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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. I am a product of traditional, silo-based thinking.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. I am a manufacturing gal by training. As you map the your outside-in processes, think about demand, product, information flows and cash flows simultaneously. Include the supplier’s warehouse and manufacturing locations.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. In order to be included on the 3PL Subway Map Europe, logistics service providers with offices in several European countries have to provide information about revenue share and number of customers per service line. Norfolk Island.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. In order to be included on the 3PL Subway Map Europe, logistics service providers with offices in several European countries have to provide information about revenue share and number of customers per service line. Norfolk Island.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

The information on this page WILL help you get it right. Production/manufacturing. Transportation. It has now been revamped and updated with more comprehensive information. Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Of course they need to be SMART.

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6 Answers for Your Top TPP Agreement Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

While we’re still sorting through the full text, we wanted to provide you with some background, answer some questions, and offer some insight about what the TPP agreement means for the transportation and logistics industry. Where can I get more information? What is the TPP agreement? What are your thoughts on the TPP agreement?

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. Today, I unpacked my bags.