In a highly competitive market such as logistics it is necessary to provide services which will meet your customer’s needs and improve your competitive advantage. Cross-docking can do just that. Cross-docking is a logistics activity where inventory items, whether raw,...
The supply chain and logistics industries continue to automate processes and implement new technologies because of the obvious benefits that they provide. The benefits include cost savings and increased workforce productivity all while receiving a fast return on...
1. Approaching Lean Manufacturing with Warehouse Execution Systems Software, Hardware and Business Concepts 2. Presented by: Michael Armanious 3. Retrospective • Has your company implemented lean technology based concepts? • Are you getting all you expected from it? •...
What is cartonization? Cartonization is the process of evaluating the items included in an order to determine the number and size of each shipping carton needed. The weight, height, length and width of each item is used along with basic mathematics to determine the...