Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2015

I’m fairly conservative when it comes to banking (for example, I’m still not comfortable “depositing” checks using my smartphone ), so using a new digital currency, or “fake money” as my wife calls it, to buy stuff isn’t something that appeals to me, especially since bitcoin’s developer remains a mystery. Source: [link].

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 28, 2019

trillion today, the global supply chain and logistics industry is the backbone of our global economy. In particular, blockchain, a prolific technology that began as the underpinning for digital currencies, is proving useful in this regard.”[3] A number of documents are required in global trade.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In most food-supply chains it might take weeks to figure out where it went from source to destination, and in some cases, the source may not be known, but on a blockchain, it takes just seconds. Current spending on documentation alone accounts for 7% of global trade, according to the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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Precoro

JANUARY 16, 2023

Spend management allows for efficient sourcing and procurement, regulated expenses, timely registration of spontaneous purchases, and a reduction of fraud and errors. As a comprehensive approach, spend management typically includes management of suppliers, categories, approval workflows , inventories, and documents.

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American Global Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The shipping environment is prone to disruptions, ranging from political conflicts to economic fluctuations and logistical challenges. Political Impacts The dynamic shipping environment is fraught with political, economic, and logistical challenges that can severely disrupt supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Logistics expert Adrian Gonzalez reports, “The disconnect Kevin highlights between the large investments companies have made in supply chain technology and the seemingly lack of improvement in outcomes is due, in part, to the disconnect between the Physical Supply Chain and the Digital Supply Chain.”[4] Talking Logistics, 22 August 2022. [3]

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Unleashed

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply chain management Manage supplier contact information and interactions ; automatically deliver key documents; synchronise systems with external providers; automatically reorder materials when required. Logistics Receive real-time shipping updates; optimise shipping routes; send automated delivery notifications to customers.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2015

There are many reasons for this including a multitude of additional service providers, currency and language conversions, import and export compliance restrictions, a lack of supply chain data, and the confusing nature of working with and managing disparate technology systems across various global locations.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2016

It’s rare that a shipper or third party logistics (3PL) provider has the luxury to sit back and roll out perfect operations and systems strategies, perfect improvement programs or perfect projects. Implementing a comprehensive audit, across all modes, geographies, currencies and languages, can achieve this data set.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Pitney Bowes Expands Cross-Border Ecommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Borderfree. XPO Logistics Announces First Quarter 2015 Results. LeanLogistics Introduces LeanTMS Mobile for Network Carriers. TomTom CEO says its maps destined for use in self-driving cars.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

There are two sides of a bitcoin: a cryptocurrency that enables anonymous individuals to facilitate transactions using a decentralized digital currency without a middleman (such as a bank or credit card company). [1] Christopher Tang. This public blockchain enables users to store and execute smart contracts. [2].

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

There are two sides of a bitcoin: a cryptocurrency that enables anonymous individuals to facilitate transactions using a decentralized digital currency without a middleman (such as a bank or credit card company). [1] Christopher Tang. This public blockchain enables users to store and execute smart contracts. [2].

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Unleashed

MAY 10, 2023

These include communicating with customers, supplier management, and handling documentation. This allows a business to create a single source of truth within their business and track order statuses all the way through the supply chain. Logistics software and delivery automation systems help to match these expectations.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The aim is to find any issues as early as possible and decrease the opportunity for overpaying while gaining insight into the logistics process. The freight audit process can help improve profitability, optimize logistics, increase efficiency and, most importantly, cut costs. Best Practices to Enhance Freight Auditing.

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Precoro

AUGUST 15, 2022

ERP solutions connect teams in one single source of truth, improving communication and streamlining the completion of tasks. And here's why : ERP procurement modules do not allow teams to easily configure approval flows , which is critical for procurement operations that involve multiple stakeholders, processes, and documents.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. Example might include free trade zones, mapping of supplier material flows, multi-sourcing, business continuity planning, etc.).

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Supply chains have become a major source of competitive differentiation because they are difficult to copy. Unlike accounting, which functions according to precisely documented principles, supply chains often depend as much on experience and judgment to work optimally as on mathematical models. In the End, Make the Trends Your Friends.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Instead of using Google to search scientific literature, imagine hundreds of women using massive mainframe computers searching for physical documents based on key words submitted by scientists. SCOTT: Obviously tariffs, if implemented for the long-term, will impact global supply chain strategies—sourcing, nearshoring versus offshoring, etc.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

I was tempted to title today’s post “This Week in Trump News,” considering all of the actions he took this week that have supply chain and logistics implications. I also considered this title: “Another Week of Amazon News (plus Other Stuff That Happened in Logistics).”. Will he declare China a currency manipulator?

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