Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Business Logistics Costs (BLC) were reported to be 9.1 All of above stated, U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And now let us examine the reasons why a career in logistics offers so much diversity to so many workers. It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Do you want to be managing people?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

In the “ new normal ” of Lean , information is constantly changing, and the flow of supply will be interrupted because of market, supply, or logistics network disruptions. 2021 Prediction: Escalating Global Transportation And Logistics Costs Require New Thinking. Number Nine. This concludes Part Two of this series.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

No matter how good it all looked on paper, the pandemic made weak links obvious: supplier shortages and backed-up transportation networks, among other things. Smart organizations have embraced supply chain management platforms that provide complete transparency. Things can’t go on as they did pre-pandemic.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In an attempt to get back to supply chain basics, companies need to scrutinise their processes, from procurement through to storage and shipping. With the rapid rise in our ability to collect information, data saturation is everywhere. Optimise logistics.

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Procurement Academy

AUGUST 31, 2021

Predictive Logistics is there to support you. Make Cloud your ally, track personal data generated by your customer’s behavioural activity. Use trackers to combine Big Data management with other tools and correlate the information to give users insights into their activities. Add Artificial Intelligence to your services.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Accurate demand forecasting guarantees replenishment of inventory based on real-time data. With automated information tracking and data management using effective replenishment planning, anticipating future demand comes naturally. Accurate data ensures that stock replenishment is at par with future demand.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Not only does this spread the risk, but transportation costs are lower. Localising your supply chain can significantly reduce transport costs. Localising your supply chain has a positive effect on the environment as it reduces the energy required for shipping, transport, and storage. 4) Create Redundancy.

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Supply Chain Network

AUGUST 28, 2012

In my last post , I shared some surprising stats about the lack of a systems-based approach for logistics procurement. Redefine ‘relevant data.’ Traditional procurement data kept in those spreadsheets can include: AP/GL data, purchase order data, P-Card data, invoice data and contract information.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

In effect, data overload blunts your ability to take advantage of the tremendous analytical power offered by advanced transportation management system (TMS) solutions. There are many causes of data proliferation, but here are five that, in our experience, are especially relevant in the logistics space.

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TMC

JANUARY 14, 2016

In effect, data overload blunts your ability to take advantage of the tremendous analytical power offered by advanced transportation management system (TMS) solutions. There are many causes of data proliferation, but here are five that, in our experience, are especially relevant in the logistics space.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Data controllers are also accountable for data processors. For example, if a manufacturer collects customer data and provides it to a 3PL for transport and delivery, both the manufacturer and the 3PL must be compliant, and the manufacturer is also responsible for checking that the 3PL is compliant.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. Talent Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TalentEdge – Talent Management.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. Talent Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TalentEdge – Talent Management.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Companies can transform to adopt Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM), which ensures the sharing of responsibility at every stage and each process to minimize the adverse impact on the environment. Reverse logistics can be seen as the ultimate recycling process, managing goods from the point of consumption to their point of origin.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 20, 2023

There is a particular focus on supply chains due to the amount of electricity used to store and transport goods in warehouses. Each has a crucial role in monitoring, managing and reducing carbon emissions. This is even more acute considering the sector relies heavily on transport and logistics.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 24, 2023

Moreover, there may be raw material shortages that will then result in supply chain bottlenecks as businesses are unable to procure inventory to keep up with demand. That means companies will need to appropriately adjust their production and procurement so as to avoid excess stock and piling up surplus inventory.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

For example, shoppers had limited access to fresh produce, meats, and fish due to shortages and disruptions in logistics and delivery services. You can automatically generate forecasts at any defined business level – from sales and marketing to logistics and financials – by applying a best-fit methodology across the product’s life cycle.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 16, 2021

Capacity is still the name of the game in logistics. Jeff Berman of Logistics Management said, “coming off of more than 15 months of activity across myriad modes and verticals that has been far from typical, due to the pandemic, many stakeholders make the argument that there has been a permanent Peak Season.”

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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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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 15, 2015

The business is getting tougher as more and more professional buyers at Customer’s site are managing procurement and purchasing. 3) Logistics (inbound/outbound transportation, materials and finished goods warehouses). Operational efficiency is gaining momentum and will be key.

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Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

With that in mind, here’s our pick of the 10 most important inventory management trends for 2022. 10 inventory management for 2022: 1. More widespread third-party logistics. And in terms of inventory management the cloud is key to: Tracking inventory location and levels in real time, even for remote warehouses.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 11, 2016

It refers to the systems, processes and software packages used by organizations to manage day-to-day operating activities such as, new product development , demand, supply and sales & operations planning , procurement , logistics , order management , manufacturing and asset maintenance.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Below, we’ve highlighted 50 expert supply chain management tips and best practices for navigating the post-pandemic world: Mitigating supply chain risks Supply chain crisis management Supply chain optimization Leveraging technology to optimize the supply chain Mitigating supply chain risks 1.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 5, 2022

The last, when it comes to pandemic that we all talk about most, is the massive end-to-end disruption in many through transportation. Before this, you kind of got away with marginal tool sets and poor master data management, you kind of made it work, but in this environment, it’s just not going to work anymore.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

Since I have covered bi-directional orchestration in prior blogs, here I am going to detail how taxonomies in the area of digital twin and direct procurement need to morph to drive value but for reference, in Figure 1, I share the previously shared model for bi-directional orchestration. They do not align and there is no unified data model.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The global wide transportation and logistics industry output contraction of 2023 taking an added economic toll on services providers and on certain service levels. However, efforts will take on different levels of prioritization among specific industries or businesses.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Fast forward to present day and you’ll find that ecommerce warehousing is equipped with robotics, logistics automation , IoT technology, and real-time inventory management software. Smart warehousing improves logistics operations so online retailers can grow their business while maintaining transparency and control.

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