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Unlocking Logistics Profits with Matt McKinney

The Logistics of Logistics

Having studied engineering at USC and Stanford, Matt is no stranger to complex data problems. Loop’s services can provide businesses with a number of benefits, including: Reduced costs: By identifying waste and inefficiency in their supply chains, businesses can save money on procurement and improve their bottom line.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Five Keys to Cold Chain Success with Tyler Hildebrand

The Logistics of Logistics

Attended college at Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota FL, where I studied illustration. WMS, TMS, documentation. Identify potential hazards / risks – Document every potential risk to food safety. Documentation. The food safety plan is a living document that should be updated on a regular basis.

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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. This incident might be because of oversights in documentation and procedures at Boeing’s Renton factory in Washington. These suppliers, in turn, outsourced various parts of the modules they produced to their suppliers. Quality issues have recently bedeviled Boeing.

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Optimizing Rail Freight with Rail Management Services

CLX Logistics

Why Rail Freight Operations are Successful The key to success and safety in rail freight lies in effectively documenting, tracking, managing, and maintaining equipment and assets. CLX Logistics, for example, possesses a deep understanding of regulatory requirements and railroad operations.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. But we’re also seeing many of the supply chain industry’s biggest digital pioneers displaying real moxie in recognizing the opportunity in front of them. Reduced working capital.

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

Logistics Bureau

Procurement costs. Procurement Costs. Procurement plays a huge role in supply chain financial alignment. Instead, the primary procurement imperative should be to extract value from every supplier relationship. At the same time, try looking for ways to align the cost of the procurement process itself.