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Why Reverse Logistics Systems and Transportation Management Should Be Considered Together

GlobalTranz

Needs for efficient reverse logistics systems continue to increase as e-commerce claims greater market share, and as so many traditionally functioning businesses grow and inevitably incur increasing volume of returns. This presents opportunities for developing new revenue streams, an exciting challenge to logistics professionals.

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50 Most Read Articles of All Time in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight

GlobalTranz

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The Elegance of the Costco Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain! Eliminating all unnecessary touches and hand-offs enables Costco to run a very lean and efficient Supply Chain. Now a key metric to reflect how efficient Costco’s Supply Chain is would be inventory turnover. Subscribe Here!

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The Disintermediation of the Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Most definitions of disintermediation characterize it as the elimination of intermediaries, or “ cutting out the middleman “ Further consider that the “Wastes” associated with Lean thinking and principles include transportation, inventory, over production and motion amongst others. Why is this relevant?

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The 10 Most Crucial Inventory Performance Measures for SMEs

Unleashed

These are the 10 most crucial metrics for SMEs – so you can get started on reducing inefficiencies and cutting costs. Using inventory performance metrics can lead to: Happier customers – who get what they want, when they want it, at the price they’re willing to pay. This is a great metric to track as it tells you your break-even point.

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Technology and the Supply Chain: What Does the Future Hold?

Kinaxis

Big business are jumping on the bandwagon too – utilizing collaborative distribution, reverse logistics and cooperative sourcing to lower costs, improve efficiency and better optimize their supply chain. Now that may sound eerily familiar to some of you.

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Supply Chains and the Circular Economy, Part 2

Enterra Insights

He explains, “The circular economy aims to eradicate waste — not just from manufacturing processes, as lean management aspires to do, but systematically, throughout the life cycles and uses of products and their components. There are a few ways companies are able to achieve this goal using reverse logistics and returns management.