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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

He is also the founder of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that focuses on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed. Outside of MIT, Dr. Caplice is the Chief Scientist for DAT Freight and Analytics. He received a Ph.D. He received a Ph.D.

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Procurement Analytics Hot Topic at Procurement Leaders West Coast Forum and ISM Carolinas

NC State SCRC

I had the opportunity to attend the Procurement Leaders in San Francisco forum two weeks ago, followed by attending the ISM Carolinas-Virginia meeting in Winston Salem last week. Procurement analytics was discussed at length at both sessions. Most are still focused on spend analytics.

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Why e Procurement Systems are the Secret Weapon for Public Sector

ivalua

Step 1: Use e Procurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. However, a smaller subset of these states have looked at e Procurement as a potential source of revenue.

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Amazon’s AWS Supply Chain Joins the B2B Supply Chain Platform Race

Supply Chain Matters

The data is then layered with machine-learning based analytics, reportedly based on Amazon’s noted 30 years of supply chain experience in extracting data from ERP and specialty supply chain applications. East ( Northern Virginia ), U.S. Application availability is indicated as available in preview in the U.S. Announcement Significance.

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Uncovering New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector

ivalua

Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. Early pioneers of this approach include the states of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia. Step 3: Drive Value with State Procurement Agreements. Step 4: Discover the value of Procurement solutions.

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Supplier Risk Management: 4 Things To Look Out for During On-Site Evaluations

GlobalTranz

” In the process of business procurement and especially in the supply chain, supplier risk management is a skill set that needs focus day in and day out. It is of great interest to us to find other resources that can help aid our customer shippers in continually improving through data and analytics.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain. In addition, the company has established its new European headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.