Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The demand patterns significantly shifted in terms of the product and channel mix. Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic. Design can help test such ideas before implementing changes to the master data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. Depending on the product, their customers are consumer goods companies, retailers, food service distributors and restaurant chains. That factory also aims to rapidly process the raw materials into product.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Mr. Nelson points out that it is possible for a sourcing problem deep in a supply chain to halt production for BD. BD has about 5000 suppliers that are delivering, components and materials that go into their products. Some of BD’s products are critical healthcare products. We can’t get the data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Now, retailers find themselves carrying a glut of products as demand plummets in the face of pronounced inflation and widespread economic uncertainty. Strategy and leadership teams might elect to be alerted to production line disruptions, for example, so they receive details about every impacted order.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

American Supply Chain Resilience Act and the German Supply Chain Act are just two examples of this. Carrying out such design exercises on a frequent basis allows for organizations to pivot quickly to either tackle disruptions or to take advantage of opportunities. AI plays a significant role in harnessing the power of this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

This is not a continuous improvement exercise, but a matter of survival as greater unpredictability prevails in our markets, continually taxing resources, and challenging forecast accuracy on both the demand and supply sides.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

The fabricated metals industry operates with a low margin in a highly competitive market and material availability, production schedules and workforce skills must align to meet customer expectations. For example, a custom manufacturer may need a metal fabrication supplier to take on a design-to-order project.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When you want to drive down your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. Without hard data, you can’t take action. When enterprises try to act in the absence of data, they are usually guessing and won’t get the results they need.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. has helped humans to get a better grasp of the possibilities, as they sift through the mass of information called “big data.” Still, the coming of A.I.

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Now, That's Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By putting data into the hands of the companies, business partners, and customers that want it, supply chain visibility helps all stakeholders track products from the point of manufacture to the final destination—and all points in between. Break down your data silos. Add a transportation visibility platform to your tech stack.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Some examples of CPGs are personal hygiene products, food, beverages, and cosmetics. That is why many brands invest millions – if not billions into their marketing to ensure their products keep selling out. The 4 Types of CPGs Consumer habits, price, and product characteristics affect how products are categorized.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, a big-box retailer that started to build out its pickup services, it delivery services, and so on, so that when the world pivoted, and stores were closed, but people still wanted this retailer’s products, it already had all of that investment there. Consumers are looking for more durable products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. It’s no longer sufficient to only know where products are while in transit. The impact? But we have to go further.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Given that we are a data-driven (math-loving) company, we wanted to test this range by running some scenarios to see what kind of results companies can expect across a variety of verticals. One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. To do this, we built two representative models of a business.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, one of the main problems with Asian-US trade is that all container ship deliveries are now routed to the West Coast, even though the bulk of America’s manufacturers are based on the East Coast. Use data to improve operations. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 29, 2020

Shipping damage is a massive threat to any products that travel on the supply chain. As per a Statista survey, eighty per cent of consumers say they’d return a product they received that was damaged in shipping. Start with shock testing to gather data about your normal shipping routes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

In general, S&OP consists of a New product review, Demand Review, Supply Review, Management Review and some level of reconciliation between these steps. This network evolved over a period of time as the company went through significant shifts such as acquisitions and launching of several new products.

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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. Do We Understand Where Efficiency and Productivity Needs Improvement?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Potential Factors in Declining Margins To get to the root of the problem, understanding the costs of production or purchasing will be a necessary starting point, but typically, more information will be needed. For instance, are you confident that your enterprise is not overpricing or underpricing its products or services?

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20Cube Logistics

MARCH 6, 2022

And the products need to be kept safe from getting tarnished. If the integrity of the products is given a toss while concentrating on the agile delivery, the value of the investment made for the supply goes into the dumps. In this way, the manufacturer is ensured that the quality of the product is not getting compromised in any way.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

So that’s why, in business terms, a niche is a specific place where your product or business belongs — it’s your nest, so to speak. If you have 10 seconds to tell someone about your business or product, what do you say? A niche is not a niche if there are thousands of other products, brands, or retailers in it with you.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. 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.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

At Logistics Bureau, we capture, analyse, and exploit freight benchmarking data to help us when we provide freight contract negotiation services for our clients. It will also make it easier to determine, for example, if you should opt for contract rates over spot rates or vice versa. Freight Benchmarking: How to Do it Right.

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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. But what makes it so challenging to implement S&OP successfully? The Demand Planner.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. It costs you a certain amount to make a product. You then set a sales price for that product.

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GoShip Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Freight is one of the most critical parts of a product-based industry. Manufacturers often rely on inbound freight to transport all the materials and machinery they need to produce their products. These materials are then used to create the products sold to consumers. Without them, you would not be able to meet customer demands.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

By Anne van de Heetkamp, VP of Product Management GTC, Descartes: Acknowledging potential weaknesses in your supply chain before they are exposed by elements beyond your control is of critical value. To identify potential soft spots, a review should not be limited to a single product flow or single supply chain element.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Given that we are a data-driven (math-loving) company, we wanted to test this range by running some scenarios to see what kind of results companies can expect across a variety of verticals. One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products. To do this, we built two representative models of a business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

I’ve seen our own R&D team test some very cool applications and have been following the news closely in search of other examples relevant to supply chain. Beyond these targeted examples, I see even more promise in broader applications: code generation, knowledge management, and user interfaces. The first is bias and misinformation.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. Simon’s employer was a supplier of beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

London, for example, accounts for 32 % of the UK’s national GDP produced by only 23 % of the population. They need skilled and ongoing maintenance, and as the data above shows, the stakes are too high for them to fail to support their millions of inhabitants and thousands of businesses, as well as their country’s economic health.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If yours is not one of those businesses, and you’re confident in your KPI suite and the relevance of the data it provides, congratulations! So, for example, if your business competes strongly on price, you might go heavy on the cost-reduction side of supply chain management, setting objectives centered on savings.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

For example, some businesses could position themselves as the source for hard-to-find items that have not been recently stocked by most rivals. For example, businesses may conclude that the combination of low demand and high inventory will be so damaging to the bottom line that it is better to offer inventory at discounted prices.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

In most cases, these companies are using blockchain as an aid to supply chain visibility and product tracing, but some have applied it as a tool to streamline transactions and speed up the flow of information, goods, and materials. Examples of Blockchain in Food Supply Chains. T is for Transparency, and Tea.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

The COVID pandemic may have been an extreme example of what can go wrong, but it also underscored the importance of planning and decision-making in the event of sudden disruptions that upend the normal working of the complicated modern supply chain apparatus. How to Create an Agile Supply Chain Model.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2021

Specifically, raw material and product shortages are affecting the chemical industry. MATERIAL AND PRODUCT SHORTAGES. One example is the shortage of citric acid, as it’s often used in vitamin or electrolyte drinks, even in soda. This shortage has hit plastic product manufacturers very hard.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

For example, if speedy delivery is a part of your service strategy (which is often the case in today’s on-demand environment), you will either need to locate your warehouses close to customers, or close to the facilities of your preferred carriers. What are the characteristics of your products? How will the products be stored?

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