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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. Think strategically about transportation spend.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. Think strategically about transportation spend.

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Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out Why don’t you have a TMS (Transportation Management System) Solution yet? But I’ve seen instances where Freight is one of the top 5 largest expenses within a company. Yet it is managed by one or two people, with no support, and no visibility from upper management. Freight and Logistics.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Lorrie Watts, Director Logistics at Red Stag!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Other notable accomplishments include project management for an automotive supplier, managing international and domestic freight services for a large international manufacturer, managing domestic and international sales for a freight forwarder, and leading the purchasing team for a global chain manufacturer.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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From Predictions to Operations: Compelling Supply Chain AI Use Cases

ThroughPut

AI for supplier relationship assessment. Embracing AI for supplier management within the supply chain translates to: Optimizing your sourcing decisions through critical data insights. AI algorithms evaluate supplier performances and analyze compliance with risk factors that help you manage supplier relationships effectively.

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Inbound vs. Outbound Logistics: Understanding the Key Differences and Optimizing the Last Mile

Locus

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. Outbound logistics activities include order processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution channel management, and customer support.