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3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena

The Logistics of Logistics

Robert Cadena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lean Staffing Solutions, which provides operational, marketing, sales, and technology services to the logistics and transportation industry. About Lean Staffing Solutions. Lean Staffing Solutions provides operational, sales, marketing, and technology support to over 100 leading 3PLs.

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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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S2P and Mitigating Effects of Inflation One way of mitigating these effects is through S2P solutions – providing visibility into a company’s spend data across all categories of spend and help identify opportunities for cost savings through better supplier management techniques. Doug has a B.S.

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REPOST: 3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena

The Logistics of Logistics

Robert Cadena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lean Solutions Group , which provides operational, marketing, sales, and technology services to the logistics and transportation industry. About Lean Solutions Group. Lean can deliver on this promise because they are the pioneers in helping U.S. Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. The philosophy of lean, triggers us to look for the “Ideal Way”. Arguably, it is criticised that acting too lean can cause breakdowns in crisis. Decision Making. Customer Centricity.

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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021

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Efficiency concepts like using lean initiatives and just-in-time delivery to manage inventory have become commonplace for many years and have made individuals like Deming household names in many business schools. Supplier discovery and diversification should be key tenets of supplier management plans moving forward.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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By utilizing advanced S2P solutions like Spend Analysis and Supplier Management & Collaboration to gain insight into their spend data, manufacturers can identify cost-saving opportunities to stay competitive during these trying economic times. Manufacturers, take charge of your supply chain! Doug has a B.S.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

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He also co-authored 5 logistics and supply chain books and supervised many six sigma and lean projects. What sets it apart: It's written under the direction of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and it is used with SCPro Level 1 certification. Prior knowledge of lean manufacturing is required.