Building the Sense and Respond Company
Supply chain management reshapes the future of leading companies while attracting a lot of C-level attention along the way.
Read MoreMarilyn Necak: Making Freight Pay
For Marilyn Necak, success lies in the details. In her job as disbursement manager for General Electric’s Client Business Services Inc. (CBSI), she monitors the service providers that handle freight payments and accounts payable to make sure they process each invoice correctly and hold vendors to the terms of their contracts. More and more, she […]
Read MoreAn Undertaking of EPC Proportions
It is great to have identification tags on everything. But unless those tags communicate to workers, supervisors, or managers, they are purely decorative and costly. This is the rationale behind the emergence of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) Network and both its industry support and its network and code standardization. First, let’s be clear as […]
Read MoreSuite Keeps the Inbound Flow in Harmony
Optimization and visibility software keeps materials and parts moving quickly from crossdock to Steelcase production lines.
Read MoreOptimize Your Transportation Program for Greater Efficiency
Transportation is usually the largest cost in a company’s logistics budget. In fact, two-thirds of the spend is often for the movement of raw materials and finished products. Managing these costs has become increasingly complex because of radical changes within the transportation industry. Some variables that have a major impact on the cost of transportation […]
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