Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

At Transplace’s recent Shipper Symposium, a diverse group of shippers, logistics experts and analysts came together to discuss the latest industry trends and obstacles faced by supply chain and transportation professionals, and identify strategies for addressing these issues and improving operations. Time will tell.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

As the table below shows, back in 2008, the U.S. Logistics complexities in the conventional sector can quickly drive up costs and eat into profit margins, if not well managed. One area where significant waste exists is transportation management. But by 2014, the U.S. Business Intelligence and Analytics. Network Connectivity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Since our inception in 2008, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions. To begin this series will share a excerpts from our first prediction that sets the overall context and perspectives for the coming year. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Business Logistics Costs (BLC) were reported to be 9.1 All of above stated, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. Throughout most of 2022, China’s zero tolerance Covid-19 lockdown policies precipitated numerous manufacturing and transportation disruptions. Background. Prediction Background.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This interview is with Raymon Krishnan, President of The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. I then spent 10 years building up my own Logistics consulting business growing it to where we had close to 70 employees. Raymon has over twenty five years experience in the Logistics industry as an end user and service provider.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Separately, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned this week that the world is on the brink of recession and that a global slowdown could potentially inflict more damage than the finance crisis in 2008 and the Covid-19 shock of 2020.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Logistics and Transportation Managers at manufacturers will have reports at their fingertips on how to continue to reduce transportation costs, a heavy portion of the expense budget, by leaning on data to continually improve. Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

This facility has been operational since 2008. In a deal signing ceremony last week, the European based plane maker will be adding a second production line at the existing Tianjin facility to support output needs for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment. After graduation in 2008 I joined Jeff Citron at KEC Ventures (noted for stock trading platform Island ECN and Vonage; Jeff is also known for Datek Online). That stayed with me.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It should not be hazardous during storage, transportation and also while disposing once it reaches end of its product life cycle. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Second, true to the company’s core Silicon Valley ’s high tech culture of striving to shatter existing industry norms and practices, the company produced its first vehicle in 2008, nearly 15 years ago. However, Musk’s micro-management style and manner have reportedly added to the challenges.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Dumps of Product-Locations & Transportation Lanes were taken and queries were designed to check some basic parameters. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Slotting, Yard Management, Labor management, transportation management, Returns Management, Reporting, Enhanced Task Interleaving, etc. Procurement Blog. Communication Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 19, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. This one is from my experience in implementation of Baroda-Ahmedabad-KalolGas pipeline (BAKPL) ; a Gujarat state government project for transporting natural gas. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. Industrial Manufacturing. Media and Entertainment.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Confluence of IT and Business Strategy for a Transformation program | Main | SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Medical Devices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It is more of a logistics suite race as the vendors have moved from being pure play WMS players to end to end supply chain execution software providers. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. IBM already has multiple use cases configured for this offering - Water, Transportation, Public Safety and City Planning & Operations. Procurement Blog. Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2017

For those CEOs and other execs who don’t know much about supply Chain or logistics management, I’d like to highlight the four key areas to really keep an eye on. In terms of the cost side of the equation, procurement and inventory management are big ticket items. Supply Chain Impact on Shareholder Value. Group Managing Director.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Port closures resulted in ocean containers being re-routed to other east coast ports, causing transportation and fulfillment delays. Procurement Blog. Communication Services.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Calculating the carbon footprint of a company’s comprehensive logistics framework is tremendously complex. Creating more sustainable logistics is even more important for the trucking industry. Sustainable Logistics | Quantifying Sustainability Measures of Your Logistics. That’s potentially frustrating.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Medical Devices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Medical Devices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 8, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Met few of our clients at our booth from oil & gas, manufacturing and transportation areas and listened to them. Procurement Blog. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 21, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Medical Devices.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Department of Transportation ).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Route optimization process determines the sequence in which orders are delivered to customer, so as to reduce overall cost of transportation. Procurement Blog. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As our main focus was towards asset intensive organizations, we looked more into Oil & Gas, Utilities and Manufacturing and Transportation industries. Communication Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Medical Devices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Being a very huge initiative with manpower and transportation involved it would take some months to cater in whole city. Procurement Blog. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Since the orders are delivered from nearest stores, transportation cost also reduces. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Healthcare.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Thereafter I played an integral role in the integration of EGL and TNT Logistics to form Ceva. We then grew to become #2 globally in contract logistics and #4 overall in total supply chain. We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. People make the difference!

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The Atlanta-based company demonstrated that companies focusing “heavily on supplier diversity” generated a 133% greater return on procurement investments than the typical business. Kelli Saunders started Morai Logistics Inc,in 2010 as an agent for Mode Transportation, a leading third-party logistics company.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Talk to carriers to understand their transportation volumes and customers by lane or region and how your freight fits into the carrier’s service network.

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