247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 24, 2019

This month we spoke with Rich Sherman , senior fellow at the Supply Chain Council of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services. He is an internationally recognized thought leader and author on trends and issues across supply chain management. He also held senior management positions at several supply chain startups.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

Interoperable and integrated logistics networks, capabilities and systems can be leveraged to create situations of tremendous advantage. It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S.

Negotiating Skills 86

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Massive supply chain disruptions are being experienced around the globe, and the causes are many and complex. Factors affecting the supply chain. When China shut down operations in a bid to contain Covid-19, supply chains ran out of material. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 30, 2020

Interoperable and integrated logistics networks, capabilities and systems can be leveraged to create situations of tremendous advantage. It is easier, of course, to provide a case for improved logistics interoperability than it is to deliver it. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S.

Negotiating Skills 60

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. Because an understanding of the opposing forces of economies and diseconomies of scale is necessary for shippers and carriers to know how to strike the right balance in their transportation planning.

Purchasing Skills 28

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Supply chains are complex entities. While customer satisfaction is a hugely important criterion by which supply chain success is judged, so is supply chain profitability. While customer satisfaction is a hugely important criterion by which supply chain success is judged, so is supply chain profitability.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Of course not. This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. With lots of options and aggressive marketing for online certification courses, you've probably had this question cross your mind.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. Executive Insights is your chance to pick the brains of industry veterans, leaders, and enablers.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Supplying any force requires an understanding of ‘provisioning’ and ‘stockholding’ To say these were done poorly is an understatement. At the tactical level, effective supply support results from the provision of appropriate in-service items of supply necessary for the identified force to conduct the operation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

By Anne van de Heetkamp, VP of Product Management GTC, Descartes: Acknowledging potential weaknesses in your supply chain before they are exposed by elements beyond your control is of critical value. With current events in mind, managing future supply chain disruptions will be an integral component of corporate strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

If you plan to continue your omnichannel retail operation, though, and compete successfully with pure-play etailers, it’s something you will need to get a handle on. For example: Compared to selling a product in-store, the cost to deliver that same item as a small parcel can be several times higher. Equipment use.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, it either makes sense to outsource logistics activity to a 3PL, or it makes more sense to keep it in-house. It’s also true that if your company does not engage in logistics as a core activity and you rely on it only to secure your supply chain, investment in logistics expertise might not be a primary fiscal goal.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

With no way to unlock the infected computers, Maersk had to rebuild its IT infrastructure almost from scratch, installing 4,000 new servers, 45,000 new PCs and 2,500 applications over the course of ten days. NotPetya used versions of hacking tools stolen from the US National Security Agency. Cyberattack numbers soar .

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. Of course, it’s not really simple at all. Interest rates, for example, can have a big impact on a supplier’s ability to deliver in a cost-effective manner.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

The supply chain industry is constantly in a state of flux, with nothing ever seeming to stay the same for very long. That’s no bad thing of course, provided the reasoning behind the decision is sound and the consequences thoroughly evaluated. As in just about every industry, the customer is master of the supply chain arena.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

He said the ports and their private sector partners planned to invest over $155 billion over the next five years in land and waterside (and digital) infrastructure, but that there needed to be more federal support. The toolkit contains modules to help ports properly plan for the development of infrastructure.

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