Direct-to-Consumer Distribution Can Be a Whole New World

August 23, 2017 BY Charles Fallon

This case study shares how LIDD’s supply chain consultants helped a traditional retailer optimize its new and growing direct-to-consumer distribution...

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Foodservice WMS Benchmark: Are you maximizing your investment in a WMS?

August 22, 2017 BY Jeff Hamilton

The overall performance of a foodservice distribution facility has a strong correlation with the functionality of the software used to run the...

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Trivia - August 2017

August 18, 2017 BY LIDD

Canada is renowned for welcoming visitors and newcomers from around the world. Residents and visitors alike thrill to the enormous, impressive...

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Warehouse Slotting: Three Factors to Consider

August 16, 2017 BY Charles Fallon

Warehouse slotting – or calculating where to place each item in your warehouse for maximum efficiency – is a large undertaking that requires...

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Developing a Supply Chain Network Strategy

August 14, 2017 BY Charles Fallon

When business is expanding, it’s easy to be lured into the temptation of investing to new facilities to support growth. This LIDD case study shows...

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Distribution Network Design

August 10, 2017 BY Charles Fallon

Without stepping back to look at your entire supply chain, it’s easy to let it slip out of control, leak money and handicap your market position....

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Supply Chain and Logistics Trivia - July 2017

July 31, 2017 BY LIDD

This year marks 150 years since Confederation, and the Canadian government is inviting everyone to come celebrate Canada’s linguistic, cultural and...

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Warehouse Slotting – A fundamental organizing principal in a DC

July 27, 2017 BY Charles Fallon

Re-engineering a pick line to optimize warehouse slotting has far-reaching effects on labor productivity and quality. While it may be tedious to...

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Pallet Racking Layouts for Irregular Shapes and Sizes

July 26, 2017 BY Steve Zerter

Most of the warehouse racking layouts we create or work on at LIDD can be described as standard, meaning:

  • Reach trucks are used to store standard...
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Finding Hidden Warehouse Capacity

July 21, 2017 BY Charles Fallon

Warehouse storage capacity constraints can arise for a variety of reasons. LIDD’s supply chain expert Charles Fallon shares how he helped a client...

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