Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Belcorp Corporation, headquartered in Peru, manufactures cosmetics and personal care products for women in 14 nations across South and Central America.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Hyundai Motor America To Raise Auto Worker Wages In our prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries reflecting on the UAW labor union’s tentative collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Nearly all goods, bulk, and liquid as well as more obvious commodities, are capable of being transported by this method, whilst specialized containers and new fittings are frequently introduced to an already sophisticated market. Transshipment rollovers in South America declined by 3% from 46% to 43% year-on-year.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. SUPPLY CHAIN DIVERSIFICATION ENABLED BY TECHNOLOGY WILL BUILD RESILIENCE.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

For the past few years I’ve been using that phrase, which you typically find in investment literature, when making the case for innovation in supply chain management. One area where significant waste exists is transportation management. “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.”. Business Intelligence and Analytics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ryan is the Co-founder and CEO of GoodShip , an all-in-one platform for supply chain analytics, carrier management, and transportation procurement About Ryan Soskin Ryan Soskin is a 13 year logistics veteran and three time startup unicorn alum with a long history in freight tech. Ryan Soskin and Joe Lynch discuss insight to action.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. GM’s Broader Innovation Efforts. or North America presence. Some Broader Context.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

These developments come five years after Panasonic began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. . Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. billion EV battery production facility in Lansing, Michigan.

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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.” Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

While some retailers, including Sam’s and RadioShack, have closed significantly more stores over the last year, consumers are flocking back to brick-and-mortar stores, says DB Schenker Americas. The crux of these top logistics trends falls to the use of technology.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

You will also gain insight on new innovations and technological applications within the industry. Live Americas 2019 by SCM World. Live Americas peer forum 2019 by SCM World is a great event for senior-level supply chain practitioners to be introduced to predicted trends and be involved in a cross-industry knowledge sharing experience.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

OPTIS Consulting is a premium consulting firm focused on Source-to-Pay Transformation Services in North America. We’ll help you implement and fully adopt these innovative cloud SaaS platforms and achieve your return on investment. We are dedicated to generating value from every dollar you spend in your organization.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s remarkable that there aren’t many more companies consolidating their transport operations. The sector continued to grow steadily during the financial crisis and the export level has since doubled thanks to rising demand from Western Europe, Asia and North America. I can’t understand why they’re not doing it yet.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What’s more?

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. What can you do?

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Source: Technology and Innovation for the Future of Production: Accelerating Value Creation (38 pp., Machine learning is predicted to reduce costs related to transport and warehousing and supply chain administration by 5 to 10% and 25 to 40%, respectively. Chief Data Scientist, Big Data Lab, Hitachi America Ltd. Date: Sept.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. consultation firm, runs four ‘Logistics Briefing’ newsletters: Global, Americas, Asia/Pacific and Mergers & Acquisitions. Transport Topics. American Journal of Transportation. Air Transport World. Nieuwsblad Transport (Transport Newspaper).

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 15, 2014

The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) has developed two optimization models that help companies find the most cost-effective packaging format for emerging markets. The most striking savings were associated with the transportation of finished goods to end customers and the handling of inner packs in DCs.

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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. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

My initial involvement in the Third Party Logistics business was early in 1993 when I became the first Director of Development for Tibbett & Britten Group in North America. Over the same time period the use of centralized procurement has also grown dramatically, driven by increasing financial and code of conduct ?controls

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2021

Whether it’s deforestation from farming grains or livestock; carbon emissions from transport and production plants; or chemical waste produced manufacturing household products, it’s important for a business to understand all the ways in which it impacts the environment – and to take action to minimize its footprint. Creativity and innovation.

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Supply Chain Network

JULY 27, 2011

In addition to operating the largest green fleet in North America, Purolator has implemented a number of environmentally friendly initiatives, including a strict no-idling rule for its drivers, environmentally responsible packaging and a route optimization program that reduces overall distances travelled by vehicles.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Additional efforts will be required to increase talent retention, upskill existing workers and provide added innovative efforts for added skills-based training that involve deeper partnerships with universities, technical schools, high schools and industry associations. Postal Service Workers A subset of 115,000 U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is truly a brilliant plan on China’s part,” explains David Gonsalvez, CEO of the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, which is part of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Network. The routes they build within their country, he notes, are greatly needed to transport goods domestically.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result. 15th, 2017 (PDF.,

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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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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

For shippers, culture and behavior have to change to apply Lean Transportation thinking. The “Them (company leadership) versus Us (shop floor associates)” mentality also needs to change for Lean Transportation to " WE. The 8 Rights To Achieve Lean Transportation Practices. Transportation takes time.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

A problem in procurement can impact manufacturing and logistics and planning, but often these dots are never connected, so there never emerges a cross-functional approach to working on them. And very often, the processes those functions have are within silos as well.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

Up until then, collective liner pricing organizations (conferences)— which America was not part of—had gained so much market power that they had the ability to unilaterally raise rates and reduce services. As a result, the U.S. exports to war-torn countries. According to Forbes , U.S. ecommerce sales rose to $870 billion in 2021, up 14.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

This merger will reportedly include lithium mines and deposits located in Australia Canada , and South America and result in the third largest global lithium producer. The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While these trends are very positive, productivity among warehouse and transportation sector are still decreasing because of other forces in play, like the consumer trends toward e-commerce, which means increased operational complexity and exposed inadequacy of warehouse, transportation and order management systems.

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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. for a tender).

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