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How to Navigate ESG Risk with Supplier Management Software

QAD

It’s easy to forget about where materials come from when you’re holding a product in your hand or looking for a supplier that can offer a great deal and reliable shipping, but many of those items come with ESG implications. The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6

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Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle

The Logistics of Logistics

Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle. Marty Wadle and Joe Lynch discuss transportation vs logistics. Marty is the Chief Commercial Officer of Ruan Transportation , a transportation company providing Dedicated Contract Transportation, Managed Transportation, Value-added Warehousing, and Brokerage Support Services.

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2023 supply chain and logistics management trends

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The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. If your suppliers can’t deliver what you need when you need it, customers will move to your competitors.

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2023 supply chain and logistics management trends

EazyStock

The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. Supplier management. Supplier ranking. Cybersecurity.

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Re-visiting the Career Lattice Concept

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The QMS is an important tool because it helps to translate international quality compliance requirements into processes and ways of working for the execution arm of our business in supply chain, logistics and operations. How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet. in the Quality space. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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What is Supply Chain Management? Importance & Benefits

QAD

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential to any business strategy. Facets of this broad field include demand planning, inventory management, logistics, acquisitions and partner management. Supply chain management is never boring, and there’s always more to learn. Let’s dive in. What is a Supply Chain?

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2021: Manufacturing, a Year in Review

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Supply chains are more fragile than ever, shipping and trucking backlogs have hit multiple industries endangering holiday celebrations and causing general shortages, and the lack of certain products (read: semiconductor chips ) are crippling industries. International and domestic shipping disruptions. Rise in ocean freight rates.