Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain why that should be and how your company can avoid S&OP problems by investing correctly in the people and their interrelationships , without which it’s simply impossible to tie the moving parts of S&OP together. S&OP is ostensibly a numbers game, of course. Inventory turns.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. It can go further than this, of course. S is for Space.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. The article goes on to say, “The backlog reflects the degree to which Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service and other companies struggled to handle peak ecommerce volumes despite months of preparation and major investments to expand and upgrade distribution facilities.”. Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

But with the vulnerability of such ultra-dependence on China now exposed, business managers should be planning how to increase the resilience of their supply chains. Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

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. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise. How to Prioritise New Supply Chain Capabilities.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible? The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. Freight Benchmarking: How to Do it Right. Firstly, if you plan to benchmark as a one-off exercise now and again, you might engage a specialist team of consultants to execute a project for you.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, you’ll: Learn the top safety guidelines for warehouses. How to Measure Warehouse Safety. We’ll talk more about specific risks later in the article, but briefly, warehouse workers commonly face hazards associated with: Forklifts and other material handling equipment. How to Measure Warehouse Safety.

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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. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. Pretty good, right?

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

Communication is a two-way street, of course. If an honest assessment points more to the latter, now is a good time to course correct. How to Comply with GDPR Legislation. However, a bigger headache is created when people take exception to the way you communicate with them and start exercising their privacy rights.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics. Could Drones Ease Road Congestion?

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Conger

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In this article, we will explore: The importance of forklift safety. Operators wishing to further their skills can enroll in an in-person or online course that aligns with OSHA standards. They also learn how to handle loads, stack and unstack materials, and ways to operate in confined spaces. You are in the right place.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. How economies of scale affect that balancing act is the subject of this article. The sources of economies of scale to be discussed later in this article are more systematic.

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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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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. To make things easier, it might be worth considering an investment in some analytics software to speed up the process, and of course, you won’t look at every SKU or customer.

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

This article is all about forklift weight capacity. In it, you'll learn: How forklifts work. How to calculate your forklift's actual capacity. How a Forklift Works: A Balancing Act. How Much Weight Can a Forklift Lift? Forklift Capacity Plate: What It Is and How to Read It. OSHA’s rules on forklift capacity.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track. It can of course also be used to make an already profitable relationship even more profitable! So How Do You Calculate CTS in the Real World? Collecting and Using Cost to Serve Data.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

[mpu_ad] Nevertheless, OEMs have said they want to forge ahead with alternative propulsion programmes, see how the situation plays out and adjust their fleets accordingly. It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. Trade wars. Are you nimble where you need to be nimble? I never have.

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