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Omni-Channel Fulfillment is Key for the Holiday Season

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group, the company that I work for, releases a number of market studies on a number of technologies. ARC’s definition of omni-channel fulfillment is end-delivery centric. Not surprisingly, the majority of companies are using a WMS as part of their omni-channel operations.

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New WMS solution growing up fast

Logistics Business Magazine

Leading natural and organic baby product retailer, The Green Sheep Group, has reported immediate stock accuracy and productivity improvements since implementing the flexible cloud based SnapFulfil WMS. Green Sheep’s head of operations, Rob Galbraith, says: “We already have much better visibility and a vast improvement with shipping accuracy.

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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

E-commerce order volume keeps climbing, straining carrier capacity with shippers sending more parcels outbound and receiving more returns inbound. Rate shopping groups help address these capacity constraints as part of shippers’ ongoing decision-making about the best way to ship each parcel out the door. Manufacturers also adjusted.

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KPIs to assist manufacturers and distributors with supply chain challenges

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Industries experienced severe operational and financial consequences with issues like supply shortages, supply and demand surges, inventory shortfalls and reduced productivity. Another methodology is the Porter’s Value Chain Framework, which comprises of inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales, and service.

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Dematic AGVs optimise new DC

Logistics Business Magazine

Toll Group has implemented Dematic Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at Mars Wrigley’s new national distribution centre in Melbourne, Australia. Toll Group is a leading Australian transportation and logistics (T&L) company, with operations in road, rail, sea, air transportation, and warehousing. Shift to automated operations.

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Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

The current situation was unexpected, requiring operations to safely ramp up staffing while also maintaining maximum throughput. With a normal peak, large groups of employees are coordinated and trained all at one time. As ecommerce orders scale exponentially, many customers have also suddenly been required to adjust DC operations.

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Hanging in the balance

Automotive Logistics

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . For example, BLG Group and STS Logistic have announced plans to jointly operate and develop Auto Terminal Slask in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. .