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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

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. For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. It may do, but how do you know?

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Don’t Let Your RFT be a 3PL Solution Designer’s Nightmare

Logistics Bureau

Selecting the right 3PL is no simple exercise, yet it’s one that’s all too often subject to shortcuts, a dearth of detail, and overly compressed timelines. In many cases, we need only look at the very first steps in the partnering process to spot the first signs of rot. If Only There Were More Good Tenders.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

To meet these objectives, Starbucks divided all its supply chain functions into three main groups, known as “plan” “make” and “deliver” It also opened a new production facility, bringing the total number of U.S. Inbound and outbound logistics planning. These were to: Reorganize the supply chain.