GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. That’s an astonishing $933.30

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. My focus was simple.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

With demand for drivers often exceeding availability, shippers find themselves forced to pay more to secure capacity and drivers across many industries. Just a few years ago, many faced repeated price increases of more than 10-15 percent over . This is especially true as peak season continues to grow volatile.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. What metrics do others (in my industry) use?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Sign Up for SCMDOJO Pro Membership Importance of Effective Supply Chain Management Supply chain management is not just about moving products from point A to point B – it’s a strategic approach that encompasses the entire network of processes involved in delivering goods and services to customers.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

Long lead times can hurt sales and customer retention. Here we break down what lead time is, the types of lead times in supply chain management , the factors that affect lead time, and how to shorten lead times to provide a better customer experience. In this lead time guide: What is lead time?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 30, 2019

Procurement bridges the gap between product, internal stakeholders and customers. In order to support the weight of internal and external expectations, Procurement teams must be prepared to perform as a key value adder within an organization. Developing KPIs is crucial, and individual, to the infrastructure of your Procurement team.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Continual Supply Chain Disruption is Here to Stay Who could have imagined that the level of supply chain disruption experienced during the pandemic was just the beginning? The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains around the world and the dust has never settled. How Have Global Supply Chains Changed Since the Pandemic?

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Raw material inventory management oversees the procurement, handling, and storage of raw materials. It aims to ensure you always have enough raw materials available to meet demand and maintain production levels while avoiding operational lost time. Let’s dive in. In this guide: What is raw material inventory management?

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It involves closely tracking your inventory levels to replenish your stock at the right time and maintain inventory accuracy. However, good inventory management also requires strategic inventory reduction instead of simply procuring more goods. However, it isn’t just simply removing excess stock across the board.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. Report authors indicated that the September decline was quite broad-based.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

A plan is a point in time, so any solution must be paired with agility to adjust when the inevitable changes occur. Optimization has often been applied too narrowly, because as AI and supply chain expert Professor Nada Sanders articulates , analytical techniques applied to just one node only create highly-efficient silos.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Just about everyone in the supply chain gets negatively impacted by wrong forecasts. Just about everyone in the supply chain gets negatively impacted by wrong forecasts. You can comprehend market dynamics and shifting customer preferences in real-time. Inventory pile-ups. Unsold products on store shelves.

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Taulia

AUGUST 29, 2023

These can include suppliers’ minimum order requirements and overall capacity, ESG ratings, payment and credit terms, and overall financial health. This, in turn, can ensure that products received from suppliers are consistently of an appropriately high quality, procured at the right cost, and delivered on time.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It may also be useful to use KPIs for your most important suppliers – for example KPIs for goods and services are delivered, whether they are on time, and whether they meet quality expectations. At the same time the benefits remain, since the vendor still collects a profit from the product being sold through their online systems.

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OptiProERP

MARCH 15, 2022

The production schedule is a versatile and important document that focuses on planning, forecasting, predicting, and meeting demands on time. The production schedule helps keep workers and machines at capacity. It ensures raw materials, machines, and resources are available to produce finished products on time. . Scheduling .

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

We want to make sure that supply chain practitioners, as well as manufacturers, understand how all of these technologies are affecting the entire supply chain, including the supply chain & procurement side of a manufacturing operation. As each year comes to a close, we all look back on the year that was in reflection.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

How the downstream supply chain has been affected in the 2020s Just like the upstream supply chain, downstream activities have also been impacted by recent global events. In an ecommerce business, supply chain performance is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the business as a whole. Let’s get into it.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2022

Just as port congestion was beginning to clear, companies find themselves facing a new set of challenges , including product and materials shortages, blocked transportation lanes and airspace, and rising fuel costs. Already in crisis, the world’s supply chains are facing additional obstacles in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Precoro

MAY 27, 2021

For anyone responsible for procurement in an organisation, supplier management is an inevitable area of responsibility. Formulate business requirements Procurement is not just about cutting costs and looking for the cheapest deal. Poor supplier performance due to the lack of oversight, analytics and clearly defined requirements.

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SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

Today, whether through internal hiring initiatives, philanthropy, or community engagement, most major companies are engaged in diversity in some capacity. The 2020 triad of health, economic, and racial justice crises has accelerated corporate thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Why Supplier Diversity?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. after reaching an all-time high of 76.2

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Proxima

MAY 2, 2020

We hear this seemingly every day, but these are not normal times. Areas that we spent little time thinking about in the past, now require us to think through extensively how we will address them in the immediate and longer-term future. And, more specifically to this crisis: Can I shut down service if needed for the time being?

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

This monster ship, which is as long as the Empire State Building and weighs about 200,000 metric tons, became stuck due to high winds, and no one seems to be able to get it out. Because procurement executives were so focused on cost, they did not worry about shipment velocity. China is sending out a lot more exports to the U.S.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 31, 2022

In this webinar, we join Niko Nurmi , Executive Advisor at Procurement Leaders , as he discusses these challenges and how to overcome them – with Carmen Erhardt , Director of Corporate Purchasing and Head of Global Processes, Operations and Digitalization at Henkel ; and Anthony Payne , CMO at HICX. A supplier experience approach.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2022

Just as port congestion was beginning to clear, companies find themselves facing a new set of challenges , including product and materials shortages, blocked transportation lanes and airspace, and rising fuel costs. Already in crisis, the world’s supply chains are facing additional obstacles in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track. Struggling to choose?

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SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track. Define Your Scope.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Procurement and purchasing Before goods can be sold and delivered to customers, they must be produced, acquired, and prepared for sale. Procurement is the process of sourcing the suppliers and service providers that enable you to sell products. Before we dive into the details, let’s run through a quick overview.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Today, shippers face increased regulations, unstable market conditions and capacity concerns that make it near impossible for a newly divested company to achieve all of its goals without the expertise and support of a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Step 2: Leverage a Transitional Service Agreement Wisely.

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SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

Today, whether through internal hiring initiatives, philanthropy, or community engagement, most major companies are engaged in diversity in some capacity. The 2020 triad of health, economic, and racial justice crises has accelerated corporate thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Why Supplier Diversity?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. I am sitt ing in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

One example: just before COP26 kicked off, CEOs from more than 30 large financial institutions with over $8.7 times higher than direct emissions. Most companies have yet to dig into the GHG emissions created by their procurement and supply chain logistics.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The people side of supply chain design cannot be underestimated, and that means you can’t put just anybody into the role of supply chain analyst. Large enterprises are consolidating the formerly independent functions of procurement and logistics and creating broader supply chain executive functions and responsibility.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I have now spent just as much time being a startup founder as I had being an operations manager. The fight for talent I still remember the time the HR manager called me to the office from some part of the Arabian Desert for my promotion review, and asked, “Ali, what do you need to make this new operation successful?”.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective production scheduling can mean the difference between a happy customer and a job that was cancelled because it wasn’t completed on time. For the customer, production schedules aim to shorten lead times and improve the quality of goods produced. In this production schedule guide: What is a production schedule?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry?

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