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Manufacturers, retailers and others involved in buying global transport are asking for new services and products as part of their attempts to reduce costs.
“The description ‘value-added’ has been much abused,“ says Anna Warren, Supply Chain Solutions Manager, Virtualized Logistics, “but it is true that there are many potential savings – in reduced inventory and waste, as well as cutting time to market, that the extra services a sophisticated supply chain provide.