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#Supply Chain

Sourcing, movement, inventory and supply-chain resilience.

19 discussions found

Single versus multiple suppliers: What would change your mind?

A welcoming, professional discussion about single versus multiple suppliers, comparing building deep strategic partnerships with diversifying to reduce dependency and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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What are we overlooking in the debate about rail and road freight?

An open, professional discussion about rail and road freight, comparing investing in rail corridors with improving flexible road transport and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Your perspective: What defines excellent logistics

A welcoming, professional discussion about what defines excellent logistics, comparing lowest total cost with reliability, visibility and resilience and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Customs inspections: What works in real life?

A welcoming, professional discussion about customs inspections, comparing increasing checks to stop illegal trade with using intelligence to reduce delays for compliant traders and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Automation and human oversight: what do real experiences teach us?

An open, professional discussion about automation and human oversight, comparing automating routing and warehousing with retaining strong manual supervision and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Supply-chain sustainability: A debate with no easy answer

A welcoming, professional discussion about supply-chain sustainability, comparing requiring environmental standards from suppliers with prioritising cost and continuity first and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Just-in-time and buffer stock: Minimising inventory or holding reserves for disruption?

An open, professional discussion about just-in-time and buffer stock, comparing minimising inventory with holding reserves for disruption and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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