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All Signs Point to Mexico Playing a Greater Role in Supply Chains

Talking Logistics

What do you think about Mexico? It’s one of the most common questions I get these days from third-party logistics providers (3PLs), especially this time of the year as they’re finalizing their strategies for 2015 and beyond. My short answer: What do your customers think about Mexico? percent and truck by 8.8

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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New 3PL Study: The State of Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

In the 2015 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, survey results showed the continuing, positive overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. Mexico Rising as Manufacturing and Logistics Hub. They are also using integrated technologies to improve the omni-channel network. Supply Chain Risk Management.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

US initiates trade fight with Mexico over energy policy. Here is an interesting quote from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as the US launched a trade fight against Mexico accusing the government of favoring its state-owned utility and oil company at the expense of American businesses. Ooooh, I’m so scared…,”.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action! An Interview with Paul Kretz, Head of SCM at Church & Dwight!

Supply Chain Game Changer

That is how I got into logistics management and gained deep warehousing and transportation experience. One of the proudest achievements I recall is related to fixing a warehouse operation in Mexico. We had overwhelmed this plant with too much business and really had severely compromised the logistics and warehouse operations.

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The 11 Best Ecommerce Fulfilment Services & How to Pick One

Unleashed

Read more about eCommerce inventory and sales order management What are eCommerce fulfilment services? This usually covers tasks from storing stock to shipping, but can also include important processes like order and inventory management (more on this below). We’ve covered 11 of the best – so you don’t have to. Visibility.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 12-16, 2015)

Talking Logistics

almost ready to consider loosening trucking curbs: Mexico (Reuters). November 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). This past Tuesday, I gave a lecture at MIT on transportation management systems (co-presented with MercuryGate , which gave the students an optimization problem to solve and a demo of its TMS).