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Top 10 Practical Supply Chain Management Tips for Businesses

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Image source: Shipbob | Top 10 Practical Supply Chain Management Tips for Businesses Effective supply chain management becomes an increasingly important sector full of strategic opportunities and difficulties in an increasingly dynamic and complicated network. Check out 10 practical tips to improve your company’s supply chain management: 1.

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6 Strategic and Proactive Tips to Stay Ahead of Distressed Shipments

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KPIs may include radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips, GPS-enabled tracking systems , and real-time alerts to possible problems. Unfortunately, terminal-based TMS systems have the drawback of not being able to account for multiple errors and events immediately.

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Logistics Business Magazine - Untitled Article

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Some are now reaching critical tipping points in capability and maturity. Supply Chain Governance and Security : This is an increasingly important macro trend, as global risk events are on the rise and security breaches impact companies on both the digital and physical level.

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Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain: 3 Core Benefits

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One of the most surprising parts of the episode showed a warehouse worker using a voice-automated picking system (see video below), and the worker would then scan the product with a scanner on the tip of his finger. Well, this example shows how wearable technology in the supply chain was being used 3 and a half years ago in 2012.

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Concealed Freight Damage: NMFTA Changes Reporting Window Effective April 18, 2015

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Although the technology, such as RFID chips , has reduced missing merchandise from the manufacturer, it still could be incorrect if the Radio Frequency Detectors on the chip were incorrectly assigned to the item(s). (b) Did the manufacturer provide all of the materials within the original shipment? Need help wth freight claims management?

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