Analysis Examples Manufacturing Procurement 
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer.
WorkWave
JANUARY 21, 2025
For example, if an employee works 40 hours at regular pay plus 10 hours of overtime, they will not pay federal income tax on those overtime hours. These might include discounts for purchasing electric lawn equipment or energy-efficient pest control solutions. Impact of Policy Proposals: An Industry-Specific Analysis 1.
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Logistics Bureau
DECEMBER 28, 2024
For example, switching from air to ocean freight for non-time sensitive shipments can reduce carbon emissions by up to 95% per unit shipped. Also consider on-site renewable energy generation through solar panels or purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) to offset facility emissions. How can we help?
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 14, 2023
And even before they begin, they must realize these problems are too big for any single team—supply chain must connect with finance and procurement to treat the n-tier suppliers as an extended part of their network and become their preferred customer. By identifying these gaps, you can create sourcing events to close them.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
To demonstrate that classic (single time series demand input) optimization and stochastic (multiple time series demand input) optimization can yield substantially different results, we will analyze a network of a company A that has four manufacturing plants that need to service demand in every mainland US state.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 17, 2024
Jeff Erwin, VP of manufacturing at G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers , has been helping to accelerate the digital transformation while aligning with the company’s goals and mission to improve its operational efficiency and meet customer requirements and regulatory compliance challenges by tracking and measuring performance.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream.
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