Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Customer service is red. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost. The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. Meanwhile, agents’ core activities include sales, customer service, and logistical tasks.
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Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. These changes allow them to provide higher service levels for their customers. These procurement professionals can look at how forwarders and carriers are performing by lane, and what the performance trends are for these partners.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 5, 2016
As reported by The Seattle Times , “Amazon will fly its latest Boeing 767 widebody jet freighter, publicly revealing the new ‘Prime Air’ branded livery of its fast-growing fleet of used cargo planes” at today’s Seafair aerial display over Lake Washington near Seattle. The video below shows the jet freighter getting painted.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 24, 2017
If parcel is native to the TMS, you can optimize loads across all modes based on data regarding rates, transit times and customer service requirements. You can make a conscious choice to use carriers that have demonstrated environmental responsibility and build this into your TMS carrier management or procurement preferences.
Jaggaer
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Advanced fleet tracking isn’t just about monitoring the location and ETA of precious cargo. Improve customer service. Tracking software not only reduces downtime but also assists fleet managers in staying on top of schedules from procurement to delivery—all processes involved in supply chain management.
Freightos
JULY 26, 2018
Only three logistics job descriptions explicitly mention ocean freight, backed by ten R&D jobs related to inbound ocean freight, as well as a customer service role. Bezos has repeatedly demonstrated that providing a stellar customer experience means taking full control.
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