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A Long Road Ahead for Procurement Professionals Managing Their Supply Chains

ModusLink Corporation

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. But what does that mean for future strategies in procurement ?

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10 Commandments of Inventory Management

Supply Chain Opz

Inventory management is one of the most important tasks for supply chain management professionals. However, most inventory control theories are too complicated or too difficult to apply to real world situations. Then, many people think sophisticated forecasting models will do a better job.

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What’s the Difference Between a Freight Broker and Freight Agent?

Supply Chain Game Changer

10 Tips To Be A Successful Freight Broker! The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. What Does A Freight Agent Do?

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How to create a reliable supply chain with effective forecasting and inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

labor, materials and warehousing, to IT, freight and safety. Forced to implement protective measures through the pandemic, some companies increased overhead by stock piling inventory which negatively affects both cash flow and profits. Suppliers can then use your forecast to refine their own production and procurement plans.

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Leading Inventory Attack Teams with Richard Lebovitz

The Logistics of Logistics

LeanDNA is a cloud-based supply chain execution platform that helps discrete manufacturers digitally transform their procurement operations. The company centralizes data from multiple sources to manage inventory, simplify change management, and improve data quality. The Greenscreens.ai

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Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022

Ware2Go

Should you change your supply chain procurement strategy in light of continuing supply chain disruptions? The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. Supply chain procurement strategies had long been favoring Just in Time procurement.

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Best Supply Chain Management Software for Mac 2024

SCMDOJO

2 Magaya Supply Chain Another logistics and supply chain management tool is the Magaya Supply Chain. It encompasses a wide range of features from freight forwarding to brokerage. Its advanced Warehouse Management System integrates with major online sales channels. It is a supply chain management software for small businesses.