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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. For example, in 2013, the organization provided Syrian refugees with in-kind transportation of 394 metric tons of food and supplies. Of those 60 million people, 19.5

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

SCMDOJO

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. A 2PL company will be based on equity, meaning that they will own the transportation vehicles.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Transportation. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in May 2013. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. The download comes with many added bonuses as well.

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