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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

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He is the Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at NC State University, and is a prolific author of articles and books, most recently The LIVING Supply Chain (co-authored with Tom Linton). In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

We follow a stringent procedure to organize inventory in our warehouses. This approach tends to lead to a quicker and easier supply chain with inventory in transit for only a few days compared to a month’s inventory in an ocean container, and then another two to three weeks to clear customs. Efficient warehouse operations.