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AI in Supply Chain Automation: Procurement to Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

AI in Procurement: Enhancing Sourcing and Supplier Management Procurement has traditionally relied on human expertise, manual comparison of supplier options, and analysis of past performance. Lets examine critical domains, review implementation considerations, and discuss realistic expectations for adoption and outcomes.

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Thoughts. Selecting Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

The comparison of dissimilar companies in a four-box model is meaningless. It will never be an apples-to-apples comparison or even a comparison of types of apples (E.G. I still hold hope that SAP could get serious about supply chain planning, but I have given up on Oracle (with the exception of transportation management.))

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The Importance of Sustainability Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The customizable dashboards and reports show the total estimated emissions from FourKites-tracked freight, and enable a deep dive into emissions by mode, changes over time, and comparison to industry benchmarks. This information can be used to make decisions on modes of transportation.

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement. While I believe that customer service and ESG should be included in the balanced scorecard, I cannot find a set of data across industries good enough to drive this comparison. An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58

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Smarter Networks for Customer Fulfillment

Speaker: Hannah Testani, COO, Intelligent Audit

Have you ever wondered if your transportation spend is as optimized as it could be? Join Hannah Testani, COO of Intelligent Audit, as she takes us through the reasons why your shipping could cost so much, and how to use big data and digital transformation to move the needle on your transportation spend. The real ROI of accessible data.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. are then directly transported to a Walmart fulfillment center. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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GlobalTranz And Echo Global Logistics Both Report 40% Fourth Quarter Revenue Growth

Logistics Viewpoints

GlobalTranz’s main service lines are freight brokerage – less-than-truckload and truckload – and managed transportation services. Robinson’s last quarter earnings in North American Surface Transportation, up 10.8% – which many companies would be delighted with – seem paltry in comparison. That makes C.H.