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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice.

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010. Supply chain executives were under pressure to develop more efficient, customer-centric supply chains while finding innovative ways to reduce costs and enable growth. All of these changes in the marketplace meant that supply chains had been disrupted forever.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 21-25, 2015)

Talking Logistics

He said owner-operators haven’t seen the benefits of rising freight rates, and restrictions such as a ban in California on trucks made before 2010 have reduced work for small companies, which update their fleets less often. Driving the trend are big-data tools popularized by online retailers that take the guesswork out of picking goods.

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. Currently, I am leading the Global Forwarding Solutions (GFS) business of TVS SCS. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – June -July 2022.

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How Sustainable Supply Chain Management Improves Ecommerce Stores

ShipBob

With the rise of ecommerce, it’s clear that sustainability is no longer an option when it comes to supply chain management. Fortunately, more and more solutions and resources are being introduced, making it easier for ecommerce businesses to implement sustainability into their supply chain.

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How Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment is Killing Kmart USA

Logistics Bureau

Direct purchases from producers or manufacturers, instead of buying through wholesalers (if your company is engaged in retail commerce). Supply Chain Technology. Of course the birth of the information age has made it easier to develop an aligned supply chain strategy involving suppliers and partners.

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The Counterfeit Economy

Elementum

The MEDICRIME Convention , an international legal instrument criminalizing the production and distribution of fake medicinal products, was adopted in 2010. In the US, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) aims to identify and trace the distribution of certain prescription drugs.