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. Still, without a doubt, picking is the operational regimen that will see the most significant impact. Slotting Improves Picking Accuracy and Speed.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. If university study is a little beyond you right now, one of the certification courses might work better for you.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This article is from Natalie Walkley, Director of Product Marketing OMS at Koerber. Of course, the key to inventory is having the right amount in the right location at the right time to meet customer demand, or face overstocks, high holding costs and eventual markdowns—or alternatively, overpromising, stockouts and lost sales.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. Does your company use incandescent, halogen, or HID lighting in its warehouses?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Conversely, of course, this also means there are a number of ways in which companies can get it wrong. 2: Failing to Optimize Picking Paths. Another of the most common warehousing mistakes–overlooking the need to plan efficient picking paths through your warehouse–will handicap your picking rate.

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Freightera

MAY 20, 2022

If you’d like to pick up a few things about stressless less than truckload shipping, you’ve come to the right place. So how can they compete with the large, established names in the shipping industry? By having very competitive prices and providing excellent service, of course. The key is finding that middle ground. .

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

So, this article is all about how to calculate your minimum forklift aisle widths. How to calculate minimum aisle widths for your operation. How Narrow Aisles Maximize Space. How to Calculate Minimum Aisle Widths. How Narrow Aisles Maximize Space. Instead, they’re designed for manual picking.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 3, 2018

From their model I think I picked out a fundamental failure mode of what we like to call “change initiatives” regardless of what tool set of operational models we are trying to deploy. and every paper and article I could find on the topic or about people’s experience. At the same time, another client (Thank you, Tomas!)

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2020

ARTICLE SUMMARY. It allows you to track your performance over time and, ideally, how it compares to others. How to benchmark? You need to determine what your current performance is and how it measures up against other performances in your industry. The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking. How to Benchmark.

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Ottawa Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In an effort to help, let’s discuss 3 costly shipping and fulfillment blunders and how to avoid them. Of course, shipping mistakes can also be the customer’s fault, yet the goal of businesses should be to eliminate the blunders they can control while mitigating the ones they can’t. How to Avoid These Blunders.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What are the causes, impacts, and how can shippers successfully navigate this environment? What’s in the article: The Supply Chain Bullwhip. How to navigate the current import/export environment. Steamship lines are racing empty containers back to Asia to pick up high-paying freight. Impacts on imports and exports.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What are the causes, impacts, and how can shippers successfully navigate this environment? What’s in the article: The Supply Chain Bullwhip. How to navigate the current import/export environment. Steamship lines are racing empty containers back to Asia to pick up high-paying freight. Impacts on imports and exports.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. How to Start Developing Your Own Forklift Safety Training Program. Lucky for you, this article is here to help! How to calculate forklift capacities.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The answer depends, of course, on your company’s objectives and, particularly, on your customer service promises. When it comes to picking, an operative needing to pick one of those electric blenders for an order will receive directions to the closest storage location to which the item has been assigned.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. Naturally, there is much more to return inventory management than we have space for in this article. So what can you do to ensure your inventory management meets the challenge of multichannel sales?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

Of course, there is the migration from retail to ecommerce. [17:29] 19:57] One trend I’ve seen over the past ten years is that the shippers didn’t necessarily have to pick a 3PL based on technology and investment. They want to find a 3PL because they will know how to manage all of this already. The interface is much nicer, too.

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Forto

JUNE 23, 2020

Learn how to register with Amazon FBA step by step in this guide. The abbreviation FBA stands for Fulfillment by Amazon, which means that the entire logistical processing of your sales is handled by Amazon: FBA takes care of warehousing, picking your goods, packaging and shipping. Listing of the fees that arise when using Amazon FBA.

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Conger

JULY 6, 2023

10 OSHA Forklift Refresher Training Examples How to Choose a Quality Forklift Refresher Training Program Where to Find Forklift Refresher Training Courses Forklift Refresher Training Formats: Online, In-Person, and Hybrid Common OSHA Forklift Refresher Training Requirements Questions What Are OSHA's Forklift Refresher Training Requirements?

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. To simplify the issue, just think about how you can help current employees be successful. That’s not true. Your warehouse team likely has full-pallet fulfillment down.

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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. Naturally, overall cost-to-serve will be higher for online than in-store sales due to the added expense involved in picking, packing, and delivering customers’ purchases.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 31, 2023

We’ll offer you some pointers for managing your stock in this article. Read also: How to Manage a Warehouse: The 10-Step Guide to Logistics Management What is Inventory Management? Track stock Of course, the first thing to consider is whether or not the stock is being monitored.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome? Well, we know a few supply chain managers who, having made some of the mistakes covered by this article, would attest to the potential for difficulty. Therefore, you can’t improve them.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 3, 2021

Of course, not all 3PLs are created equal. Our rebuttal, of course, is to hit you with even more 3PL perks. How to Choose the Right Third-Party Logistics Provider. After reading this article and (hopefully) becoming a 3PL devotee, we hope you’re that much closer to making the right decision for your business!

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

How to Optimize Your Return Logistics Through Integration. Like traditional outbound logistics, return logistics requires the careful planning of pick-ups and deliveries of products, however, the involvement of end-consumers in the process creates additional complexities. Of course, customers may opt to complete a return in-person.

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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.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Every article we publish covering logistics and supply chain KPIs piques our website visitors’ interest and receives a wealth of positive feedback. In addition, those articles inevitably stimulate readers to post questions, which, over time, we try to answer in detail by creating new blog posts to address them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I read an article earlier this week that broke it down pretty succinctly. There are other options, too, including a pick-up shelf in the restaurant for customers who want to come in and get their takeout orders; designated spaces in and out of the restaurant for delivery drivers and self-order kiosks that accept both cash and credit.

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Ship Monk

MAY 5, 2022

In past articles we’ve looked at some of the signs that it’s time to change your 3PL, and tips for finding the right fulfillment partner. Your new 3PL may also be able to arrange inventory pick-up rather than relying on your former 3PL to manage it. Take a second to pat yourself on the back.

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Conger

MAY 11, 2022

This article explains everything you need to know about AGV vs. AMR material handling equipment. How to decide which one is best for your operation. How to Choose Between an AGV and AMR. Don't have time to read the whole article? The main types of AMRs include those used for picking, inventory management, and sortation.

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WorkWave

MARCH 22, 2023

Seek out tools that help you foster a strong digital presence right off the bat, including digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) and, of course, a strong website. Of course, you can’t be standing by to pick up the phone or reply to a message immediately 24/7.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This, of course, means that streamlining those warehousing and fulfillment operations can drive profitability. But how do you identify what is going well and what needs improving? This article will cover some of the most important metrics and KPIs to establish if you want to optimize your fulfillment operations.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 3, 2022

If you’re reading this article, chances are that outsourcing to a logistics service provider is right for your eCommerce business. Of course, not all logistics service providers are created equal, which leads us to. How to Choose a Logistics Service Provider. Sounds like a dream come true, right?

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Freightera

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With the season of spook upon us, we wanted to share some tips on how to avoid the horrors of extra charges or damage during freight shipping. However, making sure your documents are in order is the “Nightmare on Elm Street” (original, of course) of classic horror movies. Why do people enjoy watching horror movies?

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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 are the characteristics of your products?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. Of course, along with that comes a lot of products that need delivering. None of this is new news, of course. Amazon itself says it won’t.

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Conger

JUNE 7, 2021

We’ve compiled the 11 best free and paid fork lifting games in this article. Doesn't provide instructions on how to play. This allows you to easily see where to pick up your cargo, place it, and park the forklift afterward. This makes it much easier to get your forks at the right level to pick up the pallet. Description.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The first steps, of course, are to understand the challenges you face, prioritise them for action, and consider the resources and help you need to meet and overcome them. There are, of course, several ways to achieve a logistics knowledge infusion. How to Improve Product Availability. Where to Access the Knowledge You Need.

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