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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category.

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Horseshoes and LTL with Scooter Sayers

The Logistics of Logistics

Scooter Sayers graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He began his career in transportation with ABF Freight in 1991 as a Pricing Analyst, progressing through several positions including Director – Rating & Traffic Services.

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Misnomer

Supply Chain Shaman

I also believed that this company would have the best inventory and customer service. My favorites are customer service, operating margin, inventory turns, and ROIC. This week, I travel to Bentonville, Arkansas to facilitate a customer meeting on the use of channel data. I was wrong.

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De-segregating the supply chain: Lessons learned in the air

Kinaxis

I was traveling from Northwest Arkansas airport (XNA) back home to Washington Reagan (DCA) and this alert put me into panic mode because I had to be at my home office for an important customer call the following day and knew there were limited flights available. And so has the supply chain.

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

6 River Systems

Sara White @SupplyPike Sara White is the Marketing Coordinator for SupplyPike , a supply chain software solutions startup in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This both reduces the risk of error and improves speed to create a smoother shipping process. She is in charge of providing content to their supplier wiki, help center, and blog.