The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. It cannot be about singular metrics. Owens Illinois (OI), a $6.3

Illinois 253

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

As part of the conference, I’m delivering a talk on five predictions that every procurement professional should consider. These aren’t so much “predictions”, as opportunities that procurement professionals should become aware of, and educate themselves on.

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

We will see the continued adoption of a wide range of sustainability efforts across manufacturing verticals, from automotive to food and beverage to life sciences. It’s a constant area of focus to eliminate waste throughout an organization and drive continuous improvement. Sustainability Objectives for Manufacturers.

Waste Reduction 98

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Unleashed

JANUARY 24, 2022

MRO inventory can account for a sizeable portion of a business’ total procurement spend. Take a comprehensive approach to MRO inventory procurement. Train staff on how and where they can find the MRO inventory they need and the procurement processes of the organisation. Conduct regular audits of equipment and processes.

Inventory Reduction 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Food and Beverage Company Performance on the Supply Chain Index for the Period of 2006-2012.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The SCOR model defines functional improvements, but falls short in defining cross-functional supply chain transformation. The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. Leadership and Driving Continuous Improvement. Barrier #1.

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