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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

The food and beverage company was selected for award negotiations to receive up to $170 million from the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration to support the implementation of clean energy projects at 10 of the company’s US plants. The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5

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[PODCAST] Why Shippers Looking for Capacity & High Service Levels Need the Right Carrier Mix & Logistics Fundamentals Focus

GlobalTranz

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s episode we welcome Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder & President of Zipline Logistics, an award-winning logistics service provider that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products.

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

GlobalTranz

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. 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.

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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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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Zipline Logistics

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. CPU is an alluring logistics option in which your customer picks up your freight for you. What does the term “supply chain” encompass? Perform a network analysis.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). What suppliers need help with cost (LEAN, labor, freight,…)? Delivery Metrics: Perfect order delivery although good to continually refine. Third Phase: 2013-future.

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How food and beverage manufacturers can reduce costs and improve profits

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Food and beverage manufacturing and distribution companies usually operate on smaller margins than most organizations in other industries. Unfortunately, a significant chunk of food and beverage companies’ raw materials are commodities, whose prices don’t just fluctuate from month to month but can change hour-by-hour.