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Leveraging Your Bargaining Power in Logistics Service Provider Negotiations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shippers, who are responsible for moving goods from one location to another, have traditionally relied on logistics service providers (LSPs) to manage their transportation needs. Be clear on requirements Shippers need to be clear about their transportation needs and requirements. What More Can be Done?

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

These platforms allow a multitude of businesses to participate by selling and buying goods and services while the likes of Amazon and Alibaba coordinate the logistics such as warehousing, fulfillment, and transportation in the background. For international transportation, there is the additional requirement of clearing customs.

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Delivery Drones are Taking Off! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Advocates for delivery drones posit that this technology could work in tandem with existing transportation methods to facilitate faster and cheaper fulfilment of goods. Businesses could lower their transportation emissions by supplementing traditional road haulage with electric-powered drones. ?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

In Rwanda, Drones Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Areas (WSJ – sub. If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights (Bloomberg Technology). Forget Online Shopping.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

helps it facilitate the rapid transport of packages. Growing flight capacity at CVG helps Amazon keep next-day deliveries on schedule even for coast-to-coast shipments. It strives to reduce waste and increase energy efficiency at its facilities and transportation fleet.