Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

The third in a series of posts relevant for senior logisticians as they consider the future at the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militaries – how much contractor support is enough? .

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction. However, in this article, we’ll focus exclusively on the cost factor, drawing your attention to some questions you might ask yourself (and your team) about your facility’s energy usage.

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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. Rake today, shovel tomorrow. Growing length of U.S. Just ask UPS and Walmart. Walmart is in the same boat.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

This article explores the implications of the port congestion surcharge and the possibilities of avoiding or minimizing it. How to reduce or avoid port congestion surcharges? The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge.

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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. But what makes it so challenging to implement S&OP successfully?

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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. Order Processing Capabilities.

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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. Want to Know More About Cost-to-Serve Analysis?

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

Through researching the way in which the ADF has prepared and mobilised its logistics capabilities at the strategic level, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. This is often the case with respect to logistics. This is especially the case with logistics.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

This article explores the implications of the port congestion surcharge and the possibilities of avoiding or minimizing it. How to reduce or avoid port congestion surcharges? The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 14, 2021

What’s covered in this article: Identified Problems in Driver Safety. Safety Concerns – The Countable Accidents Caused By Trucks And How To Help It. They must exercise caution while driving in poor weather conditions. Benefits and Costs of Automatic Emergency Braking Systems. Safety in the Trucking Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. In an article, I voiced my skepticism and said that I believed using AI to solve this problem would lead to huge number of false positives. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm.

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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 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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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 5, 2020

Depending on the sales contract and Incoterms® rules used, the seller or buyer would approach the Carrier or their Logistics Services Provider (LSP) for a freight quotation. Logistics Services Provider (LSP) to Customer. LSP = Logistics Services Provider like a Freight Forwarder. A freight quotation can be sent by a.

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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. Outbound Logistics: Keeping Customers Satisfied. How reliable are your suppliers?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible? At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now.

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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

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.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Because of confirmation bias, you may give them the “benefit of the doubt” instead of exercising appropriate due diligence. CT featuring shippers and carriers talking about how to weather the Perfect Transportation Storm. Subscribe to Logistics Management Magazine! Article Topics. March 26, 2018. About the Author.

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

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. Our suggestion to logistics marketers: don’t invest hours and days trying to become an expert on what you can and can’t do under GDPR.

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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. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Then how about joining our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure cycling team and help us raise money for JDRF in our quest to create a world without type 1 diabetes! Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2019? Are you’re still looking for a personal challenge this year? Our goal is to raise at least $80K this year and have 10+ riders.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

If yours is one of those businesses shifting from traditional to online retail, you’ve probably faced some of the logistical challenges arising from the need to deliver your customers’ purchases to them. You may have added new products to your range, engaged new suppliers, or begun working with third-party logistics providers.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

For premium makes, the use of enclosed trailers to move vehicles by road can be 10 times more expensive than rail, exacerbating logistics costs. It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. What have been some of the high points in logistics in your career?

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

How economies of scale affect that balancing act is the subject of this article. Because an understanding of the opposing forces of economies and diseconomies of scale is necessary for shippers and carriers to know how to strike the right balance in their transportation planning. Why is this important? Inside and outside.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. Logistics costs are often a big contributor to overall Cost to Serve. Sales organisation costs. Marketing costs.

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