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VSM: A powerful tool to analyse process flows and logistics management of a product.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is one of the fundamental tools of the Lean Manufacturing methodology. In this post I will explain the importance of this tool and the basic steps to elaborate a VSM by yourselves. Below is a summary of the main steps to follow in order to have a general idea of how to do it.

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s replace “people” with “customer orders”, “family members” with “SKUs” and “housing” with “distribution locations” and you have the components of a common supply chain design problem. Let’s begin with customers: how many do we have, how often do they order, and what are the typical order quantities and patterns?

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Cost-To-Serve Analysis Should be Core Planning Tool

Logistics Business Magazine

In a great many retail businesses Costs-To-Serve are treated as though they are a fixed overhead and allocated evenly across orders, when in reality they vary by the individual characteristics of each order – channel, geography, the nature of the goods, the behaviour of the customer, and so on.

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Peterbilt Now Taking Customer Orders for its Model 579EV

NGT News

-based truck manufacturer, says its Model 579EV is now available for customer orders. Customers can spec a 579EV using Peterbilt’s SmartSpec sales tool at any Peterbilt dealer location across North America, with production expected to start by Q2 2021.

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Customer Relationship Management for Ecommerce Brands

Ship Monk

Today’s CRM platforms have adapted and expanded their tools to meet the needs of ecommerce businesses. Let’s take a look at CRM systems, the tools they provide, and the benefits they offer to ecommerce businesses. Here are some of the tools CRM systems offer.

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Benefits of Outsourcing Order Fulfillment

Ship Monk

Since its founding, ShipMonk has prided itself on offering the best logistics services to DTC ecommerce brands and growing online businesses seeking B2B retail distribution and omnichannel fulfillment. All these tools are designed to make your business run more efficiently while maintaining accuracy.

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Distributed Inventory: Is Splitting Ecommerce Inventory Right for You?

Ship Monk

What do we mean by distributed inventory? Well, if you’re familiar with Amazon’s practice of adding warehouses all over the country, then you’re familiar with the concept of distributed inventory. What is Distributed Inventory? How Do Orders Get Processed? Why Would an Ecommerce Business Split Inventory?