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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Logistics Managers need to address other elements namely: How do we measure ocean freight spending against market levels?

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint. Advanced planning tools(APS) never considered the issues of logistics. Availability of logistics was always assumed. With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic.

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. An implementation plan should start with the exchange of contact information and subsequently progress to establishing booking process, operations process, documentation process all the way to billing process.

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The Top Finance Supply Chain KPIs to Measure for Shippers

Intelligent Audit

Mike Griswold, Vice President Analyst at Gartner , had this to say about the value supply chain KPIs and metrics. Supply chain metrics provide the vehicle to ‘look at the results’ and gauge the effectiveness of an organization’s execution strategy. Damage Rates or Cargo Loss. It also has a direct correlation to cargo loss.

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A ‘Beached Whale’ in the Suez Canal: Stuck Working Capital

NC State SCRC

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. That’s what its costing companies to have their cargo sit there. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Fighting climate change with green logistics. By establishing the concept of eco-friendliness in your supply chain, a green logistics system can be introduced. Download Now!

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Air Cargo Tech Is Falling Behind. It Doesn’t Have to.

Freightos

In 1995 airlines via online travel marketplaces started selling tickets directly to consumers online and by 2017, 83% of US travellers were using digital channels to book their trips. This effectively enabled travel agents to book flight from their computers far before the internet was built. Get Air Freight Customer Facing.

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