Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In truth, it went well beyond what was being reported in the newspapers and on TV. Consumers were hoarding, stores were limiting purchases, and there was a general sense of chaos. This includes wineries in California, Italy, France, and others. Supply chain disruption became a key talking point for just about everyone.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Cost as a percentage of sales (Logistics or Supply Chain). Purchasing and supplier management. Cost of goods sold. Total logistics cost. Which ones to use?… … How many to use?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

Order fulfillment channels are becoming more complex as the possible combinations for purchase and returns explode. Global purchasing power. The current categorization of G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA) won’t be applicable. Or changing your logistics channels? Realistically, it already isn’t.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. With the December 2023 report, global PMI levels have remained below the 50.0 The reported December value of 47.9

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Saving Money With Managed Services for Logistics. Outsourcing logistics saves your company valuable time and money in more ways than you think. For one, using a company that specialises in logistics means you can leverage its network of warehouses and transportation modes to scale your distribution globally.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The two recognized PMI reports for U.S. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. That stated, the reported 49.6 but represented 0.6

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Precoro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Now Electra has offices in France, Belgium, and Italy, with Spain and Switzerland marking the next destinations on their expansion roadmap. Rémi Lelarge, the Head of Procurement and Logistics at Electra, shared their story of building a comprehensive procurement process with Precoro.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report for November 2022, a composite index produced by J.P. The November report reflected a 29-month low value of 48.8, reported for October.

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EcoVadis

JULY 28, 2010

19/05/2010: Interview with Luca Guzzabocca, head of Logistics Costs and Supply Chain Management at GRUPPO MONTEPASCHI. 1) Why is Sustainable Procurement important for GRUPPO MONTEPASCHI? Sustainable Procurement is one of the significant engagements GRUPPO MONTEPASCHI has in CSR policies.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

There are many reasons why, as I’ve discussed in previous posts and Talking Logistics episodes , including: Supply chain data is stored in too many systems, in too many formats, across many companies and geographies. As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: “Automotive value chains are international. View Results.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 23, 2020

As an insider who has spent a decade in data analytics for industrial operations, I hope to walk you through the evolution of supply chain behavior through such a Black Swan event, share what is happening behind-the-scenes, and how I am working towards making supply chain systems more antifragile.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 23, 2020

As an insider who has spent a decade in data analytics for industrial operations, I hope to walk you through the evolution of supply chain behavior through such a Black Swan event, share what is happening behind-the-scenes, and how I am working towards making supply chain systems more antifragile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. The pilot went live in October 2017 in Spain, Italy, and Turkey and included the inbound materials planning managed by the planning service center in Krakow, Poland. The reason? The results accelerated global adoption.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

Italy locked down the country. For far too long Supply Chain has been considered a back office, transactional functions placing purchasing orders and moving and receiving goods. Taking Total Cost of Ownership Seriously. Don’t Overlook the Role of Reverse Logistics. Iran and Spain were highly infected. And the U.S.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online. This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Registration usually costs about $100 in most cases. You’ll also want to get a resale license if you plan to purchase your CBD product from wholesalers. ShipBob’s platform is easy to use and navigate, the interface is intuitive, and the analytics are very clearly laid out. Usually, small businesses go for an LLC.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. 2 from China, Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. China Growth.

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Vinculum

MAY 5, 2022

It provides in-depth information on the cost structure, gross margin, manufacturing set-up, network connection, selling price, actual value, service delivery, size, and share, and the entire development process in the broader term. Logistics and Transportation. The report talks about the regional or mapping analysis.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 15, 2017

Early on the critical path good data and good analytics make assortment planning easier. For instance, 80% of the land in Pareto’s Italy was owned by some 20% of the population. Buying Assorting, clustering and creating purchase orders. Moving Supply chain, logistics and allocation. Customer centricity.

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Savant Events

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Made.com announced earlier this year that it will expand its business to Portugal, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Denmark. Other relevant factors are the size of furniture and interior market of a country , the easiness to conduct business both in terms of payment methods and logistics/operations. Here’s what we talked about!

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