Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Process Performance What if the problem isn’t connected to products, customers, or pricing but lies instead with process performance? Supply/Inventory Management Inventory management problems and supplier relationship issues , too, can creep in over time and eat away at your profit margins.

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 98

Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

Discuss with your strategic suppliers what is most attractive to them. If you can provide what they seek, you will receive attractive pricing, capacity commitments, and top route guide performance. In the case of brokerage, it is important to minimize the presentation of your freight to the market. Technology compatibility.

Price Reduction 74

Price Reduction Expense Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction 74

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Holiday shipping prices for 2014 are pretty similar to what they were last year, only a bit higher. The truckload market spiked last year about this time and the prices never went down. Holiday shipping prices going INTO California and heading west are looking good. Communicate with Customers and Suppliers.

Cost Reduction 86

Cost Reduction Price Reduction Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction 86

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

While all of this technology sounds pretty amazing, it should be said that this type of performance comes with a price tag. McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. The Czinger 21C costs $1.7 million, not including any add-ons. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Negotiating Skills 105

Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Oil price fluctuations. Fluctuations in oil prices and oil supply disruptions are majorly caused by political events, supply pipeline issues or weather problems. Major supply chain risks in the Middle East.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 52

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

Acknowledgement: In purchasing, acknowledgement is the term used to describe a suppliers confirmation that the buyers purchase order has been received, and hence, that the order is accepted. Where this is the case, the COO must accompany the goods or be presented to customs authorities when the shipment arrives at the country of import.

Supply Chain Planning Software 76

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 76

247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Our rates are going up and the carriers are completely unwilling to negotiate with us—where did we go wrong?”. First, the typical procurement-driven sourcing event views transportation as a commodity and thus, is oriented toward getting the lowest price. In this market, your carriers know that they don’t have to “negotiate” with you.

Optimal Sourcing 28

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing 28

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Holiday shipping prices for 2014 are pretty similar to what they were last year, only a bit higher. The truckload market spiked last year about this time and the prices never went down. Holiday shipping prices going INTO California and heading west are looking good. Communicate with Customers and Suppliers.

Cost Reduction 48

Cost Reduction Price Reduction Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction 48

Radius Logistics

JULY 17, 2024

Introduction to Just-In-Time Inventory Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory management is a strategy that aligns raw material orders from suppliers directly with production schedules. Supplier Integration: Close collaboration with suppliers ensures timely delivery of materials, reducing the need for large stockpiles.

Material Savings 26

Material Savings Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 26

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2018

Supplier unreliability. Price pressure and the need to make profits have left many supply chain organisations in a tight corner. One example is supplier performance evaluation. Other uses are finding out how expensive a product price is perceived to be, and controlling the cost of stocks. The following are examples.

Supply Chain Planning Software 63

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Modeling Software 63

Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

You must evaluate the option in detail to know if it presents more pros than cons or vice versa. In addition, TMS operators can often negotiate the best possible freight rates. Without these checks and balances, companies tend to flit from carrier to carrier or use whichever one or two appear most convenient or economical.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Resource Reduction Price Reduction 52

The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. We also provide frameworks for effective interactions with others in courses such as purchasing, negotiation, professional selling, and team-based assignments. Yes, they do.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 40

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Practice integrity, avoid conflicts of interest and personal enrichment, treat suppliers equally and fairly, and comply with legal and other obligations. Directly or indirectly, you are affected.

Procurement Analytics 84

Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement 84

Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2019

To achieve this, many North American OEMs have up to now insisted on their own forms of labelling, leaving tier suppliers with no choice but to manage a wide variety of labelling systems. RFID prices have come down as the technologies have vastly improved.”. AutoSphere to the rescue.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 28

Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

action prompts retaliation from its biggest suppliers. South Korea is one of 12 countries, including China, that could be subject to the higher steel tariff, but which excludes Japan and Canada, the top supplier to the U.S. A second option presented by Commerce would be a duty of 24% on all countries. and JFE Holdings Inc.,

Negotiate Pricing 90

Negotiate Pricing Negotiating Skills Supply Chains Price Reduction 90

Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This is a long way around to noting that most economic predictions these days are always accompanied by the caveat “…as long as tariffs don’t cause too much damage,” a common refrain among industry association economists in their presentations at the American Trucking Associations Annual Economic Summit held in September.

Supply Chain Design Software 89

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 89