Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Reflection. I thought it would be easy.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

As explained by the Boston Consulting Group , supply chain leaders should gather all stakeholders from an organization. For example, supply procurement, manufacturing processes and warehousing information should be the first considerations. appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

According to analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), supply chain disruptions are likely to outpace resilience.”[1] Jeremy Kay , Managing Director and Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, insists many organizations “struggle to get a handle on how resilient they need to be.” Here’s the rub.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa ). In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The book is authored by- Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbacher, Alenka Triplat, Daniel Weise, each of whom are Boston Consulting Group Partners , Managing Directors and thought leaders. One of the statements is: “ In many companies, if not most, procurement is an unglamorous, unloved part of the business. Book Content.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity. Robinson in Boston where he spent almost 7 years. He started his career working for C.H.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Consider this, a business can spend more than 40% of its annual freight budget on inbound shipping, according to the Aberdeen Group, a research firm in Boston. If you're buying on prepaid or delivered terms you're essentially allowing your suppliers to manage your freight and profit off the transportation costs. Freight Bill Audit.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2016

It’s a story that made the headlines in The Boston Globe this week, but about 10 percent of the newspaper’s subscribers weren’t able to read about it because, well, they were the victims of this story. It is extremely difficult to do something like this without a transition period,” Boston Globe CEO Sheehan said in today’s article. “To

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Thoma Bravo has other noted investments in supply chain tech providers, including end-to-end transportation and logistics provider project 44 and aerospace industry Cloud platform provider Exostar. Trimble to Acquire Transporeon in the Logistics and Transportation Technology Segment. Locus Robotics Raises an Additional $117 Million.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. This article outlines five key challenges faced by buyers that can be addressed by a new type of procurement planning software, which we call a “buyer’s workbench.”

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common? Specifically, the company deployed a Vendor Interaction Portal (VIP) powered by Elemica to exchange documents like purchase orders and invoices with suppliers (for direct procurement). Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map [DK1] , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

BOSTON and MILAN (Sept. In addition, Michela developed an accurate analysis of procurement, and implemented reporting on lost sales and inventory management. Women leaders from ATD, RAJA, and TireHub among the executives elevating supply chains for competitive advantage. About Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Kevin Frechette, COO Tarek Alaruri, and CTO Victor Kushch, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and has offices in New York and Poland. Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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Freight Plus

JULY 26, 2022

Innovative managed transportation provider brings on LTL industry leader to continue to support rapid growth. QUINCY, Mass — FreightPlus, a data-driven managed transportation solutions provider, has announced the expansion of their company with the hiring of Curtis Garrett, joining as Senior Vice President of LTL.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. The other members of the consortium are the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which leads the current initiative, the Boston Children’s Hospital, Avenir Analytics, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. million grant from Paul G.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season. Free Time and Chassis.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Consider this, a business can spend more than 40% of its annual freight budget on inbound shipping, according to the Aberdeen Group, a research firm in Boston. If you're buying on prepaid or delivered terms you're essentially allowing your suppliers to manage your freight and profit off the transportation costs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

GCC chemical industry is not immune to global trade fluctuations, transportation constraints and escalating competition, elevating the importance of supply chains to improve the bottom line. Only 17% of global chemical companies are “digital champions” (Boston Consulting Group) – also confirmed by GPCA on status of GCC chemical industry.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

Other obstacles were: · Bandwidth for internal teams/procurement (32%) · Unable to manage multiple carriers’ invoices (30%) · Unable to segregate volume by carrier (29%) · Prefer a single point of contact (28%) A group of last-mile technology providers is emerging to address these issues and more.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus. Calls for more effective transportation capacity planning, inventory management, multi-sourcing and diversified supplier base strategies are crucial to mitigate business continuity in case of a crisis.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 19, 2016

It’s been a big year for the transportation industry. They continue to span beyond an organization’s transportation professionals. Shippers want their people to be able to locate the trucks, see what’s on them, and know how they’re getting to their distribution centers—all without having to call the transportation department.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

As if this wasn’t enough, transportation costs are rising and forcing companies to constantly adjust and optimize. In the meantime, companies need to make sure they have the most talented negotiators and leaders heading up their procurement and supply chain functions. They are multi-national and do $3.5B/year.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. Internet of Things, smart cities, etc.); Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

One is time to recover (TTR), the time it would take for a particular node in the supply chain — a supplier facility, a distribution center, or a transportation hub — to be restored to full functionality after a disruption. ” — Customer-Centric Supply Chain Transformation , Boston Consulting Group; Twitter: @BCG 34.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. For another case study example, see The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure.). Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it. Too Many Cooks in the Blockchain Kitchen?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

For the CFO, end-to-end is a focus on transactional flows like order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Most are clueless about driving a better-planned order flow from tactical planning to procurement or transportation planning or how to improve forecast-value-added (FVA) processes.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded:[5] Many companies can multiply their climate impact by decarbonizing supply chains. ”[6] The study also found that social issues (e.g., child labor or slavery, worker welfare, etc.)

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