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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Combat Rising Transportation Costs and Driver Shortage With Supply Chain Analytics

Savi

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Most notably, earlier this year when freight volumes hit records levels while at the same time, the number of available drivers fell by more than 50,000.

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6 Tips for Creating Private Label Products for Amazon FBA

EMERGE App

They’ve come into their own in the past decade when Amazon started “Fulfilled by Amazon” back in 2006. Here, I’ll cover private label products first and how you should go about sourcing for suppliers. Pro Tip #2: Source Your Product Sensibly. Going to the Source.

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Supply Chain Digest Presents the Best in Supply Chain Content.

Supply Chain Digest

Inventory Management/Optimizat. Content Being Accessed: Supply Chain Question: How to Calculate Discount for Customer Freight Pick-Up? Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Bar Coding/Label Printing. Compliance Networks. ERP Systems.

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Freightera’s New Redesign Takes Instant Online Freight Quotes to the Next Level

Freightera

Shippers can now get instant freight quotes without creating accounts. 7, 2017 – Just in time for the busy fall shipping season, the Canadian startup serving businesses with instant freight quotes and online bookings unveiled its break-through redesign. Canadian startup Freightera released its breakthrough redesign. Zhenya Beck.

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Intelleflex Announces Cellular, GPS-equipped RFID Reader & Cloud-based ZESTâ„¢ Data Services Platform

Supply Chain Network

To achieve full efficiency, the supply chain needs secure, accurate and timely data on the inventory status and condition of its products. The CMR-6100 is easy to install and maintain, requiring only connecting it to an AC or DC power source – or even a solar power source – and attaching RFID antennas.