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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Practice integrity, avoid conflicts of interest and personal enrichment, treat suppliers equally and fairly, and comply with legal and other obligations. Directly or indirectly, you are affected.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Looking for a private warehousing definition? Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. No need to hire, train, and manage staff as the warehouse owner is responsible for these. No need to train employees on equipment or software since the warehouse provides management services.

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What is Fleet Management | A Complete Overview Guide

Conger

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. Include specific training on handling emergencies and harsh weather conditions.

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Driving value into the supply chain

Automotive Logistics

Better communication is needed in the automotive supply chain, including between OEMs, suppliers, logistics providers and IT experts providing digital supply chain services. Rene Diest, global chief information officer (CIO) at interiors supplier Faurecia, agreed that in a data-driven economy it was all about “the fast beating the slow”.

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

Material Handling and Logistics

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? It is difficult to know, however, how long these tariffs will last, as they very plausibly are negotiation tactics being used by President Trump. They developed a consistent method to train employees, then they assigned key individuals as mentors.