By Sam Miller
When people go into a grocery store or some kind of retail outlet there are many factors that go into their decision on whether they buy a particular item or whether they decide to go to a competitor’s store. Some of the most important factors in a consumer’s mind are price, customer service, [...]
By Michael Russell
The days of single companies designing a product from scratch, building that product and then selling it in the marketplace themselves are all but over. In today’s day and age, this process is simply much too expensive for companies to do and stay competitive. In the present day, companies are coming up with [...]
By Michael Russell
When many people who are in charge of logistics look at how to improve their work, they are mostly concerned with speeding up the transportation of parts and decreasing machine time. One thing that many logistics people forget is that the actual design of the product can make a difference to how difficult [...]
Freight Containers Transformed Logistics
Expert Author: Sam Bullman
Freight containers are standardized shipping containers. Shipping containers have standard dimensions, typically 20′x8′x8.5′ or 40′x8′x8.5′ or 45′x8′x9.5′. They have to be constructed to certain minimum standards of sturdiness to withstand the rigors of long ocean voyages and transfer from one mode of transport to another. Shipping containers meeting the [...]
Advantages & Disadvantages of 3PL
The use of third-party logistics providers has grown steadily since their inception in the 1980’s and continues to grow. Many large organizations have either partially or fully outsourced their logistics operations; however, smaller organizations have been slow to follow. Below are some advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing your logistics operations to [...]
How to Optimize your Inventory
Managing inventory in the supply chain is critical to ensure high customer service levels. However, it is also a very costly asset to maintain. Having the right amount of inventory to meet customer requirements is critical. Find out what inventory best practices reduce inventory costs across the supply chain.
Here are 4 [...]
logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers (frequently, and originally, military organizations). Logistics involve the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material-handling, and packaging.
