Procurement Academy

AUGUST 10, 2021

Platform keeps all stakeholders connected simultaneously to get reliable visibility to their cargoes. They can easily see the vehicle position; they would be capable of interconnecting across the platform to interchange documents or issue invoices. Source: Logistics 4.0 Is your company customer-centric?

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter.

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Unleashed

JUNE 27, 2023

Managing all documentation. Freight forwarders handle the documentation involved with transporting goods overseas and organise all shipping under their own bill of lading. Carrier procurement The first step in freight forwarding is selecting the right carriers for the job. Organising the customs process.

Negotiating Skills 52

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

The SASC “discovered counterfeit electronic parts from China in the Air Force’s largest cargo plane, in assemblies intended for Special Operations helicopters, and in a Navy surveillance plane.” Does your procurement system allow you to place vendors on hold while you investigate suspected counterfeit parts?

Aerospace 52

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Ettl says that drawback can be addressed through the use of Hyperledger , an open-sourced collaborative effort to develop blockchain technologies across industries. It knows where it’s located, that it has all shipping documents attached in virtual form on the blockchain, and when it runs into trouble can call for help.”

Pharmaceutical 40

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2014

Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) were the center of the cargo transportation universe and the shippers were fully reliant on them for all their logistics needs. A true cargo pricing bazaar was the result. These conditions create a perfect storm for the carriers to break out of the cargo pricing bazaar. What do you think?

Price Reduction 60

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Turvo

JUNE 10, 2020

Well, the digital supply chain is the ideal way to tap that value by digitizing documents. Few areas of the supply chain are more susceptible than sourcing strategies. In the global economy, manufacturers may source raw materials from affected regions. And, they want “contactless” paperwork. Even for companies with U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Instead, it continues, to include the entire lifecycle of a product, from sourcing of raw materials, to the return and recycling of the product, and reintroduction of recycled materials into the manufacturing or production process. International shipping is complicated, and documentation requirements hard to understand.

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2020

UTC helps give a clearer picture of what a specific source of supply actually costs and it is most useful when selecting or negotiating with suppliers. Procurement costs. Ask the below questions to validate if the strategy has been devised accurately : Have you properly documented the supply chain strategy?

Cost Reduction Strategies 64

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2020

UTC helps give a clearer picture of what a specific source of supply actually costs and it is most useful when selecting or negotiating with suppliers. Procurement costs. Ask the below questions to validate if the strategy has been devised accurately : Have you properly documented the supply chain strategy?

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2020

UTC helps give a clearer picture of what a specific source of supply actually costs and it is most useful when selecting or negotiating with suppliers. Procurement costs. Ask the below questions to validate if the strategy has been devised accurately : Have you properly documented the supply chain strategy?

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2022

importers and exporters: “ lack a mutuality of understanding and obligation and are not enforceable. ” Noted is that the most productive path forward for shippers and carriers would be to enter into mutually enforceable and binding service contracts that are enforceable commercial documents. Additional Thoughts. Bob Ferrari.

Procurement Analytics 52

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

In retrospect I’m pleased that I was blissfully ignorant of the fact that it would take so many years for even a single cargo airline, or container ocean liner, to provide an API (that is digital computer to computer connection) for instant rates, capacity, and electronic bookings. I’ve been there myself.

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