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Leverage freight data for confident demand planning

FreightWaves SONAR

In this blog post, we’ll walk through some of the obstacles to medium-term demand planning, consider how high-frequency supply chain data can help fill the informational gaps that companies are grappling with, and then look at a real-world example of how the data in FreightWaves SONAR can give insight into the goods economy.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

In this post, I’d like to talk about the key factors that will impact on the optimum facility network and design required to meet your warehousing or storage requirements. Outbound Logistics: Keeping Customers Satisfied. For example, we need to know if we can get to the required level of packaging unit. A is for Accessibility.

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

Logistics Bureau

Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill, on-time delivery performance, and customer-order lead times. . Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times. Mini Case Study: Walmart. Supply Chain Costs.

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Don’t Let Your RFT be a 3PL Solution Designer’s Nightmare

Logistics Bureau

Selecting the right 3PL is no simple exercise, yet it’s one that’s all too often subject to shortcuts, a dearth of detail, and overly compressed timelines. Let’s take inventory management as an example. In many cases, we need only look at the very first steps in the partnering process to spot the first signs of rot.

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Key challenges and solutions for the fabricated metals industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The fabricated metals industry operates with a low margin in a highly competitive market and material availability, production schedules and workforce skills must align to meet customer expectations. Challenge: Meeting unique customer requirements.

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Transportation’s Tricky Balancing Act

247 Customs Broker

Furthermore, many shippers who rely on inbound and outbound transportation to bring in raw materials and distribute their finished goods may not realize the multitude of ways that transportation carriers can achieve “scale.”. The modern assembly line is the best example of this. Many, however, use the term incorrectly.