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Supply chains on film

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A hand then picks up the bullet for a visual quality inspection. However, the made-for-TV movie drama Taking Chance (2009), which is based on a true story, recounts the complex – and for the accompanying officer often frustrating – task of transporting the body of an American soldier killed in Iraq back to his home town in the USA.

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

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Tarik Toprak, supply chain manager for the Ferrero Group Turkey, explains the challenges of starting-up a new factory, doing business in a non-EU country and maintaining the mission of producing high quality, fresh products while upholding the company’s social and environmental values. Which supply chain challenges keep you awake at night?

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

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The greater the standard and quality of service interaction, the more of a company’s logistics system is controlled by outsourcing organizations as it advances from 1PL to 6PL and even beyond (Kennedy, 2020). Thus, companies can delegate functions and activities such as packaging, distributing, stockpiling, etc.

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Complex costs of transportation

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And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. The location of any package that is part of an order can be traced; status information about time, quality, and relevant financial aspects all need to be recorded and monitored during transportation execution.