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by Tom Moore on Aug 31, 2020 8:00:00 PM
WMS Optimization AutoScheduler The Gartner concept of digital twins often needs to be understood. Digital twins are virtual replicas of a physical product, process, or system. Many companies out there create simulations of warehouses to test, for ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 24, 2020 8:00:00 PM
AutoScheduler – a new kind of WMS accelerator, was mentioned by Yahoo. However, the article didn´t say that WMS really need acceleration…they have been substantially unchanged for the past 20 years – focusing on “accounting” and “reacting” rather ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 17, 2020 8:00:00 PM
Politics! At least somebody is now looking at the USPS (US Postal Service) issues – but probably… Politics! At least somebody is now looking at the USPS (US Postal Service) issues – but probably with the wrong lens. What is missing is how the USPS ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 10, 2020 8:00:00 PM
Strange as it may seem, some major companies are abandoning their “best-of-breed” warehouse management software (WMS) and going back to their legacy systems ….why can be summarized as control, customization, and cost. Inventory expressed as a ratio ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 3, 2020 8:00:00 PM
There are no dominant carriers in the US. So in tough times, like now, they will scrap for declining volume and… There are no dominant carriers in the US. So in tough times, like now, they will scrap for declining volume and keep prices down…this is ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 27, 2020 8:00:00 PM
U.S. gasoline and diesel crack spreads (the difference between the price of crude oil and the wholesale price of the petroleum product, which are used as estimates of refinery margins) diverged sharply in March as the Covid shutdown happened. Cars ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 20, 2020 8:00:00 PM
Tracking J.B. Hunt gives a good picture of what is happening in the marketplace: Lower fuel prices = lower carrier revenues. Revenue/tractor/week dropped 6.4% Networks are less efficient – deadhead miles for over-the-road trucks are up (19.1% vs. ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 6, 2020 8:00:00 PM
For a company with a stock market valuation of only $75 million, getting a $700 million federal loan seems to be… For a company with a stock market valuation of only $75 million, getting a $700 million federal loan seems to be bizarre. Yes – the ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 29, 2020 8:00:00 PM
While manufacturing and, to a lesser extent, marketing managers have struggled for years to rationalize product… While manufacturing and, to a lesser extent, marketing managers have struggled for years to rationalize product offerings, the Covid ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 22, 2020 8:00:00 PM
YRC is in trouble. Key facts: $5 billion in revenue 31,000 employees – 75% of which are unionized YRC is the biggest pure LTL carrier…(XPO, UPS, and FedEx are much bigger) While in Q1 they made money, YRC lost $104 MM last year. To stay afloat, they ...
Our founding team of supply chain veterans and ML experts has created one of the most sophisticated suites of optimization tools in the supply chain world. Let us show you.