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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is willing to relocate you thousands of miles away from home and your family is in full support. And what about those jiu-jitsu classes you’ve wanted to take for such a long time? If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. Don’t get me wrong — I applaud Home Depot management. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. Supply chain management is now synonymous with “volatility management”.

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Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Logistics Bureau

The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. As I explain in a YouTube video on this subject, I recently saw a good example of how a BHAG can galvanise a workforce and make a dramatic impact on productivity. And now, 18 months into the programme, they are about to hit 50.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. But what about the MHE and other equipment that plays a vital operational role in the warehouse?

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Key Approaches to Pest Control Sales in 2019

WorkWave

Here are 4 sales approaches to exercise harmoniously while conducting pest control sales in 2019: 1. Consultative selling is all about shedding the canned pitches and automatic responses in favor of a set of techniques exercised while conversing with potential customers. Want to Learn More About How PestPac Helps Sales Teams?

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What is Supply Chain Resilience?

GlobalTranz

For example, many supply chain resiliency plans may have considered a health crisis in which organizations and key partners face lower-than-normal staffing levels. For example, hand sanitizer sales spiked 313% during one week in February 2020, according to reports from Nielsen. 2020 Was A Year Of Supply Chain Disruption. Overall, U.S.

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Mitigating the risk of quarantine and COVID-19 testing for seafarers

Shipping and Freight Resource

The availability or not of travel options from the seafarer’s home to the port. As a gold standard, IMHA recommends that all seafarers leaving their home country to join a ship should be tested before they travel to the port of joining. Periods of planned outdoor exercise are essential and must be facilitated. Conclusion.