Supply Chain & Logistics Basics: Best Practices for Labeling the Warehouse
When opening a new facility or redesigning one that has proven to be inefficient, it is critical to focus on the basics such as layout, followed by storage system selection and lastly labeling the warehouse. Labeling the warehouse is a key element of warehouse design...
Supply Chain & Logistics Basics: The Automotive Supply Chain
Despite the economic downturn, the U.S. automotive supply chain has seen significant growth. Sales volume increased from 10 million to 15.6 million units between 2009 and 2013. These unit increases can be associated not only to improvements in economy, but solid...
Supply Chain Management Basics: Reverse Logistics
Reverse logistics, a key function of the supply chain, is a complex and often difficult to navigate process. This is because as the supply chain evolves and increases in complexity as a whole, so does reverse logistics. This process also contains a subset of different...
Supply Chain Collaboration: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers & Retailers
Supply chain collaboration is a critical area of focus for many retailers. Before collaboration efforts can be made, key players must first understand the difference between key industry segments. The retail and consumer packaged goods segments are most often confused...