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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Our guinea pig Cow died this morning. What do you do with a deceased guinea pig? Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). Manufacturers like P&G are having to do the same too. The kids named him Cow when he was born. The kids said their goodbyes this morning before going to school.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Because companies are increasingly outsourcing their manufacturing and logistics activities around the world, they are also more exposed to disruptions in the supply chain. directly from their suppliers, from their own warehouse or even from a retail store).

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Talent development essential for supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

In addition to being responsible for manufacturing and logistics, a CSCO also has to ensure alignment with internal departments such as Sales and Marketing, and with external partners such as customers and suppliers. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Guadeloupe.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Transportation.

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