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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

Carrier capacity tops the list of parcel shippers’ challenges. E-commerce order volume keeps climbing, straining carrier capacity with shippers sending more parcels outbound and receiving more returns inbound. Carrier capacity management strategies ease the crunch. and distribution points across a network.

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Transportation Cost and Capacity Trends

Now, That's Logistics

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen.

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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. Considerations could include the following: How efficiently do you utilise the load capacity of your trucks or vans? But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy?

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Optimise Existing Capacity to Save Costs

Logistics Business Magazine

Growing businesses will sooner or later need more capacity in their supply chain to fulfil larger sales volumes. Using WMS to increase factors such as occupancy, throughput, and data and task accuracy can all help to increase the capacity of an existing warehouse. Some businesses find that creating a new warehouse is the best option.

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New Distribution Centre has Latest Automation

Logistics Business Magazine

Ground was recently broken for a new distribution centre where Dematic is set to supply the latest warehouse automation technology to parent company KION Group at its site in Kahl am Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany. The post New Distribution Centre has Latest Automation appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Best Practices to Get More Throughput and Capacity Out of Your Distribution Centers

GlobalTranz

Increased demand on your distribution centers from improved e-commerce sales, changing seasons, or other shopping patterns can limit your throughput. Small improvements can have significant impacts on your distribution center. Staff members are the center of increasing throughput in your distribution center.