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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

If you look back ten years ago, being a good supply chain manager was about understanding the operations, understanding your metrics, keeping a tight grip on the costs—it’s a lot more than that now. They’re loading programs and using analytical tools in house. They are far more literate in terms of data.

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How a major Kenyan bank went from approving hard copies to fully digitalized procurement

Precoro

Company: I&M Bank Locations: Kenya Industry: Banking Website: [link] Company size: 501-1000 employees Using Precoro since: August 2021 Users: 220 Client’s rating of Precoro: 8.5/10 I&M Bank has over 1, 700 employees in Kenya alone and offers a wide range of corporate and retail banking services.

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Complete Guide to Procurement and Supply Chain Management Differences

Precoro

Performance Metrics Procurement: Cost savings. A case study shows how Cropnuts, an analytical laboratory from Kenya, optimized its procurement process and significantly decreased lab downtime by switching to e-procurement. Monitoring and reporting of environmental impact metrics. Shared KPIs and performance metrics.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Let me try to clarify.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

Percent ' Foot (Feet) " Inch(es) & And $. 027062 NAMING LOCAL AND THROUGH COMMODTIY RATES AND CHARGES AND GOVERNING RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLYING THERETO BETWEEN PORTS AND POINTS IN THE U.S.A.

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