10xLogistics

JUNE 13, 2013

What I find about benchmarking is it is often an internal exercise to justify what someone is doing to higher management. It is also incredibly inaccurate because there are so many external factors that effect the price of transportation beside just the zip to zip and the rate. My question always has to do with expectations.

Transportation 54

Transportation Exercises Course Definition 54

MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

A 14% increase is an impressive number but given the average delays in transport cycle (containers took an average of 30% longer to complete their transport cycles last year due to port and haulage delays) it does not help to remedy the equipment problem. million TEUs. Bunker surcharges may get affected by this. and Asia-E.U.

Negotiating Skills 80

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Security Capacity 80

Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

Better planning: Intelligent automation can integrate and streamline transportation planning, route planning, warehouse network, and inventory planning. This can improve multimodal transportation planning and also keep the customers updated with a more accurate expected time of delivery.

Supply Chain Software 54

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 54

Triskele Logistics

MAY 27, 2018

Whether you are managing them yourself, or have outsourced the management of your supply chain, it's a really good exercise to understand how it all works. Are there different types of transportation? Any way to give your transportation provider a shipment back from where they came from? Analysis paralysis can slow you down.

Cost Reduction 40

Cost Reduction Supply Chain Design Supply Chains Exercises 40

ShipLilly

MARCH 3, 2021

Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage. LaBar welcomes the involvement of FMC in exercising increasing control over an industry that has so far been operating according to its own rules for the most part.

Ordering 52

Ordering Supply Chain Design Software Exercises Maritime 52

RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. Networking solutions that improve the overall functionality and productivity of transportation systems. Outdated methods and traditional protocols are no longer effective.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Automation Data 52

Logistics in War

JULY 8, 2023

Fuel and ammunition feed into the discussion of force posture, and the importance of exercises to build ‘preparedness including minimum viable improvements in key areas’ is also clear (pp 78-80).

Supply Chain Planning Software 46

Supply Chain Planning Software Military Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 46

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.

Supply Chain Design Software 36

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 36

RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. Networking solutions that improve the overall functionality and productivity of transportation systems. Outdated methods and traditional protocols are no longer effective.

Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Automation Data 40

RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. Networking solutions that improve the overall functionality and productivity of transportation systems. Outdated methods and traditional protocols are no longer effective.

Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Automation Data 40

RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. Networking solutions that improve the overall functionality and productivity of transportation systems. Outdated methods and traditional protocols are no longer effective.

Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Automation Data 40

RPA Labs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. Networking solutions that improve the overall functionality and productivity of transportation systems. Outdated methods and traditional protocols are no longer effective.

Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Automation Data 40

Camelot 3PL Software

JANUARY 16, 2022

Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) are working together to streamline processes and eliminate unnecessary costs. Demand for transportation services is high. Not only are drivers in short supply, but we are also seeing more transportation companies getting into the warehousing business.

Warehousing 52

Warehousing Trends 3PL Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 15, 2020

Transportation links remain limited in many areas and airlines may have their own individual requirements for testing prior to boarding an aircraft. Periods of planned outdoor exercise are essential and must be facilitated. Issues in transportation and transport media. Delay in transport or analysis.

Scenario Planning 90

Scenario Planning Resource Reduction Document Reliability 90

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. What is Freight Benchmarking? There’s no dark art to freight benchmarking.

Negotiating Skills 82

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 82

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. Metrics and KPIs.

Data 91

Data Vendor Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Expense Reduction 91

Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

Kenneth Boulding, in Conflict and defense, saw power ultimately defined by how it can be practically used; military power (or strength in Boulding’s own terms), in this case, is a function of the cost of transporting it to and from the conflict space or operational area. [3] Distance, once again, became important to the military mind.

Military 69

Military Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Fourthly, the logistics organisation must be exercised and be the subject of experiments which qualify risks. These leaders must make trade-offs with respect to Defence resources and vacuous analysis provided by logisticians and others offers nothing to them in decision-making.

Supply Chain Planning Software 86

Supply Chain Planning Software Military Resource Reduction Supply Chain Software 86

Transporeon

MARCH 13, 2017

Transportation suppliers are no different and hope to maintain business relationships based on their value proposition, which includes cost, service level and possibly investments. Some suppliers view RFPs as static cost-cutting exercises, which devalue their offering. Ideally both of these features should be available.

Sourcing 48

Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 48

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Many logistics service providers, for example, have invested in advanced technologies such as process automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, which they use, on behalf of their clients, to streamline warehouse and transportation operations and reduce errors.

Outsourcing 87

Outsourcing Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction 87

Logistics in War

APRIL 4, 2018

Two thousand years later the same concept applies; it is the capacity of the mighty US military to project itself on a global scale that deters potential adversaries, and it is why Cold War exercises such as REFORGER and the contemporary alternatives such as Operation Atlantic Resolve are vital at a time of increasing competition.

Military 63

Military Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 63

Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

Kenneth Boulding, in Conflict and defense, saw power ultimately defined by how it can be practically used; military power (or strength in Boulding’s own terms), in this case, is a function of the cost of transporting it to and from the conflict space or operational area. [3] Distance, once again, became important to the military mind.

Military 46

Military Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 46

GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

After all as Eric Kimberling's analysis of 'leadership lessons' says: “The differing results of manufacturers are due to unique leadership traits of their executive teams.”. Exercising in the morning stimulates your mind and body for the rest of the day. It is what these leaders do, from 8am to 8pm every day that makes the difference.

Optimization Software 54

Optimization Software After-sales Exercises ERP 54

Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 1, 2015

While the folks in the meeting discussed emphatically on how requirements are changed as late as User Acceptance test, I actually got tele-transported back to my stint in a process optimization exercise at one of the largest utility companies. Even they had concerns on how requirements are destined for frequent changes.

Packaging 20

Packaging Exercises Optimization Modeling Meeting 20

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". The top three technology priorities of industrial manufacturing CEOs are mobility (73%), cybersecurity (72%) and data mining and analysis (70%). But, what does mobility exactly mean? When you look in the dictionary, you get the following: mo·bil·i·ty. mōˈbilədē/.

Supply Chain Design Software 54

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software Inventory Reduction 54

World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

Her grandmother keeps an exercise book with the toddler’s medical records. A 2018 nutrient gap analysis carried out by WFP and the Ugandan government found that a nutritious diet among refugees costs the equivalent of US$4 per day. The pages show when she was born?—?12 12 August 2016?—?and

Expense Reduction 40

Expense Reduction Resource Reduction Government Cost Reduction 40

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

We conducted a thorough analysis of these concerns & compared results in different geographies. Analysis showed that around 70-80% of issues faced in support could be classified or could be attributed to incorrect Master Data Maintenance & triggered a thought process of "Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance".

Supply Chain Planning Software 29

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 29

FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

It will be all-hands-on-deck as the greater economy, industrial, manufacturing, and housing businesses all fire back up and that pent-up demand and idle cap-ex are exercised. (2) If you’re looking for some deeper analysis on rate increases for 2021, we recommend both the FreightWaves 2021 Outlook and the DAT Market Update.

Freight 52

Freight Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Network analysis will be crucial for finding the best configuration of return centres, given factors like retail locations and transport facilities with backhaul possibilities. The faster a returned item moves through the system, the greater the net value that can be recovered. Design reverse logistics into operations.

Reverse logistics 49

Reverse logistics Vendor Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory Reduction 49

GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

Besides earning well – freight brokers can make up to $90,000 per year – they’re also indispensable for the transportation of goods and cargo. They negotiate good shipping rates and fast deliveries from transportation companies, and connect them with the businesses that need to transport goods or cargo, so carriers can maximize their loads.

Negotiating Skills 51

Negotiating Skills How To Buyer Training Freight 51

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. Luckily, this isn’t the case for transportation data. Accurate freight and transportation data is particularly important. Without hard data, you can’t take action.

Data 94

Data Transportation Cost Reduction Material Savings 94

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. The use of a methodology known as “cost to serve analysis” often reveals shocking realities about supply chain costs. . .

Supply Chain Design Software 122

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 122

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

How do we create systems that allow everyone in the ecosystem, from suppliers to transportation partners to retailers, to be not only more agile and responsive in the face of rapidly changing market conditions, but to be able to predict issues in advance and prevent them? So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

Inventory Reduction 134

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory 134

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. The use of a methodology known as “cost to serve analysis” often reveals shocking realities about supply chain costs.

Supply Chain Design Software 118

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 118

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. Outbound transportation. Seasonal variations can be taken into account, whether in the costs of production, storage, or transport.

Purchasing Skills 88

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 88

Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 34

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 34

Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Volga-Dnepr Group together with its strategic partners has gained a comprehensive competence in vaccine transportations to increase confidence among the customers in the air freight services.” ” The post Volga-Dnepr’s Cargo Supermarket Offering Delivers Insulin from Milan to Chicago appeared first on Airfreight Logistics.

Scenario Planning 69

Scenario Planning Cargo Exercises Collaboration 69