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Maximize Ecommerce Supplier Relationships

Ship Monk

The fact is, most business owners think of procurement as nothing more than a transactional relationship. Whether your business is a small ecommerce startup or a big box retailer, the benefits of supplier relationship management are the same. Here are a few tips to getting what you want from SRM.

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa ). In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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5 more truckload shipping strategies for enterprise shippers

FreightWaves SONAR

And it has opened new channels for capacity procurement. According to Supply Chain 24/7 , “If 2020 taught us anything, it demonstrated that to succeed, maximize resilience, and ensure business continuity, companies need to maximize every available channel – ecommerce, direct-to-consumer, retail and distributors.

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Future Supply Chain Insights from Pro-to-know, Sheri Hinish

Logistics Bureau

And then it’s about procurement practices, product and service information, labeling, all of those things that speak clearly to transparency—and that’s a key takeaway right now. Some Tips for New Supply Chain Practitioners. Tips to-go From a Pro to-know. Nevertheless, it’s undoubtedly another tenet of SDG 12.

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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

While another ecommerce company might choose to arrange its warehouses more conventionally, Amazon has learned to exploit the needs of consumers to drive its internal efficiencies along with its service promises. What Next for Toyota IM?

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2019 Logistics & Supply Chain Events to Attend in the US

EazyStock

At this event, you will get the opportunity to be part of a huge network of more than 2,500 global supply chain and procurement professionals. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategy across the globe. American Supply Chain Summit 2019.

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4 Ways Technology Can Simplify Inventory Management

EazyStock

Due to this, ensuring the right products in the right warehouse locations is becoming a higher priority for management teams and companies worldwide are implementing various techniques for making inventory management and procurement more efficient. Any solution provider can come up with an impressive list of features.