Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
Quick and Easy Tips for Cost Reduction in Supply Chain Operations
Some Quick and Easy Tips for Supply Chain Cost Reduction I sat opposite the Marketing Director. She was a formidable woman, with a fierce reputation and did not suffer fools gladly. I felt like a school kid being dragged before the Principal… You know the feeling....
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Supply Chain Leaders Insights FAQs
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read moreA Translation of Some Basic Jargon Used in Supply Chain Management
It's OK to Be Confused About Supply Chain Jargon At Logistics Bureau, we like to create blog posts that delve deep into strategic and operational issues, explore what's happening in the supply chain world, and share insights that inform even the most seasoned...
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What do Beer and Bullwhips Have to do With Supply Chain Education?
Beer, Bullwhips, and Board games: Fancy Some Supply Chain Education? Have you ever played the Beer Game? It’s been around for years but is still one of the best ways to teach people about Supply chain, forecasting and the need for cross-functional communication. ...
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Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: Is it on the Rise?
Should Your Supply Chain Join the Vertical Integration Revival? Ever since the early 1970s supply chain organisations have taken on increasingly distributed structures, a shift from a long-standing tradition of vertical integration. Horizontal integration has...
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Supply Chain Leaders Insights in Melbourne and Sydney This October
Melbourne and Sydney: Two Cities to Visit for Supply Chain Insights If you're anywhere near Sydney or Melbourne this October and you want to a rare chance to gain some valuable supply chain leaders' insights, you're about to learn about an event you really...
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From Traditional to Fast Fashion Retail: The Supply Chain Transition
Can Traditional Apparel Retailers Really Graduate to Fast Fashion? While it might be premature to speculate that the traditional business model of fashion retail is dead in the water, it can't be denied that currently, as more and more apparel retailers shift to...
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Spotlight On: 3rd Party Warehousing Logistics
Insource or Outsource Your Warehousing? What's your Choice? Surely this is the age of third-party logistics! Some of the world's largest and fastest growing companies are major third party logistics firms (3PL). Many started as transport or shipping companies, but...
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Getting Aligned with Business Goals for Successful Logistics Outsourcing
In today’s fast-moving logistics environment, the pressure is often on to achieve lower costs, faster delivery, and operational flexibility. Logistics outsourcing is frequently “sold” on the dollars and hours it saves a business compared to its in-house operations....
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Collaboration at the Logistics Sharp End – Can It Work?
Why do some rival firms that battle with each other downstream in retail outlets manage to work well together upstream in their transport and warehousing? And by comparison and with apparently so much to gain, why do some logistics service providers and their...
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