Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To optimize their delivery operations, these companies engage in strategic route design on an infrequent basis or when some big event occurs in the company. For example, companies are changing their delivery strategies based upon peak and slow seasons, or even the weather to best serve customers and keep their costs in line.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. In the Australian example, this ratio has featured in every review of Defence undertaken in the forty years since the ADF was formed.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. I’ve also described some of the issues that can arise from such an error.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

The COVID pandemic may have been an extreme example of what can go wrong, but it also underscored the importance of planning and decision-making in the event of sudden disruptions that upend the normal working of the complicated modern supply chain apparatus. Adopting Agile Supply Chain Management Strategies.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. In the Australian example, this ratio has featured in every review of Defence undertaken in the forty years since the ADF was formed.

Military 55

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. I’ve also described some of the issues that can arise from such an error.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist. The Supply Chain Head.

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UL EHS- Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It is essential to determine reasons for the poor performance; this valuable exercise is a systematic, methodical evaluation that leads to an actionable strategy to yield improved employee performance outcomes. The best training strategy in the world can’t fix operational issues.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

For example, drivers are expected to arrive on time, maintain docking schedules, and avoid dead time. However, you must exercise caution to make sure you do not damage your vendor-shipper relationship. However, it’s only the application of historical data about given time frames to determine your needs for a given event.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now. You’ll have a better idea of when rates move up and when they move down.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

Globalisation, ever-changing customer needs, and other market forces serve to maintain a state of liquidity, requiring companies to re-evaluate strategies and business models on a regular basis. For example: Customer expects higher service levels than those agreed between client and provider. Why Take Logistics Back In-House?

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

I was having lunch with a friend of mine who had recently conducted a transportation sourcing event. There are plenty of companies using a flawed process in conducting their transportation sourcing events. As the VP of Sales for a large national truckload carrier recently told me, “Today, our negotiation strategy is indifference.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk. For example, it is widely accepted that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) had little logistics capacity to sustain a large second-rotation force after intervening in East Timor in 1999.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk. Consider the ways rich data collection can help shape your supply chain towards lower cost and optimal performance.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sabine Ursel talks to Bettina Bohlmann (above) , Managing Partner of 3p Procurement Branding GmbH in an interview focused on themes to be explored at this year’s EXCHAiNGE event in Frankfurt. But a strategy requires much more than slide decks and statements of intent, right? This is now widely acknowledged.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The club also organizes a roundtable event each semester that brings students and companies together to explore opportunities for internships and jobs. For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. But in real life, data is rarely given.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

News & Events. |. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. It would have institutionalized online strategies to capture customer preferences to tailor revenue-enhancing online offerings. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

News & Events. |. an example, electronics retailer Best Buy has augmented its online assortment by 20,000 items.Similarly, Target and Wal-Mart and other general merchandise retailers have boosted their online capabilities and product offerings. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

News & Events. |. In this blog, with the example of Asset Management for personal health, they emphasize on identifying avenues for adding more Asset definitions to the EAM purview. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2012

News & Events. |. Gopi Krishnan - As regards operator driven maintenance, I see examples of the self-service concept here. The Facebook parallel is a great example of lateral thinking - of applying concepts learnt in one place to a totally different context. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Payments Treasury.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The Sides agreed to encourage participation by regional delegations in major events like Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Eastern Economic Forum and Partnership/Investment Summits and also welcomed the intention to organize and hold the India-Russia interregional forum.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

One example is the port of Los Angeles, which has worked with GE Transportation and last year introduced a cloud-based port optimiser that provides real-time information on cargo through a single portal that is made available to all the partners involved in the processing of it. “At Take service parts as an example. That is exciting.

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