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10 Supply Chain Improvement Essentials for Your Company

Logistics Bureau

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Supply chain efficiency focuses on improving your processes whilst also reducing costs. What is Supply Chain Efficiency?

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How manufacturers and distributors can streamline their document distribution process

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

People have been talking about the ‘paperless office’ for decades, but many manufacturers and distributors still have staff members manually printing, posting, faxing, emailing and managing documents that go out to customers. waste about $8 billion per year on managing paper. Reduced efficiency. According to Corp! Higher costs.

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Lean Manufacturing: Is it Really Worth It? 16 Big Benefits Say, “Yes.”

GlobalTranz

Lean systems have provided a formidable operating strategy for leaders determined to achieve and maintain optimal operational systems and customer satisfaction levels. Inventory records, product specs, shipping documents contain errors. Physical reorganization cuts useless steps. Customer service performance is poor.

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Surviving the Tariff Storm of 2025: Why Post Payment Audits are Now Essential

TransAudit

Understanding the New Tariff Landscape Key Policy Shifts Since Inauguration Day The new administration wasted no time making its mark on global trade. Customs filing software and dashboards integrate with ERP systems to track compliance and reduce error rates.

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The Empty Container Marketplace with Sean Bardon

The Logistics of Logistics

They can also access additional empty equipment or offer up their surplus equipment in a documented and secure place, the empty container marketplace. The poor management of containers drives extra costs, wasted time, empty miles for trucking companies, and excess pollution. Importers free up yard space and reduce their overall costs.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste. HBR also cites technology’s ability to cut costs and to make “companies more agile and therefore better able to handle […] uncertainty and rapid change.” Reduced working capital. Let’s not waste it. Faster order-to-cash.

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Supply Chain Automation – Is Australia Ready?

Logistics Bureau

Supply chain automation refers to the tools and technologies we can use to make manual tasks automated, reducing the need for human workers. These smart robots talk to the WMS to optimise picking routes and cut order fulfillment time in half. What is Supply Chain Automation? First, there’s the dramatic impact on costs.