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Developing Agile Procurement Strategies: Thriving Amid Global Trade Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

Your inbox quickly fills with concerned emails highlighting rising costs, delayed materials, and your teams urgent efforts to assess the situation and determine the next steps. manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy.

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Logistics Unplugged: Episode 11

Blue Grace Logistics

Brian and Will dive into how businesses are using these practices to enhance efficiency, reduce their carbon footprint , and ultimately, boost profitability. What Youll Learn: Inventory Optimization: How better inventory placement minimizes waste and costs.

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4 Important Benefits of a Sustainable Reverse Logistics Strategy

GlobalTranz

However, one of the most important aspects of supply chain strategies is often overlooked: the reverse supply chain (also referred to as reverse logistics ). A reverse logistics strategy provides a path for removing the existing equipment to make way for the next era of equipment in the case of end of life products or new upgrdes.

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Reducing Costs in Shipping with a Focus on Inbound Logistics Strategy

GlobalTranz

Shippers often forget about the possible savings through an effective inbound logistics strategy. Unfortunately, this disconnect could be costing tens of thousands of dollars and eating away at your bottom line. Reducing Costs in Shipping with a Focus on Inbound Logistics Strategy.

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

Want to build your internal capability, reduce costs and make better decisions? You may have recently had M&A activity, about to roll out a new product line or need to cut costs. It's easier than you think. We’ve all been there. You have tough decisions to make about your network design. Lack of skilled resources.

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What is DFMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly) Analyses And How Can It Reduce Supply Chain Costs?

GlobalTranz

Efficiency begets costs savings, and let's be honest, we are all looking for ways to do that! We wanted to see if DFMA could aid in other ways to save on total costs in the supply chain. . There are two types of design that are woven together with a DFMA strategy: manufacture and assembly. Assembly Analysis.

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Truck Driver Wage Increase Expected to Increase Shipping Costs Lending Towards Shippers To Focus on Transportation Management

GlobalTranz

The major concern throughout the logistics sector is that the increased pay will cause shipping costs to spike. The Journal of Commerce notes that the truck driver wage increase will increase truckload rates by 12 to 18 percent in order to cover the increased cost of the drivers. Impacts of Truck Driver Wage Increase for Shippers.