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What is Reverse Logistics?

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According to the Council of Logistics Management, it is “the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal.

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What is Fleet Management | A Complete Overview Guide

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Introduction to Fleet Management Fleet Management Definition Businesses across all sectors depend on commercial vehicles to transport people and products daily from cross-country delivery services to your neighborhood gas and oil provider. Fleet management is the process of organizing, coordinating, and overseeing company vehicles.

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Q&A: Scott Krebs, Orbis

Automotive Logistics

To try and say that there is one packaging [standard] for everything to fit into is not realistic but our goal is to move forward with a vehicle systems expertise and understand the trends that are happening. Disposable packaging is still a multi-billion dollar market. Right now, I would say this is more basic.

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Six Supply Chain Priorities That Should be on Top of Your 2021 Agenda

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There are tons of promising trends and technologies out there to futureproof our operations. More resilience requires moving away from a single sourcing strategy to diversification (China +1, for example) and more distributed safety stocks enabled by central visibility. Which ones will supply chain leaders invest in this year?

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Driving value into the supply chain

Automotive Logistics

Monteiro said the problem was solved only because of the agility of the people working in VW’s supply chain and the IT tools at its disposal. Definitely, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics give us a good insight no matter what sort of business it is,” said Bhamani, adding that everyone was looking at Amazon as an example.

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To 3PL or Not to 3PL?

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They focus on reliable service execution, mindful that today's lean manufacturing processes rely on consistently meeting shippers' time-definite demands. This strategy helps companies avoid the expenses, service disruptions, and delivery delays that can occur when goods move halfway across the globe and through congested U.S.

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