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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Unleashed Cash Flow Workshop: Experts Share Tips for Generating Cash Flow & Mitigating Risk

Unleashed

The solution, he says, is a simple one: Get back to doing things the way they were done pre-COVID. When it comes to shifting those overstocked items, discounting the purchase price can be tempting. In Zander’s case, the solution was to create tiered pricing for less profitable clients.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments.

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How to Create an Unbeatable Retail Customer Experience in 2023

ShipBob

In general, a great retail experience is when a customer has a positive interaction with your brand that makes them feel confident to purchase from you — and hopefully again and again. The first interaction and the first purchase are the two most important events that can influence a customer’s experience and their loyalty to a brand.

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

“This would increase the complexity of route planning and make more difficult the quest to eliminate empty back hauls as the number of shipping points increases and the number of shipments out of more rural locations increases,” explains Skip Berry in an article published by Clarkston Consulting.

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[Event Recap] Insights and learnings from IRCE 2019, Chicago

Vinculum

With over 130 sessions and 600 top technology solution providers , IRCE saw huge participation of brands, retailers, 3PLs and brand distributors from all over the world. End-to-end cross border solution to bring brands in the US and outside. Virtual try-on design: Using augmented reality for a confident customer purchase.

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