again on the rise. A rebound might be simple if there were any prospect of rate discipline,” he says.

Cost Reduction 28

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. Take for example lithium batteries, which are intermediate parts destined to be incorporated into finished goods such as laptops, cameras or cell-phones.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Many constituents of the national support base are beyond Defence’s, and specifically the ADF’s, capacity to directly control, let alone influence without the assistance of other agencies and Departments in a whole-of-nation approach. For example, the US national security community uses the term ‘defense technology and industrial base’. [6]

Military 99

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

David Frank , Executive Vice President of Sales at Augusta Sportswear Group , on using Infor M3 at their clothing manufacturing company. For example, we’re looking at one set of numbers – one version of truth. Added order capacity without added headcount. We doubled the capacity of our team without adding headcount.

Manufacturing Procurement 110

Manufacturing Procurement ERP Logistics Network Optimization Software Procurement Solutions 110

247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

The latter data point is pretty telling, especially when factoring in that unemployment is below 4% and many potential truck drive candidates prefer other options like construction, for example, which tends to pay better than driver jobs and comes with the benefit of being home every day after work, something which is not a given behind the wheel.

Trucking 28

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. The processing units in an oil refinery, for example, operate at high temperature and high pressure. One example of the value of machine learning in demand planning comes from Mahindra & Mahindra. These constraints need to be understood.

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