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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, a robust supply chain may have backup power generators, firewalls, security systems, and emergency plans to prevent or mitigate the effects of disruptions. For example, an agile supply chain may have real-time data, advanced analytics, decision support tools, and cross-functional teams to monitor, diagnose, and solve problems.

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

Our three pillars (or fundamentals) of great supply chain management excellence are strategy, service, and cost. Aligning strategy, service, and financial factors in your supply chain operation is essential to support your company’s overall business strategy , mission, and objectives. The Importance of Alignment.

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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the epic supply chain problems, some companies have taken big steps to profitably meet consumer demand leading up to and during the busy holiday season. E-commerce order volume keeps climbing, straining carrier capacity with shippers sending more parcels outbound and receiving more returns inbound. Manufacturers also adjusted.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers. This includes plant operations, inbound and outbound transportation, warehousing, demand planning and our comprehensive and running supply chain risk management ecosystem. Soon we will do more training.

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GEODIS to open Dresden logistics centre

Logistics Business Magazine

The new facility meets the latest environmental and safety standards and is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in October of this year. The new logistics centre in the Dresden area is an example of the global transport and logistics service provider’s continued expansion in Germany.

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How to Effectively Manage E-Commerce Logistics and Transportation

Now, That's Logistics

“That choice these companies make dictates their logistics, fulfillment, and transportation strategies,” Largeau points out. Where those taking the DIY approach can maintain direct content with their customer bases and control the customer experience, they also have to build out their own fulfillment and shipping strategies.

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Which is better for fleet assets? Contract or spot freight?

FreightWaves SONAR

Figuring out the best strategy for managing fleet assets can be difficult at best. And a failure to ensure trucking capacity availability within one market will have a resounding effect on allocation strategies of a trucking fleet’s assets. Unlike contracted rates, the spot freight market is full of wild price swings and uncertainty.