The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

So, as an example, the IMS tracks and reports that there are 30 widgets in Warehouse A, 25 in Warehouse B, 48 in Manufacturing Plant A, and so on. The first is what may be called “soft inventory allocation,” which means as orders are placed, the system will reserve the needed quantities of inventory in each node (warehouse, etc.)

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains. For example: poor quality, high costs, high lead time, supplier communication. For example: high or low product demand, excess inventory holding, product distribution.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They are also likely to be hubs for wider offtake of electrification and RFNBOs, for example for decarbonising co-located industries. Stakeholders carrying transition risk, e.g. financiers, should use their critical role by ensuring they’re using tools such as the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) to ensure their investments are 1.5-aligned

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 13, 2018

A new technology paradigm that allows objects to “talk” with other objects and with humans, through embedded electronic nodes that are programmed for specific functions, IoT makes these things “smart,” writes Forbes’ Andrew Arnold. Blockchain technology supports global and domestic transactions.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2018

At their core, Blockchains are a way to distribute information. Blocks of information are distributed and accessed by several hub points, called “nodes”, that support a network. 3D printing is already changing the logistics landscape, for example in the aerospace parts industry. 3D Printing.

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Shipchain

JULY 30, 2020

Its mainnet provides one of the highest levels of functionality available in the freight and logistics business today; and its exciting capabilities provide public tools for the supply chain industry to improve itself. Becoming a ShipChain Validator / Node Operator. Higher Transaction Throughput. While ShipChain Inc.

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