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         <title><![CDATA[Order Picking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Order picking can be defined as the activity by which a small number of goods are extracted from a warehousing system, to satisfy a number of independent customer orders. Picking processes have become an important part of the supply chain process. Picking is seen as the most labor-intensive activity for almost every warehouse and this article examines order picking solutions that are available.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Purchasing Rationalization]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Purchasing Strategy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Implementing a world class purchasing strategy will allow your company to stablize or even increase profits at a time when your costs are rising. This step shows where the rationalization of data is used.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vendor Managed Inventory]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Vendor Managed Inventory or VMI is a process where the vendor creates orders for their customers based on demand information that they receive from the customer. The vendor and customer are bound by an agreement which determines inventory levels, fill rates and costs. This article describes the VMI process.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Best Practices Green Supply]]></title>
         <link>http://logistics.about.com/od/greensupplychain/a/GSC_Best_Prac.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Trend towards developing a green supply chain is popular but most companies are wondering how this can be achieved and where to start. Businesses have been concentrating on improving supply chain visibility, refining efficiency and minimizing cost. Despite the focus being moving towards a green supply chain the goals of visibility, efficiency and cost reduction do not have to be discarded. Firms who have implemented green supply chains can offer a number of best practices that will help others.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cycle Counting]]></title>
         <link>http://logistics.about.com/od/operationalsupplychain/a/cycle_counting.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Cycle counting is a popular inventory counting method that allows businesses to count a number of items in a number of areas within the warehouse without having to count the entire inventory. Cycle counting is a sampling technique where count of a certain number of items infers the count for the whole warehouse. This article shows different cycle counting methods that can used in a warehouse.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Total Quality Management]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Total Quality Management (TQM) is an approach that seeks to improve quality and performance which will meet or exceed customer expectations. TQM looks at the overall quality measures used by a company including managing quality design and development, quality control and maintenance, quality improvement, and quality assurance. This article looks at the history and implementation of TQM.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Manugistics]]></title>
         <link>http://logistics.about.com/od/supplychainsoftware/a/manugistics.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Manugistics began life as a company called Scientific Time Sharing Corporation (STSC), formed in 1969. Initially STSC was geared towards writing programs using the APL computer language for IBM. After a number of years of developing APL programming for the personal computer and developing operational decision-support software, STSC changed its name to Manugistics in 1992. This article looks the rise and fall of Manugistics and its purchase by JDA Software in 2006.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Green Supply Chain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Supply Chain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cross Docking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The term cross docking refers to moving product from a manufacturing plant and delivers it directly to the customer with little or no material handling in between.  Cross docking not only reduces material handling, but also reduces the need to store the products in the warehouse. In this article, the different types, benefits and products suitable for ctross docking are examined.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Selecting A 3PL]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Third party logistics (3PL) companies are a becoming an important part of today&amp;#8217;s supply chain. These companies offer services that can allow businesses to outsource part of all of their supply chain management function. This article examines the rise of the 3PL providers and the mechanism that should be used in the selection of a third party logistics provider.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Operational Supply Chain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Operational supply chain decisions are made hundreds of times each day in a company. These are the decisions that are made at business locations that affect how products are developed, sold, moved and manufactured.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>money</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[Logistics / Supply Chain - Articles]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An index of articles for the Logistics / Supply Chain guide site.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Warehouse Layout]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The layout of a warehouse may need to be changed to accommodate new product lines or to add greater flexibility to the warehouse operations. When a new warehouse layout is proposed a detailed planning process should be followed to ensure the success of the project. The planning process is discussed in this article.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pallet Storage Methods]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many companies store their products on pallets in the warehouse. There are a number of pallet storage methods that allow the warehouse staff to store pallets efficiently. This article will examine a number of the pallet storage methods that are commonly used.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>money</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[Purchasing Performance]]></title>
         <link>http://logistics.about.com/od/strategicsupplychain/a/measure_purchasing.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Measuring purchasing performance is important as the purchasing department plays an ever increasingly important role in the supply chain in an economic downturn. A reduction in the cost of raw material and services can allow companies to competitively market the price of their finished goods in order to win business. This article examines how companies are measuring purchasing performance.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Logistics Strategy]]></title>
         <link>http://logistics.about.com/od/supplychainintroduction/a/strategy.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Supply chain operations within an organization should be constantly reviewed to identify where improvements can be made or deficiencies eliminated. One method to help do this is to perform a series of benchmarking tests on their supply chain processes. This article reviews the methods involved in benchmarking supply chain processes.]]></description>
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