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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Concealed Freight Damage: NMFTA Changes Reporting Window Effective April 18, 2015

GlobalTranz

Since third-party logistics providers (3PLs), especially those involved in order fulfillment and shipping processes, have a duty to ensure accuracy and delivery of merchandise, the NMTA®’s decision to reduce the reporting time frame will greatly impact the course of business. Full Concealed Freight Damage Legalese Below.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Procurement analysis. Supplier communication.

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Freight Consolidation and Deconsolidation in Shipping

Forto

Poor planning and execution of the shipping strategy will dramatically increase freight costs, so more companies with low-volume shipments have turned less than container (LCL) or less than truckload (LTL) to reduce freight spend. Maintaining stringent documentation and automating which much of the freight management process as possible.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

. Second, while in the end Sheffi is clearly a strong sustainability advocate, the book is extremely well balanced and describes very well the challenges and issues CEOs face in crafting their sustainability strategies, with often conflicting goals. And of course most can’t. Marketing Director, Inovity.

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Blockchain Technology is Set to Transform the Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

RFID-driven Contract Bids and Execution. RFID tags are commonly used in supply chain to store information about products. RFID tags for cartons or pallets store information on delivery location and date. Blockchain of course, is still an emerging technology and is, therefore, not without its share of potential issues.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. MILLER: Whenever the subject of blockchain arises, I invariably think of RFID.