Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. Indeed, today’s advances in digital technology have made freight rate KPIs much more accessible—but that accessibility comes at a cost. The range of such tools is growing along with demand, so you should be able to find one that matches your budgetary and capability requirements.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. So, without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays (WSJ – sub. Ford to test new self-driving vehicle technology in 2018 (Reuters). Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How 3PLs Can Gain Visibility and a Competitive Advantage Offering Automated Billing and a Self-Service Interactive Customer Portal It’s hard to imagine a third-party logistics (3PL) business today operating without some form of a warehouse management system ( WMS ) connecting the digital dots. But can technology do more?

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Logistics In War has been exploring preparedness and logistics in a series of articles over the last three months. The truth, of course, lies somewhere in between. I encourage you to read the article to see the important trend driving the sustainment of militaries at play. By David Beaumont.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. of course, has the potential to affect multiple stages and functions of the supply chain. But pricing — given its dependence on a host of ever-changing factors — seems an especially fertile target for the technology. Comment on this article. In its purest form, A.I.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Technology Services. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Publishing Resources Industries.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it. Partnered armies must be prepared to share knowledge concerning logistics capabilities and resources and must signal one another when a shared supply chain is likely to be required. The Australian and U.S.

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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. What Happens in Your Warehouses?

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 30, 2020

It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it. Partnered armies must be prepared to share knowledge concerning logistics capabilities and resources and must signal one another when a shared supply chain is likely to be required. The Australian and U.S.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

While this is nothing to cheer about, industrial output combined with the other items noted in this article will continue to increase the demand for trucks during the normal lull. The distribution of the vaccine will extend beyond the small group in the pharma supply chain and will likely impact the whole cold chain business.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. Supply chain management incorporating Joint Operations District. Theatre level receipt storage issue, testing and EOD.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Supply chains are complex entities. While customer satisfaction is a hugely important criterion by which supply chain success is judged, so is supply chain profitability. While customer satisfaction is a hugely important criterion by which supply chain success is judged, so is supply chain profitability.

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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. Item two is the role of technology. It’s certainly a good question for investors to ask. Inside and outside.

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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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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. Know Your True Logistics Costs Before You Decide.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Technology Services. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Publishing Resources Industries.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. Of course, it’s not really simple at all. It’s vital that any automated pricing system be able to adjust immediately. Still, the coming of A.I.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

He said port customers and stakeholders were looking for better visibility of their cargo – when it was going to arrive and where it was at any point in the supply chain – and meeting those needs was another way of highlighting the importance of the ports. For Kurt Nagle, that meant getting digital. Potential of disruption.

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