Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 111

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 27, 2016

Reusable packaging goes far beyond just reducing packaging costs. It can affect five key areas of your business in addition to reducing your packaging costs up to 90% in some cases. Reusable and recyclable are different terms with different definitions. Switching can help to: Reduce risks of damage and loss to goods.

Material Savings 56

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In its definition, a real or true digital supply chain management goes beyond the conventional hybrid system and makes use of connectivity, system integration and the information-producing capabilities of its key components. In essence, digital supply chains aim to minimize waste and bring greater profits, whilst being truly efficient system.

Supply Chain Software 83

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The definition of the IoT sums it up; it is “a network of dedicated physical objects that contain embedded technology to sense or interact with their internal state or external environment.”. Additional technologies embedded in delivery vans or trucks is reducing fuel waste and improving driver efficiency. Warehouse Management.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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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

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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

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Industries experienced severe operational and financial consequences with issues like supply shortages, supply and demand surges, inventory shortfalls and reduced productivity. The definition of “on-time” can vary depending on the shipping method and if partial deliveries occur but should be based upon the agreed date.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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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

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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

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

There are ways and means to reduce excess expenditure in fleet operation , and you can separate them roughly into three categories. Consider Downsizing Your Fleet Reducing fleet size might be the most drastic option for cost reduction, but it’s also the one likely to deliver the most significant savings.

Cost Reduction 73

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PINC

OCTOBER 2, 2019

This can turn into an even bigger problem for the driver who has been behind the wheel all day and is now coming up on the maximum 14 hours he can work in the course of a day (truckers can only drive 11 total hours a day). after-hours delivery), for example, greatly reduced delays.

Waste Reduction 51

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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?

Vendor Strategies 96

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The US quality guru Joseph Moses Juran (born 1904 in Romania ) divides the supplier quality assurance process into nine steps: definition of the product’s quality requirements, evaluation of alternative suppliers. The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds. 2: Audit Strategy. Cost of quality.

Procurement Analytics 99

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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 113

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Other forwarders are implementing a more successful strategy of sharing profit on each transaction between all countries involved. They’re coming. Actually they’re here.

Freight 60

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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.

Supply Chain Design Software 57

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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?

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