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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more than twelve years of experience in progressive roles driving demand-drive projects for their global supply chain. The Demand-Driven Journey Begins. The pitch was all business-case driven.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Amazon has made a habit of excelling at logistics to retain end customers and third party sellers.

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The Challenges of Buy Online, Pickup In Store

Unleashed

Buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) services are fast becoming standard fare for internet-based retailers, who are competing for market share and striving for relevance in the new and ever-evolving eCommerce age. To get the BOPIS model right, retailers need pinpoint inventory accuracy, that is, excellent stock control. Related posts.

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The Ultimate Guide to Coffee Profit Margins

Unleashed

United Kingdom. If we were to purchase a $15 per-pound bag of whole-bean coffee (in US dollars) and then break down how it got to that price, this is what we might see… It will cost around $4 per pound of raw beans to acquire them from the initial grower. That old Excel spreadsheet won’t take you far. Revenue: £1.1

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

It seems that hospital supply chain planners have been watching and learning from other industries, as some organisations in the United States and United Kingdom especially, have switched to self-distribution models. Certainly the Intermountain supply centre is being hailed as a shining example of supply chain excellence.