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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain. In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain.

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Are your L&D programs reaping the outcomes you need?

UL EHS- Sustainability

But when organizations are unsure of the root cause of an operational issue, assigning employee training can offer dramatic insight and measurable data leading to enhanced performance, improved production and even internal cost savings. The real cause typically reveals itself quickly when you go directly to the source.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Here is an overview of the most valuable benefits: More informed freight spending: Because freight benchmarking involves the analysis of carriers and the rates paid by companies using them, it gives you an evolving picture of clarity about your freight spending. Alternatively, you can procure access to a digital freight benchmarking platform.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP Photo Library Cost-benefit analysis studies carried out by WFP and partners have shown that every dollar invested in school feeding programmes can yield up to 10 dollars in improved health, education and productivity. Locally sourced produce provides nutritional value for school children.

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Cost To Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability

Logistics Bureau

The challenge is to measure profitability to the right level of detail in order to see what works and what could be improved. Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes.