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Enhancing Logistical Efficiency: Strategies for Improvement

SCMDOJO

While internet-based transport exchanges offer potential, their effectiveness is still debated due to uncertainties in carrier and shipper participation. Postponement: Strategies like Just-in-Time and postponement can reduce inventory and transportation costs.

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Walmart again Raises Chargeback Stakes

Enterra Insights

Reporting on this development, Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) and Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) write, “Looking to cut inventory while meeting e-commerce demands, the retailer wants more of the goods it orders delivered on time and in full. Walmart recently made headlines when it toughened delivery demands for its suppliers.

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How Can Life Sciences Supply Chains Navigate a Disrupted World?

Logility

Transporters have greater visibility into where shipments are headed, when they’re expected to arrive, who will receive them, when they were received, and, importantly, whether required temperatures were kept consistent throughout the shipping process. It also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by about 100,000 metric tons.”. Challenges.

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Highly Influential Gartner Analyst Dwight Klappich Retires

Supply Chain Digest

He began his analyst career in 2003 at a company called Meta Group, then the second largest research firm in the industry. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! We have to keep this in mind.

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