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Editor’s Choice: Why Supply Chain Design Is Not a “One-and-Done” Exercise

Logistics Viewpoints

Traditional supply chain design and planning relied on the idea that, “governments were rational, variability would be low, and logistics would always be available,” as Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights has said. But by now, we all know those ideas no longer hold true. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” Only a complete cost-to-serve analysis will expose these underlying issues unless they happen to be discovered incidentally.

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Cost-To-Serve Analysis Should be Core Planning Tool

Logistics Business Magazine

A new white paper from a supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their Costs-To-Serve (CTS) and should instead adopt CTS analysis as a core, business-critical initiative for informing future decisions and direction. “In CLICK HERE to download the full white paper.

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The Effects of Cultural Differences on Transportation and Logistics

MTS Logistics

In today’s interconnected global business landscape, international transportation and logistics play a pivotal role in facilitating global trade. Customs and Export Procedures Logistics companies need to exercise caution in navigating the varied customs procedures of different countries.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Beery began by visiting Procter & Gamble, UPS Logistics, the devices division at Microsoft, and other companies with advanced supply chains. The second goal was to work with a fourth party logistics (4PL) partner that had invested in cutting-edge transportation management and visibility solutions.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

An RFP is a data intensive exercise. This made the data analysis easier. This made the data analysis “painful.” Simmons has corrected this problem; they are now using a TMS from Kingsgate Logistics for inbound freight. Simmons always does an ROI analysis prior to purchasing a solution.

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Building a better prepared Australian Defence Force after the Defence Strategic Review – supply-chains and logistics and the way in which both improve military resilience

Logistics in War

This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. What is particularly important, however, is the emphasis given to the ADF’s logistics capabilities, functions, and concepts in creating the conditions for a better-prepared ADF.