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Supply Chain Management

Refining and reinventing your supply chain can increase profits, reduce wastage, and improve customer satisfaction. Take a look at this fascinating infographic detailing 4 steps to improve supply chain management. Source: Text Marketer

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Logistics and Supply Chain Management is one of the most popular best practices used to reduce costs and improve service to customers. Logistics and scm is full of buzzwords and evolution of this discipline is not pretty clear. For example, who coins the term “Supply Chain Management” or “Lean Manufacturing”. Various literature about logistics and [...]

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Fundamentals of Transport Logistics

by David on July 27, 2011

Fundamentals of Transport Logistics Training Course Programme Overview The movement of freight through the global supply chain Freight transport is a critical aspect in business and trade, as it provides the link between supply and demand. It is therefore a foundational enabler in economic trade, involving as it does the movement of goods and product [...]

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A More Effective 4PL-Client Relationship

by David on November 8, 2010

Supply Chain Brain | November 02, 2010 Some shippers have treated their transportation providers like commodities, says Vincent Gulisano, chief customer officer of Greatwide Logistics Services, and that’s not good. You can always find somebody to do a transaction, but partnering is what’s key to your success. It’s no secret that capacity is a big issue [...]

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Partnering vs. Procuring Logistics Services

by David on November 1, 2010

Supply Chain Brain | October 29, 2010 Price is always important, says Jim Jones, vice president of business development and relationship management at DB Schenker. But the emphasis should be on obtaining the best overall solution. That pays huge dividends in the long run. Jones says he’s been in the logistics business for more than 30 [...]

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Concargo Transport Logistics Services Video

by David on October 25, 2010

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Roman Bukary, Head of Industries Marketing, NetSuite Inc. | October 22, 2010 The weakest link in a chain determines its reliability and performance. Supply chain technologies have only recently started focusing on strengthening point-to-point connections, viewing the world as a straight line between raw material and final consumer. This linear view ignores the new reality of [...]

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Focus on Your Business Chain

by David on October 25, 2010

SupplyChainBrain | October 13, 2010 The term “supply chain” doesn’t say it all, according to Reclipse Group president Susan Rosin and CEO Nigel Johnson. They offer a new term which encompasses all of the business processes that are ripe for collaboration, both inside and outside the organization. “Business chain” connotes a broader effort that embraces [...]

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Re-Engineering the Dedicated Fleet Model

by David on September 17, 2010

Concargo’s dedicated fleet solution tailored to your evolving needs. Based upon the premise that your business is constantly changing, Concargo fleet evolves to suit those changing requirements. Fleet Program Benefits Scalable to Your Business Regional & National Solutions Pop-Ups for Seasonal Needs Factored Fleets Bridge Shortages Low Total Cost of Ownership Flexible Contract Options One [...]

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Key Performance Indicators and Metrics

by David on September 16, 2010

Metrics are a crucial tool for effectively managing a facility to match our client’s expectations. Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are an important means to measure cost for the value provided by Concargo. Concargo’s comprehensive and real-time Warehouse Management System (WMS) allows us to actively monitor and report on select Key Performance Indicators. There are numerous [...]

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