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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. For related commentary, see Japan and Ecuador Earthquakes: Supply Chain Lessons from Past Disasters ). Robinson purchased Milgram & Company Ltd. Transplace Selects New Equity Partner TPG Capital. Convey Closes $8.25

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. A strong dollar means other nations won’t have as much buying power when they purchase U.S. Take a look at your warehouse. That’s a recipe for throwing your manufacturing schedule off kilter or creating a situation where you cannot satisfy customer demand.

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. A strong dollar means other nations won’t have as much buying power when they purchase U.S. Take a look at your warehouse. That’s a recipe for throwing your manufacturing schedule off kilter or creating a situation where you cannot satisfy customer demand.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

In 9 days, the host country will take on Ecuador in the first match of the group stage. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. trade with Asia.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Cook Islands. Costa Rica.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Transportation.

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