CLX Logistics

JULY 26, 2021

Let’s look at the facts – the percentage of supply chain managers using new analytics tools and services to develop better bidding strategies has increased from 17% in 2017 to more than 30% in 2020. Next-generation supply chain management tools like CLX LaneLogix are a perfect example of the type of system. Service Level Benchmarking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream. Table 1 describes a few examples of these types of risks. Examples of disruptive risks are suppliers going out of business or shipwrecks that result in the loss of cargo containers.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Natural Catastrophes.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 28, 2023

Let’s take a look at the different types of ecommerce business models out there, with some examples of each. In most cases, your business model will spring naturally from your product(s), the type of customer you’re targeting, and your pricing strategy. Business-to-Consumer (B2C) This category is most familiar to consumers.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If you can only say “No”, I will not be surprised, because many companies have never drilled down into the costs involved in selling specific SKU categories, individual SKUs, or providing particular services connected with those sales, to specific customers or customer categories. We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. A lot will depend on the nature of your industry and the categories of supplies that you receive. 7 Procurement KPIs You Should be Using. Supplier Defect Rate.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? In other words, it will be different for every enterprise or organisation.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. Read our blog on demand forecasting accuracy for more details. Then split your stock into categories: A, B, and C. ‘A’ Fine-tune your stock replenishment strategies. Choose one that works for you.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 22, 2022

In our eCommerce fulfillment blog we sometimes highlight industry jargon that’s essential for every entrepreneur. Whether you do or you don’t, this blog can help finetune your understanding of what SKUs can be utilized for, how to use them to grow your business , and best practices for this crucial part of inventory management.

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WorkWave

JULY 31, 2019

By pairing a solid organic social content strategy with a full-funnel social advertising strategy, you will gain much greater value and be able to tie efforts to actual ROI. Once you are set up you can jump into your strategy and execution. However, it is probably the most important part of your advertising strategy.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Primarily this meant increasing inventories as opposed to other strategies like nearshoring. The JIC methodology requires that manufacturers establish optimal levels for different categories of inventory. For example, looking at how low-level processes could be automated can free staff up to deal with more complex issues.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains. With the pandemic and political instability, businesses in the Middle East have begun to reconsider supply chain strategy to improve their resilience. Oil price fluctuations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 2, 2022

To mitigate the risk of unexpected supply chain disruptions, sourcing strategies will need to be revised. In turn, procurement needs to co-operate with the finance department’s working capital strategy and cash flow controls. The post How the procurement role should evolve in the new supply chain appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

According to McKinsey , the value of goods traded globally has tripled to more than US$10 trillion since 2000, and because of recent events, they are having to re-evaluate supply chain strategies. Unfortunately, the state of disruption to the current landscape has never been contemplated and very few strategies exist to navigate it.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

A product category like apparel, for example, has too many subcategories to be considered a niche. If you don’t have anything unique to talk about, then perhaps you should reconsider your product strategy. If you’re the only one in your product category who is solving a specific problem, then you already have your niche.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

For example, clothing stores enable customers to browse and try out the merchandise in person, get helpful suggestions from the human sales staff, and receive a seamless checkout experience with automated cashiers. Experiential retail marketing aims to provide value across four key categories, namely: Convenience.

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GoShip Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

Thus, businesses should develop a flexible shipping strategy that will provide enough visibility to enhance the ultimate leg of the supply chain – last-mile delivery. Shippers should define why such bottlenecks happen in the first place, which falls under the category of performance management.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Watch out for my next blog on how we can achieve this. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Categories.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 7, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. For some time, we have been working on finding out key trends and defining strategies for next level of growth for us in this area. Procurement Blog.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2015

We continue our top articles from each of our main 5 categories today by covering the top 10 logistics articles that were the most viewed in 2015. We write to five main categories on the Cerasis blog: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. However, all 5 are linked together.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. These factors can be grouped under three categories - Benefits, Risks and Standard Parameters. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Banking Suite.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing.

Blog 25

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. For example, predictive technology can help determine the number of customers that would come to a coffee store based on the current temperature.

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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. For example, slotting strategies often involve placing the fastest-moving SKUs close to the warehouse dispatch zones, minimising picking operatives’ travel distances and times.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 19, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing.

Blog 29

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? Indeed, it looks set to be one of the hottest growth categories in logistics during the year ahead. Pilot Freight Services’ purchase of LTL company American Linehaul Corp.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In eCommerce terms, niches are product categories that are tied together by a common theme. Apparel, for example, has too many subdivisions to be a true niche — there’s athleisure, swimwear, cocktail dresses, and so on and so forth, to infinity and beyond. Our blog newsletter is where it’s at ! Keep reading! What Are Niches Not?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It is that time of year again where we feature the most viewed articles on the Cerasis blog in each of the six main categories we write about: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. . In 2015, we have already published 232 articles in several different categories. INFOGRAPHIC] Industry 4.0:

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. I have presented a very simple example to demonstrate the point that the Reorder Point planning can be achieved with CTM Solver. Procurement Blog.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

If you have followed our blog previously, you have seen us blog about 3D Printing. You can view all the 3D Printing blog posts in the category here. Headquartered in New York, Shapeways has factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle. A range of different metals, plastics and composite materials may be used.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing.

Blog 29

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The primary logistics trends for 2024 are shown below, along with examples of how some of the industry’s top businesses are already incorporating them into their plans. Businesses can find trends and events that could have an impact on their sector by looking at these six categories.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

For example, a customer is a shoe store may purchase shoes, but if offered a new brand of socks, he or she refuses. While this example is a bit extreme, it highlights how a longer buying cycle can translate into insights for manufacturers. More importantly, it gives manufacturers a chance to find out more about what the customer wants.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

Complex MOQs To learn about these different types of MOQs, check out the full, in-depth article on our ecommerce blog here. Check out our blog, Scheduled Delivery Pending, Awaiting Delivery Scan, and Other Tracking Statuses Explained , to learn more. There are three main MOQ types: 1.) Product Level MOQ 2.) Order Level MOQ 3.)

eCommerce 52

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. For Example, safety related procedure. I will write more about our offering in next blog, once we have got our solution in some shape. Categories.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. For example, an internal social media application can help the purchasing team collaborate more effectively with the payables team. Procurement Blog.

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