Procurement and Sourcing, Supply Chain

The Future of the Workforce and Talent in the Logistics & SupplyChain Industry

October 15, 2022

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The rise of e-commerce has again underlined the need for profound technical change and boosted progress in this area. With the rapid advancement of cloud-based technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics,
companies will need to reassess their business models, and fast. The technology revolution isn’t years away – it’s here, and it could dramatically change the workforce structure.

Spotlight

FAC Food Logistics

International Traders, Inc. (ITI) & First American Carriers, Inc. (FAC) are a comprehensive supply chain solutions and total logistics organization with a core competency and expertise in the retail and foodservice segments of the food industry. ITI & FAC are trusted by leading manufacturers, national chain foodservice operators and distributors as their fully integrated supply chain management partner managing and delivering goods in an optimized, efficient and timely fashion.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
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WAREHOUSING WHITE PAPER

whitePaper | March 18, 2022

Recent decades have shown an increase in serious incidents in the Maritime Containerized Supply Chain, involving both onboard incidents and incidents taking place on shore in warehouses where Dangerous Goods are stored and handled in preparation for, or after sea-transport. Warehouse incidents in Tianjin in 2015 with numerous casualties and the latest serious such incident in Beirut in 2020 causing more than 200 deaths, 6000 injured and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless, have caused global concern. They have revealed a need for guidance on warehousing, including consolidation, where Dangerous Goods are involved

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Reusable Packaging for the New Wave of Supply Chain Automation

whitePaper | November 2, 2022

Now more than ever, companies need their supply chains to be flexible, accurate and nimble to increase productivity and drive efficiency. Speed is king with consumers, as the majority have come to expect products to be in their hands at much quicker speeds than ever before.

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NetSuite Warehouse Management System

whitePaper | September 17, 2022

NetSuite Warehouse Management System (WMS) optimizes day-to-day warehouse operations using industry-leading best practices. With intelligent pick-and-pack processes, handheld barcode scanning, cycle counting and integration with shipping systems, you’ll run your warehouse more efficiently and minimize handling costs. NetSuite WMS guides users through important tasks, from receiving and storing items to picking and shipping them, in the most efficient way. As items are processed in the warehouse, each transaction entered is automatically updated in the NetSuite inventory record and reported in real time.

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Using FBX to manage freight rate volatility

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

The daily Freightos Baltic Exchange Container Index (FBX) provides the market with a credible and fully transparent reference point. It is based on the world’s largest global database of multimodal freight rates using realtime data from logistical providers and overseen by an institution whose information already underpins billions of dollars-worth of physical and forward freight contracts in the dry bulk, oil and gas transportation markets.

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Life Maps and Supply Planning Maps

whitePaper | December 2, 2019

I met Janie at college. She was dating my roommate, Fred, who was a total knucklehead. Sound familiar? Our two children are now at college. Tuition runs a bit north of $100,000 annually. Both kids are stellar students and athletes, so I’m ‘okay’ with the spending the cash. Janie has a boutique on-line travel business, which is earning more than I do, as Janie reminds me whenever I complain about the kids' tuitions. I’ve recently accepted a role as Vice President of Operations with a very promising consumer packaged goods company in the Pacific Northwest.

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Secure Software Supply Chains

whitePaper | January 4, 2023

Major cyber-attacks such as the SolarWinds and Kaseya incidents demonstrate the need to focus significantly more on software supply chain security as well as traditional cyber defense areas. Avoiding the code tampering that occurred in both of those attacks by criminals and internal parties is essential. This whitepaper looks at how to increase security throughout the Software Development Lifecycle and implement a multi-layered, defense-indepth code tampering prevention and detection strategy.

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Spotlight

FAC Food Logistics

International Traders, Inc. (ITI) & First American Carriers, Inc. (FAC) are a comprehensive supply chain solutions and total logistics organization with a core competency and expertise in the retail and foodservice segments of the food industry. ITI & FAC are trusted by leading manufacturers, national chain foodservice operators and distributors as their fully integrated supply chain management partner managing and delivering goods in an optimized, efficient and timely fashion.

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