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Inbound vs. Outbound Logistics: Understanding the Key Differences and Optimizing the Last Mile

Locus

In the vast, interconnected world of supply chain management, two terms often come into focus—inbound and outbound logistics. Inbound and outbound logistics are two fundamental components of the overall supply chain management process. What is outbound logistics? Here’s an explanation of both: What is inbound logistics?

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What Is Cross-Docking?

FW Logsitcs

Dive into the concept of cross-docking, its key components, and how it differs from traditional warehousing methods. Cross-docking optimizes supply chain efficiency by eliminating the need for warehousing inventory. In traditional warehousing, inventory sits in storage for extended periods waiting to be used to fill orders.

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3PL Warehousing 101

Kanban Logistics

While you can build and staff your own warehouse and perform these services yourself, more and more companies see the value in handing warehousing operations off to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. In this article, we’ll examine all that 3PL warehousing entails, while helping you find a 3PL partner that’s right for your business.

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Keeping Bakery Distribution Fresh

Logistics Business Magazine

Cimcorp helped Kwik Trip automate order fulfilment in its new baking facility with a rapid, scalable solution designed to meet rising demand and guarantee freshness for its bakery products sold at over 700 locations daily. Kwik Trip also uses a “pick-by-light” system for picking less-than-full trays in outbound orders.

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Marshalling: The important last mile in warehouse management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Marshalling in warehouse management refers to the process of arranging and preparing items for outbound shipment according to their destination and delivery schedule, as well as verifying their accuracy and completeness. A marshalling area is a location in the warehouse where outbound shipments are managed.

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Understanding Distributed Order Management with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Optimize inbound and outbound order routing. Maximize profitability while meeting customer service commitments. Distributed Order Management System (DOMS) provides powerful capabilities to: Enable omnichannel commerce without modifying existing systems. Serve as a centralized “Order Hub” in both B2C and B2C ecosystems.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

With the visibility solution, the company is able to develop a plan for warehouse labor that insures when a load comes in, that workers are ready to unload the truck, or when an outbound truck is scheduled at a dock, the pallets are staged and ready to be loaded. Further, carriers talk of a driver shortage.

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