Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

Supply Chain Planning Software 113

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 113

Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The effects of the economic shutdowns stemming from the COVID-19 crisis have trickled down to Q4 and have managed to create unforeseen supply chain challenges for business operations across North America. Budgeting for 2021 will need mapping existing resources with strategy and a shift from the traditional inputs and standard approaches.

Resource Reduction 62

Resource Reduction Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 62

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

Whether you’re planning to benchmark your supply chain or simply trying to improve how you measure its performance, it makes sense to know a little about the most commonly used KPIs for each supply chain component. A lot will depend on the nature of your industry and the categories of supplies that you receive.

Procurement Analytics 117

Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Procurement 117

MTS Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2023

The erratic Arctic environment necessitates specialized navigation and infrastructure, forcing shipping companies to exercise caution when entering these uncharted territories. Melting ice has unlocked new shipping routes, promising faster transit times and less fuel consumption. However, these routes bring their own challenges.

Maritime 76

Maritime Temperature Exercises Scenario Planning 76

AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. These intricacies make planning and decision-making difficult. There is an extensive horizon between the date of a supply decision (for instance, purchasing livestock feed or specific fertilizers) and its final result (the sale of the processed and packaged product).

Procurement Analytics 111

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning How To 111

Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 28, 2023

However, 2023 presents a unique scenario. While the peak season poses challenges, proper planning can make it manageable. In the previous year, the pandemic and supply chain backups resulted in peak season congestion. Importers without a solid plan may find themselves navigating uncharted waters this season.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Scenario Planning 52

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Until the Coronavirus began wreaking its havoc, global companies could run their supply chains on the assumption that disruptions would be rare and short-lived, and that products should be sourced, produced, and distributed at the cheapest locations to be found, wherever in the world that may be. 1) Create Transparency.

Supply Chain Design Software 63

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 63

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Planning a Warehouse Network and Design: Key Factors to Consider. Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning. Let’s begin with a look at network planning, because whether your company requires one warehouse or five, your service, efficiency, and costs will be influenced heavily by your choice of location and capacity.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning 98

FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

Defining Agile Supply Chains. Agile supply chains are nimble enough to respond smoothly to sudden changes in supply and demand. In contrast, supply chains that aren’t agile tend not to possess fast access to information, leaving their people to offer best guesses about the right response to changing conditions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning 52

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 29, 2020

When we compare different levels of sophistication and performance in supply chains, we can identify particular levels that we think are important to achieve, or that represent typical performance levels for supply chains as a whole. You can also benchmark supply chains. Using SCOR to Benchmark the Supply Chain.

Supply Chains 79

Supply Chains How To Scenario Planning Cost Reduction 79

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The answer varies from function to function in the supply chain. For Management: a balancing strategy, etc…. Inventory Management is about having a right balance of expectations from different functions of the supply chain. Example A: Fashion Retailer – Business Strategy is short life cycle products. Sales Strategy.

Inventory Reduction 71

Inventory Reduction Inventory Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction 71

Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

It is a well-known fact that supply chain is increasingly becoming digital. But is simply adding a digital component to the complex supply chain network enough to make it efficient? According to IBM, integrating supply chain with customer insight is essential for the success of the omnichannel. What more is required?

Supply Chain Software 54

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 54

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Well, not just for benchmarking, but also for maximum visibility of your supply chain and logistics performance. In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. How hard can that be?” I hear you ask.

Supply Chain Software 81

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Cost Reduction 81

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

When we compare different levels of sophistication and performance in supply chains, we can identify particular levels that we think are important to achieve, or that represent typical performance levels for supply chains as a whole. You can also benchmark supply chains. Using SCOR to Benchmark the Supply Chain.

Supply Chains 62

Supply Chains How To Scenario Planning Cost Reduction 62

AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. These intricacies make planning and decision-making difficult. There is an extensive horizon between the date of a supply decision (for instance, purchasing livestock feed or specific fertilizers) and its final result (the sale of the processed and packaged product).

Procurement Analytics 62

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning How To 62

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest. We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy.

Negotiating Skills 89

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 89

Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

This level of volatility can potentially leave shippers in a difficult position if they haven’t built a strategy that encompasses both spot and contract truckload rates. They’re volatile and constantly changing since they’re based on the fluctuating truck-to-shipment ratio, which reflects supply and demand in the freight market.

Price Reduction 62

Price Reduction Scenario Planning Capacity Freight 62

Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

1] Logistics might not be a competitor to strategy or tactics, but it most certainly helps determine ‘which side will have the most options available’; to seize advantage, if not define the way in which wars might be waged. [2] More than 2,500 soldiers were involved in the exercise conducted over three weeks. 1] Kane, T., 3] Kane, T.,

Military 110

Military Logistics Network Optimization Software Resource Reduction Logistics 110

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

To contend with these pressures, medical device manufacturers crave actionable, real-time, accurate, and reliable data throughout the entire supply chain. The following are six key challenges faced by medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can transform operations—from regulatory compliance to supply chain optimization.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing ERP 98

Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

Brand new for 2022, the IMHX Sustainability Zone will combine physical displays, augmented reality, and virtual reality demonstrations to give visitors a ‘deep dive’ into the many steps that companies operating in the supply chain space can take to make sure they perform as sustainably as possible. sustainability?refers

Groups 65

Groups Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 65

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

Inventory Reduction 106

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction 106

Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise.

Sourcing Strategies 38

Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 38

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. IIoT refers to the usage in areas such as manufacturing plants and supply chains. Supply chain. Businesses can track shipments as they move along a supply chain. Growth of IIoT. Here are some.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 111

Logistics in War

APRIL 20, 2018

In 2017 there was much rhetoric, and undoubtedly planning, for significant military operations in the North Asian region. Such public discussion tends to focus the military mind on modern tactics and technology, and gives cause to exercise new operational concepts. It also compels them to reassess the preparedness of forces.

Resource Reduction 43

Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Military Logistics Network Optimization Software 43

Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

As Dr Peter Layton wrote a very good summation of ‘balance’ for ASPI in 2013 ; ‘ The planned duration of a war is an important consideration, although it can be very different from the actual duration, as recent conflicts have amply demonstrated. Logistics plans and policies. Logistics organisation.

Military 88

Military Exercises Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 88

Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2022

Brand new for 2022, the IMHX Sustainability Zone will combine physical displays, augmented reality, and virtual reality demonstrations to give visitors a ‘deep dive’ into the many steps that companies operating in the supply chain space can take to make sure they perform as sustainably as possible. sustainability?refers

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Material Savings Supply Chain Software Materials Handling 52

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As I was enjoying the holidays, I had an opportunity to reflect on the year past and what the future holds for supply chains. However, organizations will need to be deliberate in designing supply chains with optionality so it does not become cost prohibitive. Supply Chain Design is essential in tackling these.

Supply Chain Design Software 142

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 142

CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Identify shortage and quality problems along the supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 40

ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Saving on costs whilst improving business efficiency Although the principles of “just-in-time” management are highly recommended for pressurized supply chains, it is increasingly difficult to fully implement them. These challenges were worsened by a range of supply chain disruptions that soon followed. This is a widespread situation.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Inventory Handling Price Reduction 52

GoShip Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

How to Create an Effective Inbound Freight Management Strategy To ensure that your inbound freight systems are seamless and efficient, you will have to pour time and energy into implementing the new processes into your business. Exercise patience when asking freight providers to take on new lanes. Communicate in a timely manner.

Inbound 52

Inbound Optimization Software Material Savings Optimization 52

Tradewinds

JANUARY 8, 2019

Founders should leverage their vantage point to be pragmatic, plan ahead, and exercise caution through a downturn We’re coming into the new year with jittery equity markets amid an ongoing US government shutdown and trade war concerns. Ensure a plan for new hires?—?what what will they work on?

Supply Chain Planning Software 20

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Inventory Reduction 20

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now. and “what is a reasonable range of rates for our company’s typical shipping scenarios?”.

Negotiating Skills 82

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 82

Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

As Dr Peter Layton wrote a very good summation of ‘balance’ for ASPI in 2013 ; ‘ The planned duration of a war is an important consideration, although it can be very different from the actual duration, as recent conflicts have amply demonstrated. Logistics plans and policies. Logistics organisation.

Military 55

Military Exercises Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 55

Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

In the best-case scenario, your product is so unique that you have that niche all to yourself, but this is rare and usually doesn’t last long. If you don’t have anything unique to talk about, then perhaps you should reconsider your product strategy. What Problem is your Product or Brand Solving?

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Material Savings Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction 52

Logistics in War

OCTOBER 13, 2018

1] Logistics might not be a competitor to strategy or tactics, but it most certainly helps determine ‘which side will have the most options available’; to seize advantage, if not define the way in which wars might be waged. [2] More than 2,500 soldiers were involved in the exercise conducted over three weeks. 1] Kane, T., 3] Kane, T.,

Military 56

Military Logistics Network Optimization Software Resource Reduction Exercises 56

Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat. A soldier serves little purpose if they are unarmed and without supplies.

Military 92

Military Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Expense Reduction 92

Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 25, 2020

Below is the gist of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on the 23 rd of April 2020 and details relevant to the risk-adjusted strategy for the resumption of economic activity in the country. Medical: Medical and Hospital Supplies, equipment and personal protective equipment ; and.

Resource Reduction 67

Resource Reduction Food and Agriculture Cargo Government 67