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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. The freight market is mercurial.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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Writing: Working on My Book

Supply Chain Shaman

. “When I ask my team about customer service, I get high-five reviews. When I meet with my customers, I get thumbs-down feedback. I find the measurement of customer service to be one of the most difficult.” Interview for Metrics That Matter. ” Supply Chain Leader.

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What is the Importance of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)?

QAD

This requires establishing KPIs and specific metrics of success to assess performance against. Outsourcing: When you trust a supplier, you can transfer to them time-consuming activities like managing inventory levels or certain aspects of customer service.

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Manufacturing Inventory Management: The Manufacturer’s Guide

Unleashed

It refers to the process of purchasing, storing, and tracking the various goods required to build a product. Manufacturing inventory management requires a coordinated approach across production, purchasing, sales, and logistics departments. Ordering and purchasing the required materials from suppliers at the right time and quantity.

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

To that end, every warehouse manager’s role is to manage the physical environment, loadshifting equipment and people, to decrease the chances of collision and accidents, and often, to help the flow of freight via outbound and inbound freight management; an entire process known as warehouse traffic management. Read the full Post.

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7 Ways to Improve Cash Flow in a Manufacturing Business

Unleashed

Production lead times aren’t profitable The moment that you purchase raw materials, you also lock access to all that capital. But the more generous you are with customer credit, the less your business profits. Customers receiving goods without paying on time adds extra time between purchasing inventory and getting your due return.