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Supply Chain Risks Come from All Sides

Material Handling and Logistics

The term visibility has a few different definitions depending on whom you ask. An example of where this can make a difference is in how businesses source and onboard new suppliers – an exercise that is traditionally slowed by the burden of contracts and letters of credit. Visibility Is a Foundation. But those costs eventually go up.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is one that I am sure you will agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to attain. . Procurement costs. There is also the question of ethical procurement and purchasing to consider. . Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Why Benchmarking In Its Current State for Transportation is Dangerous

10xLogistics

What I find about benchmarking is it is often an internal exercise to justify what someone is doing to higher management. I would advocate you should spend a lot of time on innovation and by definition if you are innovating you cannot benchmark. That is where energy is best spent.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is simply one that I’m sure you’ll agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to arrive at. Procurement costs. There is also the question of ethical procurement and purchasing to think about. Click To Tweet.

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Supply Chain Management:Confluence of IT and Business Strategy.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise. They are an integral unit for success of any transformation exercise and should go hand in hand. Procurement Blog. Customer Service.

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8 Uses for Supply Chain Benchmarking and Their Most Valuable Benefits

Logistics Bureau

Whether you need to improve cost, service or other aspects of supply chain performance , both internal and external supply chain benchmarking exercises are a great way to identify, set, and work toward continuous improvement goals. Build a Baseline for Continuous Improvement. Knowledge after all, is power, to coin another oft-quoted adage.

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Condition Monitoring- A Case Study-Part I

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Here''s presenting the case study of how a seemingly workable condition monitoring exercise can possibly go wrong. The case company had procured a fleet of excavators and pipe layer equipment for their interstate gas pipeline project. It was definitely not an inferior quality of seals. What was it then?