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Implementing Last-mile Delivery Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

To remain competitive, retailers and carriers must excel in the crucial last-mile delivery stage. To Build or To Buy Companies looking to implement new or improve existing delivery technology face a crucial decision: should they build an in-house platform or buy an existing solution from a vendor?

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. In addition, build a planning master data management system. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

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The Intersection of Sustainability and Consumer Behavior

QAD

It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well. Capterra did a study this year that provides some really interesting data.

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

He provides services to companies on master data management and is more familiar with transactional processing than decision support. Align Transportation Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). Connect the Output of Supply Chain Planning Supply (planned orders) to Procurement Commodity Management.

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Freight Data Trends for 2019 and How a TMS Will Grow in Value

GlobalTranz

The application of data can help shippers gain control of shipping costs and make informed decisions, and the top freight data trends for 2019 exemplify how the use of a transportation management system (TMS) can further this cause. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping.

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Small Retail E-Commerce Strategy and Best Practices to Know

Intelligent Audit

However, transportation capacity is rapidly approaching a breaking point, driving rates higher than they’ve ever been. Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases. Offering better discounts on worthy purchases and using data to know when to grant such deals is a top way small and midsize businesses can stay competitive.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. Another option is to work in a warehouse, or in transport, or maybe in customer service where you are dealing with people all the time. Data Managers. Finance managers.