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Editor’s Choice: 4 Factors to Determine if Self-Distribution is a Viable Alternative for your Health System

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. Self-distribution is an increasingly popular option for healthcare systems to consider when deciding how to manage their supply chain.

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Omnichannel Retailers Leverage Optimization for Order-Promising

Logistics Viewpoints

They can also order online and have goods shipped to their home. Or they can order online and pick up the product at the store. An omnichannel order management system helps companies meet growing customer expectations. The system allocated which orders would get inventory from a given location to fulfill an order.

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Four easy warehouse wins for your manufacturing or distribution business

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

For example, by stacking containers higher you can make use of vertical space, and mobile shelving units can be useful for seasonal products. Establish a layout based on order picking. Sales orders will appear in a logical flow for picking. Group multiple orders. They can stage items for sales orders or jobs.

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Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples

Dedola Global Logistics

Transloading: A Comprehensive Guide With Client Examples . For example, a shipment of heavy machinery may be transferred from a cargo ship to a truck using a break-bulk method, with the machinery being stored temporarily in a warehouse before being loaded onto the truck for the final leg of the journey.

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What is Internal Logistics: Importance, Elements and Examples

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What is Internal Logistics: Importance, Elements and Examples | Image Source: Google Images. For example, the operations manager. This includes, for example, everything related to warehouse and logistics. Examples of internal and external logistics. What is internal logistics? or bottlenecks in the process.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

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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Distribution Metrics You Need to Know

Ship Monk

Those goals also tell you how much you’ve already evolved, and as such it is vital that your company understands the most critical distribution metrics, that way you can keep control on your day-to-day operations as well as your month-to-month, quarter-to-quarter, and year-to-year progress. What Are Distribution Metrics?