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What is Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and How to Calculate it?

SCMDOJO

Introduction Gardner, (1954) and Huntzinger, (2007) define Purchase price variance (PPV) as a metric used to measure the effectiveness of cost-saving efforts by calculating the difference between the planned cost (standard pricing) allocated for purchasing activities and the actual cost incurred.

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BNSF aims to grow carload traffic with rail service upgrades

Freight Waves

Participating lines include Genesee & Wyoming’s Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway, Burlington Junction Railway, Genesee & Wyoming’s Portland & Western Railway, TNW Corporation’s Texas Northwestern Railroad and Red River Valley & Western, and Watco’s Timber Rock Railroad. Last year BNSF handled 2.43

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Rates, Rejections and Red Tape – Reading the Market Before It Moves

Freight Waves

Still Foggy at the Top – What the New Logistics Report Means for the Rest of Us For all the hope around trucking bouncing back, the new CSCMP “State of Logistics Report” just affirmed what most small carriers already feel: Things are still off. Get real with your costs: Don’t expect market rates to do the work for you.

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Volatile Demand — Across ICEs, Hybrids and EVs —Continues to Disrupt the Auto Industry  

BlueYonder

There are just 4 million EVs in all of America but Chinese car buyers are purchasing a million EVs every month. Bentley plans to launch a plug-in or fully electric model annually, allowing for flexibility in its approach. Its impossible to predict the future. While the U.S. plant in Mesa, Arizona. The solution?

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BR Williams Named Best Trucking Company in Alabama

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

FreightWaves Ratings names BR Williams the best trucking and transportation company in Alabama. BR Williams topped the list of the ten best trucking companies serving areas in and around Alabama. It collects insights from industry experts so potential partners can make informed purchases.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] 5 More Supply Chain Trends To Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

When a business, or other organization, purchases equipment, parts, or remanufactured equipment it is an investment. At the same time, this data may indicate possible issues in the procurement process, regarding product quality and delivery. Increased velocity. Increased service market share.

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So You Want to Make the Perfect Logistics Model

Logility

Why do we build logistics models? But I ask it because modeling often takes a detour into the land of debilitating detail. And by debilitating, I mean an enormous analytical time sink — think months. I am often asking clients whether they wish to: A) Model the precise general ledger costs for logistics?