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Carbon Neutrality by 2050: The Net Zero Journey

ivalua

As a Procurement Leader, carbon neutrality by 2050 should be a central focus and Dr. Natacha Tréhan’s comprehensive research offers practical tips to get you on track. First, let’s start with procurement and how it plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint with 3 key areas of impact: – Actions with suppliers.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. More than 1,500 of the rings have arrived at more than 130 stores, Walmart Canada said in a corporate blog post. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95

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Why You Should Conduct Internal Quality Audits

Arena Solutions

A QMS typically aligns with your product lifecycle management (PLM) solution and your product innovation goals. External audits can be nerve-wracking with key personnel and teams running from pillar to post searching for records or documents, especially if you don’t have a quality management system (QMS) software solution in place.

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Sourcing Offices: a shift of paradigm

KEPLER Consulting

After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath. Strategic actions like Purchasing Strategy definition or Negotiation preparation are not correctly documented.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

From investing in smart automation solutions like collaborative mobile robots to improve warehouse productivity to route and supplier optimization and outsourcing logistics to a 3PL , there are several strategies that can help companies reduce logistics costs. Servando Sierra Servando Sierra is the founder of Fresh Big Bang.

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50 expert tips on logistics planning and strategy

6 River Systems

Luckily, the current movers and shakers of the logistics and supply chain world are all too happy to dole out sage advice in the form of blog posts, interviews, podcasts — you name it. Create an adaptive unified buying process. “If you look at the typical buying process, it is bifurcated based on geography.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. The CIO budget is hamstrung with system upgrades and software license payments. There is a belief that the efficient response—the tightly integrated lean supply chain—defines supply chain excellence.