Ship Monk

MARCH 14, 2023

Do you gather dead batteries in a bag until you can get them to a proper eco-waste center? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re a person who cares about the environment and minimizing waste. Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? What is Eco-Friendly Packaging?

Material Savings 52

Material Savings eCommerce Packaging Ordering 52

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2017

But, shippers who understand the top factors influencing parcel pricing, such as dimensional (DIM) pricing models , they can locate additional savings by eliminating unnecessary costs and maintaining better control over shipping practices. Rate Types. Contracts bring up another shipping influencing factor, negotiated shipping rates.

Negotiating Skills 49

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 49

Ship Monk

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Omnichannel fulfillment services are definitely not one size fits all, as every ecommerce brand is unique and has its own special needs. Of course there’s the part where orders come in and get picked, packed, and shipped. and work with a 3PL that brings the best omnichannel fulfillment services to the table of course!

Procurement Solutions 64

Procurement Solutions Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software eCommerce 64

GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series on Supplier Quality Management processes and how to evaluate your suppliers from Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chain. Therefore, it is paramount for you as a logistics and supply chain professional to have a keen sense of how to properly evaluate a supplier.

Procurement Analytics 99

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 99

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. What is Reverse Marketing? What is Value Analysis?

Vendor Strategies 96

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 96

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

One way to tell if a CSR programme is simply a marketing strategy is to check the length of the project. I like to quote the following definition of CSR , offered by Chatham House associate fellow, Paul Hohnen. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?) You get the idea.

Waste Reduction 112

Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 112

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

“ The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize ”: Shigeo Shingo. Lean thinking focuses on the elimination of all waste (where waste is defined as any non-value added process) and bringing value to the customer , beyond the customer’s expectations. Try to recognize all of your wastes.

Waste Reduction 53

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 53

GlobalTranz

APRIL 14, 2016

Of course, many of these things have long been connected to the Internet – the phones, the computers, the alarm system. According to McKinsey , this last has been known to reduce maintenance costs by as much as 40% and cut unplanned downtime in half. The implications, however, are not so simple. Data Storage and Analysis.

Supply Chain Design Software 57

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Design 57

Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Proponents of this initiative argue that in the future, the combination of robots, automation and AI will so dramatically reduce the need for workers (and create high permanent unemployment levels) that at some point, we will have to adopt some minimum level of guaranteed income for all working age citizens. What did they do?

Supply Chain Design Software 89

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 89