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Rev Group Partners with Consus Global to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies

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REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments. Benefits include: Shortened sourcing cycle times. 100% visibility of sourcing processes.

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Is Software Making Us Dumb?

Talking Logistics

A couple of weeks ago, a man drove a tractor-trailer into a Milwaukee park and over two pedestrian bridges, where it ultimately got stuck (a towing company had to use a crane to lift the trailer onto a nearby road). Truck Gets Stuck in Milwaukee Park, Driver Blames GPS (Source: WTMJ).

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Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Shaman

Check out the full analysis, for over 600 public companies by peer group in Supply Chains to Admire report.) In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. Rockwell Automation is the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Check out the full analysis, for over 600 public companies by peer group in Supply Chains to Admire report.) In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. Rockwell Automation is the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information.

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Random thoughts on “close-to-home-shoring” based on my travels last week…

Supply Chain View from the Field

When faced with short-term measures of profitability, companies won’t invest for the long term in disruptive innovations, which would create jobs growth. This got me thinking… with all of this capital sitting around unused, companies should be seeking long-term partners for disruptive innovation.

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Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Better sourcing processes, how to implement omnichannel fulfilment, and creative solutions for labour shortages. But one thing that still needs to take hold with the e-commerce market is this – E-Commerce brands are no longer just product companies. They’re shipping companies.

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The New Way a TMS Fuels Routing Creativity

Talking Logistics

Logistics planners can provide complete deliveries in a single shipment, even when product may be sourced from multiple locations. Let’s say a manufacturer based in Milwaukee needs to ship freight to Tampa. Scenarios and Benefits. With deep logic that informs CPO, the TMS can deal with many unknowns and very complex freight scenarios.