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5 Reasons Why You Need Procurement Planning Software

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. The resulting plan should maintain adequate safety stock levels for each purchased item while reducing inventory costs.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is essentially a battle royale of misery (in comedic form), and the winner will be the lead singer of the newly formed pop group. The delays to maritime trade may prompt some retailers to switch to air freight, as companies that normally ship their goods by sea want to ensure faster delivery. billion.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

companies were further rattled after Chinese authorities recently questioned workers at Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Co. and raided the Beijing offices of Mintz Group, a due-diligence firm based in New York. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace.

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How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission

Logistics Viewpoints

But it’s important to remember that while customers want their purchases fast, sometimes even the next day, many care about the environmental impact of that delivery as well. Based on this, participating companies were grouped into the following maturity levels: leader, advanced, developing and initiating. She lives in the Boston area.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Outdated forecasting software only increases the risks surrounding a disrupted supply chain. There are Five Symptoms of Outdated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Software: Have you diagnosed your problem– and solution–to improved demand planning? Data source: Datasembly.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Lee Partners , an investor in automation and supply chain; and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 , which is part of the SoftBank Group. The company’s software harvests supplier data from over 600 million websites, validates it against millions of inputs and data points, and performs an exception-based, automated review process.