Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As 2015 comes to an end, a quick thank you to all of our readers, followers, and sponsors for another great year of learning and conversation on Talking Logistics. We have not met, I just wanted to drop you a note telling you thank you for your work and content that you continue to produce. – Pedro B. – Ben W.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This business unit was the most recent to receive an ISO 9001:2015 certification. This prestigious certification attests to our commitment to providing the highest quality products and services at all times. In this blog post, we will take you through the significance of ISO 9001:2015 certification for BR Williams.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. Using this software effectively is about more than the functionality. Logistics can be a challenge.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Each group—marketing, sales, finance, and supply chain — takes a time-phased snapshot of the river using different models, granularities, and biases. Each group—marketing, sales, finance, and supply chain — takes a time-phased snapshot of the river using different models, granularities, and biases. Imagining What Could Be.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Over time I’ve had the opportunity to adopt these recipes; handwritten on the back-side of 1950’s newspaper scraps or in such faded ink that one can just barely see it reads ‘teaspoon’ not ‘tablespoon’. Leadership is always important, but increasingly important in times of crisis & uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out Procurement Report Card: Most Executives Think Procurement Isn’t Strategic Enough! Looking at him now laying on the cushion in the corner of Kodiak Rating’s office sound asleep, I feel proud that we took the time and effort, to lay the foundation, to help him become the dog he is today. Subscribe Here!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Richard crossed the finish line at 2:52 pm, which was almost the exact time the bombs went off. This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. And what a race it was.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

From just being environmentally friendly, it has become a holistic framework that encompasses the environment, social and corporate governance. Over the last decade, the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has greatly evolved. The logistics business, is predominantly a network business driven by our employees. Photo Credit: L’Oréal.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The approach of “ Just in time ” and “ supply chain management ” focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing waste. But at that time, the reduction of waste was mainly due to economic reasons, not environmental.This was because waste means greater economic loss. Bhattacharjee, 2015).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2019

Although spot rates are well above traditional levels of 2015-2017, these rates have dropped consistently from last year’s summer holiday peak and are now below what was seen in previous year. Current Capacity Outlook. Despite a difficult first three quarters of 2018, the market began to show signs of softening and improved capacity in Q4.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In a Supply Chain Matters blog commentary published as far back as March of 2015 , we addressed efforts directed at introducing ever larger mega container ships, multi-carrier capacity agreements, outsourcing of certain services and increased transit times and tariff rates compound themselves to secure rate advantages.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. percent in December from November , with December 2015 freight shipments down 2.0

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 7, 2021

Mathias is a supply chain expert with significant experience in industrial engineering, logistics, inventory management and procurement at such companies as Amazon, Infineon, Tech Data and of course, Ratioform, where he started as the Head of Procurement in 2018 and is now the Director of Operations. Mary Vasile: All right.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In the case of Google Glass wearable technology, it was pulled from the market in 2015 due to a bulky design, lack of practical features, and privacy concerns 2. By collaborating early and often, dispersed product teams and supply chain partners can streamline processes and accelerate time to market. Maintain a steady pace.

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Kodiak Hub

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The world is evolving, procurement is evolving, buyer-supplier relationships are evolving and so should the ways that we negotiate & contract. Vendors are partners, not just supplies/services. “To A prospective customer should feel the same level of engagement from our team?—?as as a prospective supplier?—?during Legislation and 3.Certification.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I asked him over and over, “Is the market ready for a solution for JUST Sales and Operations Planning?” ” I struggled to understand how a company focused just on S&OP could be viable. Over the last two decades Steelwedge raised significant capital in three rounds: 4M$ in 2004, 16M$ in 2011 and 22.5M$ in 2015.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 16, 2017

I had the opportunity to sit in on a number of sessions at Procurement Leaders American Congress 2017 in Miami this week. PL’s research shows that for procurement, cost savings is still the main issue that executives focus on. in 2015, down from 7% in 2016. in 2015, down from 7% in 2016. It is about the patient.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 23, 2017

There’s no time like the present to talk about the future of supply chain management. So it’s time to get planning. In Deloitte’s 2015 Supply Chain survey of 400 executives, only 38% of respondents say they have the competencies they need today. by Alexa Cheater Closed Today. Fresh out of Supply Chain Talent. Good question.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox explain, “In the 2015 novel Ghost Fleet , the spark that starts World War III is not a nuclear bomb, but a supply chain hack. The story line begins back in 2015 when Amazon was considering the acquisition of Elemental, a video-compression company. Amazon reported the discovery to U.S.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

Four decades ago, Rich Weissman, CEO of Rich Weissman & Associates and an experienced supply chain management practitioner, was just beginning his career. He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1] ” Logistics in the digital age.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, last month’s announcement was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before Amazon reveal plans for a comprehensive logistics network. In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world.

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Freightos

MAY 17, 2016

But it’s not just drones. Giants like these are planning to extend their control further around the customer lifecycle, and further along the supply chain, so incumbents in just about every vertical should be wary. A Millenial born in 1984 was just 10 when Amazon was founded, and 18 when Facebook was founded.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

’ They simply just shop.”[1] The idea — and the ideal — is to get the offer in front of them at the time they’re most likely to be interested.”[3] … E-commerce users typically need two to three times the amount of warehouse and distribution space that traditional users do.” ”[4].

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2024

By harnessing real-time insights from this operational data, supply chain performance and visibility can be significantly improved. When many organizations think of data, they think of real-time data being generated from edge sensors. Operations managers just need to figure out where it exists and how they can begin using it.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2017

The “Great Unlearning Begins” I wrote back in December 2014; it was one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015. A great example is a procurement professional who has spent the last 30 years perfecting the art of “buying.” The great unlearning process, however, won’t be quick or easy.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Barring some unexpected twist, COP26 will end with an updated version of the 2015 Paris Agreement, with commitments from individual nations to reduce their GHGs but no binding, enforceable international agreement. One example: just before COP26 kicked off, CEOs from more than 30 large financial institutions with over $8.7

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Editor's Note: This is a blog post about the state of the freight brokering business in 2015. Many shippers have been burned by freight brokers who work on behalf of the shipper for transportation procurement, accounting services , freight claims management , and more. 2015, an impressive growth rate for just one year.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? Data should serve as the foundation of all SRM decisions made by your procurement and sourcing team.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 23, 2020

For more on pharmaceutical procurement, register for our upcoming webinar. From 2005 to 2015, most companies expanded their portfolio with at least 25% of total revenue coming from Asia Pacific and emerging markets. However, there are benefits to this kind of project beyond just financial savings. JAGGAER is here to help.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 20, 2018

More than 500 procurement and CSR professionals along with representatives of international organizations and NGOs gathered for EcoVadis’ annual conference in Paris on April 10-11 to collaborate, exchange best practices and discuss their shared vision for sustainable supply chains. . Now Is the Time. Changing the Mindset.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Live Episode: Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 12:00 ET. In many ways, the success of a company’s transportation operations begins with how well it plans and executes its transportation procurement process. Should we put all of our lanes out to bid or just a portion? How do we measure the success of a procurement engagement?

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

In 2004, Walmart wasn’t concerned about Amazon; it was just an upstart online bookstore. The time needed for your competition to leap ahead is only getting smaller with new technologies. The structure is there; supply chain leaders just need to elevate the organizational visibility and impact. Remove organizational barriers.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

Simply put, just because your existing people, processes, and technologies enabled you to succeed in the past does not mean that they will deliver success moving forward, especially in a fast-changing business environment. Over the same time period, we’ve seen crude oil prices bounce up and down between $140 and $40 per barrel.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Which means that, as it does every year at this time, space is about to get very tight. That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. Our proprietary Risk Calendar envisions times of the year when disruptions may occur, and why.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Its manufacturing capacity is at the highest level in the company’s history, and just two years ago Carhartt began opening its own retails stores across the country (with stores in 17 states as of the end of September 2016). Procurement & Contract Management. Carhartt is a great example. Location Management. Capacity Management.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 10, 2015

I question how many will actually take the time to read all 12,000+ statements to determine who is and who isn’t using slave labor. I used to think there was no way slavery would ever have a place in modern society, that no one would allow such a practice to exist outside the most desolate and desperate places on Earth.

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