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Logistics in the Manufacturing Industry: New report highlights 3PL benefits

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll look at the latest reports on manufacturing activity, while showing how a third-party logistics (3PL) provider can offer great logistics benefits within the manufacturing industry. The article and report contain additional positive manufacturing signs, along with some concerning ones. Kitting services.

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What is Supply Chain Resilience?

GlobalTranz

But the rapid shift from retail to online purchasing for staples and the surge for protective equipment, as well as unanticipated products like bread makers and home-schooling items, left many retailers flatfooted. COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented surge in panic buying of food, beverages, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other essentials.

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Metrics and Issues to Consider in SQM (Supplier Quality Management) By 5 Big Industries

GlobalTranz

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Trend Metrics Collected per Site. Medical Devices.

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Food Trends That Could Have an Impact in 2021

Zipline Logistics

Since much of the previous year in business and elsewhere was defined by a global pandemic, we are left asking what will 2021 look like for food and beverage shippers. Food trends had an interesting 12 months as things changed quite a bit throughout the course of COVID-19. Plant Products Continue Food Trend Prevalence .

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Last-Mile Delivery 101: How a 3PL Works With Last-Mile Carriers for Best-in-Class Fulfillment

ShipBob

This year over 20% of purchases are expected to take place online , compared to 17.8% Many brands have turned to a tech-enabled third-party logistics (3PL) company to help reduce costs by tapping into the technology and infrastructure needed to optimize the last-mile delivery phase. that doesn’t cut into profits isn’t possible.

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Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process

GlobalTranz

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). Cost of quality. The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds.

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16 Cost Reduction Strategies in Inventory Management

Unleashed

Set reorder points for your most frequently purchased items As your business grows, it can be difficult to keep track of the right time and stock level at which to reorder more products. Setting reorder points for the most frequently purchased items can help significantly improve inventory efficiencies and save costs.