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Manufacturing Inventory Management: The Manufacturer’s Guide

Unleashed

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. It refers to the process of purchasing, storing, and tracking the various goods required to build a product. In this manufacturing inventory management guide What is manufacturing inventory management?

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Supply Chain Best Practices during a Quarantine

SupplyPike

Times are tough, so we’ve gathered some guidelines to help your supply chain get back on track, or at least to shore it up during these challenging times. You’ll need to work with your buyer on revising their purchasing plans to favor high demand items. You should also look into implementing short term solutions for limited supplies.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) Diffuse resistance by inviting stakeholders from internal groups to become part of the solution as early as possible. Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Why is it late? When will it get here? Why didn’t the vendor let us know? gain equation.

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How order aggregation can eliminate costs in the automotive supply chain

The Network Effect

Suppliers not filling their allocated space are sometimes liable for freight costs associated with lost utilization opportunities. Manual replenishment may be approved when it is not possible to use one of the manufacturer’s designated replenishment methods.

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Transportation Cost Drains

The Logistics of Logistics

Do they follow DOE guidelines? Transportation Cost Drain #2 - Freight Rates. Freight rates are a direct line item cost and many companies have experienced rate increase in addition to surcharges. Freight terms are negotiable. What freight terms have been agreed too? Bill Driscoll founded DLW Solutions in 2000.

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Trucking Companies Boosted Hiring At Fastest Pace Since 2015

BlueYonder

This week: A hot freight market has spurred hiring by trucking companies; Nordstrom invests in personalization technology; Walmart expands its grocery delivery service; growth in e-commerce increases demand for fast payments; and some employees say Union Pacific’s use of drones in railyards raises questions about safety. service fee.

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Trucking Companies Boosted Hiring At Fastest Pace Since 2015

BlueYonder

This week: A hot freight market has spurred hiring by trucking companies; Nordstrom invests in personalization technology; Walmart expands its grocery delivery service; growth in e-commerce increases demand for fast payments; and some employees say Union Pacific’s use of drones in railyards raises questions about safety. service fee.