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The worst Supply Chain practices must be confessed and not only by constraint

KEPLER Consulting

Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders . This approach impairs flexibility to cope with the hazards of the various downstream systems (production tool, customer demand, etc.). Sources Cachon G.P. Some studies (Cachon and Fischer (2000); Lee et al.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. Currently, I am leading the Global Forwarding Solutions (GFS) business of TVS SCS. Thereafter I played an integral role in the integration of EGL and TNT Logistics to form Ceva.

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What role can technology play in transforming the food and drink industry for the better?: transparency roundup

Provenance

“For every $1 spent on food, society pays $2 in health, environmental, and economic costs” (Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation ). Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation ). Source: Huffington Post ). Source: Kimberly Warner, Author & Senior Scientist at Oceana). Source: Unilever ). Read the article here.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

Obviously, a lot of manufacturing equipment buyers wait for the show before committing to purchase and of course a lot of orders are set up to be taken at the show as well! At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased. It was, however, slower in and slower out.

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Conscious Clothing? Why Fashion's Going Green

Material Handling & Logistics

For years now, we’ve watched the old guard of the packaged-food industry get pummeled as consumers look to fill their grocery carts with trendier items bearing feel-good labels such as “natural” or “sustainably sourced.”. Nearly twice as much apparel was sold in 2017 than in 2003.