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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Boston Marathon is considered one of the worlds “ Big 5 ” marathons. mile journey, with a particularly large crowd in downtown Boston. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. Spectators line the sides of the 26.2 The Red Sox home game begins early on that day, adding to the crowds downtown.

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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. Going forward, it is vital that shippers analyze their freight spend and if required renegotiate their rates regularly to remain competitive.

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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. Increased demand did more than spur revenue growth at CPGs.

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Guest Blog Part 2: Start Your eKanban Implementation with Value-stream Mapping and Engaging Your Suppliers

synchrono

Through this guest blog series, my intent is to share some of my experiences implementing supplier quality and Lean manufacturing initiatives by focusing on eKanban systems. My first post offered advice for planning an eKanban rollout (advice that could be applied across any Lean manufacturing project).

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

The next-gen supply chain model is a networked ecosystem – suppliers, partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers will all have access to relevant cloud-based data to make the best decisions based on real-time signals.” China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Logistics helps North Carolina Rank #1 State for Business

Kanban Logistics

Workforce is the most heavily weighted category this year and North Carolina was ranked 12 th in the nation for this key metric. Examples of this cooperation include the creation of incentives packages to lure large corporations to the Tar Heel state including Apple and electric car manufacturer VinFast.