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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions. However, variability and global unrest is rising. Shift in cycles. The reason?

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

But variations exist between regions, e.g., California is at $4.291 as of August 30, 2021, while the Gulf Coast was at the lower end of the spectrum at $3.038. . A Possible Stimulus on the Horizon May Increase the Challenge of Procurement Through Peak Season. According to the? Energy Information Agency , U.S.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The answers lie in investments in supplier development teams, the simplification of the bill of materials and product platforms, and analytics to forecast requirements based on consumption. Today, we have an additional factor with inflation to add to the mix of issues, that changes the requirements for the “buy plan in procurement.”

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The answers lie in investments in supplier development teams, the simplification of the bill of materials and product platforms, and analytics to forecast requirements based on consumption. Today, we have an additional factor with inflation to add to the mix of issues, that changes the requirements for the “buy plan in procurement.”

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech – January 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California , SupplyShift has established a supply chain network of over 100,000 suppliers, where buyers and suppliers engage and share information quickly in order to manage risk and facilitate supplier regulatory compliance.

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Bristlecone and Aera Partnership Accelerates the Journey to the Cognitive Supply Chain

Bristlecone

The strategic engagement brings together Aera’s Cognitive Operating System and Bristlecone’s expertise in digital supply chain, sourcing and procurement, and business process transformation to help enterprises accelerate their journey toward a highly intelligent, self-driving, self-optimizing supply chain. “In SAN JOSE, Calif.,

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Changing SRM Behaviors in a Period of $70/bbl Oil

Supply Chain View from the Field

I was in Houston yesterday evening, speaking to a large group of procurement executives at a roundtable held by KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Group, at the fabulous Brennan’s restaurant on Smith Street. The event was well attended, with over 40 executives present. ”” This is exactly the root cause of the problem.