Analyst Insight: The top strategic action tied to improving parts management for service and support organizations in a recent Aberdeen research study on service parts logistics was to integrate service parts planning, forecasting and execution with overall logistics functions (i.e., procurement, supply chain management, inventory management) to ensure the delivery of the right part to the end customer when an asset goes down or is not operating at full efficiency. - Aly Pinder Jr., senior research associate, Aberdeen Group
FreightWatch International, a provider of security services for global logistics, has released its Annual Global Threat Assessment. The publication examines each region of the world and the countries that are considered major players in the global supply chain.
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