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3 Reasons to Outsource Fulfillment with Nathan Lugo-Montanez

The Logistics of Logistics

In addition to his work, Nathan is a former US Army Ranger having served for over a decade with several tours in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. There are many reasons to outsource warehousing and fulfillment, but Nathan shared these: 1.) In the podcast interview, Nathan and Joe discuss 3 reasons to outsource fulfillment.

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

SCMDOJO

In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation. LSPs generally endow tremendous inventory management and warehousing solutions, conveyance of orders and international logistics.

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Five Hidden Skills that Military Veterans Bring to Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

Businesses can easily miss the total value a veteran brings to the fields of logistics, warehousing and maintenance because of the perceived disparity between their military skill sets and how the business operates. He is a retired US Army Special Forces Officer (Lieutenant Colonel) & Iraq combat veteran.

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Join Veterans of Blue Yonder on the Frontlines of Charity this Holiday Season by Supporting Toys for Tots  

BlueYonder

I was in Iraq for eight months, and meals were the highlight of many people’s days. I want to get as many of us as possible to work at the warehouse or the toy shops at least for one day.” . I was a cook in the Army and loved working with people because it’s a job that affects morale. 2, and some go through Dec.

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Top 9 Marketplaces to Sell Your Products in the Middle East

Vinculum

Hassle-free listing and support for operations, sales, promotions,translation, and warehousing. Available all over the Middle East, except for Iraq, Letstango has partnered with several airlines to sell across the GCC. Why JollyChic? Big data integration for consumer insights. Local customer service team. Why Letstango?

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Warehousing. Of course, the difference between KPIs and metrics will vary at different levels of your organisation, so for example, while a metric recording “receiving accuracy” in a warehouse would certainly be a KPI for a warehouse manager, it would be completely extraneous as an executive-level KPI.

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How Consumer Behavior is Changing

Enterra Insights

Despite the disruption of major global events in the 21st century — 9/11, the Iraq invasion, the financial crisis of 2008 and the Arab spring afterwards — the difference is that those all had regional epicenters.”[4] He adds, “2020’s events and disruptions will have an enduring impact on society long after lock-down ends.