Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
Deborah Dull’s Thoughts on Health Supply Chains and Gates Foundation
We have another exciting episode to watch and learn! We got Deborah Dull to share about Health Supply Chains and Supply Chain Education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBFL000CwvQ Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on August...
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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services
SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains....
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Finest Supply Chain Advice by Steven Thacker
“The things that matter most should never be at the mercy of the things that matter least” - Stephen Covey, author of the book entitled 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' Watch the video below for more supply chain advice from Steven Thacker, Executive...
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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain
SUMMARY: For most people, the shared economy is best illustrated by the Uber and AirBnB concept of crowdsourcing and convenience services based on digital platforms. In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant...
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8 Things Companies Get Wrong in Supply Chain Management
Even the biggest companies make supply chain management mistakes, and they typically have dedicated management hierarchies focused solely on balancing supply and demand. For the smaller business, with a management team that has to juggle multiple areas of...
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John Monck on Warehouse & Distribution Centre Benchmarking Case Study
BENCHMARKING IS A FANTASTIC BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT TOOL. John Monck, Manager Consulting at Logistics Bureau will demonstrate its use and explain more about it. Kindly watch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8TTHHoYCHY#action=share...
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Basic KPIs for Supply Chain and Logistics
We get a lot of questions relating to KPIs than anything else on this blog and on our YouTube channel so here are some useful tips for that and hope you find this useful for your supply chain KPIs preparation. Do not have too many Do not go overboard to a...
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How are SME Supply Chains Coping with COVID-19 Disruptions?
Chinese production has resumed since a drastic Coronavirus-linked lockdown in January/February choked global supply chains, but businesses continue to be buffeted by the fallout. Supply chain issues now being experienced, especially by SMEs, include the following: An...
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