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Bekaert Corporation: Dock Scheduling improves logistics planning

Transporeon

It definitely helps our teams in each shipping facility better plan. For example, in our Van Buren, Arkansas, facility, they’ve changed the time slot schedule three times in the last four months. Detention charges are definitely easier to validate and sometimes even easy to reject.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: Almost 14 months ago we wrote one of our most popular posts entitled, “ The History of Supply Chain and Logistics Management ” contained a bit of history, definitions, and a great infographic visually going through the history of supply chain and logistics management. What is a Logistics Framework?

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. A more efficient use of trade funding. As illustrated in this example, there needs to be strong organizational alignment, as well as a clear goal and strategy supported by the right technology to meet challenges head on. A large U.S.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. A more efficient use of trade funding. As illustrated in this example, there needs to be strong organizational alignment, as well as a clear goal and strategy supported by the right technology to meet challenges head on. A large U.S.

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Transportation Planners: Their Role as a Catalyst to Automation in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

This might involve a system like mentioned in the opening example, where drones are deployed and return to trucks while on the road. If the example is scaled down, the AFC could be the size of a modern blimp and hold large pallets of orders for a local area. Understand the traditional definition of warehousing will change.

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Technology’s Ever-increasing Role in Supply Chain Functions

GlobalTranz

This seems impossible, yet more supply chain entities have learned to leverage consumer demand against supply chain efficiency. For example, e-commerce applications may be used to generate automated order picking, fulfillment, and shipping. For example, unloading freight at locations A and B may leave the truck with empty space.

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The 5 Steps Towards Digital Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

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.