Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Suppliers are facing increasing pressure from the buyers of their goods and services to report their environmental, social, and governance data. Increasingly, companies will take sustainability criteria into account in their purchasing decisions. The data, which is reported on the EcoVadis platform, highlights the supplier’s emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. The sudden onset of COVID-19 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 2, 2023

FeaturedCustomers is the leading customer success content marketing platform for B2B business software and services, helping potential B2B buyers make informed purchasing decisions through vendor-validated content. Only 15 companies met the criteria needed to be included in the Spring 2023 Demand Forecasting Software Customer Success Report.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

This month, we continue our Procurement Basics series and would like to introduce our readers to yet another set of often misused business terminology. As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Procurement. What Is Procurement Process?

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2021

The procure to pay process is complex and far more than simply making a phone call, or sending a few emails to arrange the purchase of goods. It is a key part of your company’s supply chain. Strategically approaching the procure to pay process can see your company reap the rewards. Measuring and reporting.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Predictive analytics tool leverages AI to identify how a supplier will perform by analyzing past events and on-time delivery data. We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Predictive Purchase Order (PO) On-Time Delivery solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 30, 2021

As Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, reminds us, the digital path to purchase is increasingly becoming the customer journey of choice. consumers in February for their perspective on the greatest supply chain ‘pain points’ one year into the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here explain what DSI is, how to use it, and why it’s crucial to track this metric in your business – whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. Learn more: Inventory Accounting – A Free Video Guide for Accountants & Advisors What is Days Sales of Inventory (DSI)?

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

To stay on top of your financials, there are a few key cash flow metrics and KPIs you can track that will help you make the right decisions and avoid insolvency or liquidation. Learn more: Inventory Accounting: A Video Guide for Accountants & Advisors What are cash flow metrics? Here’s a look at our top seven.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The rise of e-commerce was a significant change for supply chain managers and leaders. The right application of warehouse management analytics can enable significant growth for companies, forced to focus on smaller package sizes, not the pallets and cases of the past.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain. Although maybe we should have been better prepared, after-all this is not the first major supply chain disruption faced by most companies. As supply chain professionals we are constantly tested by disruptions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Strategy-Driven Supply Chain. Dr. Bram deSmet, a CEO with years of experience in supply chain management, is the author of this recently published book about integrating finance, strategy and the supply chain. Supply Chain Management for Dummies.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 22, 2023

The realm of business today is incredibly competitive, with marketing standing as a critical determinant of a company’s triumph, particularly in the sector of supply chain. Your value proposition communicates why your supply chain services are superior to your competitors. What makes you better?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Raw material inventory management oversees the procurement, handling, and storage of raw materials. It encompasses the processes involved in purchasing, tracking, consuming, and relocating raw materials. Reliance on a few suppliers How you procure and manage your suppliers will impact how they perform.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality.

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Synovos

JULY 24, 2023

This has been made possible through modal shifts from air to sea or air to road and optimizing its supply chain to source, store and ship more products locally. A short video explaining RS’ ESG solutions is available here. RS is also aspiring to grow this range to 100,000 products globally by 2024/25.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2019

The concept of automating processes and activities is a major sticking point for supply chain and logistics. Supply chain and logistics automation allow companies to refocus their efforts on tasks requiring human hands, and redundant tasks can be automated through robotics , as well as technologies designed to assist human workers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Dick’s Sporting Goods Beats Forecast in Q1 But Cautions on Inflation, Supply Chain. Dick’s Sporting Goods reported its Q1 financials this week, beating expectations but lower its outlook. Diving deeper into the factors behind cost increases, Dick’s management noted the high fuel prices that continue to increase.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. In today’s age of great volatility, agility has become the new competitive differentiator.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 29, 2024

It helps to reduce your inventory costs , improve operational efficiencies, enhance customer experience, and increase your sales and profit margins. Using metrics such as inventory turnover rate , sell-through rate, and gross margin return on investment allows you to monitor your inventory performance more effectively.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

In other words, manufacturers need analytics from point-of-sale systems, transportation metrics and more. Well, that concept holds true in the supply chain and for manufacturers alike. Essentially, this creates a stronger level of customer service, and it can turn into additional purchases.

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

Below, we’ve summarized Day 1 and Day 2, but stay tuned for video recaps and more photos from Paris! Ivalua remains the only vendor recognized as a leader in every current Procurement report spanning S2P by Gartner and Forrester. Leader Forrester Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Day 1 Closing Remarks. Vishal Patel.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Procurement professionals have the same question looming over their head on a daily basis: “How do you plan on dealing with digitalization?”. Recently I had the pleasure of attending EBG Network’s 8th Annual Source to Pay Summit, which gathered some of the Nordic’s largest organizations and procurement profiles. around the globe?—?and

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Fortunately, the deep recession that many economists predicted didn’t emerge. Economics reporter Ann Saphir explains, “Americans borrowed more than ever on their credit cards in the [second quarter of 2023], with balances surpassing $1 trillion for the first time even as overall household debt loads were largely unchanged.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Digital Supply Chain Overview! Digital Supply Chain evolve article and permission to publish here provided by Megan R. People often position the digital supply chain as essential for helping today’s businesses succeed. Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 6, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Programmatic advertising is the automatic purchase of advertising inventory on publisher sites. This service is used by many companies for the automation of their ad campaigns to purchase, place, track, and optimize the ads. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) But in the area of Supply Chain, which truly spans the entire operations of most any company, these technologies provide the platform to totally redefine how the work of Supply Chain is conducted every minute of every day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

On November 18 th , Target Corporation reported its third quarter earnings. In one article from a few years ago a pundit said, “The dirty little secret about omnichannel that is not getting nearly enough attention – omnichannel can cost a lot more than simply running stores.” A buyer now “purchases for one business.”

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

In a sense, these common occurrences reveal how much of an impact the concept of a circular economy and thusly, the circular supply chain is having on consumers. What is the Circular Supply Chain? Driving Forces of the Circular Supply Chain. Merging of Services and Products.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the second part of Chuck Intrieri's series on how procurement and suppliers can avoid issues with their contracts. Procurement and suppliers often assume that small print is highly complicated legal jargon that is both boring and largely irrelevant. How to Begin Your Terms. Intellectual Property Rights.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

Purchasing and supply executives predict that the global manufacturing industry will continue to expand. Predictive Data Analytics. Chinese executives see predictive analytics as the key to competing with U.S. Chinese executives see predictive analytics as the key to competing with U.S.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For example, Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, writes, “The adoption of new technological behaviors in response to the pandemic, from video-conferencing to online shopping, means usage has already reached levels that were not expected for many more years.”[1] ”[5]. ”[6]. ”[6].

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Let’s apply this same concept to your supply chain. What if the assumptions that are being made about your supply chain plan and its accuracy are wrong? What if the data being used to inform your supply chain planning decisions is not precise, or worse, what if you are relying on a “good enough” approach to planning?

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For many growing and established direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands alike, the supply chain is the most critical but also most challenging aspect of their operations. . The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Capital costs Capital costs represent the opportunity cost of the funds tied up in inventory. This includes the cost of capital used to purchase inventory, which could have been invested elsewhere for potential returns. The monthly labour cost for these employees is $3,500.

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