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To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehouse Design Question!

Network Optimization Success Criteria!

The fast growing E-Commerce channel makes it an attractive avenue for most companies to participate in. The tremendous amount of investment required to participate in online product sales requires explicit decision making as to how a company is going to fulfill those orders. You need a warehouse design strategy to provide your fulfillment solution.

The E-Commerce Fulfillment solution you choose must take into account your customer’s demands, your competitive pressures, and the financial constraints that most companies have to deal with.

Cryptocurrencies Beyond Bitcoin!

Network Optimization Success Criteria!

Ever since it made its appearance in 2010, Bitcoin has been the de facto standard of cryptocurrencies, leading people to make the erroneous assumption that it is the only type of cryptocurrency.

This article will help to correct that misnomer by listing eight other major cryptocurrencies apart from Bitcoin.

How CB Radios Benefit Supply Chain and Logistics!

Efficient Warehouse and Vehicle Fleet Management for Businesses!

To say that communication is essential in the transportation industry is an understatement. Supply chain and logistics involve various people working together to ensure that goods and materials reach their destination in time.

CB (citizen band) radios are a part of that journey, especially for truckers. It is a communication tool that allows them to keep in touch regardless of the route and destination. This article will discuss how CB radios are helping people in the supply chain and logistics industry.

The Digital Supply Chain Journey : Step 1 – The Vision!

What is the Digital Supply Chain?

The Digital Supply Chain is the future. The end to end electronic connectivity of all elements of the Supply Chain, as enabled by an extensive array of exciting new technologies, will define all progression over the next few decades. But how does this Digital Supply Chain journey begin?

Simply, this journey begins with a vision. A vision of the objectives, of the end state, and even a vision that is fuzzy but is emboldened by a certainty that digitalization in any and all of its forms is the right direction.

20 Supply Chain Job Interview Questions and Answers!

5 Minute Job Interview Tips for Success!

Many of the most important, and in demand, jobs these days are in Supply Chain. Not only are these skills in high demand but the number of people with those extensive skills and experience and Supply Chain Management training, is limited, making the effectiveness of the Supply Chain job interview more important than ever.

The result is that there will be a lot of competition, both from those hiring and those being hired, for the Supply Chain positions that need to be filled.

To help facilitate placing the best people in the best jobs we have endeavoured to outline the top 20 Supply Chain Job Interview Questions and Answers.

What’s the Difference Between Logistics and Distribution?

What’s the Difference Between Fulfillment and Replenishment?

What is the difference between Logistics and Distribution?

On the surface some people may consider them synonymous. Without consulting a dictionary both Logistics and Distribution suggest imagery involving the movement of goods.

But to anyone who works in Supply Chain, in particular with a title including either the term Logistics or Distribution, or if you work in a Distribution Centre or for a Logistics company, then there are distinct differences between these words.

But are there also commonalities?

Make Your Manufacturing Business More Efficient!

8 Ways to Improve Your Warehouse Fulfillment Efficiency!

Is your manufacturing business not operating to the levels you’re expecting? Are you looking for ways to increase your returns and profits? The secret lies with one dictionary word; efficiency.

Efficiency will ensure that you’ll achieve high production figures while minimizing costs. As a manufacturing company, how will you ensure you attain efficiency?

This post will discuss tips you can adopt to attain manufacturing business efficiency. Continue reading to learn more.

This is Not a Supply Chain Storm to Weather!

Defining the New Normal in Supply Chain! What’s Normal Anyways?

While most business cycles ebb and flow, two or three times in a generation we encounter an earth-shattering change or Supply Chain storm that fundamentally reshapes the way we do business.

We’re in the eye of the storm – and it’s not one to wait out.

Many refer to the ‘new normal’ as a future reality, yet COVID-19 has had structural impacts since its earliest protocols surrounding hygiene and social distancing. They have already transformed the way we do business and it’s only the beginning of a series of ongoing and disruptive changes.

So, how are you preparing for the reckoning?

6 Tips for Businesses to Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions!

6 Common Causes of Supply Chain Disruptions and How to Overcome Them!

In the modern business landscape, the efficiency of a supply chain can make or break a company. As markets become increasingly global and interconnected, the complexity of managing a supply chain has skyrocketed.

A single disruption can have a domino effect, crippling operations and causing significant financial losses. However, there are strategies businesses can adopt to safeguard against such disruptions.

This article outlines six essential tips that businesses can implement to prevent supply chain disruptions, ensuring smooth operations and long-term success.

Supply Chain is Becoming Younger, More Educated, More Diverse!

Our New, Flexible Workforce! Are You Reaping the Benefits?

Everyone knows that the demographics of the Supply Chain industry are changing, and Supply Chain is becoming younger. They have to. Within a few years, demographers estimate that 400,000 baby boomers will be retiring in Canada every year.

Within the Supply Chain industry, the looming – and in fact, already-started – retirement of baby boomers and shifting job responsibilities brought about by technology are creating a talent crisis.

Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator?

It’s Time to Welcome The Supply Chain CEO!

The Supply Chain function within your company has many responsibilities. From planning to negotiating to buying, from moving goods to processing goods, and from managing data to managing inventory. These responsibilities are at the core of making your company run. But is Supply Chain a Cost Centre or a Value Creator?

Yet often the Supply Chain is undervalued. While every function must help your company grow and prosper when the heat is on uninformed Executives can view Supply Chain as merely a Cost Centre. As such there can be unrelenting pressure to continue to cut costs.

Why is Supply Chain often undervalued? And how do you increase the value of Supply Chain in the eyes of your Executives and other functions?

How Does Supply Chain Forecasting Plan for Expected and Unexpected Disruptions?

How to Minimize Supply Chain Disruptions!

The supply chain is the manufacturing and e-commerce circulation system. It transports products from suppliers to fulfillment centers and finally to a customer’s front door.

Because there are so many moving parts, even a minor disruption can devastate the system. Disruption is any sudden change or crisis that harms any part of the supply chain.

Disaster Strikes!!! Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover?

Part Shortages? What is your Supply Line Strategy?

Hurricanes! Earthquakes! Terrorist Attacks! Train Derailments! War! Fire! Cyber Attacks! Every one is a disaster.

You see it in the news every minute of every hour of every day. Either some natural disaster or some man made despicable act has occurred somewhere on the planet. The result is death, destruction and disruption.

Everyone is trying to pick up the pieces. They are trying to figure out what has happened, how to come to grips with the catastrophic results, and how to get things going again.

Depending on what the disaster is people can be struggling to know where they can get the basics such as food, water and shelter.

This is where the Supply Chain must kick in to gear: business continuity and disaster recovery.

What are the Supply Chain Impacts of Amazon’s Whole Foods Acquisition?

Amazon and Uber Impact on Logistics!

Big news out of the grocery retail world as Amazon has announced its acquisition of major organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market – for an eye-popping $13.7 billion sale price that doesn’t look so massive given Amazon’s $136 billion sales volume in 2016.

Analysts across the retail industry are talking about the huge implications of this sale for a retail industry that many say is in the middle of a major meltdown, in part owing to Amazon’s massive growth in the eCommerce space. This foray into the grocery business is a big challenge to companies like Target, Wal-Mart, and others, and also a sign that reports of brick and mortar retail’s demise might be greatly exaggerated.

Enhancing Supply Chain Logistics Through Custom Mobile Apps!

Comprehensive Guide to Logistics Mobile App Development!

In the dynamic world of supply chain logistics, the pursuit of efficiency and precision has become a top priority. The integration of custom-designed mobile apps, such as those created by Leanware, is redefining the industry by revolutionizing communication, optimizing processes, and fundamentally transforming how goods traverse the supply chain.