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5 Ways the Cloud is Improving Supply Chain Management

Morai Logistics

Cloud applications and platforms are the growth catalysts that will keep improving supply chain performance… This week’s article by Morai Logistics highlights 5 key ways in which clouds are making supply chain management better. There needn’t be any such concern with cloud-based approach however. Flexibility.

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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Tap into the knowledge base of your employee base – Because distribution center employees tend to move around more than others, they may have experience with a good solution or have already used something similar to what is being considered. A recent Forbes article identifies empathy as the most important leadership skill.

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Are Graduate Degrees Leading to Less Job Options?

247 Customs Broker

Laura McKenna, in an article in The Atlantic, references the NSF report, “The Survey of Earned Doctorates ,” which concludes that many doctorates complete their degrees “with significant debt and without the promise of a job.” Aggregate results from the survey will be posted as a follow-up to this article in two to three weeks.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militaries – how much contractor support is enough? . A great site containing forward-thinking articles examining the character of contemporary and future warfare, it is well worth following. . Conclusion.

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After the Order: Customer Service Best Practices

Ship Monk

A knowledge-base support platform, such as Zendesk, HelpDocs, or Zoho Desk, enables customers to search a private database for answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you found this information helpful, check out these articles on managing customer expectations and the delivery process. Enable self-service.

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How AI Helps Build the Supply Chain that Thinks for Itself

Logistics Bureau

Create a knowledge base that new workers can access, and based on the knowhow of older workers, as in the Campbell Soup Company example. Data analytics are part of a growing number of systems. Yet the insights they offer may overwhelm as smaller team. AI Inspirations and Considerations for SCM.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

This article was first published in June of 2015. It received a lot of interest at the time and has continued to be a popular article over the last three years. In fact, some of the most important drivers of re-shoring are related to points 1 and 2 in this article. What Happened to These Trends? A 2018 Update.