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May 13, 2015

Logistics News: Hit Density Drives Picker Productivity

Zone Picking Method - Best Alternative for Increasing DC Performance

TOPICS : Distribution

May 12, 2015

Logistics Comment: Stifel Transportation Weekly for May 11, 2015

John Larkin of Stifel with hi Weekly Commentary on the Transport Sector

TOPICS : Logistics

May 12, 2015

Supply Chain by Design: Using Transactional Data to Estimate Truckload Market Conditions in Near-Real-Time

This is a guest post from Alex Scott, Ph.D. candidate at Penn State and Senior Research Associate at Opex Analytics

TOPICS : Supply chain and the IT function/technology | Trucking

May 06, 2015

Logistics News: Building A Comprehensive Data Base – First Step In Planning For DC Upgrade

Developing & Maintaining an Operational Data Base Speeds-up Planning Process

TOPICS : Distribution | Supply chain strategy

April 29, 2015

Logistics News: Escalating Labor Costs Drive DC Automation

Sortation Systems Provide Significant Productivity and Throughput Gains

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation


April 22, 2015

Logistics News: Sorting System Optimization Requires Finding The Proper Balance Between Automated Diverts & Manual Palletizing Positions

Optimizing the Number of Diverts with the Number of Pallet Build Positions Reduces Incremental Labor and Increases Overall System Productivity

TOPICS : Distribution

April 20, 2015

Stifel Transportation Weekly for April 20, 2015

John Larkin of Stifel Financial with his review of the week in transportation.

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation

April 15, 2015

Supply Chain Comment: Executive S&OP – Five Steps to Success

Real Success Flows from Practical Thinking, Guided by Three Principles: Make it Easy to Implement, Execute and Sustain

TOPICS : Sales and Operarions Planning (S&OP)

April 15, 2015

Logistics News: Justifying Materials Handling Automation in the DC Can Be A Tricky Business

Traditional Cash-Flow Analysis does not Provide True Picture of Benefits Derived from Automation

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation