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Ecommerce Logistics Innovation with Stephanie Cannon

The Logistics of Logistics

Stephanie is the Senior Vice President of Operations Excellence and Collaborative Innovation at Pitney Bowes , a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to help clients simplify the complexities of sending parcels and mail. It serves more than 90% of the Fortune 500.

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Visibility in Transportation Management Leads to Supply Chain Excellence

Talking Logistics

To build more powerful relationships, extending across a critical mass of trading partners, companies need to utilize a robust platform like a supply chain operating network, which leads to increased visibility for continuous improvements in company performance, agility, and differentiation.

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6 Essential Procurement Training Courses for Professionals: How To Begin and Advance Your Career in Procurement

SCMDOJO

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. What is procurement and purchasing Lesson 2. Procurement and Purchasing Cycle Lesson 7. Make or Buy decision Lesson 3. Trends and tendencies in procurement Lesson 3.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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Want a Better Supply Chain? Here Are 4 Reasons to Outsource Your Transportation Management

Talking Logistics

For example, a 3PL can combine the freight of 30, 40 or 50 clients to give shippers far more buying power than they would command “going it alone” in these trying times. Additionally, 3PLs can leverage their customer base to enable shippers to co-load freight or utilize a shipper’s private/dedicated fleet to reduce empty miles.

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Logistics Cost Reduction: 6 Focuses to Create More Profit

GlobalTranz

An excellent Warehouse Management System (WMS) can help reduce costs by automating cycle counting, and maintaining location control. A Transportation Management System (TMS) optimizes freight to utilize the most effective lanes and routes. transportation fuel) at a reduced cost that comes with buying in greater quantities.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. No Purchase Orders were used.