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Managing a Third Party Logistics Partnership

The Logistics of Logistics

Chuck specializes in Supply Chain Optimization, Third Party Logistics (3PL) and International Purchasing and Importing Consulting. He is a guest speaker at the Purchasing Management Association and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also writes for THE GOOD WORD, LinkedIn and other Supply Chain Blogs.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Revenues and profit at the delivery giant rose by double digits in the third quarter amid the pandemic-driven rush of online orders, the WSJ’s Paul Ziobro reports, but UPS’s main domestic business posted a sharp decline in profit on the higher costs of delivering all those boxes to homes. Transportation. Advertisement.

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The Way to Real Time Supply Chain

The Logistics of Logistics

A new Bloomberg Business Week Research Services survey and report makes it clear that innovative supply chain tools are widely acknowledged to be crucial to meeting corporate goals now and in the future as supply chains grow more complex, customers become more demanding and globalization accelerates. 5 Steps to a Real Time Supply Chain.

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Fulfillment, Network Expansion, and the Implications on Inventory Management

FLEXE

In the best case scenario, your company has: Highly flexible production capabilities at a low and competitive cost. Customer demand that is predictable with manageable variability. Fulfillment centers that can cost-effectively meet short lead times to the end customers. So what does that mean for how you plan for inventory?

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7