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Beyond Resilience: 5 Steps to Building an Antifragile Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

But in today’s world of pandemics, geopolitical shocks, and extreme weather events, efficiency alone is a fragile strategy. Action Plan: Map your supply chain, visualizing key nodes (suppliers, plants, logistics hubs). Calculate TTR and TTS for each node and subtract ( TTR – TTS ).

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Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree

The Logistics of Logistics

Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree. Joe Lynch and Ron Crabtree discuss sourcing strategy: effective vs efficient. When developing a sourcing strategy, the focus can be effectiveness (gaining desired results) or on efficiency (reducing cost, labor, and resources used). About Ron Crabtree. Ron Crabtree.

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Peak Season Prep: 2024 Trends & Strategies

Ship Monk

Today we’re going to look at some of the consumer trends that might affect your preparations for peak season 2024, and strategies to maximize them. Build in redundancies, such as multiple quality checks, multi-node fulfillment, and multiple shipping partners to reduce errors and risk.

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Strategies, Tips, and Pitfalls of Modern Transportation Procurement

Logistics Viewpoints

The effort to move closer to the customer – by virtually all businesses – means supply chain networks of old must be replaced with more links, more nodes, and smaller, more frequent shipments. The post Strategies, Tips, and Pitfalls of Modern Transportation Procurement appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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How to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Transportation Networks and Modal Shifts A good transportation strategy is one of the best ways to reduce emissions. You can consider setting up a supplier development program that includes training on carbon accounting and reduction strategies, sharing best practice and potentially co-investing in clean energy projects.

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Stord Expands Operations with Acquisition of Pitney Bowes’ State-of-the-Art Fulfillment Center in Kentucky

Stord

This center provides additional excellent middle-of-country, single node coverage and complements Stord’s Atlanta Headquarters. “In This new facility is a powerhouse for existing customers and allows brands to rapidly scale its business and meet consumer demand,” said Kyle VanGoethem, VP of Strategy and Innovation at Stord.

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Strategies for E-Commerce Success: Optimizing Parcel Spend

Stord

Let’s explore common ways brands can better manage parcel and some less known ways brands can really maximize the cost savings…spoiler alert one natural deodorant company saved over $900,000 in annual parcel expenses utilizing these strategies. Well they achieved it by deploying these exact strategies.