Safe partnership

On April 27, 2014
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contract, partner, supplier, trust

We are all in business sellers and suppliers and we always want the best from our supply chain. But do we know how to choose our suppliers or we just apply the “test-error” principle? There are many cases when we select by intuition and hope that suppliers will not mislead us. Actually, there is a […]

On March 18, 2014
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logistics, order, payment, supply chain, trader

Recently my friend, owner of a small restaurant, shared with me that his time is over occupied and he cannot manage his restaurant effectively. Few months ago he has closed his other restaurant, maybe because of the crisis. Telling me about the work process it came out that as owner of the business he goes […]

On February 28, 2014
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control, duty, failure, mistake, traceability, turn back

With the increased pressure on businesses to run as efficiently and profitably as possible there is a need more than ever to optimize your business in all possible areas. The supply chains are an often neglected aspect of many organisations but optimising them can significantly improve your organisation’s performance by reducing cost, increasing revenue and […]

On February 9, 2014
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3PL, 4PL, logistics, partner

The logistics partner selection is easy, right? Yes, if you know what you want from this partner. How can we identify our needs and the benefits from outsourcing the logistics services? Here are some of the steps: We may describe the current process. And what if our process is wrong? The result would be confusion, […]

On February 9, 2014
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audit, change

It happens in every business the work process to escape from owner’s expectations. It is obvious that some measures should be taken. What kind of measures and when to take them? And do we know what changes to apply so that the company grows? In theory everything is easy. But what do the owners and […]

On October 6, 2013
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electronic, model, plan

Recently a customer called me with an interesting case about logistics planning. For many years the transport coordinator was waiting for all orders to be processed, then the production to confirm date of loading and just then he was starting to combine the loads and search for trucks. In many cases this process lead to […]

On September 5, 2013
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fast, municipality, season, share, transport

http://blog.zintro.com/2013/08/14/ride-sharing-applications-help-during-subway-strike/ San Francisco Bay Area’s recent subway system strike negatively affected hundreds of thousands of passengers, which encouraged heavy usage of ride sharing apps such as Lyft, Sidecar and Uber. These ride sharing apps could be considered as a better alternative to reduce car ownership and solve problems related to both parking and traffic congestion. […]

On June 23, 2013
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decision, expert, knowledge, optimization, personnel, replacement, skill, solution, supply chain management, training

In Part I we went through the first 3 benefits generated by outsourcing of supply chain activities: – Competency – Value-added service – Economy of scale In Part II we shall look through other three benefits, applicable in supply chain. 4. Short-term project When a company identifies an opportunity for growth or change, it starts […]

On June 22, 2013
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compatency, knowledge, outsource, service, skill, supply chain management, value, value-added

There are several purposes to outsource any activity like: – Cost savings – Lack of in-house resources – Lack of in-house competencies – Short-term project Actually the benefits are more. Especially in supply chain which is the largest department in the organization. Supply chain department is the central player in any team – it coordinates […]

On June 11, 2013
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change, follow, plan

To make a plan is the first thing but to follow it – this is the challenge. To make the team follow the plan requires a lot of courage from the manager. In order to improve the team’s performance, the most important is to involve the people from the beginning, otherwise the resistance might be very […]

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Safe partnership

Logistics problems small traiders meet

10 mistakes which may turn back the company

Logistics partner selection

How to make the changes?

Electronic planning model in logistics

Why to outsource supply chain activities? – Part II

Why to outsource supply chain activities – Part I

Follow the plan

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