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How to excel in last mile delivery

DELMIA Quintiq

Retailers are currently charging customers only 80 percent of the overall delivery costs, which happens to be the most expensive part of the retail supply chain. The last mile is also the one part of the supply chain with the most potential for error. Planning complexity. Fast-changing data.

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Unlock a Lean and Resilient Supply Chain: The Value of Predictive Planning Systems

Vanguard Software

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still felt around the globe, wreaking havoc with years of hard work put into supply chain planning systems, processes, and workflows. So, too must we re-evaluate what it means to have a lean supply chain. Download eBook. How do companies plan for this?

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Excel, ERP and Legacy Apps, Oh My! What Technology is Supporting Your S&OP Process?

Kinaxis

So what technologies are today’s supply chain teams using to support the critical S&OP process? It never ceases to surprise me when I hear how many enterprises entrust a mission-critical task to the desktop spreadsheet software Excel®. So what’s wrong with Excel? It’s a great tool for personal productivity.

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Accelerate Your Business with this B2B e-Commerce Checklist

QAD

In the age of the Amazon B2C, buy-it-now, get-it-now landscape, B2B buyers are finding themselves also wanting the quick and easy shopping experience B2C companies offer, and some actually excel at. Corporate buying decisions are being made by a generation accustomed to quick turnaround purchases they experience as online consumers.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

So, a career in logistics management can be very lucrative if you have a career plan and keep on developing yourself. The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World Pros: This book will show you how to plan and execute sourcing strategies like the world's leading companies.

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How to excel in last mile delivery

DELMIA Quintiq

Retailers are currently charging customers only 80 percent of the overall delivery costs, which happens to be the most expensive part of the retail supply chain. The last mile is also the one part of the supply chain with the most potential for error. Planning complexity. Fast-changing data.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain. Supply Chain Optimization. We’ve saved supply chain optimization for last.