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| About.com Logistics / Supply Chain: What's Hot Now |
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| Introduction to SAP |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| SAP ERP Operations solution has become the software backbone that contributes to companies ability to achieve efficiency in the supply chain. |
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| Purchasing Strategy |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| Implementing a world class purchasing strategy will allow your company to stabilize or even increase profits at a time when your costs are rising. This step by step guide will show you the key points to helping you company implement the key elements for a world class purchasing strategy. |
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| Purchasing Rationalization |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| A major American chemical company had completed a year of supply chain reengineering and decided upon a number of best practices that should be implemented. One element of the reengineering was that they decided upon creating a shared service function at their headquarters which rationalized the purchasing and accounts functions. |
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| Cross Docking |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| Cross docking reduces costs by shipping material as it is received. |
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| Introduction to Supply Chain |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| Supply chain management can be simple or complex, but all supply chains contain similar elements and are managed in a similar way. This article will give you a introduction to these concepts. Firstly, you will learn about the elements that define a company's supply chain. Secondly, you will discover the three levels of management that are required to efficiently operate the supply chain. |
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| Logistics / Supply Chain - Articles |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| An index of Articles for the Logistics / Supply Chain guide site. |
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| Strategic Supply Chain |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| The strategic supply chain processes that management has to decide upon will cover the breadth of the supply chain. These include product development, customers, manufacturing, suppliers and logistics. |
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| Logistics Strategy |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| The supply chain constantly changes and that will affect any logistics organization. To adapt to the flexibility of the supply chain, companies should develop and implement a formal logistics strategy. |
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| Green Supply Chain |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| The public have become more aware of environmental issues and consumers are asking companies about their environmental policies. This article examines how some companies have found that starting to create a green supply chain can add to the bottom line. |
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| warehouse Best Practices |
(Sat, 22 Nov 2008)
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| Companies are constantly trying to find ways to improve performance and warehouse operations is area where supply chain managers can focus to gain maximum efficiency for minimum cost. To get the most out of the operation, a number of best practices can be adopted to improve productivity and overall customer satisfaction. Although best practices vary from industry to industry and by the products shipped there are a number of best practices that can be applied to most companies. |
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