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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 28 – February 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

As a Boston fan, Tom Brady forever changed my sports landscape. The Boston sports landscape shifted after that first Super Bowl and became the city of champions, with 12 total championships (6 by the Patriots, 4 by the Red Sox, and 1 each by the Celtics and Bruins). This time, however, he says it is for good.

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Emma – The Sleep Company Selects ToolsGroup Supply Chain Planning Software to Support Growth

ToolsGroup

MUNICH & BOSTON — 23. November 2021 — ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has been selected by Emma – The Sleep Company to support its goal of creating a resilient, intelligent supply chain process to accommodate the company’s rapid growth. On July 1, 2020, Franz Haniel & Cie.

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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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Top Supply Chain Challenges for CPG companies in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance. For instance, the solution should optimize availability, fulfillment, source determination, routing, warehouse handling, and production capacity together and concurrently, focusing on minimizing Total Cost to Serve.

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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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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing.