Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

. “When I ask my team about customer service, I get high-five reviews. When I meet with my customers, I get thumbs-down feedback. I find the measurement of customer service to be one of the most difficult.” The manuscript is due to Wiley on March 1st for an August 2014 publish date. I am behind.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2015

When you are prepared, typically, you have contingency which also means you can absorb any issues that could possibly drive up costs in your logistics department. . Here are 5 tips to prepare any shipper to master the art of holiday logistics. How many shifts do you plan to run during peak holiday logistics season?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2015

Cerasis Hosted Executives and Staff of Dayton Freight Lines Inc. a North American third party logistics company with a focus on North American over the road transportation management, announces they have presented long time carrier partner, Dayton Freight Lines Inc. with the 2014 Cerasis Carrier Partner of the Year Award.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Today we continue our series on successfully working with a logistics company, often called a third party logistics company by focusing on how to properly understand the success of the engagement by knowing all the key performance indicators that a shipper could put in place. This starts with deploying the S.M.A.R.T.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2014

This is simply a reflection of blunt reality, before any firm can even think of accomplishing a full Matrix Commerce implementation, they and their organizations will have to master and implement the basics of Omni-Commerce logistics. Advantages, Disadvantages and Benefits – Ship From Distribution Centres.

Vendor Strategies 101

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

At SCI Logistics in addition to fulfilling millions of e-commerce orders on an annual basis, we also spend a significant amount of time studying the optimal methods of helping our customers serve consumers in Canada.

Vendor Strategies 87

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Talking Logistics

MAY 10, 2018

Due to the restrictions placed upon carriers by ELDs, the farthest freight from the ramp is being scrutinized in the drayage community, and these carriers are exercising choice when it comes to longer haul lengths. Additionally, carrier preference has swung toward local freight (i.e. Protzman Award for Sales Excellence in 2014.

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. Raw material shortages lead to delays in production, which decreases your lead time and makes your freight more critical than usual. There is suddenly a need to know—in very specific detail—the answers to questions like: Where is my freight?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Having more timely, accurate, and complete data — and converting it into actionable intelligence — will not only lead to cost reductions and increased asset utilization, but also improvements in customer service and satisfaction, the top metric cited by the respondents. Why the increased attention and demand?

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2017

And generally they are really expensive missed opportunities—expensive in financial terms, as well as in poor customer service and reduced sales! How well do you manage your Customer Service? The possibilities of outsourcing some or all of your logistics activity. We’ll call them ‘missed opportunities’.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

This is the first post in an ongoing series on effective KPI management from third party logistics consultant, Chuck Intrieri, of The Lean Supply Chain. . What is a Service Level Agreement (SLA)? Many logistics service providers will provide their customers with an SLA. Collaboration. There has to be give and take.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The logistics service level agreement and Quarterly Business Review (QBR) should be detailed with specific 3PL KPIs. Frequent 3PL KPIs reviews will detail performance appraisal of each KPI set by the 3PL and shipper/customer. Planning and risk management is imperative. Performance Management/Measurement Management.

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. Raw material shortages lead to delays in production, which decreases your lead time and makes your freight more critical than usual. There is suddenly a need to know—in very specific detail—the answers to questions like: Where is my freight?

Supply Chain Planning Software 48

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TMC

JULY 6, 2017

We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. Raw material shortages lead to delays in production, which decreases your lead time and makes your freight more critical than usual. There is suddenly a need to know—in very specific detail—the answers to questions like: Where is my freight?

Supply Chain Planning Software 48

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The study was carried out by Renato Starling, Transportation Productivity Manager at PepsiCo, for his 2015 capstone project while studying for a Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG)*. The company initiated a major study of its freight network as part of this new approach to transportation management.

Brazil 40

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight. Central Freight Holiday Shipping Rates.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight. Central Freight Holiday Shipping Rates.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Communication Services. Financial Services. Logistics and Distribution. Customer Service. Customer Service. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. Ultimately it results in customer delight and satisfaction. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 37

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We conclude our ongoing series in talking about effective KPI management by giving you a real live Logistics KPIs management case study from Whirlpool's engagement with a logistics service level provider. The Reiterated Importance of Understanding and Managing KPIs in Business and Logistics Management.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 22, 2015

While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. Are planners empowered with the best insights to deliver the best customer service at the lowest total cost?

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

My projects in Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, ranged from customer service and order fulfillment, shop-floor planning, inventory management, import/export and procurement. In 2014, I was appointed Global Supply Chain role with ECCO Shoes and relocated back to Singapore.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Communication Services. Financial Services. Logistics and Distribution. Customer Service. Customer Service. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. January 2014. Copyright © 2014 Infosys Limited. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We've already featured all the other popular blog posts from logistics , manufacturing , supply chain , and freight over this week. While this is still true today, the latest TMS applications aim to offer comprehensive solutions to deal with the complexities of global shipping business as well as third party logistics.

Transportation 120

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

We pick up where we left off yesterday from posting the Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts for 2014 by page views from the Cerasis blog by featuring the Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts in 2014. What did you find most intriguing in the Supply Chain arena in 2014? Top Supply Chain Blog Posts for 2014. I hope you enjoy!

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Communication Services. Financial Services. Logistics and Distribution. Customer Service. Customer Service. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. Retailers on one hand face stock-outs, material shortages, lost sales and poor customer service to name a few.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

Given the swiftly changing logistics environment, those who navigate the new world we live in need a roadmap to guide their actions. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' annual State of Logistics report attempts to offer just such a map -- accompanied by some timely warnings. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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