How Carlsberg Sweden Improved Warehouse Productivity with Laser-Guided Vehicles
I don’t know about you, but when I think about improving warehouse productivity through automation, the images that spring to mind are either of automated management processes which improve workforce productivity, or of fully automated high-bay warehouses with cranes,...
The Fundamentals of Workforce Productivity in Supply Chain
Much is written about how to improve workforce productivity. Most of what you’ll find when you look around online pertains to the use of information technology. From warehouse management systems to labour management systems; from route planning and scheduling...
People, Assets and Technology: The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Productivity
If you’re looking for ways to improve productivity in your company’s supply chain, the answers will probably lie in the way people, assets and technology—the three pillars of productivity—are managed. Just like many supporting structures, the three pillars of supply...
Warehouse Slotting: A Conversation with John Monck
Rob O'Byrne talks with one of Logistics Bureau's warehouse experts, John Monck, about warehouse slotting. Rob: Is it time to slot your warehouse? Hi, this is Rob O'Byrne from Logistics Bureau and with me today, we've got John Monck. Welcome John, John is...
2 Digital Ways to Increase Productivity of Transport Operations
Is your company finding it difficult to increase productivity of your transport assets? If so, you might find this brief post of value. I thought I’d share a couple of ways in which a little IT investment might just help you to make inroads into better fleet...
Finding the Right Education is the KEY
OK, I was not a ‘star’ at School. I actually thought that school was supposed to be a 6 day a week ‘gig’, as most Saturdays I was there attending detention. It got to the stage that I was invited to seek education opportunities elsewhere at the tender...
Supply Chain Leaders Academy
If You or your Staff are Struggling to Get a Practical and Useful Understanding of Supply Chain Management and Logistics... Then this is for you! Universities, TAFE colleges and distance keraninf programs can only do so much. And the hours and days spent wading...
Supply Chain Innovation: The Next 15 Years
Supply chains everywhere are under immense pressure. Driven by globalisation and customers whose power to dictate to suppliers is ever greater, supply chains in every sector and niche are becoming more complex and subject to greater degrees of risk and volatility. At...
The Future of Retail Supply Chain: What’s in Store?
The world of retail has never seen the degree of change that’s being experienced today. Through the rapid growth of digital technology, consumers have acquired the power to demand what they want, not only when, but where they want it. Retailers have little choice but...
How well is your Supply Chain doing in the Year of the Monkey?
“The Year of the Monkey hasn’t started well Rob”. Michael, the Supply Chain Manager, was certainly looking a bit stressed. Sales were down, which was increasing their cost per case through the Supply Chain and supplier performance issues were causing inventory...