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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

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The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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Real-time Capacity Matching: Making Brokers More Efficient

Talking Logistics

Demand for these solutions, from both shippers and brokers, continues to grow because companies want to identify and implement better ways to plan and execute their transportation and logistics operations, which is what ultimately delivers value. Book a carrier faster and with fewer phone calls.

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What is the Digital Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Game Changer

.” Old telephones, vinyl records, cassette tapes and 8 track tapes, physical books,VHS tapes, physical pieces of mail, watches with moving hands, and antenna based televisions are all analog devices, for those of us old enough to remember them. Product information and parameters would be manually entered into reports and systems.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

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A recent report by Frost & Sullivan, “The Future of Parts and Service Retailing in the Automotive Aftermarket” , predicts that by 2025, 10 to 15 percent of all global parts sales will be made online. Advanced Analytics Continue to Get a Bigger Plate at the Manufacturing Dinner Table. Increasing Equipment Uptime.

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Walmart Makes A Shrewd Deal with an EV Start-Up

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting from Bloomberg , the deal provides a literal lifeline to this start-up. Bloomberg reported that the start-up has experienced a number of executive departures since the SPAC merger and had to line up $600 million from a private placement to help continue operations. Talk about deal leverage and control.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Amazon Buys Thousands of Its Own Truck Trailers as Its Transportation Ambitions Grow (Re/code). Electronic Logging Devices to be Required Across Commercial Truck and Bus Industries. October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub.