In today’s challenging environment, it’s a given that companies across all industries must strive to optimize the process of moving goods from one place to another – whether from factory to distribution center, distribution center to store, or any combination in between – locally, regionally or internationally.
Leading companies are reexamining their current business processes, looking to new strategies and applying innovative uses of technology to improve performance and… Continue reading
HighJump Software, a leading Supply Chain Execution (SCE) software vendor and an ARC client, announced yesterday the launch of its “HighJump App Station,” where customers can browse supply chain workflows and add them to their warehouse management system (WMS) anytime, similar to the way iPhone users can download apps from Apple’s App Store. HighJump actually previewed the App Station at its user conference back in October, but with… Continue reading
Before you implement a supply chain planning or execution solution, you should talk to other companies that have implemented the solution (ideally, about 20 companies), as well as consultants and analysts familiar with the technology. If you are a busy executive and don’t have the time to conduct these interviews, someone on your staff can execute this research or you can hire an outside firm like ARC to do it… Continue reading
The New England Roundtable of CSCMP recently organized a tour of Walgreens’ Northeast Distribution Center (DC). What an amazing facility! Because I live in a Boston suburb and the DC is in Connecticut, I used MapQuest to get turn-by-turn directions and it told me that the trip would take just under 2 hours.
I made it to the tour on time, but it involved significant speeding and stress… Continue reading
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Guest Commentary: Solving Logistics Service Provider Business Problems with Cloud Computing
The overall business model for most logistics service providers (LSPs) is not that complex. The LSP provides services to their clients that, in turn, generate revenue for the LSP. A key challenge for most LSPs is that the difference between the revenue and expense (their margin) is so small, it must be relentlessly scrutinized. Additionally, given that many customers view LSP services as a commodity, LSPs are constantly challenged to… Continue reading
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