What Is OTIF In The Supply Chain?
As you develop your supply chain strategy, you might encounter the term OTIF, which stands for On-Time In-Full. But what does this term mean and how does it relate to your supply chain? At Unilog, we help organizations streamline their shipping processes to improve their OTIF metrics. In this article, we’ll talk about what OTIF …
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LEAN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
According to the lean philosophy, inventory is one of the main wastes of an organization when it is not well managed, because it generates costs for the purchase of raw materials, storage, transport time, and finally, another cost of employee occupation. Therefore, the manager must pay attention to this sector of the company to ensure …
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TRANSPORTATION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
The concept of transportation in the supply chain refers to the movement of cargo between two distinct points, whether products, inputs, or even people, animals and other living beings, from an initial point to a destination. Given the concept mentioned above and integrating the supply chain, this operational activity is part of the entire logistics …
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Spectrum Dynamics Medical Partnership with Unilog
Spectrum Dynamics Medical develops, manufactures, and supports medical devices in the field of nuclear imaging. It’s a provider of digital SPECT imaging solutions. They’ve developed a next-gen foundation for nuclear medicine scanners and introduced a paradigm shift in design, workflow, and diagnostic capabilities. Spectrum was in the midst of growing its install base and was …
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Modix Partnership with Unilog
Unilog is what the logistics world calls a 4PL (fourth-party logistics) – a supply chain services provider that manages a 3PL on behalf of the customer and other aspects of the supply chain. This means that customer testimonials heavily determine our company’s mission. The positive experiences of our existing customers are a significant highlight in …
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UNDERSTAND WHAT SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IS AND HOW TO MANAGE THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
Imagine the following situation in your retail business: After making a huge effort to capture a customer, show them the advantages of your product to solve their needs, and finally close order, the scheduled delivery does not take place on the scheduled date. Why? Simply because your supplier has not fulfilled his obligations to your …
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: How To Apply It In Your Industry?
Cost is no longer the only factor to be taken into account when we talk about the supply chain. Values, such as sustainability in the supply chain, are also an issue that industries and businesses are very much looking at. The term “sustainable” comes from the Latin sustentare (sustain; defend; favor, support; conserve, care for) …
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KEY KPI’s IN LOGISTICS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN
One of the basic keys to ensuring that a company’s logistics and supply chain process is profitable and optimal is to continuously measure and optimize its performance based on careful and well-thought-out decisions. Measuring the results of each operation and task allows us to detect and determine possible weaknesses as areas of opportunity to improve …
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Managing Smart Replenishment Orders Within Your Supply-Chain
When a warehouse is out of stock, or immediate replenishment is necessary to be able to serve customer orders efficiently, then a replenishment purchase order must be created. Replenishment purchase orders are therefore purchases from a supplier that are intended to supply a warehouse, i.e. they are linked to a physical warehouse to replenish goods …
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IoT innovation
IoT is a revolutionary technology for major industries such as supply chain management, retail, and transportation. The Internet of Things shows its potential for full automatization in Supply Chain and Logistics processes like inventory planning and monitoring. Applications for management, forecasting, and oversight can assist Logistics managers to increase operational effectiveness and decision-making transparency. All …
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