The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Original article: Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management. So, as an example, the IMS tracks and reports that there are 30 widgets in Warehouse A, 25 in Warehouse B, 48 in Manufacturing Plant A, and so on. It will direct replenishment of forward pick locations based on order demand.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Accurate documentation: This metric tracks the percentage of sales orders accompanied by accurate documents throughout the process. Documents included in the metric can vary but usually include advance shipment notifications (ASNs), labels, and invoices. For example, suppose you can see the cycle time reducing.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

ARTICLE SUMMARY. An example from a company that turned to Kieran for help in cutting its costs and streamlining its warehousing operations will aid in illustrating this maxim. Let’s look at an example. In our example (Company Z), the availability of A-lines is 93 percent, of B-lines is 94 percent, and of C-lines is 93 percent.

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Conger

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Because in this article, you’ll learn: What RF scanners are. RF scanning can be used for picking, put-away, stock replenishment, and shipping and receiving operations. Education: Asset, attendance, and document tracking; staff communication. Wondering what an RF scanner is? You’re in the right place. How RF scanning works.

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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. For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. It may do, but how do you know?

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Forto

JUNE 19, 2020

Traders should always consider LCL transport when the quantity of goods ordered in Asia, for example, is too small to fill a 40-foot freight container (FCL = Full Container Load ), or when replenishment is urgently needed but the supplier can only deliver part of the ordered quantity.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I was a little late getting started in 2018, and we were already into 2019 when I got round to publishing my usual trends article. International shipping is complicated, and documentation requirements hard to understand. This year I decided to start early, but where to begin? The Next Big Disruptions Could be in the First Mile.

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