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Procurement Analysis: a Game Changer for Purchasing Strategically

Precoro

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. How often do purchases happen?

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Logistics Software: How to Make Handling Peak Times Easy

Logistics Viewpoints

But what really gets the supply chain and warehouse managers in a sweat are extremely intense sales days or weeks such as the well-known Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Imagine a warehouse operating around the clock, 360 days a year. Before the peaks – using data analytics to make the right decisions.

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Metrics that Matter: Inventory Effectiveness

QAD

Managing inventory effectively is a delicate balancing act, affected by lead times, supply chain efficiency , demand variability, product complexity, product life cycles, warehouse space and practices, among other variables. Using Metrics to Measure the Health of the Business. Tracking, Managing, and Choosing Metrics.

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A 2021 Guide to Warehousing

Ware2Go

Use this guide to understand warehousing services, prioritize service level agreements, and choose the right warehouse partner for your business. Table of Contents: What is Warehousing? What Is Warehousing? Types of Warehousing Services. By this definition, a warehouse would only provide inventory storage.

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

Research indicates that up to 75% of firms report positive impacts from outsourcing to logistics service providers (Langley J, Capgemini 2007). Warehousing and distribution management is nota core skill. But what of the balance? Why have they struggled to obtain the results that they were hoping for? Performance is sub-optimal.

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3D Printing’s Next Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

3D printing’s effect on the supply chain can be summarized as the following: warehouses no longer need to keep as many parts in stock. this also means that warehouses can carry less physical inventory but potentially more stock keeping units (SKUs). The rationale is that the parts can simply be printed on an as-needed basis.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. Robot orders surge again in Q1. Legislation introduced to improve food safety and hold FDA accountable. s CargoNet.