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6 Essential Procurement Training Courses for Professionals: How To Begin and Advance Your Career in Procurement

SCMDOJO

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations across industries are realizing the immense value of effective procurement practices. Procurement professionals play a vital role in driving operational efficiency, cost savings, and strategic decision-making. But how do you get started? Do not worry!

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Managing transportation in times of tight capacity and high rates

Cathy Roberson

Technology is playing a big role but one area, in particular, that I’ve always found interesting is transportation management services (TMS). No matter the mode of transportation a shipper uses, the shipper is paying more for it, that is, when they can find space. TMS has come a long way since its early days.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. Our specific prediction was that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics contracts. All rights reserved.

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Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022

Ware2Go

Should you change your supply chain procurement strategy in light of continuing supply chain disruptions? Supply chain procurement strategies had long been favoring Just in Time procurement. So, should merchants change their supply chain procurement strategies as they head into 2022? Big Picture Thinking.

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Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

It can take miles out of the transportation journey, air from a carton or box, or reduce trips to a specific neighborhood or house. As a result, Mars has been able to procure renewable electricity to cover the entire business in those specific countries. For supply chains, sustainability is symbiotic with profitability.

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Is It Time for a Better Approach to Inventory Optimization? 

Logility

At Logility, we have seen first-hand what happens when businesses migrate away from planning inventory with error-prone Excel spreadsheets and manual, labor-intensive procurement activities and start using an integrated digital supply chain platform. Almost immediately, organizations benefit from higher visibility and process automation.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

Talking Logistics

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. This morning apparel retailer Bebe Stores announced that it is closing all of its stores by the end of May. On the software front, just when you thought “Does the market need another transportation management system (TMS)?”