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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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6 Quick Tips for Successful Logistics Outsourcing

Logistics Bureau

In this short article, I’ll redress the balance a little by highlighting a few practical guidelines which, if adhered to, will increase the chances of a successful logistics outsourcing alliance. An extensive process mapping exercise, prior to supplier selection, should help to prevent this issue. Lets’ Raise a Half-full Glass.

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Learning to See in 2023

The Lean Thinker

exercise followed by a calculation about whether it is even worth going through that effort or might be cheaper to just outsource the entire thing to a “low wage country.” If there isn’t a concrete challenge or objective in place, this quickly turns into a “What could we improve?”

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Why Russian logistics failed in Ukraine?

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

After a major transformation in 2009, Russia modernized its operational concept and replaced the Soviet logistics system with a leaner one involving downsizing and outsourcing, which was largely untested in combat operations. The Zapad-2021 exercise had a detailed logistics plan, but it was unclear if it covered the war.

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Insourcing or Outsourcing Logistics: Don’t Choose the Wrong Reasons

Logistics Bureau

If you follow our blog, you’ll know that we often post articles about logistics outsourcing. We’ve outlined the pros and cons, discussed the steps in the outsourcing process, looked at mistakes contributing to outsourcing failure, and offered guidance to avoid those errors. Decide in Haste, Repent at Leisure.

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Reimagining Logistics: Focusing on What’s Ahead, Not What Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

There are lively debates about the meaning and prioritization of scale, globalization, outsourcing, and inventory optimization. Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged.

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Distribution Network Optimization: Modeling Tools Won’t Give You the Answer

Kane is Able

Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations. Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers.