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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective 3PLs

The Logistics of Logistics

Innovation and new technology are obviously important, but when evaluating a 3PL, go with the one that excels at blocking and tackling. A highly effective 3PL will use key process indicators (KPIs) to monitor logistics performance. Logistics Key Process Indicators (KPI). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective 3PLs.

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The four steps to supply chain readiness

crisp

The pace of change is increasing exponentially, and there are innovations and learnings being shared across the industry every day. Establish a set of KPIs and set performance targets to measure your progress. . A good KPI to track for this goal might be a low out of stock (OOS) rate. Is the warehouse shipping goods on time?

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Paper and Packaging Industry Considerations for Transportation Management

Intelligent Audit

Transportation and logistics managers have a lot jockeying for their attention as many different services and aspects of shipping fight for time and resources. Every item shipped, whether across town, across the country, or across the globe, requires durable and affordable packaging.

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Paper and Packaging Industry Considerations for Transportation Management

Intelligent Audit

Transportation and logistics managers have a lot jockeying for their attention as many different services and aspects of shipping fight for time and resources. Every item shipped, whether across town, across the country, or across the globe, requires durable and affordable packaging.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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Building a Business Case for Order Management Transformation

BlueYonder

Amid the rush to digitally transform, and with so much focus on those innovations that will smarten forecasting, aid replenishment, perfect assortment, or master pricing, businesses are forgetting about their business.

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All I Want in My Easter Basket is a Supply Chain Planning System of Record

Logility

Continental Mills’ response was born out of its S&OP process with clear communication across the company to leverage a variety of creative thinking, process innovation and formulation expertise. Expedited shipping is slashed, manufacturing efficiencies soar and purchasing costs fall.