Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

I also shared with them my view that companies will ultimately find opportunities for supply chain innovation at the intersection of Software, B2B Connectivity, and Social Networking — a trend best illustrated by the rise of Supply Chain Operating Networks (SCONs). Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 5, 2023

Quality and Regulatory Alignment for Audit Readiness Full transcript below: Wendy Levine Welcome to today’s webinar, exploring “Quality and Regulatory Alignment for Audit Readiness.” So, Arena is a cloud-native system that controls product lifecycle as well as your quality processes. I like to think if I can do it, anyone can.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). At Mars, procurement (commercial as it was called) was one of the most highly regarded of the professions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

Software maintenance costs are rising for the CIO. In parallel, the traditional software vendors are struggling with the Innovators Dilemma. They must evolve existing platforms to continue to fund their solutions; but at the same time, they realize that they are not serving the greater need of the market to reinvent the supply chain.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A recent survey shows that 40% of the supply chain industry is already optimizing its inventory and networking tools by adopting advanced technologies and this percentage is said to grow in the next five years. Accurate demand forecasting is an important element of supply chain inventory optimization solutions. DEMAND FORECASTING.

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crisp

JANUARY 24, 2024

While Luminate offers two tiers of data subscriptions, the Luminate Charter plan stands out as a powerful tool for data-driven brands, boasting a continuously evolving feed of never-before-seen reports designed to transform supplier strategy. Available: In stock and ready for purchase. Eligible : Meeting all criteria to be sold online.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. 5 A Focus on Functional Metrics Throws the Supply Chain Out of Balance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

But the COVID-19 crisis, has required rapid operational solutions to unforeseen roadblocks. Quick solutions to employee shortages, remote working, and to ensure health and safety across the company need to be deployed. it is perfect quality, zero waste, and happy satisfied customers. So, we need to ask, “what is the ideal?”;

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8 On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today's competitive market, where it's not all about cost savings, tracking procurement performance and aligning it with business goals and objectives is a must-have. So how do you measure the effectiveness of procurement operations within your organization? What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them?

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Unprecedented situations like the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects need solutions that not only learn from historical data but also predict outlier events like COVID-19 and how they can affect your organization with several demand forecasting methods and forecasting models. What makes this process easier? How to make it easier?

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ThroughPut

JULY 6, 2021

Do you remember the time when the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns were announced across the world, followed by the panic purchase of essentials to the point where supermarkets and grocery stores were left with empty shelves? An AI-powered tool can help you get this baseline in a matter of minutes. What makes this process easier?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consumers now have higher expectations regarding their purchase experience—convenient pickup and delivery options; an increased demand for accurate, real-time visibility to their order; and easy to use, low cost transportation purchasing options are critical. These heightened demands put greater pressure on shippers.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 17, 2020

visibility to performance metrics. visibility to performance metrics. At best, these are basic solutions that do not provide the breadth and depth of information necessary to support real-time on-demand visibility. Lack of quality information in real-time results in limited reporting, superficial analytics.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Audit results provide management with the information necessary to better attain operational efficiency by identifying quality problems and correcting issues before they are discovered in an external audit. The latest analytics demonstrate that 81% of consumers say brand trust is a deciding factor when making a purchase.

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Unleashed

APRIL 3, 2023

If you’re currently managing your accounts through QuickBooks, it makes sense to look for an inventory management tool that complements your accounting system. While QuickBooks offers some inventory functionality, it might not have all the solutions you require.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. The CIO budget is hamstrung with system upgrades and software license payments. This is the world view of finance and why there is so much friction between procurement and finance. Barrier #1.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Benetton , in contrast, chooses to have a full control of its production but allow its licensees to operate the stores so they can focus on production and quality control. In order to streamline the delivery, Coca-Cola implemented a vehicle routing software. At the end of the day, they can bring products to market within 2-3 weeks.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 14, 2019

For competitive fly fishing, customers are likely to pay attention to the build quality of the fishing rods along with any high technology materials used in making them. You have little control over Place as it’s likely that your retail customers will purchase from you and then decide how best to display your products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Ensure that, somewhere along the way, data diagnostic tools will be used to check for missing and inconsistent data automatically. . Accurate and timely reconciliation of purchase orders with receipts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? For example, should customer sentiment data feed into quality systems? What is the role of 3-D printing in your future supply chain?

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

After all, a clear picture of the company's procurement process is necessary to develop a sustainable future strategy and to avoid pitfalls that hold your business back. Spend analysis involves spend visibility , spending review , and procurement process improvement. Is the quality of goods or services inconsistent?

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Physical products that have been replaced by digital alternatives such as hard copy telephone books, business catalogues, and encyclopedias. To better predict future demand for products, track and analyse historical data using inventory management software. There are numerous reasons for low demand.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. In short, McDonalds is focused on what its suppliers can do to improve the supply chain , not how they do it (as long as solutions meet with McDonalds exacting principles of safety and quality).

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2023

The cost of sales is an inventory accounting metric that measures the accumulated costs in getting finished goods to market. The cost of sales metric is most commonly used in the retail and eCommerce industries, whereas manufacturing businesses typically calculate profitability using the cost of goods sold formula instead.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. I am unsure if it was a quality issue or a re-routed defective return. A service ordered and delivered at expectations, and with quality parts. We kept getting bad parts.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amazon wholesaling is a business model in which products are purchased in bulk, directly from the distributor or manufacturer, and then sold through the Amazon platform to customers at a higher price. Amazon wholesaling works by purchasing existing branded products in bulk quantities and reselling them through the Amazon marketplace.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 5, 2024

The solution lies in supply chain segmentation. Enhancing Resilience in Operations Intelligent supply chain segmentation helps uncover relevant purchasing trends across various demographics, allowing businesses to develop stronger, more resilient marketing strategies based on real-time data tailored to specific customer groups.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For instance, the quality of inventory storage and manufacturing efficiency impact delivery lead times. More importantly, are you measuring the right metrics? Measuring wrong metrics might paint a great process in a bad light, leading to wrong conclusions. Communication of this kind will prevent any procurement delays.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

As an experienced business professional, he has served in diverse roles ranging from Marketing and Strategy, to Procurement and Supply Chain. Several articles and reference books have highlighted Joe’s procurement transformation accomplishments at Lucent Technologies, Juniper Networks, and in the area of Supply Chain Risk Management.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 5, 2024

Enhancing Resilience in Operations Intelligent customer segmentation helps uncover relevant purchasing trends across various demographics, allowing businesses to develop stronger, more resilient marketing strategies based on real-time data tailored to specific customer groups.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Based on a heritage of quality and innovation, the designs earned the trust in generations of families. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. Carter’s, Inc.,

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This effort was led by the Chief Procurement Officer for Siemens BT, Carl Oberland, but has recently been rolled out across the global organization. In addition, Carl assigned a person who could work on access databases, and began by combining procurement data for 5 divisions into a single database. “The

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

MARCH 5, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Ensure that, somewhere along the way, data diagnostic tools will be used to check for missing and inconsistent data automatically. . Accurate and timely reconciliation of purchase orders with receipts.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. These advancements are accelerating thanks to better tools that were created in 2018. Marc Tuinier.

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SupplyOn

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The majority of the participants was handling invoice creation or processing in the accounting, procurement and logistics departments. On an international scale, we see that the country of origin or region of a company surely influences its financial processes and all related metrics.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

A few years ago I purchased a sofa from a well-known furniture store. Supply Chain Software is Not the Solution. Many companies try to overcome this problem using ERP systems, demand management tools and other advanced software. Long lead times are the cause of many of the problems that plague supply chains.

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