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Achieving the Impossible Dream: Perfect Order Performance

Material Handling and Logistics

Four separate factors contribute to achieving a “perfect order”: the delivery must arrive complete, on-time, undamaged, and with proper documentation. Organizations that achieve a 99% score in each of these areas still only score a 96% in perfect order performance overall. Ensure reliable data. Share data.

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4 Benefits Shippers Realize when Transportation EDI is Utilized in a TMS

GlobalTranz

According to a research study from Forrester, EDI continues to prove its worth as an electronic message data format. Exchanging documents electronically improves transaction speed and visibility while decreasing the amount of money you spend on manual processes. for an order processed using EDI.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

A transformation that is based on the idea that by putting in new applications the company will automate a process, or processes, and provide more and better data to make decisions, is a poor foundation for a true transformation. A plan is like a Word document. The goal is to avoid complexity if it does not add value.

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Four Essential Supply Chain Management Tools

CLX Logistics

To meet these demands, shippers need the right supply chain management tools with the flexibility to grow and scale as needed. As large supply chains increase in complexity, particularly for those on a global scale, the difficulty of tracking shipments and updating customers on the status of their orders at any time also increases.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

Here is a quick look at some types you might meet on your next factory tour. These vehicles are designed in various models to meet specific requirements, allowing organizations to automate routine tasks effectively while addressing their unique operational needs. AGV Navigation Technology How Do AGVs Navigate?

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

Here is a quick look at some types you might meet on your next factory tour. These vehicles are designed in various models to meet specific requirements, allowing organizations to automate routine tasks effectively while addressing their unique operational needs. AGV Navigation Technology How Do AGVs Navigate?

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7 Easy Steps to Create an Inbound Vendor Routing Guide

GlobalTranz

In addition, include provisions to modify shipment sizes to meet the most cost-effective choice. A defined set of rules should serve as the “checkpoint” in this part of the document, ranging from marking and labeling to back-order processing. If you stick with a paper guide, you will be obsolete within the next few years.