Roy Garcia

Associate Director Reverse Logistics
Verizon Wireless

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Secondary Markets And Logistics Optimization Retention

Friday, July 10th, 2015

09:40 Best Practices Around 3PL Management

How can you establish a long lasting, mutually beneficial partnership with a 3PL? What must be communicated at the outset and how are both parties held accountable? This panel will address:

Establishing operational procedures upfront
Key factors in deciding which 3PL to partner with: Culture fit, solutions, metrics
Establishing top-down support: Ensuring goals and expectations are communicated down to the operational and facility level
Creating a true partnership that strives for continuous improvement

14:30 PANEL: Aligning Forward & Reverse Logistics

Is there enough communication between your forward and reverse supply chain teams? Many organizations see a gap that must be filled. How do we align forward and reverse strategy?

Ensuring reverse logistics has an equal voice in negotiations on the front end and that you’re thinking through the full product lifecycle
How are retailers and logistics providers working together to achieve a high level of consolidation and optimization of both directions of product flow?
Communicating the need for product classification (product that needs rework before hitting a distribution center, excess and obsolete inventory that is being removed from shelves entirely, etc.) throughout the network