OVERVIEW

The world is often preoccupied with production of goods. Sometimes the barrier to success for a product or service is its movement from producer to consumer. Lurking under the world of services and manufacturing is the fascinating field of logistics – picking, packing, shipping, tracing and storing goods efficiently.

In some sectors, the cost of distribution is greater than raw material and labor costs. Efficient transmission from supplier to manufacturer to consumer is at the heart of profitable growth.

Today the field is replete with sophisticated words and acronyms like RFID, One Number Planning, Demand Planning, VMI, JIT, 3PLs, 4PLs, Reverse Logistics, Freight and Contract Logistics, Warehouse Management, Track&Trace, Cargo 2000, SCP, FMS, SOP and SCOR.

The world of logistics is getting quicker, safer and cheaper by the day. Key issues that companies face are:

• Being more customer focused (custom logistics)
• Being consistent with global coverage (this is especially difficult due to frequent acquisitive growth displayed by most logistic firms)
• Increasing capability to handle sophistication of requirements
• Innovation

Add to these dimensions, the fact that logistics of each sector varies - automotive sector requirements are different from technology sector's needs just as there are differences between F&B (where handling perishables and health issues are important) and say, Oil&Gas. In short, to succeed in logistics one needs the right combination of mode specialists, geography leaders, industry experts, service specialists and advanced technology.

Cambridge Solutions has had the honor of serving 4 out of the top 8 large, recognizable logistics companies and many smaller ones. Our solutions in logistics are practical and effective. If you have requirements in the following areas our services and solutions that has evolved out of significant experience should most definetly address your needs.

• Freight management
• Contract Logistics
• Implementations of applications like Caps Logistics, i2 Technologies, Manugistics, Lean Logistics, Red Prairie, and Descartes, G-Log, IPACS, Fraser Williams, Exe and so on
• Custom development of logistics solutions
• Advanced technology deployments – RFID

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