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Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers

The Logistics of Logistics

Original article: Warner’s Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers. In light of the global environment in the past year and a half, we listed the top transportation & logistics influencers. The road hasn’t been easy for the transportation and logistics industries. miles of freight is expected to reach 7.67

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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The class discovers the current blackholes of the supply chain (direct procurement and contract manufacturing. Revenue management is siloed and distinct from demand management, while Transportation Management (TMS) has nothing in common with Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). Lack of aligned metrics. Clarity on mission.

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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. These discussions will also educate the executive team. The issue is not revenue.

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Best AI Tools for Supply Chain and Logistics: The Ultimate Guide for 2024

ThroughPut

Together these capabilities facilitate better demand forecasting and planning, inventory management, procurement, and logistics, and augments visibility across the supply chain – far better than any technology or human has managed to do till date. The platform primarily helps predict demand and improve customer experience.

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Defining and Implementing an Effective Transportation Strategy

Talking Logistics

In the first episode of this educational series focused on the link between transportation management and supply chain excellence, Chris Timmer of LeanLogistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor) outlined the attributes of a strong transportation management foundation and how to build it. What’s the first step in that process?

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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. 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. In times of uncertainty, cash is king.

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Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement

HICX Solutions

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. In the first of a three-part Art of Procurement Live Webinar Series ‘Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement’ in partnership with HICX, we focus on how to make the business case for Supplier Experience Management (SXM). . We are discussing them.