Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. The impact?

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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

But the connections between that event and the current Covid-19 crisis are more prominent than most realize. . But few remember the stress the 2011 event placed on global supply chains. . 84% of “Beginner” procurement organizations did not proactively monitor for risk. Most Procurement organizations are not yet advanced.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. A regional supply chain does not mean supply chain operations are not impacted by global events. To improve efficiency, they have begun to install warehouse robots from Locus robotics in North America and Europe.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

.” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. This involves creating a range of “what-if” simulations and contingency plans based on demand fluctuations and supply disruptions.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Instead, we must build more resilient supply chains that are capable of sensing, and autonomously responding to, disruptive events at the earliest possible opportunity. Sieber and the other executives interviewed by Reuters Events revealed three keys to increasing supply chain resilience. It All Begins with Visibility.

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Proxima

APRIL 13, 2020

Observations from EVP of North America – Dan Colling s, April 13th. During this time, Procurement teams have played a critical role in helping businesses manage these extremely challenging conditions – in some cases, they have enabled businesses to meet vast levels of demand. Procurement sector priorities will change.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We are chasing around North America trying to find other suppliers—at much higher rates,” the CEO of an Edmonton food manufacturer told the CBC. The consensus among scientists is that a warming climate has already begun to make many droughts, heatwaves, floods, cold spells, and other extreme weather events more frequent.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 11, 2019

As we start 2019, it’s critical to understand how current events, changes in governmental policy and the general economic climate may affect the global procurement market and supply chain. and the European Union, and examine how procurement organizations can best prepare in the new year. Global Trade.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

And a FourKites survey of 350+ supply chain leaders tells us that the past few years of supply chain disruptions — including COVID-19, market volatility, global political conflict, material shortages and extreme weather events — drove 73% of respondents to begin investing in supply chain visibility, with 46% planning to invest more in 2023.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Beef, poultry and pork producers from Europe and North America all share a similar challenge: how to get the most value out of an animal. The right planning system will support every link in the supply chain — sales, logistics, supply chain, procurement, operations, planning, customer service and management.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s been an interesting decade for supply chain: just when you think things can’t get any crazier, a new extreme weather event, political drama or tech start-up pops up, disrupting entire industries. They drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

They can be physical and natural, like wildfires and tornadoes, or events such as pandemics and economic downturns that are less tangible yet equally, if not more, destructive to our communities and livelihoods. Disasters come in all shapes and sizes.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ivalua has been developing Procurement Technology for Nearly 20 years and we work with many customers and partners in North America. Ivalua will be represented at the event by our North American Marketing Director, Ty Levine! If you would like more information about the event, or to register visit the website.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

This week Ford Motor Company in conjunction with a two-day investor event, announced strategic commodity supply deals with four suppliers, two of which are the globe’s largest producers of lithium , a critical strategic commodity for electric-vehicle production needs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Weather events might also be factors. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. Bottlenecks from future COVID-19 variants are possible. We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

In this edition, we include six added news capsule events that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Livent Corp. The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This event was led by I Squared Capital. to Combine with Allkem Ltd.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In today’s highly competitive marketplace, understanding how your company’s procurement strategy and results compare with industry peers is critical. We believe there is no such thing as a bad outcome from a benchmark event. To learn more on this topic, watch “ Best Practices for Freight Rate Procurement in Today’s Market.”.

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Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

Bristlecone has introduced several new fixed-price, fixed-scope offerings for SAP products across supply chain planning, procurement and execution. North America. S/4HANA system support for North American electronics company. Procurement Center of Excellence creation for discrete manufacturer. Asia-Pacific.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2022

At ICON, Rogelio Antillon, Associate Manager of Global Procurement – Transportation, detailed its massive transportation network, which includes over 60 lane owners, 9,000 lanes and 1.2 Rogelio discussed how in response, PepsiCo is using an advanced TMS and digitalization to support a more nimble procurement strategy [ watch the video here ].

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and perspectives regarding SAP SE’s 2023 annual Sapphire and North America ASUG customer conference held this week both as an in-person and live streamed event. As was the case with last year’s conference, this event was both in-person and live streamed online.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Expect tight capacity across North America. This is a seasonal event. Use your transportation optimization systems to minimize dead miles and give carriers early notices of loads. Work with the carriers to improve visibility of load requirements. Tight capacity is not isolated to only the path of Florence. Demand Volatility.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 26, 2021

Procurement network and intelligence platform providers, Procurement Leaders, hosted a webinar featuring Supply Chain and Procurement experts, Dr. Elouise Epstein , Partner at Kearney , and Costas Xyloyiannis , CEO at HICX. Digital technologies drive path to strategic procurement. An exciting time for Procurement.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there. I look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference!

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Although there is little evidence that the incentive has stimulated re-shoring to any great extent, some 900 Japanese companies have chosen to begin procuring supplies from countries other than China. On the other, it’s unwise to underestimate the costs of switching procurement from one country to another.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers. Robinson load numbers.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 7, 2014

Exchanging experiences , best practices and insights on Sustainable Procurement has always been at the heart of our annual Client Committee. Therefore, for its 2014 edition, what a better location for our event than Palais Brongniart, the ancient Paris stock exchange ?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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ivalua

AUGUST 20, 2019

Event Overview: The largest educational conference exclusively for public procurement in North America where peers share ideas, engage and inspire one another, develop strong connections and gain a better understanding of how to tackle challenges they face along the way. Booth: #506. Dates: August 25-28.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

In a press event held last week, Oracle Co-Founder and CTO Larry Ellison outlined a series of joint healthcare records objectives leveraging technology from both providers. Panasonic is reportedly further eyeing increasing the production of batteries and the construction of new factories in North America. .

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EcoVadis

MARCH 29, 2017

2017 marking EcoVadis’ 10th anniversary, this year’s event will be particularly rich in top quality content, and surely our best edition to date. 2017 marking EcoVadis’ 10th anniversary, this year’s event will be particularly rich in top quality content, and surely our best edition to date. Contact marketing@ecovadis.com.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

While companies “talk” about collaboration with suppliers, in reality, the procurement organization is doing the opposite due to financial re-engineering placing more responsibility on the role of banks to fund working capital in the value chain. Driving True Improvement. We are pulling the data.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach. Investing in warehouse automation to offset the current and increasing labor shortages.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

“Spurred in part by the Internet of Things, supply chains are increasingly integrating data from sensors, GPS and weather patterns to see events and witness scenarios as they occur. Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. This was the first time in three years, this was the first opportunity for this particular annual conference to be conducted as in-person event.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Background Perspectives In a prior Supply Chain Matters transportation and logistics industry perspectives, we have updated readers on changing developments concerning global and North America transportation and logistics industries. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

assembly plants and sales operations in North America and Europe. Reportedly Zhu garnered management chops during last year’s China wide Covid-19 induced lockdowns that impacted Shanghai and other major cities and manufacturing regions.

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