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A new method of viewing physical distribution and materials handling practices in the grocery industry, which is designed to enhance responsiveness and cut costs from the supply pipeline, is presented. Replenishment logistics involves four broad initiatives that improve inventory and communications systems, distribution operations, organization management and performance measurement. These initiatives are continuous replenishment inventory systems, flow-through distribution systems, pipeline logistics organizations and pipeline performance measures., The report, 'New Ways to Take Costs Out of the Retail Food Pipeline,' is based on research conducted by Mercer Management Consulting on behalf of the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council, [...]

An integrated distribution strategy must incorporate customer requirements, product differences, inventory and transportation costs. The strategy must meet a specific set of goals and requirements to be effective, including time management, alternative distribution networks, and future distribution requirements. Integrated strategies should incorporate specific customer, transportation and policy requirements, such as customer location and size; sizes and types of loads; delivery times and vehicle load capabilities. Any strategy should be analyzed for its possible economic impact on existing operations., Updating a warehouse that has an incorrect mission results in doing the wrong things efficiently. The key is strategy. With the tremendous changes in transportation costs, inventory carrying costs, customer [...]

By David Hannon Speakers and attendees at the 2009 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals conference in Chicago in September were expressing some cautious optimism about the economic outlook and [...]

Byline: Shawn Rhea In a move that signals a growing reliance on regional purchasing power, six Kansas- and Missouri-based healthcare systems have formed a limited-liability purchasing partnership that will use [...]

The gap between demand and supply and a lack of planning and capacity development among the academic workforce are two major issues facing pharmacy, according to the RPSGB. Responding to [...]

Should disaster strike Nashville, TN-based supply chain solutions provider Fortna in early March completed its implementation of a disaster recovery plan that provides data and e-mail redundancy for business operations. [...]

Byline: Jim Johnson America's second-largest trash company needs to rebuild credibility, new chairman and CEO John J. Zillmer believes. And he sees plenty of ways to do just that. 'I'm [...]

It's not often that shipments from FedEx Freight arrive late. But the $3.2 billion-a-year subsidiary of FedEx Corp. wants to make sure that on the rare occasions that package deliveries […]

Container haulage specialist Norman Offer (Transport) has gone into administration but there are plans to sell it as a going concern. The Southampton-based company was set up 35 years ago; [...]

Last week we covered the pros and cons of repairing vs replacing trailers - now we talk to operators who've taken the refurb route and pass on some expert advice. [...]

Electronic Partner Networks (EPNs) offer a partial solution. But what happens after you get the appraisal back faster? Despite two decades of loan-production automation efforts, origination costs remain too high. [...]

Caution, not creativity, has characterized most U.S. companies in the past couple of years. But at a time when risk taking is minimal, marketers are also quietly spreading their wings [...]

ANN ARBOR, MICH. - Con-Way Transportation Services didn't wait for standards to be ironed out before beginning to experiment with Web services. But now that standards exist, the commercial freight […]

Solve this problem: You're planning to outsource your logistics and must find and negotiate with a third-party provider. What's the one thing you need to make the process run smoothly? [...]

With logistics becoming an increasingly important aspect of supply chain strategy and management, Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. recently moved to further enhance its logistics capabilities. The two major developments involve […]

At first glance, the advertising inserts that appear in the weekend editions of newspapers don't look like much. The flimsy, four-color pages typically show off the wares and special sales [...]

It may sound overly dramatic, but purchasing hospital supplies literally can be a matter of life or death. Nowhere was this more apparent than at St. Agnes Medical Center in [...]

WITH ECONOMIC thunderheads gathering overhead, companies both here and abroad are struggling to react to a sudden plummet in customer demand. Inventories are surging, sales outlooks are uncertain, and former […]

European logistics providers are hesitant to adopt Web-based technologies to provide fulfillment services to their customers, says a new study released by Accenture. "While 72% of companies see Web technologies […]

An emerging array of e-logistics services is spurring many companies to re-evaluate their transportation options and consider outsourcing as a means of speeding delivery to customers. E-businesses are placing a […]

THE USGA said last week it would reveal sites for the 2006 and 2007 U.S. Open next week and Metropolitan Golf Association executive director Jay Mottola confirmed a Golf World […]

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. is saying goodbye to the old days of faxes and phone calls as a way of communicating forecasts across its branches. In June, the company rolled out […]

This article is the first in a three-part series on the Naval Reserve's most pressing funding issues. This month's story is an examination of the Naval Air Reserve's modernization requirements. […]

Last year, many executives were overwhelmed by stories about the Internet transforming business. Vendors, consultants, and media analysts were warning that traditional business models were dinosaurs. Enterprises that didn't overhaul [...]

Find the extinguisher, because they're almost inevitable. LAST SUMMER, KEMET ELECTRONICS CORP., GREENVILLE, S.C., one of the world's leading manufacturers of tantalum capacitors, a key component in the electronics industry, […]

Managing your supply chain and procurement activities to achieve step-change efficiencies and so create competitive advantage is a strategic focus for many businesses today, writes George Cooper. The technology used […]

No one has found the magic formula for making money through 'e' means yet. The most recent business model, independent trading exchanges, is collapsing, according to Mike Edenfield, CEO of [...]

http://pubsonline/informs.org/ Operations research (OR) is gaining more and more popularity with the growth of internet-enabled supply chains. Learn more about how companies are using OR to their advantage by accessing [...]

As part of the effort to transform itself into a lighter, more deployable force, the U.S. Army is struggling to streamline its unwieldy logistical system in order to do a [...]

Mix procurement, logistics, distribution; sweeten with loyalty incentives; serve on time 'People often inquire why the CEO of a company attends a distribution conference,' began Ronald D. Pearson, CEO, chairman [...]

The new economy is materially affecting the development of warehouse and distribution centers throughout the United States, leading to new emerging hub centers and new types of warehouse and distribution [...]

Marketers in multinational corporations (MNCs) realize that global markets mean intense competition and that logistics is the key to making and keeping customers. Exploratory research was conducted using telephone interviews [...]

Inefficient internal supply chains often prevent OEMs from optimizing their fulfillment and manufacturing operations. However, a "virtual operations" solution immediately allows them to focus on critical R&D, sales, and marketing […]

Fact: Shippers pay top dollar for consistent and reliable transportation. Fact: The domestic commercial freight distribution market is worth about $540billion a year and the railroads get about 7% of […]

An interview with Narendra Mulani Q. How is the scope of advanced planning changing? A. The traditional scope of advanced planning has changed tremendously over the last five years. Advanced [...]

E-STAMP, AN AUTHORIZED online seller of U.S. postage, outlined plans last week to fold its Internet postage product line in favor of offering Web-based shipping and supply-chain execution services. Approximately […]