Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

The choices they make will determine whether they survive the coming decade of innovations, uncertainties and changes, or will be obliterated or acquired by competitors. This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. In fact, strategic supply chain collaboration can go even further.

Trends 78

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I asked him over and over, “Is the market ready for a solution for JUST Sales and Operations Planning?” The supply chain management software market had soured.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The Route to Consumer programme brings together the product flow from plant to retailer to consumer activities at point of purchase, all to service the consumer experience Diageo is trying to create. 28 | Facts & Figures: Supply Chain Software. 34 | Dutch Supply Chain Software heroes. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. This isn’t just about purchasing power. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift.

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SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

A survey highlights that 90% of Gen Z believe companies must act to prioritize improving environmental issues, and 77% of total consumers are motivated to purchase from companies committed to making the world a better place. Collaboration helps build trust and transparency, and that can lead to innovation.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 23, 2012

Nasdaq: ARBA) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., The per share purchase price represents a 20% premium over the May 21 closing price and a 19% premium over the one month volume weighted average price per share. SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Ariba, Inc. per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $4.3

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SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

A survey highlights that 90% of Gen Z believe companies must act to prioritize improving environmental issues, and 77% of total consumers are motivated to purchase from companies committed to making the world a better place. Collaboration helps build trust and transparency, and that can lead to innovation.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2019

He noted that reaching such aspirations isn’t possible without supplier innovation. We need to free up the back office to allow people to focus on the more important stuff, including Innovation around digitalizing our processes and improving products for our customer’s benefit.” Does the solution create revenue?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Customers increasingly want customized solutions, and require specific logistics delivery requirements.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The Lean journey should focus on straightforward activities that everyone can see and understand because the tools take on a life of their own, causing the operation to lose sight of the simple goal of waste elimination. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. What can you do?

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BlueYonder

MAY 10, 2019

I have the opportunity to hear their stories, understand how they’re using our solutions, and to get to know more about them, their families and career journeys. Following are some highlights from a few of our 2019 honorees: Sprint is the Real Results Award winner for Best Innovation. I manage the Customer Marketing program at JDA.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is the Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at NC State University, and is a prolific author of articles and books, most recently The LIVING Supply Chain (co-authored with Tom Linton). In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 17, 2013

This Communication is the last of a series of initiatives and regulations launched in Europe and North America to tackle environmental, human rights and ethical issues in the supply chain. This tool facilitates support and drives accountability in the area of human rights and other sustainability standards throughout the supply chain.

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EcoVadis

MAY 9, 2018

Direct purchasing by governments and state-owned enterprises accounts for 12 percent of GDP in OECD countries, and in the U.K. Directing this spending toward more sustainable goods and services can have a huge impact on sustainability performance across the world, helping drive innovation and transition toward a green economy.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

The global automaker has previously indicated a strategy to establish regionally based EV supply networks to support the major markets of Europe , China , and North America. Inflation Reduction Act , which fosters consumer incentives to purchase EV vehicles if 50 percent of major battery components are produced in North America.

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Vinculum

MARCH 26, 2020

Customers these days prefer their product to display all the content one needs to know before making a purchase. Not just limited to customers or rather because of them, the online shopping business hit a significant boom with almost a quarter of the world’s population preferring to do their business or purchasing online.

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JDA software

MAY 10, 2019

I have the opportunity to hear their stories, understand how they’re using our solutions, and to get to know more about them, their families and career journeys. Following are some highlights from a few of our 2019 honorees: Sprint is the Real Results Award winner for Best Innovation. I manage the Customer Marketing program at JDA.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. The increased size and complexity of the Lennox supply chain mandated major innovations in planning. Innovative Technology.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

Now in our sixth year supporting the SPLC, it did not disappoint: This was the strongest and the most diverse gathering of committed and capable practitioners we’ve ever seen in North America — it felt like a real groundswell of action on sustainable purchasing! Integrating Sustainability Criteria Into Procurement.

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Proxima

AUGUST 6, 2019

As an (often manual process driven) enabling function this creates a challenge for Procurement. The table below brings to life the scale of change in corporate America. So how can the CPO excel in these dynamic and turbulent times? Taking an example…. Top 10 in 2018. Market CAP ($B). New Entrant. Top 10 in 2000. Market CAP ($B).

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 8, 2019

PARIS/NEW YORK – (December 11, 2019) — EcoVadis , the world’s leading provider of sustainability ratings, today announces its sustainable procurement partnership with Klabin , Brazil’s largest paper and board producer and exporter. Learn more on ecovadis.com , Twitter or LinkedIn. About Klabin.

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Xeeva

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Related: Don’t be basic – the current state of AI in procurement. With many of the conference’s sessions focused on the rise of vehicle electrification, autonomous vehicles, and the impact of uncertain times, the dialogue revolved around how to stay successful in automotive manufacturing and procurement in spite of these changes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The consensus is process innovation. The level of technology disruption is now so great that it is about test and learn with small, scrappy teams focused on innovation projects. The traditional focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) does not bridge the gap. What does it take?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, switching to more efficient lighting requires significant investment, especially if you choose induction lights, which are particularly expensive to procure. You should also look into the zoning of heat and air conditioning solutions if these features are absent from your existing systems.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 29, 2017

Watch a video from last edition in New York: The event will also be the occasion for the Sustainable Procurement Leadership Awards Ceremony , recognizing leadership in Sustainable Procurement. Gilles Testu – VP – Purchasing Strategy Processes & Systems, PSA Peugeot-Citroen. Antoine Heuty – CEO, Ulula.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking. The Supply Chain Cost Reduction Challenge: A wallboard and sticker system was a low-tech solution for identifying equipment items in the yard at Terex.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

A report proposing three system solutions that could reshape the industry and set the clean energy technology sector on a path to sustainability. These include, new digital reward and market solutions capable of ensuring security and trust as well as significant infrastructural and operational cost reductions benefits. The result?

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2013

With five locations across North America, multiple ERP systems running at each of them and no standard process in place for purchasing, AGCO often had difficulty understanding what it was buying and from whom. An Innovative Solution. Emerging Trends Information Technology Procurement TimMinahan' Tim Minahan.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. We needed something innovative, an idea out of the box to pull us out of the storm.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

No one makes better software than SAP when they are clear on the business problem. The 1610 SAP S/4 HANA release includes advancements in response management (allocation, ATP and order management) and procurement tracking and collaboration of purchase order workflows. Instead, the solutions need to learn and drive new insights.

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