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All Third Party Logistics Providers Are Not Created Equal

Supply Chain Network

My initial involvement in the Third Party Logistics business was early in 1993 when I became the first Director of Development for Tibbett & Britten Group in North America. Over the same time period the use of centralized procurement has also grown dramatically, driven by increasing financial and code of conduct ?controls

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How to Capture Full Divestiture Value with a 3PL

Talking Logistics

This assessment identifies the most important capabilities for which the newly divested company needs to account, which may include functions such as Procurement, Purchasing, Accounting and Supply Chain Operations itself. This begets the need to set the overall strategy for the divestment by way of an exercise, called “capability scoping.”

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Time to Squeeze Carriers for Better Rates?

Talking Logistics

We’ve produced several Talking Logistics episodes related to transportation procurement (see links below), with each guest providing great insights and advice on the topic. Talking Logistics episodes related to transportation procurement: What Are Other Shippers Doing? Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement.

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Logility Congratulates Mandy McCain of Berry Global, Katherine Storer of Berlin Packaging and Stephanie Francis of ChemPoint as Winners of the Women in Supply Chain Award

Logility

McCain has shown impressive leadership as she has lead supply chain and customer experience at Berry Global, and now has moved into a business lead role as vice president, healthcare, North America, for the Consumer Packaging International Division. ATLANTA – Sept. 17, 2021 – Logility, Inc., About Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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Lull Case Study: Order Fulfillment that Doesn’t Keep You Up at Night

FLEXE

They also gained a team of experts that helps them continually improve their fulfillment operations and strategy. Now, with inventory strategically placed throughout North America, they reach the majority (88%) of their customers with two-day delivery and have reduced overall delivery times from 3.5 days—a 51% reduction.

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How to Handle Spare Parts Inventory Management (& Who Benefits from What)

Unleashed

Specific aspects of managing inventory include procurement, storage, and utilisation tracking. These types of materials refer to components that are essential to the maintenance and continuity of operations. This valuation paints a picture of how much companies invest in procuring inventory to sustain the functions of their facilities.

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Lean Transportation: Are you Using Lean Thinking for Transportation Management? If not, Why?

GlobalTranz

Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure how well the shipper-transportation provider does in daily continuous improvement. According to Brian Daniels, the powertrain products manager for Daimler Trucks of North America, drivers are directly responsible for 30 percent of the factors that affect fuel economy.