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4 Ways to Enhance Warehouse Efficiency with Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

While predictive analytics seeks to answer questions such as “what might happen in the future,” prescriptive analytics goes beyond by recommending the best course of action going forward. Predictive analytics can inject some intelligence into this process.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

Slotting a warehouse product is the same, for example, as placing your umbrella close to your front door at home, so it’s easy to pick it up and run when it’s raining, and you’re late for work. Still, without a doubt, picking is the operational regimen that will see the most significant impact. Faster Picking – Fewer Mistakes.

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Driving Rigor into Your Inventory Control Practices Helps You Win the Race

Logistics Viewpoints

Having inventory in the best location for picking will enable an efficient service model. Slotting logic will keep required levels of stock in the picking locations, limiting the need to stop picking to replenish inventory needed to complete the orders. Analysis will help resolve the need for unplanned activity in the future.

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7 Reasons Why ShipMonk is the Smart 3PL Choice

Ship Monk

But don’t pick too quick! In the obvious sense that is evident in our expanding international presence , globally competitive shipping solutions , and of course our aforementioned import and export services. For your business to truly thrive you need a 3PL partner that brings everything you need to the table AND MORE.

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IFOY Test Report: Computed MyoGraphy by Predimo

Logistics Business Magazine

In intralogistics, the application is particularly useful in picking or packing areas. It often happened that previous ergonomic workplace optimisations did not lead to a reduction in lost workdays, but rather increased process efficiency or reduced picking errors, for example.

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Imagine What 25% Labor Savings Could Do for Your Bottom Line

Logistics Viewpoints

A warehouse labor management (LMS) system can change all that because it feeds off your WMS information – number of picking transactions, UPCs, machine speeds, dimensional inputs, number of items and cases, size and weight of cases, case grab factors, racking heights and configurations, machine speeds and travel paths, etc.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. It’s not a short list, so we’ll set it down here as a summary to help you with plans for analysis.