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Why Supply Chain Managers & Procurement Should Collaborate

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The roles of logistics and procurement in an efficient supply chain cannot be overstated. According to Paul Myerson , reports Industry Week, up 70 percent of a company’s costs come from procurement and logistics operations. So, why do supply chain managers not take advantage of this data with respect to procurement?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company partnered with Walgreens to make deliveries in suburban Dallas. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 It turns out that Wing is not the only one making deliveries in a large metropolitan area. GW to 10.4

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. So if you can provide warehousing, transportation and/or material handling equipment to support disaster relief efforts, I encourage you to contact ALAN. Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries (CB Insights).

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Managing Legal Aspects of the Implications of a Hurricane on the Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

As transportation providers begin to recover from the immediate disruption and delays caused by the hurricanes, the greater domino effect of the hurricanes on supply chains will begin to appear. Suzie Trigg is a partner in the Dallas office of international corporate law firm Haynes and Boone. Printer-friendly version.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 29 – March 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. GameStop expects fewer price markdowns with ship from store service ( Dallas Business Journal ). Google says it bears ‘some responsibility’ after self-driving car hit bus ( Reuters ).

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Data from transportation procurement events mirror these results. ” Finally, in software news, Elemica (a Talking Logistics sponsor) introduced Elemica Pulse , “a new solution that provides real-time predictive visibility from customer order to supplier delivery and the complete order-to-cash and procure-to-pay process.”

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2019 Logistics & Supply Chain Events to Attend in the US

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At this event, you will get the opportunity to be part of a huge network of more than 2,500 global supply chain and procurement professionals. Dallas, Texas. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategy across the globe. Dallas, Texas.