Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. Mini Case Study: Walmart.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

In this post, I’d like to talk about the key factors that will impact on the optimum facility network and design required to meet your warehousing or storage requirements. Your distribution strategy too, will have a bearing on network optimisation. It can go further than this, of course.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 20, 2020

Kamal’s two rooftop activities: reading and exercise. I’m doing some light exercise every morning and trying to get the family to join me. Opportunities because I get to focus and work with myself when I am writing a strategy or documents. I miss the face-to-face discussions and stand-up meetings with colleagues.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The gift of the jets encapsulates Russian strategy in Serbia — and much of the world. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in May. Many Serbian Orthodox priests meet frequently with senior Russian political leaders. Sergei Ilnitsky/AFP/Getty Images).

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The truth, of course, lies somewhere in between. The assumptions we make based upon our views of the sustainment requirements of earlier wars might not meet the new requirements of militaries that are simply getting more resource-intensive and difficult to sustain. Alternatively, it is also tempting to answer ‘just enough’.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

But a strategy requires much more than slide decks and statements of intent, right? Employees – and managers as well – are often busy trying to protect themselves or their accomplishments and areas of expertise, even in meetings. Meetings should be focused on finding solutions. 6th international supply chain meeting.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. of course, has the potential to affect multiple stages and functions of the supply chain. to pricing as continuously evolving, as businesses strive to meet customer demands and keep pace with the pricing strategies of competitors. Webb sees the application of A.I.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: a true make-to-order scenario. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, with a considerable proportion of that growth achieved by way of acquisitions. Reduce cost to serve.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Whatever your competitive strategy, though, your supply chain goals should support it. Of course, you can have as many other metrics as you like, but the KPIs are the ones that should form a catalyst for action. The most effective way to meet the needs of such scenarios is with a benchmarking project.

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

JUNE 20, 2018

Communication is a two-way street, of course. If an honest assessment points more to the latter, now is a good time to course correct. However, a bigger headache is created when people take exception to the way you communicate with them and start exercising their privacy rights. Double-opt-in strategies can be automated.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. We also provide frameworks for effective interactions with others in courses such as purchasing, negotiation, professional selling, and team-based assignments. This gives students a chance to network.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

We asked David from LoadTraning how much time one would have to set aside to pass a freight broker course as well as some hands-on training. Your business plan includes a go-to-strategy and the more you invest in figuring out the specifics and researching the market, the better you will be prepared to meet its challenges.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Of course, some “standard” KPIs might fit flawlessly.

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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. Getting this right to maximize your transportation strategy is a balancing act—regardless of the mode or modes of shipping. It’s certainly a good question for investors to ask. Inside and outside.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Although it’s easy to attribute these difficulties to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is far more to the current crisis than first meets the eye. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. Align your business and supply chain strategies. Factors affecting the supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Golden Rule #1: Meaningful KPIs Require a Meaningful Strategy. I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. I’ve also described some of the issues that can arise from such an error.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Unless your company has already invested in the processes and technology to support the addition of online retail logistics to your channel strategy, attaining a single view of your inventory and customers could prove difficult. You will probably find, from your initial analysis, that your cost-to-serve follows the 80/20 rule.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

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. These were to: Reorganize the supply chain.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

He said port customers and stakeholders were looking for better visibility of their cargo – when it was going to arrive and where it was at any point in the supply chain – and meeting those needs was another way of highlighting the importance of the ports. Trade wars. Taking out the Nafta countries, there is still a trade imbalance.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. Knowing your CTS per product and per customer also lets you better control different commercial strategies.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 18, 2015

In an organizational context, it is a business model that involves practices that are commercially viable and meet the customer needs, and all this while ensuring the environment is treated well. For an organization to stand out, the strategies need to be sustainable. Being an SCM professional how do you relate SCM with Sustainability?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

Globalisation, ever-changing customer needs, and other market forces serve to maintain a state of liquidity, requiring companies to re-evaluate strategies and business models on a regular basis. That’s no bad thing of course, provided the reasoning behind the decision is sound and the consequences thoroughly evaluated.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

A huge part of effective strategy in any business function is planning. Twelve months can seem like a long time when you consider everything that happened over the course of the last 365 days. Were you successful in meeting the majority of your goals? where has the time gone!). What were my biggest accomplishments this year?

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