Sharing transport, storage and packaging: a sustainable strategy for logistics
Sustainability in the supply chain is an increasingly important issue for companies that seek to reduce their environmental impacts and […]
Complexities in the air-conditioned logistics chain - Part 2: Storage
In my last post, I started the discussion about the complexities of the cold chain, emphasizing those experienced by the transport operation. […]
Complexities in the acclimatized logistics chain - Part 1: Transport
The acclimatized logistic chain, also called cold chain, is constituted as the logistic chain of products which need control of […]
SKU rationalization: the search for the perfect number
SKUs (Stock Keeping Unit) are unique identifiers for a product or service, called a Stock Keeping Unit. […]
Covid-19 makes room for autonomous robots in the Last Mile
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been commenting on ILOS Insights about the great impact of isolation on delivery orders. […]
Collaborative demand planning in the time of coronavirus
“Toilet paper makers must be happy,” says a friend of mine. “The demand for notebooks must have increased a lot with the […]
Collaborative Planning: the five steps on the way to an orchestrated chain
It is a fact that the supply chain has been facing new challenges. Technology has placed many powers in the hands of consumers, who have had their […]
The quality of Brazilian highways has a direct impact on transport costs
Recently, CNT – Confederação Nacional do Transporte published its 2019 survey with a current overview of the Brazilian road network. 108.863 […]
The use of “Big Data” in the Supply Chain as a way to gain competitive advantage
The term “Big Data” is new, being first articulated in the early 2000s by industry analyst Doug Laney, when […]
