article thumbnail

VSM: A powerful tool to analyse process flows and logistics management of a product.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is one of the fundamental tools of the Lean Manufacturing methodology. In this post I will explain the importance of this tool and the basic steps to elaborate a VSM by yourselves. Value Stream Mapping is a very powerful tool that allows us to understand and optimise our entire process.

article thumbnail

Do Capacity Management Tools Work for Freight Agencies?

Parade

Here’s Why Many Capacity Management Tools Don’t Serve Freight Agencies Not too long ago, capacity management simply didn’t work for freight agencies that provide logistics solutions to their agents. It doesn’t serve the company in any way for agents to pick off business from other agents within the company. Easier carrier re-use.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Locus Robotics hits one billion pick landmark

Logistics Business Magazine

Locus Robotics , a market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfilment warehouses, has surpassed the one billion units picked milestone. This new achievement was attained just 59 days after Locus registered 900 million units picked. 5000 for the second successive year.

Picking 69
article thumbnail

Warehouse Picking Process Mistakes

Globalior

Picking mistakes can cost a business significantly in terms of productivity. Sending the wrong item, the wrong bundle of items, the wrong color item, or the wrong size item all count as picking errors. Picking of wrong quantities. Picking up the wrong item. Needless to say, reducing errors is essential.

Picking 52
article thumbnail

BlueGrace Logistics Expands Integration with Trucker Tools, Adds Time-Saving Book-It-Now® App

Blue Grace Logistics

Leading 3PL builds on previous integration of Trucker Tools’ real-time visibility and predictive freight matching, launches automated one-click booking to further streamline transactions for owner-operators, small-fleet truckload community.

article thumbnail

Kiabi selects Dematic for stock picking enhancement

Logistics Business Magazine

Dematic has recently been selected by French clothing producer and retailer Kiabi to enhance its stock picking processes with a focus on the family apparel specialist’s e-commerce business. The post Kiabi selects Dematic for stock picking enhancement appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

Picking 57
article thumbnail

4 Ways to Enhance Warehouse Efficiency with Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

Predictive and prescriptive analytics have emerged as valuable tools that enable warehouse operations managers to streamline processes, minimize costs, and enhance productivity. Slotting Optimization – Product slotting is a complex problem. Predictive analytics can inject some intelligence into this process.