Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

It is crucial for organizations to understand the importance of Purchase Order collaboration to effectively manage their direct spend, optimize operations, and mitigate risks. From natural disasters to geopolitical tensions and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains have been significantly impacted.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A car is necessary for the suburbs, so I plopped 5K on the used car lot desk and rode off in a 2016 Lincoln Mercury. I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. In traditional supply chain planning implementations, I count at least a dozen engines churning to improve outcomes.

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QAD

OCTOBER 11, 2022

the latest version of QAD’s next generation ERP solution that includes the Adaptive User Experience (UX) and the QAD Enterprise Platform. We are also excited to unveil updates to other areas in the QAD Adaptive Applications solution portfolio. Digital Manufacturing. QAD Adaptive ERP 2022.1 Highlights.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ).

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

. “When I began my career,” he writes, “there was no such thing as ‘Supply Chain Management’ Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. To make that point, Mortson lists ten different definitions for the term from various sources. ”[3].

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

Look at the process enabling tools. Specifically, what does your supply chain team use to manage supply chain planning? Survey after survey points to spreadsheets as one of the primary tools used along with ERP systems and homegrown solutions. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

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