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Redesign to Improve Value: A Case Study of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. For example, we discovered that transportation and duties are 5x the expense of labor and overhead. For example, we produce in Vietnam and China. Is it labor?

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Five Key Takeaways From JOC’s TPM 2016

Freightos

The world’s most popular route is still chock full of surprises, including: Vietnam has emerged as star exporter to the U.S., The amount of funding for transportation-focused ventures (spiraled up) to $14 billion in 2015. So if you too missed out … Photo via JOC. Transpacific Shipping in 2016. Express Logistics.

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SCRC Meeting Insights Part II: Management Principles for Executing Visibility Strategies

NC State SCRC

So as you look across the enterprise, there is a need for a mechanism that pulls exceptions and pulls together in real-time a cross-functional team that can across the end to end supply chain, (including manufacturing sites, 3PL, 4PL, transportation, distribution sites, and suppliers.)