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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. What would this “next generation solution” be?

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US Imports and Exports Law Regulations: Getting Upper Management Support

GlobalTranz

Under both US Imports and Exports Law and Regulation, the importer/exporter is required to “exercise reasonable care” or perform “due diligence”. Legal Framework of US Imports and Exports. Among others, see the US Customs Modernization Act , which established the reasonable care standard. See 19 U.S.C.

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

Warehousing and distribution management is nota core skill. In choosing to outsource , firms can therefore transfer all of the costs of distribution to their profit and loss account. It must be a joint exercise. Why do organisations outsource logistics operations? This is a mistake.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

You may read my post on holding a supplier’s day conference at your facility so that you may increase collaboration. Creating Collaboration: Supplier Day Conference Details of The Day. These are obviously confidential meetings in a closed office by Supplier Conference Team Members. Complete one-on-one meetings.

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Time for a Supply Chain Reserve Corps

10xLogistics

We heard the Governor of NY today in his press conference say that the states are basically bidding against each other to get needed (and scarce) health care supplies. Similiar exercises were done in Korea and other places. Rather than going where they are most needed they appear to be going to the highest bidder.

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Logistics KPIs Case Study: Whirlpool’s Supply Chain and Logistics Success Driven by Effective KPI Implementation

GlobalTranz

The partnership accomplished Whirlpool's early logistics objectives, most notably, to establish effective processes and procedures, allow for more visibility of the company's distribution network and reduce supply chain costs. A service level agreement with Logistics KPIs would help monitor these objectives.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

The third in a series of posts relevant for senior logisticians as they consider the future at the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. Fuel distribution. Furthermore, with contractor utilization becoming more commonplace on the battlefield, commanders began expecting similar support at home during exercises.