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Top 10 Best Supply Chain Job Boards

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National Association of Educational Procurement. Indeed, it is a handy tool to locate jobs. This online job search tool also helps you generate a cover letter or professional summary applicable to your work history and experience. I have used Indeed for several years and am very grateful for this tool!

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IBM Watson Intelligent Supply Chain Workshop Brings Executives Together to Share Thoughts on Deployment

NC State SCRC

These organizations are setting aside budgets for investment in upgrading their analytics capabilities, hoping to find the solutions that will enable the application of predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and business intelligence. The learning process is incremental, and the tool becomes savvier over time.

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4 Ways To Improve Procurement For Increased Customer Satisfaction

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Though it’s often overlooked as an element of customer satisfaction, procurement is an essential component for delivering that satisfaction. Procurement involves buying goods and services that keep an organization operating; it ensures warehouses are well-stocked with the proper supplies at all times. Improve Inventory Insights.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

From investing in smart automation solutions like collaborative mobile robots to improve warehouse productivity to route and supplier optimization and outsourcing logistics to a 3PL , there are several strategies that can help companies reduce logistics costs. Now, this does not just come down to the staff in the warehouse.

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50 expert tips on logistics planning and strategy

6 River Systems

” — Sue Welch, CEO of TradeStone Software, as quoted in A Unified Supply Chain , Forbes; Twitter: @Forbes. Implement supply chain actions, including with internal procurement teams, with suppliers and through broader collaboration, and develop measurable targets for these efforts. Make room for collaboration.

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Network Design: the 5 good questions to ask

KEPLER Consulting

How many warehouses and where to place them? Mind the popular misconception that outsourcing logistics is THE solution to optimize the couple cost/service. Collaborative workshops allowed us to find out that the current lead time was perfectly acceptable by the contractors. What storage strategy to associate?