Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 19, 2020

Sharing Supply Chain Secrets Globally My Goal for 2020. One of those is Supply Chain Secrets, an educational company in the Logistics Bureau group, which exists purely to share practical guidance with companies and individuals wishing to improve their supply chain knowledge and expertise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

We’re taking a look at what the new tariffs mean for supply chain, and how businesses can protect their interests. How will supply chains be impacted? This might depend on how well businesses can pivot their supply chains to find alternatives as their familiar raw materials and components suppliers become more expensive.

Policies 60

Policies Manufacturing Procurement America Supply Chain Software 60

Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

Predictive Analytics 117

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

Supply Chain Planning Software 59

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Low-cost country sourcing is a procurement strategy that falls under a broad category of procurement efforts called global sourcing. Political unrest, both internal and external, can halt supply lines. Political instability can cause interruptions to your supply chain. Shipping costs. control processes. Advantages.

Manufacturing Procurement 83

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 83

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. and France being 43.1. All rights reserved.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added insights on reported September and Q3 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Reportedly, destocking activities increased with finished product and raw materials inventories decreasing by the end of the quarter. value reported for August.

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Global Optimal Sourcing United Kingdom 59

RFgen

AUGUST 16, 2016

Learn more about the supply chain management strategy for the games in Rio. The games in Rio are underway, which means supply chain management strategies are in full swing. Sustainability a Major Concern for Rio Supply Chain Management. This one-shot deal has brought as many successes as it has obstacles.

Supply Chain Strategy 52

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RFgen

AUGUST 16, 2016

Learn more about the supply chain management strategy for the games in Rio. The games in Rio are underway, which means supply chain management strategies are in full swing. Sustainability a Major Concern for Rio Supply Chain Management. This one-shot deal has brought as many successes as it has obstacles.

Supply Chain Strategy 52

Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 52

NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Many of the systems that we have designed to deal with financial accountability in the supply chain, are in my opinion not only cumbersome, but in many cases, create more complexity that in the end reduces transaction visibility and flow. In my mind, supply chain managers should be thinking “shame on us”.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change.

Manufacturing Procurement 62

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Did I mention they eat a lot?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 101

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. Meanwhile, Brazil, Russia and India will become major suppliers as companies access the remaining untapped resources of the world. Globalization Will Become More Important in Everyday Decisions.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The conference was a great opportunity to interact with logistics and procurement executives in an environment of open dialogue and discussion. All of a sudden, everyone is “knocking on the door” of procurement and logistics, asking for cost improvements.

Material Savings 60

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

For supply chains, higher efficiency, lower costs, and better customer relationship management are just some of the possibilities. Your Japanese automotive company supplies customized versions of its cars through its dealers to fans across the world, including European countries. These are relatively straightforward cases.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 4, 2017

I had the opportunity to sit in on the CPO Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA this week, hosted by IBM Watson Supply Chain. (I My session was preceeded by a discussion by Brian Bancroft, Vice President of Direct Procurement at Coca-Cola in Atlanta. Here is the list. Anti-globalization. Labor arbitrage- labor costs and mfg.

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