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High Ocean Freight Rates Might Spoil Holiday Season Shopping This Year

Turvo

In such tricky times, exercising forward-thinking and planning shipments in advance can help businesses take advantage of the holiday season. The Meishan terminal at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port shutdown is the perfect example of this. The Rippling Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Other Shipping Challenges.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

What matters most is how effectively the people involved in the process collaborate and overcome the silo mentality prevalent in organisations with multiple functions and business units. So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist.

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The boss

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Last week we were talking about Mercadona, a clear example of business success at many different levels: its close relationship with suppliers, the commitment to continuous improvement, the training of its workers and the commitment to the white label have been decisive in this race to triumph.

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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. The techniques require different degrees of sophistication, but even the relatively simple exercise of putting data from different sources in the same space and producing a visual representation can suggest strategies for transformation.

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What Is an Agile Supply Chain?

FourKites

Collectively, this new normal is presenting the supply chain industry with its biggest test in years. They invest in new technologies and data-driven processes that allow them to exercise precise control over the business. Understand their challenges and collaborate with them to achieve mutual goals and success metrics.

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How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking

Logistics Bureau

So, for example, if your business competes strongly on price, you might go heavy on the cost-reduction side of supply chain management, setting objectives centered on savings. Conflicting KPIs: A Brief Example. The Importance of Aligned Objectives. The Role of KPIs in Supply Chain Benchmarking.

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

Examples of Blockchain in Food Supply Chains. The examples we’ve looked at so far illustrate the uses of blockchain to promote sustainability in the supply chain and assure consumers that they are buying ethically sourced products. Big Names are Backing Blockchain. Other Food Industry Blockchain Initiatives.