Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. Pundits typically emphasize data and digital technology when proselytising for the S&OP concept. S&OP is ostensibly a numbers game, of course. The Demand Planner.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. How to Start Developing Your Own Forklift Safety Training Program. The instructor may give a lecture, show a PowerPoint slideshow, play videos, or host a question-and-answer exercise to discuss training topics. How to calculate forklift capacities. Let’s dive in.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

How to start a freight brokerage. Getting the top freight broker training books is also important, so you can always refer to them when you’re unsure how to go ahead. You’ll also pick up practical knowledge about the work of a freight broker, and learn how to work with shippers, and how to handle shipping rates negotiations.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible? The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. At Logistics Bureau, we capture, analyse, and exploit freight benchmarking data to help us when we provide freight contract negotiation services for our clients.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

Cost Reduction 107

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

Creating supply chain resilience is a holistic exercise that involves more than just a few savvy logistics people. As mentioned, this should not be an exercise limited to supply chain professionals. Mine import and export data to identify alternative sources for goods and materials, even manufacturing locations.

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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

MARCH 3, 2019

Of course, it would be possible to write an entire book on this particular subject, so for the sake of keeping this article relatively brief, I’ll stick to a short explanation of crucial factors to consider when planning a warehouse network (even if it is a network of one). It can go further than this, of course. S is for Space.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

Once you have gathered the data relating to your customers’ needs, you should be able to see if a single logistics strategy will work for your entire customer base, or whether you need to take a segmented approach. Then, you can analyse your current supply chain capabilities using the research results and your data concerning customer needs.

Inventory Reduction 106

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction 106

Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

How to calculate your forklift's actual capacity. How a Forklift Works: A Balancing Act. How Much Weight Can a Forklift Lift? Forklift Capacity Plate: What It Is and How to Read It. How to Calculate the Capacity of Your Forklift. We’ll discuss this in more detail in the section How to Maintain Forklift Stability.

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

Those letters are short for General Data Protection Regulation – a law created by the European Union (EU) to give its citizens the ability to protect their personal data and online privacy. Communication is a two-way street, of course. If an honest assessment points more to the latter, now is a good time to course correct.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. Strategic failures emerge when ‘thinkers’ are separated from ‘doers’, ‘strategists’ from ‘planners’ and ‘soft data’ from ‘hard data’. Strategic failure.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Strategic failures emerge when ‘thinkers’ are separated from ‘doers’, ‘strategists’ from ‘planners’ and ‘soft data’ from ‘hard data’. By David Beaumont.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. Another trend is learning how to deal with the avalanche of data that supply chain managers have at their fingertips. They must know which data deserves priority for a given problem.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Of course, as this is an ultimate guide to product slotting, it would only be fitting to leave you with a statement about the cost benefits if it includes an explanation of how they come about. 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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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

How to Measure Warehouse Safety. How Safe Are Warehouses? How to Measure Warehouse Safety. Otherwise, how will you know if things got better, worse, or stayed the same? The downside is that it's a "lagging indicator," which means the changes you make won’t be reflected immediately in the data. Let’s dive in!

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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. Let’s take a brief look at some of them.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

From a purely automotive perspective, the US vehicle handling ports exported 4m vehicles last year and imported twice that number, according to data from analyst PwC. According to GE Transportation, the system integrates data from across the port to better align people and resources and more efficiently move cargo through it.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Sufficient due diligence is exercised in partner selection. That’s provided, of course, that management of the 3PL/client relationship and of the logistics operation overall, is effective. Insource or Outsource: How to Choose the Right Reasons. Service expectations are clearly and assertively set out during contract development.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

The manufacturer has access to the distributor’s inventory data and is responsible for generating purchase orders. Vendor Managed Inventory Model : The manufacturer receives electronic data ( usually via EDI or the Internet) that tells him the distributor’s sales and stock levels. The distributor maintains the inventory plan.

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