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5 Ways Shippers And Suppliers Can Maintain A Great Relationship

Blue Grace Logistics

Here are five tips to build, maintain, and improve a healthy and productive relationship with your suppliers. What This Blog Is About: How to build a mutually beneficial relationship based on trust & credibility with your suppliers. The best way to establish fluid and useful communications channels with your suppliers.

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3PL vs. 4PL vs. 5PL: Understanding the Key Differences Between Logistics Providers

3PL Links

4PL: From supplier to end customer With broader operations than 3PL, the 4PL partner guarantees supplier management and technology integration throughout the process. 4PL simplifies and speeds up the logistics function, using technology to obtain greater visibility and operational discipline for various partners and suppliers.

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How Cloud ERP can assist manufacturers with their procurement function

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Cloud ERP offers the procurement solution for businesses to manage and automate every part of the procurement process , from supplier management, purchase requestions and purchase orders to sourcing and invoicing. The post How Cloud ERP can assist manufacturers with their procurement function appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Coronavirus Series – Inventory Management Challenges & Solutions

EazyStock

In this four part blog series we discuss how inventory management teams can use inventory optimization to help deal with the impact of the Coronavirus in the medium and long term, focusing on demand forecasting, supplier management and inventory planning. Deciding Which Supplier to Use.

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The Transportation Supply Chain: Transportation’s Role in Supply Chain Management to Lower Total Costs

GlobalTranz

At distribution centers, Walmart uses cross-docking, a process in which product is exchanged between trucks so that each truck going to a retail store has products from different suppliers. Managers should ensure that a firm’s transportation strategy supports its competitive strategy.

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What Is Vendor Compliance Program for Retail?

GoShip Blog

Apparently, retail compliance programs will soon be used by even small retailers, so it’s crucial to understand the goal of supplier management and how it works. Any disruption results in longer operational processes (for example, the need to produce more paperwork, add more manual force to fix the issues, etc). Process delays.

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Motherload Transport: Vancouver Island Freight Success Story

Freightera

Before joining Motherload, he managed Vancouver Island propane deliveries for a national propane supplier. Managing propane deliveries on an island with varying truck sizes and driver locations was similar to freight shipping, which made John a great fit for Motherload right off the bat. Solo’s been with John since he was a pup.