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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

If you can only say “No”, I will not be surprised, because many companies have never drilled down into the costs involved in selling specific SKU categories, individual SKUs, or providing particular services connected with those sales, to specific customers or customer categories. And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis.

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Home delivery: one size does not fit all

Logistics Business Magazine

One of the key findings of Descartes’ recent study of consumer sentiment of sustainable home delivery practices was that consumers have different delivery expectations when it comes to sustainability. Essentially, the study underscores that a lot of consumers have sustainable delivery personas. Conclusion.

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Cracking the Code for AI in the DC

Logistics Viewpoints

There’s a new reason to optimize DC operations, and it’s bigger than the old reasons of productivity and efficiency gains. This broad category technology is driven by opportunities from autonomous vehicles, to robots, to automated storage systems, to software for optimization and orchestration of work.

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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

If you were to walk along the racks of an Amazon warehouse, you would not see sections set aside for specific types of products, or indeed, any sign that products are organised into categories, and that’s because they are not. The company has recently increased the system’s efficiency by integrating its Kiva robots into the mix.

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The State of Freight Forwarder Response Time

RPA Labs

In this study, RPA Labs takes a look at quote request response rates by establishing a “faux” HVAC company, Griffith HVAC, to request container price quotes from the top 50 Freight Forwarding companies as listed by Armstrong & Associates. But don’t take our word for it. Container Size: 40 ft FCL. Lead time: 14 Days.

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Ways to Use AI for Supply Chain Optimization

ShipLilly

As a consequence, NVOCCs, logistics service providers, warehouse operators, and freight forwarders can improve their operations in terms of service quality, efficiency, and pace. Logistics and supply chains fall in this category. There is a broad range of categories of artificial intelligence; hence, its application can be complex.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Similarly, one can assume that in many cases, businesses that fail do so because of financial problems —a fact that makes the following statistic also worthy of consideration: . . In far too many organisations, this is unfortunately not the case. . Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.