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Case Study: Advanced Planning & Scheduling at Leuze Electronic

Logistics Business Magazine

It provided comparatively basic forecasting procedures that made it possible to establish current levels of delivery readiness and to set defaults, for example at least 95%. With Leuze already having decided to switch over to SAP at its company headquarters, they could certainly have used the SAP planning tool.

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Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment Needs & “WMS-Plus” Propel Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Demand

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC clients, please reach out to your account manager to obtain access to the study. For example, warehouse labor management has consistently been an important add-on to WMS. .” — I have now completed ARC Advisory Group’s research on the global warehouse management systems (WMS) market , and it is currently in editing.

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Blue Yonder Pivots to a Partnership Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Take the transportation management system (TMS) market, for example. In ARC’s last market study on the global transportation management market , Chris Cunnane, the study author, made estimates of system integration (SI) revenues as a percentage of total TMS revenues for all software companies in the market. Show Me the Money!

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The Top Floor to Shop Floor Production Planning Handoff is Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Botha does a lot of supply chain planning work implementing SAP supply chain solutions. CloudPaths implements solutions from SAP with a significant portion of their practice focusing on SAP’s supply chain planning solutions. An example of switchable constraint would be a factory that needs to close.

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Cracking the Code for AI in the DC

Logistics Viewpoints

A recent study commissioned by Lucas Systems shows operators are optimistic about AI-based software, counting on quick and generous returns from their investment and expecting an average ROI of more than 60% within 5 years. Complicating the matter is that minimizing total travel time isn’t the only priority we need to take into consideration.

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Logistics as a Competitive Weapon: 4 Recommendations to Get Started

Talking Logistics

For example, in a poll conducted during an SAP webcast last year, 42 percent of the attendees responded that logistics is viewed as a cost center at their company and 31 percent said it’s viewed as “warehouses and trucks.”. Amazon is the best example today of a company that is leveraging logistics as a competitive weapon.

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The (Internet of Things) IOT Supply Chain Benefits Now Coming Clearer

GlobalTranz

For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. For example, a machine may need to have a specific part replaced every three months, but periods of increased demand could mean the manufacturing entity is placed at maximum capacity. The IoT Supply Chain with Robotics & Other Industries.