The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Getting started with AI in supply chain might not start where you think. Instead start with the foundation of your AI strategy, which should be an understanding of your company’s supply chain and your data. Since this advice on getting started with AI in supply chain may seem counterintuitive, let me explain.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

There are many value propositions associated with cloud (or software-as-a-service) solutions, but the two most cited are lower upfront costs and faster time-to-value as compared to on-premise implementations. I first wrote about commerce graphs more than two years ago in Facebook Graph, Through a Supply Chain Lens.

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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. But it’s the positive feedback we receive regularly from supply chain and logistics professionals like you that means the most to us. – Pedro B.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Low-cost country sourcing is a procurement strategy that falls under a broad category of procurement efforts called global sourcing. New technology and capacity. Political unrest, both internal and external, can halt supply lines. Political instability can cause interruptions to your supply chain.

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Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 83

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

One year ago global technology company ABB launched the second stage of its Next Level Strategy. Its high voltage cables transport power further than ever before and its substations stabilize and supply power to a wide range of urban and industrial applications. My job entails procurement as well as transportation and logistics.

Material Savings 60

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 60

RFgen

AUGUST 16, 2016

Learn more about the supply chain management strategy for the games in Rio. The games in Rio are underway, which means supply chain management strategies are in full swing. Sustainability a Major Concern for Rio Supply Chain Management. A Bumpy Road for Rio Logistics.

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RFgen

AUGUST 16, 2016

Learn more about the supply chain management strategy for the games in Rio. The games in Rio are underway, which means supply chain management strategies are in full swing. Sustainability a Major Concern for Rio Supply Chain Management. A Bumpy Road for Rio Logistics.

Supply Chain Strategy 52

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

As organizations move towards visible, high velocity, transparent supply chains, a number of questions arise that are fundamental to the business, but which executive often struggle to answer with any clarity. How do we extend the concept visibility and control beyond our four walls to drive better execution in our supply chain?

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

SynerTrade, provider of purchasing software and apps for more efficient procurement procedures, is growing robustly. More than 250 customers in 11 countries have already entrusted their purchasing processes to the software company with French-German roots.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

QAD has bolstered our cloud offerings with new adaptive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities that enhance user productivity and support informed and intelligent decision-making. Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Brazil, India, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United States and other global regions.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 8, 2019

New partnership will drive a higher standard for sustainable practices within the global pulp and paper supply chain. . Together, the two companies will drive sustainability excellence across the global pulp and paper supply chain through proactive monitoring and assessment of supplier performance and risk.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The conference was a great opportunity to interact with logistics and procurement executives in an environment of open dialogue and discussion. All of a sudden, everyone is “knocking on the door” of procurement and logistics, asking for cost improvements.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The pandemic exposed the fragility of our global supply chains and their many vulnerabilities to disruption. While supply chains are starting to stabilize, Resilinc hopes the pandemic’s lessons will lead procurement and supply chain managers to shift to more regionalized sourcing models.

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Resilinc

JULY 25, 2023

Sidney has over three decades of global direct and indirect procurement and supplier management experience. As Head of Procurement at Harman International to VP of Global Supply Chain Management at Aptiv, we learned about this supply chain thought leader’s extensive experience in the world of supply chain and procurement.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

We’ll begin with a look at which of the larger, most well-known companies have already shifted some of their supply chain activity away from China, are in the process currently, or have announced plans to do so. On the other, it’s unwise to underestimate the costs of switching procurement from one country to another.

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China Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction 98

Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

We’re taking a look at what the new tariffs mean for supply chain, and how businesses can protect their interests. China, producer of half the world’s steel supply, was levied with an additional tariff on over $60 billion worth of imports. How will supply chains be impacted? How to avoid a supply chain emergency.

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Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

We’re taking a look at what the new tariffs mean for supply chain, and how businesses can protect their interests. China, producer of half the world’s steel supply, was levied with an additional tariff on over $60 billion worth of imports. How will supply chains be impacted? How to avoid a supply chain emergency.

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Policies Manufacturing Procurement America Supply Chain Software 60