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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results.

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The Importance of a Strong Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. These materials were then transferred to barges and rail cars for delivery, and finally to terminals where they were packaged into shipping containers for final delivery by rail.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13-17, 2013)

Talking Logistics

UPS App For iPad Advances Suite Of Customer Technology Offerings. Chainalytics Creates New Metrics for Demand Planning Consortium. “HighJump Software is a longstanding leader in the supply chain solutions market, and an experienced provider of cloud-based services to its customers.

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The expert’s guide to e-commerce fulfillment

6 River Systems

It all centers on customer service — you have a customer online who decided to buy something your business makes or sells. The fulfillment process is how it gets from you to your customer. Picking and packing is the process in which a customer’s order is put together. Shipping isn’t as easy as it might sound.

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Logistics Management Software – A Complete Handbook for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

With the help of a sound Logistics Management Software, manufacturers can effectively manage the multifaceted process involved right from the production cycle to the delivery of raw materials to shipping the finished products to the consumers. Companies started looking for software that can help move products and services from point A to B.

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Logistics Management Software – A Complete Handbook for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

With the help of a sound Logistics Management Software, manufacturers can effectively manage the multifaceted process involved right from the production cycle to the delivery of raw materials to shipping the finished products to the consumers. Companies started looking for software that can help move products and services from point A to B.

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Logistics Management Software – A Complete Handbook for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

With the help of a sound Logistics Management Software, manufacturers can effectively manage the multifaceted process involved right from the production cycle to the delivery of raw materials to shipping the finished products to the consumers. Companies started looking for software that can help move products and services from point A to B.