The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! The silo mentality of traditional organizations must be broken.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. ZF transforms those purchased products into over 2,000 products. at the ZF Group. If we had to communicate with “e-mail and Excel only, there is no way we could have accomplished this. ZF Began their Digital Resilience Transformation 20 Years Ago!

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2018

Let me tell you how international e-commerce is changing one buying pattern and why it will reshape global logistics operations and government import regulations. In this case, it was not in bulk but individual purchases. French customers were buying directly from Chinese merchants. At a low level, the answer is no one would.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In her keynote address, Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, National Association of Air Freight & Logistics (NAFL), who is based in Dubai, spoke about megatrends transforming the MENA region, particularly the impact of COVID-19. Bob Gill - General Manager, Southeast Asia Arc Advisory Group. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 25, 2019

It’s indicative of a soft freight market, a drop in industrial production, and lower world oil prices. Russ Aborn: It could be that they are culling the freight that is not as profitable as they’d like. Based on what we’ve seen, they certainly are not pricing new freight aggressively to secure new business. All excellent points.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. What is procurement and purchasing Lesson 2. Procurement and Purchasing Cycle Lesson 7. Make or Buy decision Lesson 3. Trends and tendencies in procurement Lesson 3.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. At a high level, what GEON does is purchase plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. It’s the narrative.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The exceptions were goods purchased from mail-order catalogs. Andrew Chung, CEO of Innovo Property Group, explains, “[The] explosive growth of online purchasing and competition among online retailers has resulted in a race to reach consumers. consumers when making online purchases. miles, respectively.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2023

A couple of years ago, Corrie White , Marketing Manager at Transfix, reported that new technologies were “flooding the freight industry” in an effort to make operations more efficient and effective.[2] Which is why robotic process automation (RPA) can play an important supply chain role.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Sensing and predicting disruptions as early as possible will allow organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation strategies and lower premium freight. Furthermore, having short-term Purchase Order/ASN-level visibility is insufficient. Salim Shaikh (CPIM, CSCP) is a Digital Transformation Executive at Blue Yonder.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Factors were partially offset by increased purchased transportation rates, lower package volume, and higher other operating expenses. At the same time, we continue to focus on delivering excellent service for our customers.”. FedEx Freight pension plan. percent for its LTL Freight unit, beginning in January 2023.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2017

Last Saturday, we celebrated Earth Day, making this an excellent time for each of us to examine our own commitment to the environment. In recent years, businesses and consumers across the country have demonstrated that sustainability matters – both in terms of what they buy and how vendors are selected. In fact, 22% of U.S.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

Salim: In a recent conversation with Kelly Bysouth, the Chief Supply Chain Officer at IAC Group she mentioned wanting to “illuminate the network.” It allows organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation plans to lower premium freight. Are disruptions still very frequent and how are they impacting automotive supply chains?

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Claritum

JUNE 13, 2019

I rapidly came to the conclusion that these articles were excellent at the helicopter view of the challenges, however seemed unable to apply categorisation to the challenges. So, let’s start this article by breaking down the domains by nature of purchases. Here we are trying to group categories that would have similar challenges.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Freight forwarding. Warehousing and storage. Handling raw materials. Order fulfillment. Testimonials. Series B Funding: $48.5M

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 6, 2022

Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases. Offering better discounts on worthy purchases and using data to know when to grant such deals is a top way small and midsize businesses can stay competitive. The result effectively reduces the total cost of air freight and helps companies find capacity across multiple modes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As part of the worldwide Staci Group, Amware can offer global fulfillment from 81 fulfillment centers across the U.S., Customer service: Amware Fulfillment provides excellent customer service to both its clients and their customers. Europe and Asia. It is always available to answer questions and resolve any issues that may arise.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

But gone are the days when you needed to create your own TMS or even buy one. Many years ago I launched a new Supply Chain service focussed largely on the sale of freight and logistics services. Yet every company does not have the size, scale, resources or leverage to optimally manage their freight and logistics requirements.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. Ocean freight is split into 14! @ACWmagazine.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. No Purchase Orders were used.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

In the last three years we’ve developed our strategy, centralised procurement, purchasing and manufacturing aligned our portfolios across all categories globally and developed our exclusive brands portfolio. there are three options: to set to work with excel, to develop one’s own solution or to purchase an off-the-shelf tool.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

ABC analysis ABC analysis is when you group items of different value and volume together by high-value items (“A” products), medium value items (“B” products), and low-value items (“C” products). Using technology that keeps inventory counts synced in real-time rather than using something static like Excel helps with the following.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Case-in-point: my company FourKites will collaborate with 16 other supply chain industry leaders — including BlueYonder, e2open, Oracle, Uber Freight, and JB Hunt, to name a few — as part of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC). Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.”

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Segregate your customers into sensible groups that have similar service needs. Scenario 2 – Buy more at once. You jump in the car, drive to the store, park the car, go into the store, spend a bit longer in the store this time, as you buy sugar, flour, rice, milk, and a dozen other things. Customers are NOT all one size.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Acknowledgement was made that rates are at historically high levels, with trans- Pacific freight costs rising by 200 percent in 2021 and with trans- Atlantic costs rising by 100 percent. There is no cost for paid CSCMP membership, or the report can be purchased for $249 by non CSCMP members. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The order fulfilment process covers every step required to get goods to the people who purchase them, from the moment a customer places an order to when they receive their purchase. This can include freight forwarding and documentation management. Businesses that excel in order fulfilment have an opportunity to stand out.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. Very little freight is moving with prices skyrocketing and many rerouting containers to Ningbo. Rail freight through Russia increased 40% last year. bound Chinese exports– is open. On paper, it makes sense.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Freight rates have been climbing over the past decade. When it comes to ordering goods for wholesalers and retailers alike, care and attention must be given to these rates so purchases are both efficient and cost effective. State of the art purchasing solutions should take this information into account when buyers are placing orders.

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GTG Technology Group

JUNE 18, 2019

By now, most business have heard about TMS software but most successful business have already purchased, implemented and are exceedingly competent in utilizing TMS to excel in their customer service and growing their business and profits; but you’re still wondering how. So, how can TMS software help your business? Sources: [link].

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Vivien Cheong shared the recent shift in freight buyers’ behaviour, “We are seeing freight purchase being commoditized. Tony is the Director of Logistics & Centre of Excellence for a leading Tier One Fortune 500 Automotive company and has over 15 years’ experience in the global supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2023

As Nick Santhanam , Chief Executive Officer of the Fernweh Group, explains, “Countless headlines over the past few decades have recounted a story of American industry in decline.”[1] Whether or not you buy-in to the term “Titanium Economy,” there is a new appreciation for America’s manufacturing sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2024

According to S&P Global, seaborne containerized freight imports into the U.S. Meanwhile, recent numbers from Freightos indicate that Red Sea disruptions have caused freight rates for ocean carriers to skyrocket since the start of May, rising by $1,000 per 40-foot-equivalent units. supply chain activity slowed in April.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Freight Cost Management eliminates post-audits and disputes. in Freight Cost Savings Per Shipment: Logistics Sourcing activities improve negotiated rates. According to industry analyst group, Gartner, end-to-end supply chain visibility will increase by 50 percent by 2018.

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American Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Empower frontline staff to deliver excellent service and provide feedback. It can only happen if it has strong, visible buy-in and advocacy from the CEO and other senior leaders. Executives should participate in initiatives like focus groups to gain valuable insights. Build a customer advisory panel for strategic insights.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Case Musti Group: Thriving in a Complex, Multinational, Supply Chain Environment. Musti Group Nordic is the leading pet supplies and accessories retailer in the Nordics, with 121 Musti & Mirri stores in Finland, 127 Arken Zoo and Djurmagazinet pet stores in Sweden, and also 18 Musti stores in Norway. Musti Group at a Glance.

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