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. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list. This complexity is occurring in many forms.

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Logility

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Develop metrics against which supply chain stakeholders can judge their performance. Clearly defined metrics or scorecards are thus a crucial component of any endeavor towards better performance. Clearly defined metrics or scorecards are thus a crucial component of any endeavor towards better performance.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2023

It allows you to communicate with suppliers in real time about capacity, forecasts, and orders. Suppliers can log into a portal to see purchase orders at any time, and the supply chain module can monitor how suppliers are performing. It determines what materials are needed and when you need them. Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2021

To optimize throughput and capacity utilization, process manufacturers must effectively manage inventory, apply predictive analytics, and gain supply chain transparency through digital transformation. Predictive analytics uses artificial intelligence tools that provide not only real-time data but historical information as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year. A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. Gottemukkala asserts.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It is the process of determining future demand for products, how those products will be manufactured to meet that demand, and the manufacturing metrics that will measure success. A production schedule is a document that tells manufacturers which goods need to be produced, when they need to be produced, and the production methods.

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Unleashed

MARCH 28, 2021

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is a management concept frequently used by procurement and supply chain professionals. A central, online location for all supplier data helps SRM through digital record-keeping that reduces administrative labour costs, cuts down on errors, data duplication and loss of crucial supplier information.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 12, 2023

These components help manufacturers to effectively plan, source, and manage the production process. It also acts as a crucial document for coordination among different teams – such as design, procurement, production, and quality control – ensuring everyone is on the same page when it comes to manufacturing.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The order fulfilment process covers every step required to get goods to the people who purchase them, from the moment a customer places an order to when they receive their purchase. This can include freight forwarding and documentation management. It also ensures that resources are used efficiently.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Improving supply chain visibility looks like this: Integrating data from your various systems into one centralised location Working with suppliers to increase supply chain transparency Automating data collection, analysis, and reporting Supply chain visibility relies on accurate, synchronised data.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Source: Laurie Cus. MercuryGate extends invoicing and document management solution with HubTran integration. According to a report in Re/code: The trailers won’t be used to deliver packages to customer doors. Establishing new hours-of-service supporting document (shipping documents, fuel purchase receipts, etc.)

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 8, 2020

Analysts are joining in: A Walker study reported that customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by the end of 2020. Source: PwC Report, Experience is Everything: Get it Right. Scheduling : ERP streamlines how capacity is utilized and reduces production downtime.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

The dictionary defines potential this way: “having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.” Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Managing trade documentation. The word “potential” is often viewed as a positive characteristic. Managing supply chain risk.

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Locus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As a result, it increases your warehouse storage and delivery logistics costs. Other important reasons for incomplete deliveries are missing documentation, incorrect labeling, inaccurate geocoding, and miscommunication. To enable a delightful post-purchase experience, it is essential to have successful delivery exception responses.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Electra’s user-friendly app works like so:  When drivers need to charge their vehicle, the app takes into consideration their car specifications and the availability and power capacity of nearby charging stations in order to recommend the best option.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2015

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2015 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Amber Road broadened its solution footprint this week by acquiring Hong Kong-based ecVision, “a cloud-based provider of global sourcing and collaborative supply chain solutions for brand-focused companies.” FMCSA Should Heed Calls to Fix CSA (ATA).

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Not every manufacturer will have the capacity to recycle returned goods, but businesses are innovating to find new ways of recycling. 3 examples) 1.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

One mistake companies often make is focusing on the lowest purchase price per item instead of considering the total landed cost of sourcing from offshore suppliers. Total landed cost includes such cost factors as transportation, port charges, duties and taxes, insurance, and material.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain. The study found that these leaders considered the largest gap to be between supply chain and procurement, citing it as a major issue.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Target and Amazon, among other retailers, use AI to predict what customers will buy based upon past purchases. Taking company-generated tags as well as data from other sources it can determine that a bridge closure caused the shipment delay and relay that information to the customer.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In a constantly shifting and competitive global trading environment, it is increasingly important to control all costs across the entire supply chain. While global freight cost varies significantly by industry and transportation mode, it is a major cost component of internationally sourced products.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In order to make it as realistic as possible, it’s a good idea for treasury and finance departments to communicate closely with sales, procurement, and accounting teams. There’s a toolkit of metrics to help the treasury department understand the level of liquidity. Let’s explore how.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. Variability increased during the pandemic.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In a constantly shifting and competitive global trading environment, it is increasingly important to control all costs across the entire supply chain. While global freight cost varies significantly by industry and transportation mode, it is a major cost component of internationally sourced products.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The major sources of risk in Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries start at the top, where the contracts are awarded, and flow downwards to the subcontracting suppliers.

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Unleashed

MAY 12, 2022

Purchases made through wholesale eCommerce platforms are generally for large unit numbers – and often for products bought before – and will therefore be highly transactional. Its report on the B2B sector revealed two-thirds of corporate buyers now rely on digital channels as part of the purchasing experience. In the U.S.

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Pivot88

JULY 13, 2022

Understanding your supply chain after T1 can be a difficult task - it is a significant challenge to gain visibility upstream and trace a specific purchase order or product’s complete chain of custody. Vendor Production Capacity & Tracking. All required documents can be uploaded to our system for easy access & management.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? As the Wall Street Journal reported recently, “retailers have come under fire for low pay and a practice known as on-call scheduling that changes workers’ hours with little notice [emphasis mine]. and L Brands Inc.’s

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

Yung-Yun’s algorithm scanned tens of thousands of targeted news and company reports to develop the ratings in each category. These interviews are often the best source of information and are not published. Secondary data sources are published available databases, reports, websites, and so on. Handfield, R.B.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. Leaders are flying blind.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

After all, actual users are best-positioned to provide an unbiased report on how ERP features can be harnessed for real-world competitive advantages. Running our pricing accurately was a huge problem… it is fairly easy now, and further use of reporting features will help with this. Added order capacity without added headcount.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

They need to run various reports, including some for the FDA, which is challenging. They also would like to automate the purchase order process and vendor management. Its powerful reporting tools make it simple for them to provide the required reports to the FDA. Detailed purchasing data has allowed them to lower costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2022

The following Supply Chain Matters commentary highlights this week’s report by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) released this week the report: Fact Finding Investigation 29- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. Overall Report Findings. International Ocean supply Chain. Background.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Additionally, a review of reporting procedures can act as a safeguard against corruption throughout operations. All stakeholders who interact with the supply chain should be aware of hotlines and other reporting mechanisms, which should establish a clear path and adequate protections for whistleblowers.”

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Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

Inventory analytics goes mainstream. Accurately plotting costs based on live data. Improving efficiencies with data analytics. Accessing systems and documents anywhere in the world. Connect IoT tech to your cloud software to input critical real-time data to analytics and other business systems. Inventory Analytics.

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