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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

Our three pillars (or fundamentals) of great supply chain management excellence are strategy, service, and cost. Aligning strategy, service, and financial factors in your supply chain operation is essential to support your company’s overall business strategy , mission, and objectives. The Importance of Alignment.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Adjust supply chain design more frequently than ever: As radical shifts in the centers of gravity of demand take place and the often-used transportation modes become inaccessible, organizations need to revisit their supply chain design and dynamically course correct.

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How to Mitigate Risk in Demand Driven Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

While the development of a wholly demand driven supply chain (DDSC) might not be for every enterprise, there is no doubt that many can benefit from such as strategy. “In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” ” – Mark Zuckerberg.

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How to Successfully Implement a Transportation Management System

Talking Logistics

This is usually a three to six month process and may be part of a larger corporate strategy or transformation process that it has to plug into. The reason is that TMS is one of the most highly integrated applications in an organization because it touches every node in the supply chain,” he says. The TMS selection process.

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Retail Supply Chains: The State of Play in 2021

Logistics Bureau

Some have hit on the right strategies and are thriving in the new normal, and others are struggling. It was perhaps fortuitous that Target began implementing a strategy to focus on fulfillment from stores back in 2019. I have perhaps made much of the ship-from-store strategy pursued by Target, but its influence is significant.

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Retail Trends: The Growing Demand for Click and Collect

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To justify the price of square footage, retail locations must now serve as a node in eCommerce fulfillment. And, of course, the chain of custody gets tricky and will require digital proof of delivery. As a model, though, launching click & collect requires less operational change than ship-from-store.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Competitor intelligence: Distribution strategies and network designs of your competitors. Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it. Sustainability goals: Evaluate options for eco-friendly distribution processes.