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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Your Business Logistics – What should you do?

ShipLilly

Costs, of course, are the first and most important component here. Outsourcing to another fulfillment center allows you to work with companies that already have the most efficient form of labor so that reduces the unit cost for your company especially if you would otherwise struggle trying to figure out how to efficiently manage your labor.

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Out for Delivery: How To Guarantee Timely Retail Deliveries

Locus

Out for Delivery – How to Adhere to timelines? However, a smart logistics solution with a control tower allows operations/logistics managers to get real-time visibility of their fleet, communicate with the driver, get notified if there is a breach in routes to notify the driver of the same and make sure SLAs aren’t compromised.

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The Role of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management

3PL Links

Business logistics were typically fragmented and lacked coordinated operations until the middle of the 1970s. Integration is a significant difficulty due to the diversity of businesses, platforms, systems, ideologies, and regional cultures.

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How Does Inventory Affect Cash Flow: Stock Management Tips

GoShip Blog

Your business’ COGS metric helps you define its gross profits, financial management, and overall efficiency. How to calculate the cost of goods? A key component in grasping how inventory affects cash flow is through calculating the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). The purpose of your businesslogistics is to move your inventory.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. All of our logistics and supply chain management programs incorporate online education to some extent. My courses change from year to year based on industry events and trends.

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Top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Programs and Courses in 2016

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from our friend Kelli Harris, a consultant and recent college graduate in Logistics Management. Today, Kelly shares the top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management training programs and courses available in 2016. University Courses. The cost of such program is $25,000. Short programs.