Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The successful answer depends on supply chain strategy and the building of strong processes to manage supply. While I agree that companies need to right size inventory to maximize ROIC and improve customer service, there are many underlying decisions that I feel many companies do not make consciously. My Insights.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For many growing and established direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands alike, the supply chain is the most critical but also most challenging aspect of their operations. . The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturer. New Supply Chain Leader of a Regional Children’s Hospital. The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). Generalize procurement of materials.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Each route starts with one of our 32 manufacturing plants where we produce either finished or semi-finished lenses. Like a lot of manufacturers, the standard S&OP process needs to adapt to the pandemic. These difficult events allowed us to extend our S&OP with the materials procurement department, which is now a strength.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Over the course of the last decade, I have carefully recorded and reported presentation after presentation from conference after conference and interview after interview with supply chain leaders. Repeatedly, I heard that supply chain applications have saved costs, reduced inventory and improved customer service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

Though it’s often overlooked as an element of customer satisfaction, procurement is an essential component for delivering that satisfaction. Procurement involves buying goods and services that keep an organization operating; it ensures warehouses are well-stocked with the proper supplies at all times.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 17, 2012

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Our 40 th Bi-Annual Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting was a great success, culminating with the student gallery walk, featuring 27 undergraduate and MBA supply chain projects. The meeting was attended by over 80 executives, as well as numerous students and faculty. This may not be the case in every company.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 28, 2018

Using a combined blockchain and reverse logistics strategy can help alleviate these costs, and supply chain executives need to understand a few things about it Reverse Logistics Carry High Risk in Supply Chain Management Risk within reverse logistics is higher than that and forward logistics.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR) is the method of coordinating various supply chain tasks between multiple parties (i.e., to meet customer demand while minimizing costs. It involves assessing how the overall supply chain performed, analyzing metrics, and how well you managed exceptions.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

AI in supply chains is helping to deliver the powerful optimization capabilities required for more accurate capacity planning , improved productivity, high quality, lower costs, and greater output, all while fostering safer working conditions. AI can also analyze workplace safety data and inform manufacturers about any possible risks.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

“Based on a company’s supply chain segmentation goals and business objectives, a CoE can be designed to support any portion of a company and the fulfillment needs of its product portfolio,” Lewis says. “It On top of that, customs duties, taxes and insurance have to be factored in. Source: GEODIS.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In this case, the 3PL’s employees handle the entire fulfillment process from end-to-end, from receiving inventory from manufacturers to delivering orders to the end customer. The supplier may be a manufacturer or a company that procures products from manufacturers to sell to dropshippers.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 5, 2018

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are poised to dramatically shape the supply chain landscape in 2018 and beyond. In tandem with major trends occurring in manufacturing and logistics throughout the globe, communication and collaboration will take center stage in the 3PL trends between shippers and their partners in 2018.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 2, 2018

The days of using simple technologies and manual processes are over, and shippers must evolve to maintain competitive advantage and provide superior customer service. Technology has led to an increase in visibility to transportation management practices, data, and regulation compliance for supply chain executives.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

FourKites Raises $35 Million To Accelerate Predictive Supply Chain Execution. One Network Launches Chain-of-Custody Solution on the ONE Blockchain Platform to Provide Enhanced Transparency and Security for Supply Chains. Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Four States Push Back on ELD Mandate.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

“We had been struggling through embarrassing failures in our supply chain strategy, as typified essentially in struggling customer service…” Sales of our products were rapidly deteriorating and we were losing our loyal customers in droves. This spontaneously boosted our sales.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The May 2017 cyberattack involved a ransomware virus called WannaCry, and although it didn’t bring the world’s supply chains to a halt, it did cause significant disruptions around the world, with over 200,000 organizations affected in more than 150 countries (see “ The WannaCry Cyberattack: Another Warning for Supply Chain Executives.”).

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

On the supply side, companies began looking for lower-cost sources from different geographies. Whether it was the US going to Asia or the EU going to Africa or the Eastern European countries to procure lower cost components, this concerted effort created a coordination challenge across a vastly extended supply network.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

On the supply side, companies began looking for lower-cost sources from different geographies. Whether it was the US going to Asia or the EU going to Africa or the Eastern European countries to procure lower cost components, this concerted effort created a coordination challenge across a vastly extended supply network.

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