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Last Mile has the Potential to Evolve From Cost Center to Revenue Driver: Nishith Rastogi, Founder & CEO, Locus

Locus

At the symposium, they spoke about the on-ground realities that make last-mile optimization a mandate for companies, how a data-driven approach is essential for last-mile excellence and shared key insights from Locus’ journey of becoming a real-world ready dispatch management platform. Last-mile excellence is no more optional.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Is it Time for to Move Away from “World Class Supply Chains”?

NC State SCRC

Supply chain management as a field evolved as large organizations saw the need for dedicated functions responsible for management of materials, which included purchasing of raw materials, management of manufacturing processes, and logistics (movement of materials). The mid-1960s witnessed a dramatic growth of the materials management concept.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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What is the Biggest Blind Spot in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

A lot of data/information is communicated in batch and serial mode, sometimes hours or days after a transaction or event occurs. For many companies, it’s not having good visibility to what’s happening at their supplier’s supplier (or even knowing the identity, location, or other information about their supplier’s supplier).