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Improve Goods Flow By Outsourcing Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A company’s logistics and supply chain management activities are critical to its profitability. This article discusses how a company can outsource major logistics services while maintaining control of the process. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. They gave lip service to the need for IT standardization, but ran their process on a custom built model that enabled reverse bill of material, and profitability analysis. I give you this evidence in this blog.). Don’t believe me?

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What are the Supply Chain Management Lessons to Learn from the Covid-19 Crisis

ivalua

As I write this blog, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage populations and economies around the world. There are glimmers of hope, such as slowing infection rates in Italy and Spain, and the opening of factories in China, but a true end to the crisis remains out of sight. Balance Procurement Objectives. Yes, cost still matters.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

From hurricanes to cyber-attacks, supply chain managers have to anticipate and manage the impacts of unplanned disruptions. These restrictions—in combination of the high likelihood of traffic delays when travel is allowed— present a challenge to all trading partners, from carriers to suppliers to end customers.

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Q4 2021 Freight Market Update: Preparing for Another Big Peak Season

Zipline Logistics

from beginning to end of the month. Typically, freight experiences a seasonal boom, starting with back-to-school shopping and concluding following year-end holidays. Much was made about the dislocated global supply chain and the congestion at US ports last year. So, what is driving this massive influx of imports?

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5 Differences: 3PLs vs 4PLs

Freight Plus

In a market with thousands of third party logistics (3PL) providers it can be a daunting task figuring out which provider belongs where along each link of your supply chain. They would dictate every aspect of the manufacturing and distribution process from origin to end point. 3PL vs 4PL. Time Management.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

From hurricanes to cyber-attacks, supply chain managers have to anticipate and manage the impacts of unplanned disruptions. These restrictions—in combination of the high likelihood of traffic delays when travel is allowed— present a challenge to all trading partners, from carriers to suppliers to end customers.