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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Be demand driven.

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Why investors are looking at supply chain technologies in 2020

Requis

Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier in 2020, supply chain has become a household word. Investors, like the public, have woken up to the fact that supply chains are the engine driving economic prosperity. Almost perversely, supply chain is also the final frontier of tech-based efficiency optimization.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Original Article: 55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Prior to the pandemic, most folks who weren’t in the industry didn’t give much thought to global supply chains. Lisa Anderson. Richard Baldwin.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years.

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The 2021 Hurricane Season Will Impact Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” Because the number and severity of destructive storms appears to be on the rise, supply chains need to ensure they are prepared to mitigate the negative consequences of storm-related disruptions. Prior Planning is Essential. Hurricanes are not so-called “Black Swan” events. ” Journalists Jen A. ”[4].

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Bring Out the Best in Your Supply Chain

Kinaxis

by Kevin McGowan A recent article in Fleetowner shed some light on the human aspects of supply chain management. Professor of Supply Chain Procurement at Rutgers University), the article discusses some key traits held by the best supply chain managers. Would your planning tool be up to the challenge?