SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

As supply chain disruptions continue the procurement function should adapt to improve transparency, build collaborative relationships, and ensure sustainable sourcing practices, resulting in a stronger, more resilient supply chain with Cloud ERP for manufacturing. However, as teams become remote manual procurement has hampered operations.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Procurement has never played such an important role in the increasingly globalised economy. Has procurement fundamentally changed itself in the past 10 years? Strategic Procurement can mean totally different things in different industries and sectors. The time when Procurement was almost a synonym to Purchasing has long gone.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions 98

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Now includes installation, so home improvement shippers, like Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement, must now consider eCommerce to be a venue for selling items requiring installation and assembly, reports Stuart Lauchlan of Diginomica. White Glove Logistics Service Overcome Last Mile eCommerce Challenges. White glove service.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 168

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. China slowed production of aluminum and other energy-intensive metals in 2021 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, leaving primary production in the country 1.2 Chain Store Age ).

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

The topic/report will finally be on the logistics M&A through the end of May. The report will be available free for paid Substack subscribers but I’ll provide a summary and a link to the report in case you’re interested in either purchasing it separately or paying for an anuual subscribtion to my Substack articles.

Purchasing Skills 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. A Brief History of IT Investments.

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 11, 2025

We hear from our clients that 90% of the cost of manufacturing the products that they deliver to their customers is the goods that they purchase from third party companies, from their supply chains. And that’s what’s happening with the weaponization of the periodic table with China right now.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. In the process I needed a visa for China, and I wandered into an old-fashioned photo shop to have my picture taken for the visa application. One of my clients waits four days for a custom report.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

A few years ago I purchased a sofa from a well-known furniture store. We have to order it from China,” was the answer from the sales assistant. But it only takes a ship two weeks to travel from China to Australia [where I live], so what is happening for the other 10 weeks?” For example, to ship goods from China to the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2023

Journalist Erica Pandey reports, “America wastes more than 100 billion pounds — or 40% — of its food each year.”[1] and China, The Guardian reports. ” In the 1950s and 1960s, it was not uncommon to hear the phrase, “Eat your food because the poor children in China are starving.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . This index was reported as 1.84 reported for June, and 2.59

Procurement Analytics 52

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply). million metric tons. Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. And it’s not just companies — China has already cut its rare earth metal exports by more than 70%.

Resource Reduction 87

Resource Reduction Resources Manufacturing Procurement Congo 87

Supply Chains Rock

JULY 7, 2009

Many global corporations realize this, which is why they have been so progressive in maintaining supply chains that hold themselves accountable for everything from the labor they employ to the eco-friendliness of the parts they use and many actually report on their progress and efforts. China Supply Chain Council. February (4).

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Debashis Tarafdar says that the large size of a country (like India, China or Indonesia) can mean “significant polarization of population between urban and rural with distinctly different buying capabilities and purchasing preferences.

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Elementum

AUGUST 24, 2015

Monday saw a market panic unlike any in recent years, and it comes down to China's own market problems. China's Huge Losses are Seeing Global Repercussions. Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. Copper, generally considered a good metric for the health of the global economy, is doing poorly.

Material Savings 60

Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement Supply and Demand Purchasing Skills 60

ShipBob

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The goal of logistics planning is to build a lean and cost-effective logistics operation that can achieve service levels at all times and withstand supply chain disruptions. If your planned goals have kept you on budget and you’ve reduced supply chain costs, you’ll likely see monetary savings and higher profit margins. Planning tips.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Consumers are the biggest source of food waste in developed countries as they discard at least 20-30% of what they purchase. And problems in harvesting, quality standards, storage, shipping costs, and handling all create food waste. Everyone in Supply Chain has experienced being asked to improve some metric by 25% or more.

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Waste Reduction Food Supply Chain Planning Software Video 76

Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply). million metric tons. Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. And it’s not just companies — China has already cut its rare earth metal exports by more than 70%.

Resource Reduction 60

Resource Reduction Resources Manufacturing Procurement Congo 60

RFgen

JUNE 20, 2013

While many companies have witnessed significant success as world trade shifts toward rapid growth markets such as India, China, Vietnam and Thailand, it is important for businesses to effectively manage variables like cross-border and country taxes. Important Supply Chain Metrics. Granular metrics for high-cost supplies.

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RFgen

JUNE 20, 2013

While many companies have witnessed significant success as world trade shifts toward rapid growth markets such as India, China, Vietnam and Thailand, it is important for businesses to effectively manage variables like cross-border and country taxes. Important Supply Chain Metrics. Granular metrics for high-cost supplies.

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Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Price Mitigation Strategies 52

Resilinc

JUNE 21, 2022

And just in the last few days, trade media such as Mining.com, MetalsNews, and FXStreet have posted headlines predicting more price drops—”Copper price sinks to 10-month low on recession worries”—and major price increases—“Copper prices set to rise as supply lags.”. dependent on foreign sources. Learn more about CommodityWatch AI.

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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. Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output and corresponding activity levels, but the gains were mostly in developing and lower-cost regions. increased 1.1

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Unleashed

JANUARY 16, 2023

Meanwhile, the US and China generate the largest revenues in the 3PL market by country. Here is an example of the third-party logistics process in action: Products (or raw materials) are purchased from the manufacturer. Enquire about shipping times when procuring 3PL providers. The items are delivered to a 3PL warehouse.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries. Left unchecked, Chinese suppliers-like domestic suppliers-may ignore quality. Let me know how it went below in the comments section.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Quality Examples 120

Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They are asking questions like ‘Do our facilities teams know what piping it’s included in?’ The second is tensions around export controls with China and Taiwan , which leave many companies reevaluating their global sourcing strategies. They’re trying to figure out how to find alternate suppliers out of that area.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 per ton; the standardized container cut that cost to just 16 cents a ton … The U.S. billion metric tons as of 2017. New solutions for a new reality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. Previously, customers could drop off non-defective or undamaged items at UPS Stores without any cost.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

This year over 20% of purchases are expected to take place online , compared to 17.8% This is an important metric for us, and we work with the ShipBob team to ensure that the vast majority of our orders are delivered within 2-3 business days. Although they reported $75.5 And now, in 2023, ecommerce sales continue to accelerate.

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Aera Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

After days of manually pulling data from a diverse set of systems and painstakingly interpreting the information, we finally had a solution: move inventory from Japan to China to mitigate the near-term risk of a stockout. Eliminate guesswork around predicting the impact of supply chain disruptions, like a supplier failure or lost batch.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It takes a week to mass produce the product in China and then two weeks to ship to the U.S. Stores monitor customer purchase patterns in real-time and incorporate the data into demand forecasting and replenishment schedules. The final key to a fast fashion supply chain is a customer-centric replenishment strategy.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It takes a week to mass produce the product in China and then two weeks to ship to the U.S. Stores monitor customer purchase patterns in real-time and incorporate the data into demand forecasting and replenishment schedules. The final key to a fast fashion supply chain is a customer-centric replenishment strategy.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It takes a week to mass produce the product in China and then two weeks to ship to the U.S. Stores monitor customer purchase patterns in real-time and incorporate the data into demand forecasting and replenishment schedules.</p>

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As a small business owner of a wholesale or distribution business , there are so many metrics that you can apply to your business to assess your relative performance. The order fill rate is one such metric that you need to pay attention to. Thus, this metric needs to be seen in the company of other important inventory ratios.

Procurement Analytics 74

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

The annual report from the non-profit group Women in Trucking measures the percentage of women represented in roles across the transportation industry, including corporate management, boards of directors, management and supervisory roles, as well as operations, technicians, human resources/talent management, safety, and professional drivers.

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EMERGE App

MAY 24, 2020

As a small business owner of a wholesale or distribution business , there are so many metrics that you can apply to your business to assess your relative performance. The order fill rate is one such metric that you need to pay attention to. Thus, this metric needs to be seen in the company of other important inventory ratios.

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