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The Next Frontier in Food Logistics with Alexis Mizell-Pleasant

The Logistics of Logistics

Alexis Mizell-Pleasant and Joe Lynch discuss the next frontier in food logistics. Alexis is Managing Editor at Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Food Logistics and sister publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive also operate SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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What value-added warehousing services can a 3PL provide?

Kanban Logistics

In addition to standard warehousing operations, your third-party logistics (3PL) provider may be able to handle additional value-added services. With these services, your 3PL partner can perform – within the warehouse – many services that go beyond basic pick, pack and ship. The carrier is not a preferred logistics partner.

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Warehouse Cost Reductions: 3 Understandings Driven By Inventory Management & Lean Principles

GlobalTranz

This is the second part of my series on various ways to reduce overall costs as it relates to logistics and warehouse cost reductions. In the first part I put forth 6 areas of focus in order to reduce logistics costs. Today, I will now address how a focus on inventory will allow for warehouse cost reductions as well.

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How To Manage A Lean Supply Chain

ShipBob

This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy. Whether you’re just starting to build out your logistics or your business has been established for years, there are always places to simplify and streamline operations within your ecommerce supply chain. What is a lean supply chain? Reduce inventory waste.

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Just-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption

Ware2Go

Experiencing the negative effects of overextended supply chains and lean manufacturing, merchants are looking to forge a balance between JIT and JIC purchasing models that reduces risk and maintains profit margins. What is just-in-time procurement? What is just-in-case procurement? Disadvantages.

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Supply Chain Department – A Typical Structure

SCMDOJO

While Its primary purpose is to manage the entire process, from procurement to delivery, efficiently and cost-effectively, it also coordinates with production to automate processes and planning, etc. Watch What is Marketing Procurement? Logistics Logistics involves managing the transportation and delivery of goods.

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What is Inbound Logistics and How Can a 3PL Help?

Kanban Logistics

What is inbound logistics? See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. What is inbound logistics? 3PL inbound logistics services. Third-party procurement.

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