Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In either case, the following rundown of SME containerised-freight shipping challenges might help you see where you will need to place the most intense focus. For example, export and import customs requirements must be met, including assessing duties and taxes and perhaps the need to apply for licenses or permits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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. While leaders want the benefits of AI, they are nervous about having enough in-house knowledge and in some cases, giving up decision control to AI-based software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

In the case of network-based risk management solutions, a network of users is connected to carefully curated real-time alerts generated by connections to a huge number of online publications, social media feeds, and third-party purchased data. For example, a manufacturer might have a supplier in Hanoi they purchase key components from.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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. As you can deduce from Amazon’s example, there is no standard for an optimal warehouse layout.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

While working on ARC’s global supply chain planning market study , now complete, I got briefings from Infor on both their supply chain planning and supply chain collaboration network solutions. In Infor’s case, their SCCN model also contains a digital twin – an end-to-end model – of the supply chain.

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Globalior

APRIL 4, 2020

Our team recently concluded an industry study of Customs broker competency in HS classification. In many of the brokerages included in our study – the average was 1.2 Product knowledge In several cases, brokers admitted to classifying products simply based on the product name appearing on the invoice.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 23, 2021

Logistics and supply chains fall in this category. There is a broad range of categories of artificial intelligence; hence, its application can be complex. There are examples of artificial intelligence being used to achieve these goals. Cloud computing and big data offer opportunities for many businesses across the globe.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

And when we feel uncertain, humans tend to look for examples of what others in our situation have done. We’ll give you some examples of social proof, and we’ll even rank them in terms of trustworthiness. Social Proof Examples, Ranked Social proof can take many forms, and they’re not all equal. What is Social Proof?

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RPA Labs

MAY 19, 2022

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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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

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.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Read on for more about these examples in the text that follows. Stolen and black-market supplies are further examples. What’s Interesting About this Case? However, simple is not the same as easy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

In far too many organisations, this is unfortunately not the case. Mini Case Study: Walmart. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. Supply Chain Network Design.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

With all that in mind, I thought I’d share some examples of the highs and lows of online and in-store retail that enterprises have endured between late 2019 and early 2021, and highlight some of the most notable changes in the retail supply chain arena during that period. The Dark Store Trend. Just-in-Time Just Doesn’t Work.

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Ship Monk

MAY 1, 2023

No two days are ever the same, and your warehouse-storage needs are a prime example. 1 Your SKUs This is the easiest category to address when investigating how much warehouse space you need. With that in mind, it’s vital that month over month and year over year you study your sales trends to determine how much to order by season.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In this case, what do automated vehicles and AI mean for the truck driving industry? According to the study: Industrial and Labor Relations Review , there is always a measure of attrition in terms of job loss when a new technology is introduced to an industry. Currently, truckers move over 70 percent of all U.S. freight, by weight.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

For example: In physical retailing, your sales and service points, perhaps tens or hundreds of them, are probably collocated with geographical concentrations of customers. Examples are unsuitability of products that consumers cannot see or handle before ordering, damage in transit, or undeliverability. Return logistics.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2018

For many shippers, their requirements fall in-between, or into the ‘all-of-the-above category.’ In those cases, your 3PL needs to have a range of carriers available to facilitate your business. . For example, a company shipping high-value electronics, will want to check with their 3PL about security protocols. How many modes?

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Conger

MARCH 25, 2020

of all work orders surveyed, the biggest category of reported issues was leaks. In the majority of cases (32.11%), cleaning or replacing parts solved the problem. Cleaning or making adjustments to the fuel system resolved the issue in 50% of the cases. Lifting eyes bent on the battery case. 9: Seats & Seat Belts. #10:

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 8, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. For example, a hotel might charge couple of hundred rupees more if the booking is for a weekend. The variability can be as high as 100% for some cases. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

At Ford, for example, Bong points to the use of a sophisticated forecasting, monitoring and action tool that the company started using several years ago, which maps and monitors every node in the supply chain. The use of hail nets to cover storage areas has become a more common practice in some locations, for example.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

In fact, we are introducing our newest blog category so you may easily read all supplier quality management type posts here. . The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2021

I thought of this analogy when speaking with warehouse management system (WMS) suppliers during this year’s global WMS market study. These changes ranged from a sudden shift from in store to e-commerce business, and in other cases this transition included a spike in overall demand as well. Order Fulfillment Changes and Challenges.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to an ongoing study of 3,036 Shopify stores, the average conversion rate (visits that resulted in purchases) in 2022 was 1.3%. In fact, studies show that the more expensive your product or purchase type (such as a subscription), the more visits they will make before purchasing. Even when done well, it’s a miserably low rate.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Three of those seven are expected to be major hurricanes, Category 3 or higher, with winds reaching a minimum of 111 mph. For example, if your shipment to the Port of Miami is in jeopardy you can divert the container to deliver at another port and keep your product in motion. Related White Paper & Case Studies.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. For example, predictive technology can help determine the number of customers that would come to a coffee store based on the current temperature. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. For example, preventive maintenance are either time based or meter based and it appears that it has got nothing to do with equipment dynamics in itself. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. Lets consider an example of a work requiring safety and work management team to work in tandem and discuss on bringing in the coordination part in the important areas of safety. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Distribution.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 7, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. An example for such case could be defining a schedule for regular calibration of laboratory equipments and tools. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Sourcing & Procurement.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. There have been some cases, where a client buys licenses from product vendor and gives them to a third party hosting service provider for hosting. Nuclear generation plants have heavily restricted data which in most cases cannot even leave plant boundaries. Categories.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 19, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. However in this case, the identification of the location will happen through absolute length or via a GPS coordinates, the limitation of which we witnessed in the earlier part of the blog. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. There are pre-packaged software applications which help companies in analyzing their data and give them meaningful insight into their data - examples are customers demand trends, financial analysis, sales optimization etc. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 27, 2012

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. Build spare parts list (bill of material) for each asset - This will help in identifying the actual problem in case of breakdowns and also in maintaining inventory levels. For example, for fixed assets, you may want to have their location code embedded into the asset code.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. A company for example has stated to anticipate savings of around $100000 an year in time and paper for all its invoicing, signature capture and credit approval process. Such cases involve a lot of physical movement and unwanted paperwork. Categories. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. Say for example in a conveyor system, drive motor requires lubrication inspection on every 3 months, gear box on 6 months and elastic clutches on every month and drive station every weekly. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For example, suppose your business offers certain specialized grocery products or local farm-to-table services. In that case, you may want to capitalize on offering these options to attract new customers or retain current clients. Get to Know Your Market. Combination Model of Multiple Vendors and Product Options.

Modeling Software 52

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2022

You have a fascinating background with the Gates Foundation, in case our audience wasn’t aware of that, but you’re also a true expert in the circular supply chain, so let’s get right into that topic. Examples of the Circular Supply Chain in Action. Can you give us some examples of the two categories and what they look like?

Supply Chain Design Software 71

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Product Categories. Case Studies. |. The soft isolations are called Tag-out procedures which in this example would be a "do not cross tape"; works really well for the obedient ones but for the curious folks, there is a need for hard Isolation, also known as Lockout. Categories. Infrastructure Outsourcing.

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