Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This director told me that they had replaced a WMS solution from an ERP company with one of the leading best of breed WMS solutions. In fact, part of Mr. Wakefield’s presentation involved coaching prospective customers on the arguments that can be made to IT. They use SAP as their ERP. Overcoming the Objections of IT.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 5, 2018

The big question, of course, is how to get started. Too often companies think it starts with buying a new ERP or other enterprise software solution. This idea that you have to begin with buying a big new ERP or enterprise system is where many companies get stymied because of the potential high cost and long implementation times.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 25, 2022

In any case, an excellent place to start is by knowing what the most vital supply chain leaders’ skills are and, of course, why you need them. Nevertheless, few supply chains run successfully today without the support of sophisticated technology tools, like warehouse management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Government, businesses, and academic institutions should collaborate to ensure workers of both the present and future are equipped with the digital skills they will need to navigate the smart factory. Using the latest technology is key to bridging the skills gap and attracting new talent into manufacturing and distribution industries.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2018

At Schneider Electric , the global purveyor of energy management and industrial automation systems, the cloud presented an opportunity to undertake a wholesale digital transformation of its supply chain. The company’s array of WMS software presents a particular challenge. The first task was to address middleware.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

This has become critically important given how issues such as Brexit, the pandemic, war in Ukraine and the weather have each highlighted the role chilled and frozen warehousing has in creating resilience in our food supply chains; not forgetting of course how Covid revealed the centrality of low temperature storage in medicine and pharmacology.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 14, 2020

In any case, an excellent place to start is by knowing what the most vital supply chain leaders’ skills are and, of course, why you need them. Nevertheless, few supply chains run successfully today without the support of sophisticated technology tools, like warehouse management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Using AMRs rather than ride-on vehicles eliminates the known hazards of the latter – present in any warehouse operation but exacerbated in cold and slippery conditions. Fewer battery charges or changes obviously improve productivity, but also reduce the space needed for recharging. Specialized cold-store standard trucks are also not cheap.

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CLX Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The obstacles that companies tend to encounter in pursuing such improvements stem from the fact that logistics and transportation IT decisions get lumped in with decisions to buy and implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. More often than not your company’s fancy new ERP might even make your job harder than it was before!

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s no surprise that the current labor market is presenting a big challenge for organizations within the supply chain. Plus, with technology in the cloud (especially WMS), they can be deployed and integrated with an existing ERP system or other applications in your enterprise software network. Trouble finding skilled labor”.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

But, of course, with so many cases in such a vastly populated nation, the risk of a new variant emerging to start the whole cycle over again cannot be underestimated. For companies wishing to decouple their supply chains from China but struggling to do so, the current situation presents an unsettling start to 2023.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Standardise and Digitise The key to managing complexity, of course, is to be organised. Any shortfalls in the system will typically result in overselling, leading to stock-outs , and overstocking , which ties up working capital unnecessarily and can result in wasteful obsolescence issues.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The first steps, of course, are to understand the challenges you face, prioritise them for action, and consider the resources and help you need to meet and overcome them. There are, of course, several ways to achieve a logistics knowledge infusion. Of course, as an enterprise grows, it becomes harder to coordinate all the moving parts.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. The trick of course is to combine these two approaches. As Amber Salley stated during her presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, s uccess a waits t hose w ho e mbrace the algorithmic revolution.

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EazyStock

MARCH 22, 2022

As a first step, if you have access to historical data, look for a sales period with similar trends and market dynamics as the present day (if possible). For example, up-to-date information from your staff, customers, and, of course, industry bodies. Use appropriate historical data. Use qualitative data.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. The trick of course is to combine these two approaches. As Amber Salley stated during her presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, s uccess a waits t hose w ho e mbrace the algorithmic revolution.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Of course, whether that figure is good or bad depends on its products’ nature and characteristics. Presumably, your company will be using an ERP, WMS, IM, or similar business information system to keep track of your inventory. Of course, you can only measure the accuracy of your forecast after the end of the forecast period.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It is almost mandatory to integrate the software with other systems – ERP, CRM, TMS, BI and others. Therefore, in the initial conversations, try to look beyond the presentations and demonstrations. Of course, special attention should be paid to the available resources for the project implementation. is aslo essential.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s no surprise that the current labor market is presenting a big challenge for organizations within the supply chain. Plus, with technology in the cloud (especially WMS), they can be deployed and integrated with an existing ERP system or other applications in your enterprise software network. Trouble finding skilled labor”.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 13, 2015

No installs needed… and integration into your ERP or WMS is a breeze ! In order to continually improve your transportation management best practices, having the ability to analyze important transportation metrics easily , is a must. And, to boot, no longer are server side softwares needed in order to deploy this technology.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. Many businesses use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2017

Automated data capture, analysis, and presentation through dashboards helps you see what is going on in your company. More importantly, modern TMSs can be integrated within existing ERP or warehouse management systems to provide greater visibility and accuracy in inventory control. A TMS Works Independently.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Of course, you can measure some of your supply chain processes with little effort, but does that mean you should have a KPI for all of them? Instead, they rely on processes such as extracting data from an ERP system using a file download, placing that data into spreadsheets, and manually calculating the formulas to arrive at the metrics.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Using AI driven product nature of being and smart attributes, data can be structured to support the needs of ERP applications as well as strategic sourcing and Value Analysis activities , all from one data set. Gelernter observes that the mind operates in different ways through the course of each day.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

This data must be not only present, but also running in harmony over all systems. These can include warehouse management systems, multiple ERPs, ordering systems, and transportation management systems. Of course, proper implementation is essential in order for these great technologies to succeed.

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Shipchain

JUNE 27, 2019

Until then, we received some questions from a ShipChain community member, so Lee and I were glad to be able to put together some detailed responses and present them here on the blog to clear up any misconceptions. I’d love for it to be sooner rather than later of course, but I can’t make any guarantees quite yet.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Warehouse inventory levels can be automatically taken into account by ERP and procurement systems, while sales and CRM systems can query the WMS in order to confirm orders placed by customers and run sales promotions. Often presented as an ERP system disaster, warehouse automation was also a large part of its woes.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2018

Richards explains that while the integrated management of the delivery processes in real time (or ERP) is precise, the richness of data available and its use by the TMS could drive savings by introducing alternatives. We are already into it – it is just now we are starting to get benefit out of it.”.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Dana stated that leading supply chain organizations such as Amazon are looking for disruptive skills such as Lean/six-sigma, SQL, project management, R, Perl, and Python in addition to the core supply chain skills, as compared to lagging organizations primarily looking for ERP and excel skills. Kinaxis (@Kinaxis) May 15, 2018.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

To pull off logistics effectively, it takes a lot of expert planning, assembling the right mix of people, communication, working together, and of course, if something goes wrong, contingency planning. Raw materials (groceries), manufacturing (preparation), delivery (presentation), etc. They keyword, is planning!

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Bill Joy envisioned Device to Device (D2D) communication as part of his “Six Webs” framework, presented at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 1999. The hyperconnected world and the “Internet of Things” presents tremendous opportunities for businesses to lead through innovation and evolution.

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Tradewinds

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also, over the course of two days, we will facilitate opportunities to drive revenue through introductions to potential customers and partners. Their solutions work with a variety of products ranging from mainframes to ERPs, CRMs, and more. Join us tomorrow to learn more about our presenters and the insights they shared.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

You must evaluate the option in detail to know if it presents more pros than cons or vice versa. However, despite a proliferation of platforms available to support freight and transportation management, typically known as transportation management systems (TMS), the percentage of companies that use these solutions could be much higher.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The controlling software for the operation is an SAP ERP system. By then, of course, the new site will have taken over completely from its predecessor. Enabling carmakers to cope with such challenges therefore “presents an opportunity for us”, says Riberas. The main method of material movement inside the factory is tow truck.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. Of course we all need to up our game. Jade.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

In the course of the implementation I had the opportunity to interact with the business leads managing both operations and inventory functions in the organization. Apart from these functions the other departments like HR, Payroll, Finance and Projects were using another ERP system. Sure, we can" retorted all three warehouse managers.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

Using the right tools to do the right job is important and SCM is heavily dependent on sophisticated ERP systems to get right real data info ASP. Of course we all need to up our game. My solution is a bolt-on for legacy ERP’s and we even face challeneges of customer adoption. Jade.

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