The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Buy, use, and toss. Where usually all beer manufactured in Singapore is made using imported raw materials, this model of brewing would completely eliminate that need for beer making imports. In my compost example, I save on buying fertilizer (along with all the processing, packaging and transportation associated with it).

Manufacturing Procurement 245

Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings Singapore Waste Reduction 245

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In fact, today several leading halal production standards (like the Indonesian and Malaysian halal standards) are already requiring a segregation between halal and non-halal in transport and storage for halal certified manufacturers. These are first and possibly even second tier customers (e.g.: distributor, retailer) and suppliers (e.g.:

Pharmaceutical 237

Pharmaceutical Buyer Training Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 237

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 17, 2021

These business changes create stress and demand logistics responsibilities like inventory management, shipping, returns, exchanges, and freight carrier coordination. They can negotiate more affordable rates with significant carriers than your business can due to the larger parcel volumes they manage.

3PL 105

3PL Negotiating Skills Purchasing Training Warehousing 105

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In going door to door trying to sell a Freight Management service, as well as in my experience working in companies, I have had the opportunity to see a variety of ways in which companies, large and small, were managing their Freight and Logistics spend. Freight and Logistics. You must manage Freight and Logistics.

Cost Reduction Strategies 68

Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction Expense Reduction Resource Reduction 68

Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. AI and ML can be applied to inventory management, demand forecasting, freight route planning, and much more.

Supply Chain Software 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

A case in point is Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, which reported carbon credit sales of $518 million in the first quarter of 2021, with the majority of purchases coming from other automakers! You could play the important role of selling carbon credits to companies that need to mitigate their emissions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 227

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. The buyer’s job is to meet with vendors and negotiate the best possible product supply deals, and then oversee deliveries to ensure all contract obligations are fulfilled. Finance managers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Negotiating Skills Buyer Training 96

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2015

There’s more involved in successfully reshoring a foreign manufacturing operation back to the U.S. Reshoring is a hot topic in manufacturing. These “Bring Manufacturing Back” initiatives have many moving parts and require careful planning and execution and very skillful project management. than simple cost comparisons.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Buyer Training Manufacturing 120

Savi

MAY 28, 2020

(Readers with CAC can learn more about the PDK upgrade process in the April 2020 edition of the AMIS ITV Operations and Training newsletter.). million are the first large-scale purchases of the new Savi PDK III. Contingency Planning & Coronavirus: Overcoming Manufacturing Supply Chain Disruption During a Pandemic.

Supply Chain Planning Software 91

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) You write an RFQ, screen candidates, create a short list, select the provider, and negotiate service requirements and a cost structure. Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Commit to systems and process training. Why is it late?

Pricing Training 145

Pricing Training Purchasing Skills Purchasing Training Negotiating Skills 145

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Forecasts call for freight rate slumps in 2023. The legislation, which is entitled the National Development Strategy and Coordination Act of 2022, would require Cabinet-level agencies to identify weaknesses in supply chains that could impact national security and domestic manufacturing. Amazon’s plan to kill the barcode.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 200

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). The company said on Wednesday “that soaring online purchases have caused delays in its distribution network,” according to Reuters. Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat). Growing length of U.S. Walmart is in the same boat.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

Why do manufacturers need an effective supply chain plan? Without an effective supply chain plan, manufactures cannot make accurate and timely decisions on what to buy, what to make, what to move, what to stock, when to launch and when to discontinue. Necessity, as the saying goes, is the mother of invention.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

While it possesses the buying power of a large corporation, NUNNER focuses on providing tailor-made solutions to its customers. Suppliers and Manufacturers: Suppliers and manufacturers are the entities that produce or provide the goods needed by the shippers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 92

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Inventory Management Software 92

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I had the opportunity to train team members to use computers to track stock movements. Export freight went from desirable to almost unmovable and back to almost desirable. LTL carriers went from begging for freight to being choosy about the type of freight they wanted to handle.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 90

Logistics Network Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Software Logistics 90

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

Amazon could be moving into the $350B ocean freight market (USA Today). November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Federal Maritime Commission to become a licensed ocean freight forwarder. The solution also facilitates inbound shipping processes from vendors/manufacturers to retail stores and warehouses.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation. It takes training. Rising Volatility.

Waste Reduction 150

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Inventory Optimal Sourcing 150

Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For example, let’s say your product is manufactured and packaged in China and is shipped to you in North Carolina for distribution here. Manufacturing logistics services. By allowing your 3PL provider to purchase non-strategic materials on your behalf, you’ll reap the following rewards: Keep your cash longer. retailers).

Warehousing 52

Warehousing 3PL Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Many companies have already automated their front-line transactional purchasing activities. The HBR article outlines an interesting development: more retail and manufacturing companies are adopting “digital control towers” for their supply chains. Of course not!

Supply Chain Software 86

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills 86

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. Those negotiations resulted in a tentative agreement that is now undergoing a ratification vote. Until now, the minimum purchase for free shipping has been $25. Downing St.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 225

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 23, 2014

8) Go beyond unit cost In supplier selection/negotiation process, the first priority for most buyers is to find cheap suppliers (and other selection criteria are usually ignored). The most appropriate way is to measure the errors of the adjusted forecast, not the forecast from statistical model.

Inventory Management Software 220

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Inventory 220

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

American imports of Mexican manufactured goods grew a staggering 26 percent according to the Kearney Reshoring Index.” Water The report notes the waterborne freight sector emerging from the most extreme market conditions in modern times. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home. Of the total U.S.

Procurement Analytics 40

Procurement Analytics Report Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills 40

QAD

MAY 26, 2021

Founded in 1979, QAD began as a small startup solution working with local companies to address a large gap in complete, integrated business software for manufacturing companies. As manufacturing businesses took their brands globally, we adapted quickly to keep up and our software has adapted as well. Digital Manufacturing.

Procurement Solutions 52

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Resilinc

MARCH 30, 2021

To estimate the investment costs, include staff, training and technology services (such as cloud system subscription fees, IT consulting and software license) as well as ancillary costs like meetings and travel. Reduction in Freight expediting. Estimates return on investment (ROI) with a range of scenarios. Team efficiencies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 62

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 2, 2023

Retailers with physical storefronts are also encouraging curbside pickups and Buy Online, Pick Up in Stores (BOPIS) to help reduce their shipping costs. Retailers are introducing B2B services while manufacturers and other B2B organizations embrace digitization to conduct business with suppliers and customers more efficiently.

Cost Reduction Strategies 136

Cost Reduction Strategies Reverse Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software Beverage 136

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Have someone, like a Safety Manager, be accountable and responsible for safety and ongoing safety training. A Transportation Management System (TMS) optimizes freight to utilize the most effective lanes and routes. Create a consortium of buyers (a client and several of their suppliers) to buy needed logistics supplies (i.e.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies Material Savings 120

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2013

Train and align the team. Analyze opportunities to pool outbound freight with other manufacturers. Focus on the design and implementation of digital manufacturing using mobility in combination with sensor, and machine inputs from the plant floor. Start from the channel back. Collaborative logistics. Use of Contract Data.

Supply and Demand 236

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 236

Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

These include trucks, aircraft, trains, and others. Examples include vehicles, which are mobile emissions, and manufacturing, which fall under process emissions. They include energy sources your company purchased for its use, such as electric car refueling, electricity for the building, and similar types.

Waste Reduction 52

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Flexibility, in particular in manufacturing, is an important skill that when implemented well can produce long term efficiencies and robustness to the supply chain.

Waste Reduction 274

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction 274

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 11, 2019

Supply Chain involves planning, execution, physical flows of goods, the flow of information, processes, financial management, sourcing, logistics, procurement, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, repair and recycling, business management and much, much more. .” This definition gives a great overview.

Supply Chain Design Software 105

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Subnational governments like Québec in Canada and Telengana in India as well as manufacturers and fleets like DHL, Heineken and Scania are endorsing the MOU and declared that they will align with the decarbonization effort. Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles. Amazon, A.P.

Supply Chain Design Software 240

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Another major source of risk is the unreliability of global logistics channels, especially the challenges associated with ocean freight lines, which are becoming increasing unreliable. This will also involve negotiating with government agencies to negotiate data streams that will meet their requirements.

Predictive Analytics 117

Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software 117

NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

For those industries that buy a lot of their supply from China, Beroe Live developed a very insightful set of analyses related to specific category-level impacts , as entire industries and provinces in China are shut down. Supply Chain Education and Training. The majority of these provinces has reported 100+ cases of coronavirus.

Supply Chain Planning 75

Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Pharmaceutical Supply Chain 75

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Halal risk management practices of most companies are passive, meaning it is limited to the compliance of suppliers and their own (manufacturing) operations based on the requirements of the halal certification body and their halal standard(s). On the other hand, halal risks in the entire supply chain are not on their radar screens.

Risk Management 130

Risk Management Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Pharmaceutical 130

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Today, 7% of order and purchase order flows move through business networks. ” I then countered, “Why don’t we use this spring’s Shaman’s Circle to facilitate a new discussion between leading manufacturers and technologists and see if we could create a new way of thinking about the problem?

Manufacturing Procurement 150

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports.

Shipping 120

Shipping Cargo Supply Chain Design Software Asia 120

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Based in the USA and later North Asia, I specialized in “Supply Chain Solutions” for North American / European Corporations with Asia Pacific manufacturing/sourcing operations”. “My De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. Prior to that, I was with TNT for 6 years. my very structured upbringing. Green Skies?

Sourcing Strategies 246

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 246