Log-hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Efficient inventory management, layout organization, and operational strategies are key to meeting customer demands while minimizing costs and maximizing profits. The ABCD Analysis entails categorizing products based on their net sales and subsequently measuring the inventory value for each category.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 20, 2023

Shipper's Guide to Planning Ahead Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 20, 2023 Data shows there is a consensus that revenue will increase and inventory levels will build. The latest LCI forecasts an upwards trend for Q2.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Case Study. The nearshoring trend. Knowledge is power–understanding what’s causing the situation can help reduce stress and enable you to select the best course of action to best move forward. The Nearshoring Trend Continues. This trend started as low-cost labor in Asia was not the savings it used to be.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2023

Demand for Goods and Services Remains High In Florida Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics Shippers’ demand for trucks may bounce back this year according to a Bank of America. What will 2023 bring for the economy of durable goods?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2020

Logistics costs have increased substantially for Amazon as it delivers on its promise to cut Prime shipping times in half, while keeping delivery free for shoppers. The necessity to increase inventory levels. The need to move inventory around and adjust networks to be closer to customers. Is One-Day Shipping a Step Too Far?

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Harris said 3PLs are involved in a growing share of the total freight market, a trend he expects to continue in the years ahead. When she started the Plano, Texas-­based company in 2017, she set out to support clients through a consultative approach to logistics — “to listen to what they have going on and then develop a strategy for them.”

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 31, 2020

Through cutting supply chain complexity and improving responsiveness, we rely on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Artificial intelligence allows for supply chain planning, inventory management, and customer order management. A Case Study: Invoice Automation. Access To Real Time Data. Better Customer Service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

Decades-old case studies seemed stale, so students wanted to know how real supply chains have dealt with the pandemic and what their response bodes for future. Students want to know that your company understands the trends and challenges that were already reshaping supply chains and has a vision for how to address them.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This could reduce absenteeism and increase retention rates. I asked Du Preez to comment on other key trends in automation. Tech Trends Will conveyors continue to play a key role in warehousing? There has been a gold rush of entrants to the AMR market so we can evaluate the case studies. “How do I make work a game?”

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

And whilst it’s exciting to work on the latest trends and technologies, if the Supply Chain fundamentals are not sound, it can all be for nothing. Therefore, you may experience build up in inventory levels, unbalanced inventory deployment and the consequential impacts on customer service and cost. Customer Service Alignment.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Provenance cites a case study with major British grocer The Co-Op: “ Provenance linked together data from the farm, factory, Co-op depot and retail branches, building a digital history that store colleagues, the food team, and shoppers can all access.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2023

electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” “Nearshoring has the potential to boost the growth of Mexican manufacturing exports to the U.S., trillion economy.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Using Robots in Logistics to Reduce Shelf Life Problems. A study carried out in conjunction with that data evaluated nearly 50 strategies for improving that issue. Automated robotics equipment is more resilient than a typical person, reducing the risk of muscle strains and similar ailments due to tiredness.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

And the opening chapter in the book is an actual case study about a team meeting I attended where they would have the inventory “target of the month”. And how do we align the organization to focus on reliability of functions, and at the top level, align with the business strategy? Not looking at how they work together.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

The US auto industry is expected to follow suit as stockpiled inventory becomes depleted. Their marketing strategy: If customers are not able to dine inside the restaurant, they must be afforded the opportunity to dine outside the restaurant, i.e. at home. .

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

While the trend today is to leverage APIs and web services for B2B connectivity, the reality is that EDI is still very widely used across all industries, and companies are not going to rip and replace those systems overnight. IBM Case Study: Supply Chain Intelligence, Watson, and Resolution Rooms. Late orders reduced by 75%.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. It is the best practice to be followed since it reduces inventory, saves space and energy. Supply Chain Management. Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 2, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. One of the biggest time consuming and mundane activities in warehouse management is the pick up of inventory and the appropriate shelving of inventory. Supply Chain Management. Features & Opinions. |.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The group is also experiencing loss of sales in China, which accounts for about 25 percent of its revenue, due to stores either being shut or operating on reduced hours. It adds that while all its manufacturing partner sites in that country have reopened, they are ramping up more slowly than expected. The Automotive Industry.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

Did LLamasoft (a Talking Logistics sponsor) help to create these inflection points or did it simply see these trends coming before others and caught the wave early? In short, the manufacturer realized some time ago that it was setting inventory policies based on outdated lead time and forecast data.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. But what has been lost is an opportunity to look at inventory optimization through the lens of revenue generation and cost optimization.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. The habit of constantly monitoring real time manufacturing process through iPad and take real time decisions can drastically lead to waste reduction and optimal inventory. Supply Chain Management. Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Moreover, since the SMEs are experts in their areas of expertise only (eg: SMEs for inventory, purchasing, shipping, financials etc.), Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Steve further spoke about how IBM, which has huge IT infrastructure, did lots of standardization and consolidation to reduce number of applications. Next was Jamie Thomas, VP- Tivoli Strategy and Development.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2018

Local consumer trends can also be very different from one country to the other, with varied colour expectations. Full-cut briefs are still much more popular with women than bikini briefs or thongs, while men are twice as likely to buy boxer briefs compared to other styles. Manual data errors and out-of-stocks have also been reduced.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Route optimization process determines the sequence in which orders are delivered to customer, so as to reduce overall cost of transportation. Preorders are taken into the system without checking inventory.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. In this context, the social media can be leveraged effectively to analyze customer data and achieve more insight on forecasting, planning, scheduling and inventory management. Social media can only provide a trend.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Thus, many retailers, both brick and mortar and online focused, had to dynamically link available inventory with in-store, online and channel related promotional initiatives. Supply Chain Management. Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. In our commentary, we cited three trends that would manifest themselves in 2010, namely. The state of product demand planning and inventory management among retailers becoming more advanced. Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 27, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. The reason for discussion was an Asset Management consulting assignment where these folks were helping a utility company to define asset management strategies for them. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend!

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Case Study. This could partially explain why port congestion did not decrease among East Coast ports even when the West Coast saw a reduction. More than 70% of shipper survey respondents are currently both replenishing inventory and trying to meet demand. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper. BlueGrace Logistics.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. On the one hand, Wal-Mart was able to mitigate the availability of certain excess inventory through real-time promotions on Facebook. Supply Chain Management. Features & Opinions. |. Offerings. |. White Papers. |.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How Logistics Powers Super Bowl Food Favorites Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - February 6, 2024 What’s a Super Bowl Sunday party without the quintessential foods that accompany it?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. While Best Buys snafu may ultimately turn out to be the most visible, it was not the only retailer or online commerce provider that experienced inventory fulfillment snafus. Supply Chain Management. Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Delivering online orders from existing stores reduces the cost of setting up automated warehouse. Since the orders are delivered from nearest stores, transportation cost also reduces. Supply Chain Management.

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