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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

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After all, the more you know about an item’s origin — and what it takes to get it to your warehouse — the easier it becomes to identify any middlemen that might be artificially elevating the price of goods. On the contrary, you should be exploring all your procurement options globally, nationally, and locally. Ali Hasan R.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

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Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. Not to mention that time-sensitive goods such as chemicals and food can spoil as they sit in warehouses. Supplier issues can bring production to a halt. Throughput issues are similar. According to research from the U.N. Ali Hasan R.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

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Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. Not to mention that time-sensitive goods such as chemicals and food can spoil as they sit in warehouses. Supplier issues can bring production to a halt. Throughput issues are similar. According to research from the U.N. Ali Hasan R.