Capacity Distribution Exercises Strategy 
Talking Logistics
APRIL 6, 2017
Shippers looking to make structural improvements within their logistics operations often immediately turn to more significant changes such as implementing new technology solutions or redesigning their distribution network in order to see the best return. Big or small, capacity solutions are not one-size-fits-all.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 22, 2023
Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. Let’s replace “people” with “customer orders”, “family members” with “SKUs” and “housing” with “distribution locations” and you have the components of a common supply chain design problem. Their time frame was short and resources limited.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2021
This can result in a messy supply chain network and flows that adversely impact cost-to-serve as can be seen in figure 1 in case of a distribution intense company we worked with. Key capacity constraints will need to be effectively and optimally managed before pursuing expansion opportunities.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. With sensors providing continual monitoring, companies can have real-time visibility of production operations to improve production capacity. There are various use cases where IIoT can deliver value.
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 3, 2019
Let’s begin with a look at network planning, because whether your company requires one warehouse or five, your service, efficiency, and costs will be influenced heavily by your choice of location and capacity. This requirement, in turn, will influence decisions about the number of warehouses required, and their capacity.
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 3, 2023
The thing to watch, of course, is whether the labour-cost benefits of offshoring outweigh any increase in the cost of logistics. A lot depends on the location of the markets you sell into and how far your distribution centres are from the contract manufacturer’s country if you keep your distribution in-house.
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 30, 2020
Until the Coronavirus began wreaking its havoc, global companies could run their supply chains on the assumption that disruptions would be rare and short-lived, and that products should be sourced, produced, and distributed at the cheapest locations to be found, wherever in the world that may be. 2) Diversify Your Operations.
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