GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

In order to avoid incidents of mismatch between supply and demand, establish more efficient manufacturing and lower costs, it is necessary to establish an environment of consistent supply chain visibility. In order to implement this visibility, it is crucial that companies take into consideration many elements. Everything from sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, to the sales channels which feed supply for a finished product are essential factors.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 21, 2015

WFP/Sasha Hafez. 1) Setting-up a strategic staging area in Djibouti for rapid dispatch of food and relief items. WFP, as lead agency of the Logistics Cluster , has established a logistics hub in Djibouti for the humanitarian community to receive, store and send urgently required food and relief items by air and sea. Given its close proximity to Yemen and existing storage, airport and port facilities, the Djibouti hub is well-placed to rapidly consolidate and dispatch humanitarian cargo.

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Apparel Logistics

MAY 18, 2015

Mobile technology is changing the world of business. Today's workers are more untethered and on the go than ever, working on smartphones and tablets from airports, hotels, coffee shops—anywhere they happen to be. In an industry that's all about managing the supply and distribution of materials and goods, it's no surprise that mobile technology is becoming the go-to tool for efficiency and economy for third party logistics providers.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series on Supplier Quality Management processes and how to evaluate your suppliers from Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chain. We have talked a great deal about the evaulation of suppliers on our blog and this post continues that great tradition. When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands.

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Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 19, 2015

Human civilization once viewed the supply chain as a simple, easy-to-understand process. One person provided a resource, such as steel, to another group of people, who then sent along the items to the final person in the chain. However, civilization took a drastic step forward, and billions of people today are involved in obtaining goods, which equates to millions of businesses of all sizes.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post, republished with permission, from the Fronetics Supply Chain & Logistics blog. Fronetics is an inbound digital marketing agency specializing in the supply chain and logistics verticals. We have enjoyed engaging with Fronetics and their team in social media for quite some time and are avid readers of their blog.

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