Tag: Strategy
Centre of gravity for warehouse location – try the working model
I’ve just posted up a development version of a centre of gravity model for distribution centre location. It uses Google Maps, and it is really easy to use, and completely free. Try it here now. I regard it as a “toy” application, but I’m surprised how usable it is (down to the familiar Google interface […]
Categories: Supply Chain 101, Supply Chain Resources.
Tags: centre of gravity, Distribution, logistics, Strategy, supply chain model
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What level of availability should my warehouse give?
This is a question that arises with frightening regularity. Although we generally want both availability and stock turn to continue improving over the long term (and there are various methods of achieving that), nonetheless there are some theoretical limits to those numbers, together with a requirement to decide the availability target for right now. Let’s […]
Categories: Thought Pieces.
Tags: availability, customer service, DRP, Inventory Management, storage, Strategy, supply chain design, Warehousing
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