AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Like others in our peer group, we often find ourselves sharing a range based on results typically seen in the market. These are numbers that aren’t unusual anymore – both high-tech consumer products and pharma are seeing major changes to different product categories. appeared first on AIMMS SC Blog. Summing up.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 2, 2022

It’s not just the risk of poor quality from a larger group of suppliers, but going further down the supply chain to identify other actors that may impact the supply of goods or pose potential problems in terms of regulatory compliance or quality. Risk management was not an issue that most procurement managers considered in the past.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Optimizing the levels of these inventory groups is a key objective. The Economist has mentioned the role of AI in inventory management and demand forecasting, noting an example where AI can forecast in what order items will arrive at and leave a warehouse, so that pallets can be put in the right position. Challenges of IO and AI.

Inventory Reduction 105

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EazyStock

JUNE 18, 2019

In this post, we’re going to discuss how you can classify your inventory into three ABC categories and introduce the concept of XYZ analysis. Using ABC classification you can therefore split inventory into three categories: Category A: this is the smallest category and consists of the most important stock items.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Optimizing the levels of these inventory groups is a key objective. The Economist has mentioned the role of AI in inventory management and demand forecasting, noting an example where AI can forecast in what order items will arrive at and leave a warehouse, so that pallets can be put in the right position. Challenges of IO and AI.

Inventory Reduction 98

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AIMMS

JUNE 5, 2019

You sometimes see this kind of ‘technology group think’ in algorithmic blips in the stock market. An interesting example of this is the capability AIMMS has provided in the utility grid business for the last 15 years. The post Intelligence…Sometimes Artificial appeared first on AIMMS SC Blog. AI can then be a powerful solution.

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EazyStock

JUNE 18, 2019

In this post, we’re going to discuss how you can classify your inventory into three ABC categories and introduce the concept of XYZ analysis. Using ABC classification you can therefore split inventory into three categories: Category A: this is the smallest category and consists of the most important stock items.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Grouping of work for a particular location does not happen in an optimum manner. Watch out for my next blog on how we can achieve this. Distribution.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

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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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

A product category like apparel, for example, has too many subcategories to be considered a niche. If you’re the only one in your product category who is solving a specific problem, then you already have your niche. Which groups represent the best opportunity? What is Not a Niche? What kind of apparel? Loungewear?

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WorkWave

JANUARY 18, 2021

We have done our best to include companies that provide an excellent example of professional tree care company websites. At the very least, your company should have a blog where you post useful information about the industry, talk about jobs you’ve done, or post tips regularly. Best Blog: Friendly Tree Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Sourcing & Procurement. Banking Suite.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 10, 2023

This blog post will explore what factors determine LTL freight rates and how to ensure you’re getting the best rate possible. Freight classification is grouping similar items based on their density and size. When it comes to LTL freight rates, there are a variety of factors that can influence the cost.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

If you have followed our blog previously, you have seen us blog about 3D Printing. You can view all the 3D Printing blog posts in the category here. Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) data.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

For example, a customer is a shoe store may purchase shoes, but if offered a new brand of socks, he or she refuses. While this example is a bit extreme, it highlights how a longer buying cycle can translate into insights for manufacturers. More importantly, it gives manufacturers a chance to find out more about what the customer wants.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? Indeed, it looks set to be one of the hottest growth categories in logistics during the year ahead. Pilot Freight Services’ purchase of LTL company American Linehaul Corp.

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2020

Marketing research can fall into two categories: primary research that looks at any data being conducted by you or a person you pay, and secondary research that consists of data that has already been published by others. Primary Research can be conducted via: Interviews; Surveys; Questionnaires; Focus/user groups; Test markets.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. For example, slotting strategies often involve placing the fastest-moving SKUs close to the warehouse dispatch zones, minimising picking operatives’ travel distances and times.

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CLX Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Examples include potassium cyanide, mercuric chloride, and many pesticides. They can often burn or harm the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract, and are further separated into groups based on how quickly they destroy skin tissue. Toxic substances can cause injury or death when inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2019

Martin Stich, CEO of Witron Logistik + Informatik GmbH blogs: We have been experiencing a robotics hype in intralogistics for several years – at least according to the many magazines and trade show appearances of some companies. Our COM palletizing machine, for example, is one of these specialists. Yes, Witron also builds robots.

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3PL Links

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Labor, inventory accuracy, and split shipping are a few examples. When attempting to define what precisely falls under the category of a digital transaction, the situation becomes even more unclear. It is challenging to manage a successful and efficient fulfillment operation from retailers for a variety of reasons.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 21, 2021

Group items into hierarchical structures and assign category attributes. Because EazyStock automates inventory classification , it can go beyond simple ABC analysis, dividing stock items into much more granular categories. With every SKU categorized into an inventory matrix, specific stocking rules are applied to each group.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

Complex MOQs To learn about these different types of MOQs, check out the full, in-depth article on our ecommerce blog here. Check out our blog, Scheduled Delivery Pending, Awaiting Delivery Scan, and Other Tracking Statuses Explained , to learn more. Packing slips, therefore, are valuable to two groups of people.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

We first started writing about and featuring reshoring content back in September of 2013, and have since added 10 more reshoring related posts in our reshoring blog category. And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring.

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Parade

MAY 29, 2019

These loads have been contracted to a group of carriers for the season, or your team informally knows a consistent set of carriers to run a lane. We identify specific freight matching strategies that can address the non-same day spot freight category. For example, these problems might be created by carrier cancellations.

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Parade

MAY 29, 2019

These loads have been contracted to a group of carriers for the season, or your team informally knows a consistent set of carriers to run a lane. We identify specific freight matching strategies that can address the non-same day spot freight category. For example, these problems might be created by carrier cancellations.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 28, 2015

Editor's Note : This is a guest blog submission from Emily Hunter of TGO Consulting , a provider of innovative business solutions designed to improve the productivity and performance of organizations. Henry Ford's use of the assembly line to produce cars is a very famous example of this.

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Compactor Management Company

MAY 29, 2023

In this blog, we explore the pros and cons of single-stream recycling and emphasize the importance of striking a balance between convenience and quality. At the MRF, a combination of machines and employees work together to sort the materials into different categories. However, convenience comes with certain challenges.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. These factors can be grouped under three categories - Benefits, Risks and Standard Parameters. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Few such examples are: Google is inviting its employees in the Santa Monica area to try out its Google Shopping Express service for same day delivery pilots.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2012

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Last month, we were discussing our new Maximo Utilities Amplifier Solution with Ralph Rio, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group ( [link] ). Banking Suite.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 29, 2021

Heightened demand uncertainty with variability by geography and category. When putting an example shipper network into FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) platform, the platform benchmarks rates against the overall market rate as well as the peer group, in this case retail. Inflation in the prices of goods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. AIRBUS Sup@irWorld eSupplyChain Project represents one such successful example in the Airbus Manufacturing industry. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2012

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. For example, it would make more sense to use the customer data of users located in Northern US, Finland, Germany for a winter jacket. Procurement Blog.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2021

Examples include Tarps, dunnage, layovers, detention, etc. Dedicated Fleet : A group of trucks that a shipper uses solely for moving all freight. Freight Class : In LTL shipping, the category of freight as defined by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association. Transportation Terminology Glossary of Terms.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Analysis & Probable Solution : The conversation which is mentioned in the blog titled "Typical Challenges in a Repair & Return - Part 1" brings out some of the key issues which are pertinent to a repair & return process. There are many options to do this using an asset management system.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.

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