Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. billion in 2019.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Today’s supply chains are still mostly linear, taking raw materials from the planet, using them, and disposing of them when they no longer have value. Supply chains at a consumer goods company, for example, make up about 80% of the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What Is a Circular Supply Chain?

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 30, 2023

From tech giants to manufacturing leaders, the top 10 CEOs in the supply chain industry have blazed a trail of success. The Top 10 CEOs Who Have Worked As Supply Chain Professionals 1. Tim Cook Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has a background in operations and supply chain management. Don’t forget!

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Lisa Johnston ( @thatljohnston ), Senior Editor at Consumer Goods Technology, writes, “Much has been written about the extreme shifts in consumer behavior patterns.”[2] Stable Consumer Behaviors. Taking the Digital Path to Purchase. Purchasing Out of Necessity. ”[3]. ”[3].

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

I’ve worked in enterprise supply chain technology for more than 20 years, and, especially in the earlier years, collaborated in teams where I was the only female in the room. The truth is women have long been underrepresented in supply chain leadership. Q&A with three inspiring women in supply chain.

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Synovos

AUGUST 9, 2023

RS Integrated Supply’s Costanza Campi to speak at World Procurement Excellence Summit WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 8 AUGUST 2023 – Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for RS Integrated Supply, has been selected to present at the upcoming World Procurement Excellence Summit in Cologne, Germany.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Background In various Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, this supply chain technology industry analyst has raised awareness, perspectives and added focus to the critical importance of establishing synchronous processes and more timely decision making across an end-to-end supply chain network.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

One of the least welcome consequences of supply chain snarls and labor shortages is rising inflation — and the food industry has been impacted like every other economic sector. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported, “The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 1.1 In November, the U.S.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

The global economy has been disrupted by a virus that is too small to see and too small to be filtered by most available face masks. Cities are on lockdown; travel bans are in place and global markets have quickly entered a recession. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 15, 2021

Palle, Principal, Global Practices, DiSC Execution, Bristlecone. Organizations procure a wide variety of consumables, goods and services to run their day-to-day operations. Finance has the legal obligation to accrue or defer these service and consumable costs as well as advance payments at month-end or quarter-end.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Keeping up with demand and market trends challenges most supply chain operators. Supply chain operators need to take a step back and closely examine their demand forecasting process to optimize supply chain operations, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. Let’s start with the definition.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Most analysts agree supply chains need to go digital. More recently analysts are also talking about the importance of supply chains becoming smart. By that they mean supply chains need to take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to get the most out of collected data. ”[1].

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QAD

JUNE 16, 2021

As manufacturing and supply chains scale to meet larger global needs, real-time data and software systems allow manufacturers to automate processes and make smart data-driven decisions. Two commonly implemented software systems are ERP (enterprise resource planning) and MRP (material requirements planning).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In today’s global economy, businesses face increasing pressure to ensure transparency and accountability in their supply chains. Consumers are increasingly demanding more information about the products they buy, and regulatory bodies are introducing new requirements for companies to meet.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The atoms and electrons of the supply chain are changing. I am passionate about the topic of the digital supply chain, and I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The third Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over. 3D printing. The Internet of Things. The list goes on and on.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Even before the global pandemic hit, e-commerce sales were on the rise. With all generations getting more comfortable on the digital path to purchase, most retailers have adapted to this new reality and are pursuing omnichannel strategies. .” When it comes to the retail sector, he certainly proved accurate. ”[3]. .’

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Truck driving shortage impacting cost of goods. The figure includes Panasonic’s purchase of the remaining 80 percent of shares in Blue Yonder for $5.6 Part of this plan is to speed up its supply chain, primarily with a $100 million distribution center in Hendricks County, creating up to 500 jobs by the end of 2024.

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QAD

MAY 19, 2021

While spreadsheets and manually tracked processes can help organize internal processes in the early days of any business, manufacturers and suppliers often turn to enterprise software like ERP or CRM to help scale their business. Electronics and Technology. Retail and Consumer Goods. Supply Chain Management.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

.”[1] Most retailers seem to agree with that conclusion and, as a result, they have invested a lot of time and money into bolstering their omnichannel operations in order to serve consumers where and when they shop. The Omnichannel Consumer. ”[2] Yes, consumers can be difficult to figure out. during 2020. ”[3].

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Enterra Insights

JULY 20, 2021

The staff at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) explains, “If 2020 was a Dickens novel about consumer goods, it might be called a tale of two categories: essential and non-essential. The former saw the better of times in which the belief in their products gave consumers hope. on a two-year basis.”

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As you bring a consumer into the relationship, Reily admonishes, “Make sure that [the relationship is] genuine, and is something consumers actually want, versus something the brand wants them to do. Reily explains, “Realize that a d-to-c strategy is not necessarily exchanging goods for money. .” ” #3.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

. … With an ever-complex consumer purchasing path, it can be difficult for a brand to know where exactly to adjust their efforts. ”[1] Deloitte analysts add, “The global pandemic has upended what many consumer products companies understand about their businesses, customers, risks, and opportunities.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2020

Consumer behavior, even before the pandemic, was moving steadily towards the digital path to purchase. The pandemic forced many consumers to make purchases online that they normally would have completed in stores. ” That doesn’t mean they aren’t using the digital path to purchase — because they are.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As supply chain clichés take flight, clients struggle with execution. One of these concepts that I hear a lot; but see few tangible examples, is the idea of “customer-segmented supply chain.” The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. in Net Cash on Hand.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. Low-cost country sourcing is a procurement strategy that falls under a broad category of procurement efforts called global sourcing.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Consumer opinions about business sustainability and ethics are influencing the supply chain. The pattern of consumers valuing sustainable and ethical decisions made by companies is nothing new in the business world. Majority of Consumers in Developed Countries and Worldwide Influenced by Ethics.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Consumer opinions about business sustainability and ethics are influencing the supply chain. The pattern of consumers valuing sustainable and ethical decisions made by companies is nothing new in the business world. Majority of Consumers in Developed Countries and Worldwide Influenced by Ethics.

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

” The term Amazon Effect is emerging as a new buzzword in business circles as the e-commerce giant disrupts the global economy on multiple levels. But one area of concern noted by Forbes really stands out: a domino effect taking place across the consumer goods sector. How the Amazon Effect Impacts Consumer Goods.

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

” The term Amazon Effect is emerging as a new buzzword in business circles as the e-commerce giant disrupts the global economy on multiple levels. But one area of concern noted by Forbes really stands out: a domino effect taking place across the consumer goods sector. How the Amazon Effect Impacts Consumer Goods.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! It was a natural progression of time and technology. The correlation between technology and time is a special one. Time and technology had progressed, and there were a plethora of better alternatives on the market in 2004.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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RFgen

MARCH 3, 2023

This can reduce the cost of purchasing new materials, as well as the cost of disposing of old materials. In addition, using sustainable materials can improve a company’s reputation and appeal to environmentally conscious consumers. ALSO READ: Why people are the best investment in the sustainable supply chain » 4.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Justin Swanson ( @ejsnyt ) reports, “Retail sales in the United States jumped nearly 11 percent this season compared with the holiday period in 2019, the year before the pandemic upended the global economy.”[1] Digital Path to Purchase taken more often. Supply chain snarls could affect demand. ”[5].

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SupplyShift

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Global Climate Strike is happening. From September 20 – 27, a youth-led climate strike will bring millions of global citizens out to the streets to demand climate justice and a radical shift away from fossil fuel dependence. In the words of Greta Thunberg , it’s past time for global leaders to “unite behind the science.”

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