Almost every week I get several messages on LinkedIn and other social platforms usually circle coaching and mentoring requests to aid candidates in preparing for next Logistics Interview Questions. Lots of supply chain and procurement professionals have found my blogs Top 23 Supply Chain Interview Questions and Answers Guide and 21 Authentic Procurement Interview Questions… Continue reading
The ecommerce boom has led to more warehouses and fulfillment companies than almost ever before, making it hard for any company to attract and keep the right talent while having enough physical space to get everything done. Costs are going up and up, which can make outsourcing fulfillment a tantalizing choice. However, there’s a lot… Continue reading
One aspect of life is unfortunate events like Coronavirus occasionally happen due to various planned or unplanned factors. The likely anticipation and preparations for such a crisis remain a crucial aspect of any sensible Business Continuity Plan (BCP). For businesses with warehouse(s), which plays a vital role in its infrastructure, the effects of any crisis… Continue reading
In this day and age, you have instant access to the right tools and information on supply chain and logistics management. How to find the best supply chain resources amongst tons of material available which could not just increase your theoretical supply chain competencies, but also give you practical guides and tools to help you… Continue reading
Warehouses are a basic part of any production network. So what are the basic warehouse activities you should focus on to improve? Typically warehouse activities in logistics includes: buffering the material stream along the supply chain to suit changeability brought about by components, for example, item regularity as well as clustering transportation and production; combination… Continue reading
Did You Hear about Drones in Warehousing? It will soon be a decade since academic researchers, technology startups and even some large companies first started experimenting with drones for indoor applications – particularly in the supply chain industry for use-cases such as locating and counting inventory in warehouses or container trucks in yards, and of… Continue reading
Inventory carrying cost describes the cost incurred by a business for holding inventory over a particular period of time. Similarly, inventory carry cost is the sum total of expenses which a company acquires as a result of storage. The costs include taxes, insurance, cost of obsolesce, shrinkage, warehouse, damage and relocation. As long there is… Continue reading
Distribution centers or warehouses are constantly faced with the challenges of efficiently optimizing space due to its limited availability. It is no news that running a large-scale warehouse can incur heavy cost on the business. Which is why it is critical for warehouses or distribution centers to run as efficiently as possible and work on… Continue reading
Cost minimization is a key factor in handling logistics services, and this is becoming a growing interest in quality enhancement. However, Logistics Service Quality is difficult to quantify as it is a function of data gathered from variable client insights on the measurement process over time. The Logistics Service Quality can be defined regarding two… Continue reading
Today we welcome a special guest amongst us in person of Wajeehuddin Ahmed. Wajeeh Ahmed as he is popularly called is currently the Senior Vice President, SVP – Commercial, and is in charge of the entire Shipping and Logistics line of business for Texture Holding & Investment Group globally. Wajeeh, a specialist in versatile shipping… Continue reading
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is a Manufacturing Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain leader from international multi-site manufacturing experience in Electrical, Hydraulics and Internet industries
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