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Editor’s Choice: WMS Budget – Room for an Implementation?

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article comes from Eric Mcpherson at Open Sky Group and looks at a WMS budget and preparing for implementation. When you begin researching Warehouse Management System ( WMS ) software, you’re probably running into some difficulties in the budgeting process because pricing is not always readily available.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality. Here I share some insights from my research. Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience.

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How to Budget for Supply Chain Sustainability

Logility

When budgeting for supply chain sustainability initiatives, think about the cost of solutions, but also the overall impact of these changes on your bottom line. Prioritize this area and ensure that you budget for supply chain sustainability. The business case for sustainability initiatives is strong. Focus on Potential Funds.

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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

An enlightened leadership team wanted to be sure that the organization knew how to make money through bi-directional orchestration of the bill of materials. Within the world of supply chain planning, very few optimization technologies have this capability. A barrier was the organization’s lack of experience in planning.

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

From many different angles, supply chain sustainability matters, so how do we get there and what is the role of planning? On our budget then, this felt like a fortune and fueled my interest in energy policy. UPS saves time and money at a level worth reporting on earnings calls, but they are also more sustainable.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

One reason was the focus on saving money in the back office to fund “growth” initiatives without accountability to track margin and growth based on market potential. I find the industry complicit. I see many experts peddling “answers” without doing due diligence. I find many beliefs divorced from fact. There are many reasons.

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Crafting a Procurement Management Plan to Mitigate the Impacts of Inflation

Precoro

That’s why developing an exhaustive procurement management plan is not just a strategic move to keep spending under control and mitigate financial risks ; it's also a necessity for navigating the complexity of changing markets and ensuring the uninterrupted flow of business operations. Budget and funding.