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Four Essential Supply Chain Management Tools

CLX Logistics

To meet these demands, shippers need the right supply chain management tools with the flexibility to grow and scale as needed. The right supply chain management tools help not only to enable shippers to provide better customer service and on-time deliveries but also to remain competitive with everyone else in the market.

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These 7 Industrial Procurement Trends will Impact Supply Chain & Logistics in 2018

GlobalTranz

Procurement must never be an afterthought in any enterprise. The answers to these questions lie in understanding a few of the top industrial procurement trends to expect in 2018. Companies Will Seek New Ways to Use Technology in Procurement. The global supply chain creates many challenges and opportunities in procurement.

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Top 8 Online Logistics Tools For Logistics Professionals

GlobalTranz

Logistics professionals require exemplary international online logistics tools to help them carry out their daily businesses with ease and deliver the best for their customers. Mobile phones can offer incredible services in any business from inventory tracking and shipments to the execution of procurement transactions.

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DFB Tech Stack: Invoice Reconciliation

Parade

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This post was written in collaboration with , OpenEnvoy , a leading automated invoice reconciliation tool. Simple invoice & document setup (e.g. Key Features: Basic Auditing.

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Dos and Don’ts of Transportation Management

CLX Logistics

A TMS combines valuable technology that helps you plan, execute, and optimize incoming and outgoing shipments while ensuring all deliveries are properly documented and compliant with industry standards and regulations. Do: Take Advantage of Flexibility and Supply Chain Visibility. Don’t: Use Outdated Technology.

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Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management

The Logistics of Logistics

Where it can get complicated is if the IMS is also capable of setting inventory targets and executing to reach those targets through tools such forecasting and procurement functionality, which are not usually WMS functions. The WMS will also direct the order packing and/or staging processes as well as actual truck loading.

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Work from home supply chain jobs

Globalior

Procurement: Procurement may be able to work from home, however a big part of a procurement executive’s job is vendor management which is best done face to face. Most of these documents are in the office What is needed for supply chain employees to work from home?