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Are You Caught in Word Salad Dribble?

Supply Chain Shaman

I see a preponderance of reports and white papers that have lots of pages but say little. Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. Contract Manufacturing Signal Latency. In our research, we find that 32% of volume is manufactured by a third party.

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What Is Transportation Optimization and What Does It Have to Do With Managed Transportation

GlobalTranz

That means identifying areas of waste, overlap and large volumes and enabling continuous improvement through the use of transportation metrics to track performance. Download the White Paper: Transportation Optimization: Its Strategic Role in Transportation Management. Learn More.

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REPOST: The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics. White Paper – The 5 Best Practices for a Changing Retail Industry. About Andrew Lynch. third-party?logistics.

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The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics. White Paper – The 5 Best Practices for a Changing Retail Industry. About Andrew Lynch. third-party?logistics.

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Resilience is the New Critical Supply Chain Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Companies have leveraged digital tools, and evolving skills, to collect vast data about product or raw materials sourcing, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing. For the majority of Supply Chain’s history, this evolution has been driven by a knack for finding efficiency.

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5 Key Factors in Choosing a Supplier CSR Monitoring Solution

EcoVadis

Many procurement teams are finding holistic approach can provide huge advantages. No matter what sector your business is in, you will source across dozens or even hundreds of purchasing categories, particularly when you consider indirect spend where many risks can be hidden. which can vary by geography.

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Tips for Demonstrating the Value of Supply Chain Management to the C-Suite

RFgen

Discussion of topics like ERP implementation and asset utilization don’t mean the same thing to CEOs as they do to procurement and logistics specialists. According to Global Manufacturing, the megabrand continually looks for ways to make the supply chain better and faster.