Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

When the retail and consumer goods industries, who have the most complicated supply chains, are envisaging intelligent automation as the future of the supply chain, then can logistics – the core of supply chain be left behind? How Intelligent Automation Will Benefit Logistics. Definitely not.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

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.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

Through researching the way in which the ADF has prepared and mobilised its logistics capabilities at the strategic level, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Realised strategy is usually a combination of what was intended and what was learned along the way.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 4, 2018

Above all else is logistics, which begins where military activity meets the national economy, and fundamentally leads strategy and any intent to use force. The logistics systems which sustain nations and their military forces have always had a ‘deadly life’. [2] War won’t always begin when the first shots are fired.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. In procurement, cost analysis is not just about the price of your company’s purchases. 7 Procurement KPIs You Should be Using. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. . The importance of logistics, an internal military activity which raises and sustains forces operationally, to military power is self-evident. By David Beaumont. The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months.

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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

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.

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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.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, outsourced logistics can help reduce your overhead costs by reducing the need for your company to own facilities and equipment, which can be expensive to maintain.

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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. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

This article is part two of a series of posts examining logistics and strategic competition. The importance of logistics, an internal military activity which raises and sustains forces operationally, to military power is self-evident. By David Beaumont. Its influence, however, is also highly understated.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Logistics In War has been exploring preparedness and logistics in a series of articles over the last three months. The role of logistics in preparedness is self-evident. However, while we know that this is the case, it has been difficult to rationally or accurately state why it is or ‘how much logistics is truly enough?’.

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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

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. The demand planner must engage sales, marketing, finance, and logistics colleagues to gather the required data. But what makes it so challenging to implement S&OP successfully?

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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 in War

OCTOBER 22, 2017

This issue is one among many examined by Dr Stephan Fruhling, Australian National University, in a recent paper ‘Sovereign Defence Industry Capabilities, Independent Operations and the Future of Australian Defence Strategy.’ However, they are legitimate concerns that should be echoed in strategic and industry policy calculus.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

This is the final post from the LIW archives on strategic logistics and logistics challenges prior to the Australia & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. By David Beaumont. In 2016, the Australian Government released its 2016 Defence White Paper and the supplemental Defence Industry Policy Statement.

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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. A strong acceptable use policy for employees can also contribute to a successful enterprise mobility strategy. But, what does mobility exactly mean?

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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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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. WFP currently provides capacity development support to the country’s School Meals and Nutrition Strategy 2017–2022.

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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

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

JULY 26, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. We conducted a thorough analysis of these concerns & compared results in different geographies. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. Final Objective of this exercise is "to get it right the first time" when planners maintain any planning critical master data.

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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. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

What does the word ‘Intelligent’ suggest when used in conjunction with Logistics? It connotes “smart,” foresight-driven, sensory, responsive, and adaptive Logistics. How can one equip Logistics to have foresight, be able to sense changes, respond to those changes and be adaptive to changes in the environment?

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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. You may have added new products to your range, engaged new suppliers, or begun working with third-party logistics providers.

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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. Sales organisation costs. Marketing costs.

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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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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

” The post Volga-Dnepr’s Cargo Supermarket Offering Delivers Insulin from Milan to Chicago appeared first on Airfreight Logistics. ” The post Volga-Dnepr’s Cargo Supermarket Offering Delivers Insulin from Milan to Chicago appeared first on Airfreight Logistics.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A big part of what companies need to do when building a future strategy is to look out into the future and say, “These are the things that we think we want to do and be five years from now”. Historically, this product ‘footprinting’ exercise was both tedious and expensive. What does that look like? What criteria is key?

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company also increased its use of third-party logistics providers and effectively created a network that could be optimized tactically at any given point in time. The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order.

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