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The Life Sciences and Healthcare Supply Chain with Jim Saponaro

The Logistics of Logistics

Jim is the President, Life Sciences & Healthcare DHL Supply Chain North America. About Jim Saponaro Jim Saponaro is the President, Life Sciences & Healthcare DHL Supply Chain North America. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. ft in warehousing space.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China. The company ships directly to customers and also to distributors. SK Capital is a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals sectors. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

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Why Specialized Logistics Providers Prove More Effective Than Generalists for CPG Shippers

Zipline Logistics

Initially, generalized firms found the most success in arranging transportation for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Whether shipping produce or scrap metal, generalized providers could secure reliable capacity for an array of companies. Other 3PLs choose other specializations like produce or alcohol transportation.

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Managing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) For Future Growth

IQMS

Digitally enabling a warehouse increases order fulfillment accuracy, speed, and scale while eliminating shipping and receiving handling errors. Lower transportation costs (37%), faster delivery times (36%) and new supplier and partner locations (32%) are the top three factors further driving WMS’ inflection point today.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

For example, if the supplier has several big name cosmetic industry customers (90% of their business) and you are buying specialty automotive chemicals from them (less than 5% of their business), the supplier will be influenced in the direction of the cosmetic customers and they will get the attention, products and services before you.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Yet, transportation optimization products focus on managing price, not constraints. Expect disruption in transportation cycles.

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