Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

dollar rises against foreign currencies, U.S. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season. Moving and planning inventories on both fixed and spot—or even pegging rates to an index—are options. imports and exports. Container Matchback. As the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

Financial ratios allow us to analyze performance across the peer group (large against small companies) and across currencies. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. The trade-offs are easier and the value network strategies more straightforward. Aligning metrics matters.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. Types of Procurement Analytics.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. There are many other areas where a centralized strategy is needed. The State of Ohio, for example, is buffering its PPE inventories, for example.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Natural disasters like the Japan earthquake, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. And the first step is asking “What are the risks?”

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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. Procurement will play a key role in monitoring supply base conditions.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Supply chain has a big focus on the currency of today’s theories being implemented here. ” In 2009, I moved into the supply chain area, and worked with Rob in understanding how to apply analytics with a procurement focus. The beauty of this strategy is that if we have five new launches, we have scalable leverage.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Natural disasters, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. whenever you’re discussing supply chain strategy or decisions. more often.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 29, 2022

Inventory can be a manufacturer’s most important asset. But a large inventory has its own liabilities such as cost to store and insure it, along with the risk of spoilage, theft and damage. The Basics of Inventory Management KPIs. Every inventory KPI needs a clearly defined goal.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

2) Inventory and Demand Management. Bringing in the perfect balance here, is mastering the art of inventory management. This is even more pronounced for local, regional and national firms that are limited in their economies of scale, currency hedge capabilities, market concentration, and limited technology and operational budgets.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

2) Inventory and Demand Management. Bringing in the perfect balance here, is mastering the art of inventory management. This is even more pronounced for local, regional and national firms that are limited in their economies of scale, currency hedge capabilities, market concentration, and limited technology and operational budgets.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

dollar rises against foreign currencies, U.S. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season. Moving and planning inventories on both fixed and spot—or even pegging rates to an index—are options. imports and exports. Container Matchback. As the U.S.

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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. Types of Spending.

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Resilinc

APRIL 1, 2024

Discover the tools procurement pros and resiliency program managers use to take on the most complex supply chains. How many countries does it take to make an iPhone? As companies have focused on making supply chains leaner over the years, supply chains have spread out across the globe in an efficient and cost-effective network.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Morgan indicated in part: “ An improving orders-to-inventory ratio and upward momentum in both new export business and employment all suggest the underlying dynamics of the manufacturing sector are also moving in the right direction. The index reportedly was unchanged with a February reading of 46.5 compared to 46.6 reported for January.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

After all, a clear picture of the company's procurement process is necessary to develop a sustainable future strategy and to avoid pitfalls that hold your business back. Spend analysis involves spend visibility , spending review , and procurement process improvement. The answer is simple: spend analysis.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2018

”[1] When the end game is cost reduction, there is little incentive to pursue other transformation strategies. Digital Age technologies can help supply chain professionals broaden their end game transformation strategies beyond cost reduction. Outside-In Strategies. What is the end game? Full product traceability.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

ACCURATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. Accurate inventory management can ensure the right flow of items in and out of a warehouse. Generally, there are many inventory related variables like order processing, picking and packing, and this can become very time-consuming with a high tendency for error. 5) INVENTORY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 19, 2022

The past two years have highlighted the vulnerability of retail supply chains , and there is a movement among retail supply chain leaders from “Just-in-time” to “Just-in-case” inventory strategies. It is at the heart of the supply chain strategy to thrive rather than merely survive.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2022

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon indicated to investors at the time that inflationary costs related to rising fuel and inventory costs created more pressures on margins than previously expected and that the retailer was now adjusting. were causing shoppers to spend more on food necessities and less on discretionary items.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. The S&OP processes eventually contributed to the division’s sales growth and all-time records for both customer service levels and inventory turns.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

I’ll begin with several high-level trends and factors that will impact supply chain and logistics strategies and operations in the coming year: President Donald Trump: Will he kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and renegotiate NAFTA ? Will he declare China a currency manipulator ? Will he impose tariffs on imports from U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

TOMPKINS: Sellers today find e-commerce inventory allocation and replenishment to be challenging. WILL: Drone development over the past several years has resulted in a variety of applications and more recently use in the inventory and tracking of items in warehouses. The area of most waste was inventory.

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