EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

Automotive manufacturers Toyota and Daimler recently signed a letter of intent to merge their truck divisions. This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. In fact, strategic supply chain collaboration can go even further.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 27, 2015

That’s how JDA Software’s CEO, Baljit Dail, summarized the feedback he was getting from customers and partners at FOCUS 2015 , the company’s user conference held last month in Orlando, FL, which had more than 2,000 attendees from 30 countries. “It feels like a new JDA.”. The value of IT is in how you use it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I love the stories but question the fit of the metaphor(s) for a supply chain conference. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I smiled on the week following the conference as the accolades piled up in my inbox. Attending the conference was Alexia Howard, Senior Research Analyst – US Foods for Sanford C. Following the conference, Alexia asked for me to share the methodology with over 150 financial analysts. 110 supply chain leaders attended.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. From left to right, Cori Purrington, David Domencic, and Gerald Hahn during a panel discussion at the DAT User Conference. – David Domencic, Senior Manager of Transportation Procurement, Armada Supply Chain Solutions.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Why do transportation budgets fail? It’s a thorny topic, even for transportation professionals trying to trace an increase back to its source. Imagine what it’s like for senior executives who have no background in transportation as they try to understand it. I worked for a company that manufactured granola bars.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. From left to right, Cori Purrington, David Domencic, and Gerald Hahn during a panel discussion at the DAT User Conference. – David Domencic, Senior Manager of Transportation Procurement, Armada Supply Chain Solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. Global Trade Volumes- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its latest forecast update was not encouraging or optimistic. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Activity Levels- Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Just take a look at what’s been happening over the last 3-4 months.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our conversation, Radu provides a unique perspective from the lens of working on C-Suite focused recruitment needs derived from global based organizations for senior leadership needs spanning overall supply chain, manufacturing, transportation, logistics and E-commerce leadership needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

Our invited thought leader guest is Doctor Yossi Sheffi, the Elisha Gray Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he also serves as long time Director for the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL). and the Future of Work.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What defines the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market for transportation management systems (TMS)? Its manufacturing capacity is at the highest level in the company’s history, and just two years ago Carhartt began opening its own retails stores across the country (with stores in 17 states as of the end of September 2016).

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2014

So mark your calendar with the relevant supply chain conferences. Supply Chain Management & Optimization Conference. EuTra-European Transportation Forum. 13th annual supply chain standard Logistics & Supply Chain Conference. 9th Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference. Transport & Logistics Forum.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

If a planning project short-circuits the conference room pilot stages, it will be difficult to ever maximize the value from the investment. The third issue is the lack of understanding that global processes–to maximize the economies of scale in transportation and material buying–need strong governance.

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Oracle SCM

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Featured tracks include: Innovate to Product Commercialization, Plan to Produce and Procurement, Logistics with Order to Cash. Click here for full conference and agenda details. The Modern Supply Chain Experience London event will be held during February 2 - 3, 2016 at the Intercontinental London – The O2.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

A businessman, who caught the virus at a conference in Singapore, was linked to several other cases. But even if containment has the desired effect, what are the wider consequences of shutting down schools, shopping centers, factories, transportation and supply networks? Corona v irus could wreck the global auto industry.’.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 13, 2014

So mark your calendar with the relevant supply chain conferences. Procurement Transformation Summit. Food Manufacturing & Safety Summit. American Conference. Logistics & Supply Chain Conference. ECR Europe Conference. Best of the Best S&OP Conference. 3th Retail Supply Chain Conference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation. However, it is worth it.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

This year’s conference is being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from September 16 – 19. Supply chain organizations have been on a long journey to improve customer fulfillment and collaboration, especially in logistics functions such as transportation and warehousing. Procurement Cloud.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2015

That is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, questions shippers should ask before implementing a Transportation Management System — specifically if they’re implementing a traditional, behind-the-firewall solution. How will you establish and manage electronic communication with carriers and other trading partners?

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

ProMat is where manufacturing and supply chain professionals come to find their supply chain WOW. At this event, you will get the opportunity to be part of a huge network of more than 2,500 global supply chain and procurement professionals. Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. www.iwla.com. PROMAT 2019. April 8-11, 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order. Here I share perspective on cash-to-cash abuse.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. So if you can provide warehousing, transportation and/or material handling equipment to support disaster relief efforts, I encourage you to contact ALAN. Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries (CB Insights).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2018

I find as I attend conferences that the word “planning” is bantered about, but few technologists dive into the details. There are natural processes that require tactical horizon for procurement buying and transportation sourcing, and Sales and Operations Planning. Descriptive analytics. Prescriptive analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2013

Companies are the most satisfied with warehouse and transportation management and the least satisfied with demand planning. Previously, the focus was on a more siloed approach to improving manufacturing, procurement or logistics. The traditional technique is to forecast what manufacturing should make.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued its latest forecast update on overall global trade, and the narrative is not encouraging or optimistic. That includes not only industry supply chains but the collection of supporting services related to logistics, transportation, and global trade related services.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian Pacific Railway Work Stoppage Eased.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Proudly, I had led my division to have the lowest manufacturing costs with the highest Return on Assets. I believed that we would find a company with the lowest distribution costs (warehousing and transportation), and the lowest manufacturing costs, and this would result in the best overall cost structure. I was wrong.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management, also known as lean manufacturing or the Toyota Production System (TPS), is a strategy that aligns raw-material orders from suppliers directly with production schedules. How Does Just-In-Time (JIT) Work?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. The silo’d organization is insular.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2019

Gartner 2019 SCC: A New Era: Convergence of the Digital and Physical Supply Chain Savi attended the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference again this year in Phoenix. “Digital supply chains can reduce supply chain process costs by 50%, reduce procurement costs by 20% and increase revenue by 10%.” Industry 4.0

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A Transportation Management System (TMS) optimizes freight to utilize the most effective lanes and routes. With an automated, cost-effective transportation and logistics system, a company can implement major strategic changes to provide visibility, reduce costs and increase customer service levels. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. Select Regional Highlights.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides a side panel supplementary update to our prior posted blog highlighting the latest reported September and Q3 global and regional PMI indices that indicate manufacturing contraction has begun. Further Warning of Recession.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Newly Released Conference Board CEO Study. A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. Such assessments would include actions that need to be taken about existing of near-term inventory levels and carrying costs.

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