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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. CCM has been owned since its inception by the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association, Inc.

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal.

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Business Logistics: Tips for Saving Money on Freight Bill Financing

Intelligent Audit

Successful shipping and transportation operations are at the heart of a strong focus on improving business logistics and daily operations. The impact of the pandemic, related shutdowns, and disruptions has made it more challenging for shippers and logistics managers to balance costs and profits. Increase Your Lead Time.

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From Siloed to Interconnected: Bring Planning, Sourcing and Procurement Together with a Common Platform 

Logility

Supply chain organizations are now caught in the clutches of a global economy creaking beneath the weight of cargo embargoes, labor shortages, jammed ports and shipping lanes, and a pandemic that continues to evolve. from integrated business planning, product design, and demand management to inventory and supply optimization. .

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Supply Chain Sins, Fallacies, and Mistakes

Enterra Insights

Surrett explains, “When shipping documents misreport significant attributes of cargo, the resulting inaccurate or false billing can prompt additional carrier charges. Many operators allow this key step to be managed by suppliers without regard to costs and procedures performed. Inaccurate Billing.

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Warehouse Management: Systems, Processes, & Strategies

Unleashed

It involves tasks like enhancing warehouse layouts, arranging inventory within the warehouse, managing personnel and equipment, and ensuring efficient order picking and packing. Warehouse staff assemble or gather the products, choose appropriate packaging materials, and label the packages with shipping information.

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Intro to Bonded Warehousing: When to Use a Bonded Warehouse vs. a 3PL

ShipBob

Also called bonded cargo, these goods can either be finished products that are ready to sell to the customer or raw materials that need to undergo manufacturing before they are released. Many bonded warehouses are also fulfillment centers, meaning that they offer their own staff for picking, packing, and shipping.