Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company. But just because you can outsource it all doesn’t mean you should.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

We continue our series on strategic shipping by going into detail of the 10 main areas that shippers can turn to in order to have a strategic logistics and transportation management mindset. 6 Benefits of Using the Right Data in Logistics & Transportation Management for Continuous Improvement. Order Processing Capabilities.

Data 91

Data Vendor Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Expense Reduction 91

Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Logistics readiness is not just a matter of prioritising Defence resources. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness. By David Beaumont.

Military 55

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

It would be tempting to think of reverse logistics as forward logistics done backwards. Reverse logistic isn’t simply a reverse gear. Reverse logistics can also have a dramatic effect on steering a company’s fortunes. Reverse logistics is therefore worth doing, and worth doing properly.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 9, 2020

Those who were intimately involved in the redeployment of Australian combat elements from Afghanistan in 2013 will have no troubles in citing examples of huge stockpiles of stuff that were created through over ordering, poor stock management, risk adverse planning and a failure to recognise changing security conditions.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For example, could some areas of your warehouse be adapted via racking optimisation to store higher inventory volumes? Here at Logistics Bureau, we’ve been helping warehouse operators with layout optimisation for decades. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

Cost Reduction 107

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

The demand planner must engage sales, marketing, finance, and logistics colleagues to gather the required data. So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist. The Supply Chain Head. The Executive Sponsor. Here are five of them.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Faculty members from some of the leading logistics education programs share their thoughts on how higher education is preparing tomorrow’s professionals for the challenges ahead. Q: What are the latest trends in logistics education, and how does your program address them? Georgia Southern supports this trend in several ways.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill, on-time delivery performance, and customer-order lead times. . Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If you follow our blog, you’ll know that we often post articles about logistics outsourcing. In this article, we will revisit the logistics outsourcing topic by looking at the various reasons companies fall back on to justify a decision to outsource logistics or keep it in-house.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". However, we are not referencing this kind of mobility when we are talking about mobility in manufacturing and logistics. The top three technology priorities of industrial manufacturing CEOs are mobility (73%), cybersecurity (72%) and data mining and analysis (70%).

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times. Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Photo: WFP Photo Library Cost-benefit analysis studies carried out by WFP and partners have shown that every dollar invested in school feeding programmes can yield up to 10 dollars in improved health, education and productivity. Training on food safety and quality (here, in Kenya) is a crucial element of school feeding programmes.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. Logistics costs are often a big contributor to overall Cost to Serve. Picking and packing. Returns management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

For months, retailers have been stockpiling massive amounts of goods to meet surging consumer demand, and compensate for ongoing supply and logistics issues. Strategy and leadership teams might elect to be alerted to production line disruptions, for example, so they receive details about every impacted order. He lives in Chicago.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

If yours is one of those businesses shifting from traditional to online retail, you’ve probably faced some of the logistical challenges arising from the need to deliver your customers’ purchases to them. For example: Compared to selling a product in-store, the cost to deliver that same item as a small parcel can be several times higher.

Cost Reduction 117

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. Reverse logistics. Delivery time windows.

Inventory Reduction 106

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. For example, slotting strategies often involve placing the fastest-moving SKUs close to the warehouse dispatch zones, minimising picking operatives’ travel distances and times.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. They expand into an analysis of revenue-accruing & cost-optimizing functions, and result in the identification of capabilities that the organization aspires to develop or enhance. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. Communication Services. Financial Services.

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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This shipment is a great example of collaboration between carriers, ground handling agent, freight forwarder, container manufacturers, airport and customs authorities. ” The post Volga-Dnepr’s Cargo Supermarket Offering Delivers Insulin from Milan to Chicago appeared first on Airfreight Logistics.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 24, 2018

Römmele explains that all Continental products go through a threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA). “We There is an overlap of issues you would find doing a source code assessment and a static binary analysis,” Boulton explains. The post A hard look at software risks appeared first on Automotive Logistics.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. Executive Insights is your chance to pick the brains of industry veterans, leaders, and enablers.

Data 90

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, a big-box retailer that started to build out its pickup services, it delivery services, and so on, so that when the world pivoted, and stores were closed, but people still wanted this retailer’s products, it already had all of that investment there. Consumers are looking for more durable products.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. Then, when you start, you’ll watch videos, do some reading, and complete interactive exercises to help you learn and retain the information. Logistics companies.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The logistics system, in contrast, was cobbled together from the remnants of twenty-five years of unceasing organisational change. It is difficult avoid feeling that the successful outcome of the International Forces East Timor (INTERFET) operation was achieved despite of logistics organisation and preparedness, not because of it.

Resource Reduction 91

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Reverse marketing starts first with Value Analysis. Your team should have recorded all Value Analysis ideas in detail to get back to the Supplier by (date).

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

Supply Chain Software 63

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When you want to drive down your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. These functions must integrate easily into current logistics, invoicing , and procurement processes. What Kind of Reports Can I Create with My Transportation Data for Analysis?

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

After a series of high-profile cyber attacks, the automotive industry is scrambling to shore up vulnerabilities in its digital defences, including logistics services. The information collected is also shared – without revealing the identity of the reporting fleet – with intelligence analysis agencies and other subscribers.

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