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What is Purchasing in Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

What is purchasing? I asked one of our purchasing management experts exactly that question so you can hear it directly from the horse’s mouth. What is Purchasing in Logistics? In short, purchasing is a transaction: you buy an item or a service. Why do people get confused between purchasing and procurement?

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s take a look at what happened with the major themes, as well as the research and analysis we conducted in 2022 to help determine what those themes will look like in 2023. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic.

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Delivery Management System: A Definitive Guide

Locus

This post explains how a delivery management system contributes to your workforce productivity and leads to last-mile excellence. It is the hows that guide your purchasing decisions. Now, you have come to the final question, ”From whom should I purchase the delivery management software?”. What is a delivery management system ?

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The visibility to spend allows them to provide excellent benchmarking in several areas. Initially, this product will focus on the purchase order (PO) acceptance process.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. The manufacturer has access to the distributor’s inventory data and is responsible for generating purchase orders. What is Value Analysis?

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Floor Loaded vs. Palletized: What’s Your Best Option?

ShipLilly

Let us begin with key definitions. Definitions. Businesses must do a cost-benefit analysis in terms of time and labor cost before taking this option. Using pallets adds costs in terms of buying the pallets, but also saves time in loading and unloading. In most cases, pallets are excellent for e-Commerce shipping.

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10 Most Common Outsourcing Mistakes in Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Treating the process like a purchase For successful logistics outsourcing, understanding the true nature of the relationship you’re creating is important. Absence of internal buy-in Nothing can derail a partnership faster than finger pointing and negativity within your own operation.