Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

In a recent webcast titled Critical Transportation Challenges in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Supply Chain , Florian Dussler (VP of Americas at TRANSPOREON Group ) and I discuss this topic in more detail, including the core TMS capabilities companies should look for in a solution to begin their journey up the maturity curve: Procurement.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain? Conclusion.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain? Conclusion.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain?

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain?

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DynaSys

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, overall supply (in 2019’s case overall beverage supply) usually accommodates demand. Others, such as food & beverage experienced earthshaking shifts in demand to which most players were ill-equipped to quickly adjust. Demand is usually not dramatically affected; just the ability to meet it.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 23, 2015

Editor’s Note: This post is a continuation of an ongoing collaborative blog series with Spendrix, a company who was made for procurement teams of all sizes and we currently serve customers in Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Construction, Logistics, and the Food & Beverage industries.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Argentus a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. According to a recent report in Procurement trade publication Spend Matters , these are some of the most booming categories in the burgeoning industry. Subscribe Here! in the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively. Planning and execution is focused on freight moves involving a carrier. Fleet Management involves freight moves with transportation assets owned by the company. The primary reason companies buy a TMS is for freight savings.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Global consumer product goods provider Nestle in its latest report of quarterly financial performance indicated that despite being able to raise prices for a wide variety of marketed products, higher costs for commodities, freight and energy continue eroding profit margins. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 12, 2020

October 13, 2020 / EC Sourcing Group, a leading global provider of SaaS sourcing technology solutions, has announced its acquisition of procurement solution provider, BidMode, with full terms of the merger remaining confidential. Morristown, N.J., About EC Sourcing Group. Founded in 2001 and based in Morristown, N.J.,

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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. no opt-in).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 30, 2019

Orders of varying quantities can be consolidated automatically to optimize freight, timelines, and cost. By creating a “universal language” that is spoken digitally by all parties, the technology considerably improves speed and clarity. Services like C.H.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 30, 2019

Orders of varying quantities can be consolidated automatically to optimize freight, timelines, and cost. Robinson’s best in class Managed Procurement Services offer customized solutions and optimizations for retailers of all sizes, helping standardize and streamline ordering to reduce complexities and find significant cost savings.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 7, 2018

Direct Consumer Impacts USA Today reports that a severe shortage of truckers is pushing up freight costs and, in turn, nudging up retail prices. If your facilities don’t help a driver accommodate for these nuances, they will be unable to optimize HOS and may turn down your freight. Specialists can also aid with consolidation programs.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 12, 2017

Choosing freight carriers is not the easiest of tasks, so it’s understandable why companies often overlook the need for a freight review , even when such an undertaking is long overdue. Read and Heed the Signs that Freight Review is Due. But how do you know when it’s the right time to conduct a freight review?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

SAP Ariba started as an indirect procurement network and lagged the market in developing multi-tier process definition.) For example, Elemica is focused on the chemical and rubber markets but does not manage upstream (consumer products/food & beverage) or downstream flows (oil/gas). Authoritative Identifiers and Use of Standards.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As a result of this improved forecasting precision, you can plan your procurement more accurately. From a warehouse management system ( WMS ) that gives you better visibility and control to offering an end-to-end managed freight program – ShipBob’s solutions help you enhance communication and collaboration throughout the supply chain.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

You must understand the impact on business performance as changes in one area are propagated through the end to end supply chain — so the effect on procurement, manufacturing, supply chain/ distribution are clearly understood. It might look good to be winning and taking additional business, but at what cost?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2020

Statistic: Companies that use TMD applications have achieved freight cost savings of up to 8%. However, with the integration of AI technology, new platforms are taking TMS capabilities to unprecedented heights, offering even more potential for companies to gain efficiency in transportation and reduce freight costs.

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QAD

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Lara has many years of experience in not just the wine industry, but global supply chains, including the food and beverage supply chain and logistics. Lara and I discussed a number of issues that are impacting the Food & Beverage industry and in particular, the winemaking industry and supply chain issues. That’s winemaking, too.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Procurement: Partnering with cost-effective and reliable vendors is vital for keeping a business running smoothly. By tracking products from the point of origin to the end consumer, blockchain has promise for use in industries requiring excellent traceability, such as food and beverage and drugs and pharmaceuticals.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. Diesel rail is twice that of steamships, and the impact from trucks, while a fraction of air, is three times rail. .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. Calculating the carbon footprint of a company’s comprehensive logistics framework is tremendously complex.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

This week, Uber Freight announced a similar solution called Powerloop. The system will initially be focused only on intrastate loads in Texas, but the company plans to expand beyond Texas in the coming months, says Max Pike, strategy lead at Uber Freight. Anheuser-Busch is one of Uber’s first customers.

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MercuryGate

AUGUST 25, 2020

Limit Unnecessary Check Calls for Freight. The use of technology allows customers to see where their freight is always located through GPS tracking and real-time updates. There are a handful of apps that allow for real-time checks for freight transportation that make it easy and feasible for both the customer and driver to use.

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QAD

AUGUST 25, 2021

ERP can considerably streamline an organization’s operations, automating functions such as accounting, procurement, project management, customer relationship management, risk management, compliance and supply chain operations. Food & Beverage. What Industries Benefit the Most from ERP? Consumer Products. Technology. Life Sciences.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 26, 2020

The entire world is in a time of adjustment thanks to COVID-19—this is especially true for the food and beverage industry. Accordingly, carriers are selective about freight. Overly complex or challenging freight needs are passed over in favor of simpler freight. No one could predict how much uncertainty 2020 would bring.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Building supply chain resilience isn’t a new goal, but it’s become a primary focus for supply chain leaders in the wake of the pandemic crisis, particularly in the hardest-hit industries, such as food and beverage. Now is the perfect time to take a look at your supplier’s obligations and make sure they’re living up to them.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Simon’s experience as a driver of large goods vehicles engaged in multi-drop beverage deliveries eventually enabled a move into the transport office of the company he worked for. Meanwhile, in the case of commercial freight, customers might unload their goods much as they do in today’s warehouse receiving operations.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The speakers cover everything from air and ocean freight to trucking and warehousing. I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. Nerijus: Flexport is a technology-enabled freight forwarder.

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