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Is It a Good Idea to Invest in Hiring a Purchasing Manager?

Precoro

In the article, we look critically at the role of the purchasing manager and discuss how to determine the value of hiring one. In some cases, for example, in manufacturing businesses, optimized spending can impact the company’s bottom line more than successful sales or marketing. Better Positioning for Future Growth.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Although the $675 million price tag for GT Nexus limited the number of potential acquirers, I was surprised at first when I saw that Infor was the buyer, partly because they are not on my radar very often. The other big news this week is yet another large acquisition in the 3PL market: GEODIS is acquiring OHL for a reported $800 million.

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What is a 3PL Warehouse Management System?

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the role of the WMS in the warehouse, and the benefits it can bring to 3PL inventory management and other vital functions. . Avoid systems investments: While the capabilities of WMS systems are indispensable to modern businesses, they can come with a hefty price tag.

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How to Become DFARS Compliant and Avoid Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain

RFgen

These counterfeits featured markings normally found on legitimate parts from “approximately 35 major electronics manufacturers, including Motorola, Xilinx, and National Semiconductor.” This article will examine the scale of the counterfeit parts problem and what’s changed in acquisition regulations to try to address it.

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. The correlation between technology and time is a special one. A report in 2016 by GT Nexus, “showed there is a demand for ethically and sustainably sourced products. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

Sarah Boisvert @fablabhub Sarah Boisvert is the author of The New Collar Workforce and founder of Fab Lab Hub that offers Digital Badges for skills such as 3D printing, robotics, CAD design and AI in manufacturing. Humans are still needed to design, program, monitor and yes, repair, robots. And it is humanity, not machines, that innovates.

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Mobile Barcoding and Warehouse Automation for Retail Inventory

RFgen

Instead of piling excess inventory for massive sales and cutting into overhead costs, real-time reporting can optimize and balance only the merchandise levels required. Every department reporting inventory movement provided the stock information needed to keep up with expansion. Keep Pace with Growing Operation Complexity.