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Have You Given Your Planner Love Today?

Supply Chain Shaman

Note that academics and employees of technology software companies have a statistically significant higher level of job satisfaction. Note the comparison to the larger population. It took six months for supply chain executives to sense the market downturn of 2007 and make adjustments to their supply chain. Business cycles.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” This type of benchmarking is the most powerful in the comparison of like competitors. The Market Leaders in Inventory Management Technology Have the Best Solutions.

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The Future of the Supply Chain is More Warehouses, Everywhere

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For comparison, that’s an area just of almost 200 square miles, or about nine times the size of Manhattan. Since 2007, the average new US warehouse has grown 143% -- with a corresponding height rise of 3.7 One potential solution to the cost of warehouse prices is automation. billion square feet of warehouses.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And when Mark Goodson and Bill Todman began shopping a modernized revival of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker joined on as the host, a role he would hold until his retirement in 2007. They can then order items ranging from frozen treats and household essentials to last-minute meal solutions and even fragile items like eggs.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Ironically, inventory levels today are higher than they were in 2007; yet customer service levels issues abound. Most can only measure functional costs—transportation, manufacturing, and procurement. Comparison of S&OP Effectiveness for SAP Users Versus the Rest of the Population. #9 The reason why? The answer is simple.

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GAAP for Accounts Payable: What it is and why it's important

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Trade payables typically refer to amounts owed for purchases of inventory or other goods and services directly related to the company's core operations. Saving and organizing documents and records for AP transactions, such as purchase orders , receipts, vendor invoices, and payment records.

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

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In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation. LSPs generally endow tremendous inventory management and warehousing solutions, conveyance of orders and international logistics.