Automotive Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Groups Sourcing 
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 6, 2023
” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. Short-term visibility at the Purchase Order/ASN level is insufficient. “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
The Logistics of Logistics
MARCH 13, 2021
Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree. Joe Lynch and Ron Crabtree discuss sourcing strategy: effective vs efficient. When developing a sourcing strategy, the focus can be effectiveness (gaining desired results) or on efficiency (reducing cost, labor, and resources used). About Ron Crabtree.
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Synovos
AUGUST 9, 2023
RS Integrated Supply’s Costanza Campi to speak at World Procurement Excellence Summit WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 8 AUGUST 2023 – Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for RS Integrated Supply, has been selected to present at the upcoming World Procurement Excellence Summit in Cologne, Germany.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 31, 2022
at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. While most of their sales are to automotive OEMs, they also sell components that go into other products – trucks and busses, wind turbines, tractors, construction equipment, etc. at the ZF Group.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving. (The The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. Models Matter. Traditional Models.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 14, 2018
A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Bonuses and incentives align with functions and are often counter productive to driving supply chain excellence. Let’s take a closer look at sourcing.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 20, 2020
Other rising concerns to be addressed, “suppliers were single-sourced, and there is a general lack of risk assessment that results in companies not being able to switch to alternative routing.”. Vivien Cheong shared the recent shift in freight buyers’ behaviour, “We are seeing freight purchase being commoditized.
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