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Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management

The Logistics of Logistics

So, as an example, the IMS tracks and reports that there are 30 widgets in Warehouse A, 25 in Warehouse B, 48 in Manufacturing Plant A, and so on. An example would be scanning a pallet ID and location barcode to confirm that the pallet with the ID of 123 has been putaway location 456, for example.

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Interroll Tool Enables Less Planning Effort for Material Flow Solutions

Logistics Business Magazine

With the inclusion of the new stacker crane and transfer cars in its planning software, Interroll has once again expanded the range of applications of the its Layouter Tool. By digitalizing the necessary process chain, planning times for customers can be dramatically reduced—by up to 90 percent, depending on the initial situation.

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Fulfillment Integrations 101

3PL Insights

That is a great tool for generating orders and collecting payments. But it still requires a person to process and ship the order. There are two key benefits to integrations: Real-time inventory management and efficient order processing. It makes the ordering process easy, customizable, and enjoyable.

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Automation Hero September 2020: Simon Welander

EazyStock

Simon Welander, Team Leader of Operations Planning at Blinkfyrar , has streamlined the ordering process at the company through EazyStock. With the help of inventory optimization, he has freed up time to continue developing other important processes at the company. What other tools do you use for automation?

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The products that are produced by this make-to-order process come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes to fit the needs of a variety of different industries. For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations.

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New Electric Forklift Launched

Logistics Business Magazine

For example, the newly designed mast, which is up to 6,500 millimeters high, gives operators an excellent view of the load and its surroundings. Newly developed diagnostic tools can be operated via an app on any standard smartphone further increase the ease of operations. Range of equipment.

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Coronavirus Series – Inventory Management Challenges & Solutions

EazyStock

Taking all these variables into account, reorder points and quantities are set, and a daily list of recommended orders is produced to feed back into your ERP to create purchase orders. For example, highlighting unusual dips in demand or longer than expected lead times. Identifying and Managing Critical Stock.