SCMDOJO

JUNE 9, 2025

In the world of logistics, where timing, coordination, and precision are everything, documentation often operates behind the scenes—yet it holds the entire system together. As such, this article explores why accurate documentation is not just administrative busywork but the backbone of logistics operations.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 2, 2025

To stay ahead of the curve, industry leaders are turning to data-driven strategies and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how they manage inventory, forecast demand, and optimize the entire spare parts lifecycle. However, these shifts can increase lead times and introduce new logistical and quality control challenges.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

Why Traditional Methods Just Cant Cut It Anymore. In other words, businesses can eliminate the guesswork in demand forecasting and proactively plan for it with the help of data-backed decision-making. This ensures inventory is balanced across locations, at all timeswhile significantly reducing waste and preventing shortages.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

Why Traditional Methods Just Can’t Cut It Anymore. In other words, businesses can eliminate the guesswork in demand forecasting and proactively plan for it with the help of data-backed decision-making. This ensures inventory is balanced across locations, at all times—while significantly reducing waste and preventing shortages.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers. It helps manage purchasing, supplier relationships, and order processing while integrating procurement with finance, inventory, and other core business functions.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

If you recently scored a purchased order (PO) from Walmart, congratulations! Switching to delivered pricing with Zipline Logistics as your partner will be the lowest effort and highest return adjustment you make this year.” But that’s the cut off! Walmart is the largest retail company in the world by revenue.

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My Office Apps

MARCH 26, 2025

Distributors: Streamlining Operations with Kechie ERP Distributors need a reliable system to manage inventory, logistics, and customer relationshipstasks that are often manual, time-consuming, and prone to error. Kechie ERPs automation eliminates the need for repetitive tasks, making the entire distribution process more efficient.

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Precoro

JULY 17, 2025

Advanced technologies like AI and cloud-based procurement software helps companies reduce the burden of manual work, lower costs, and gain insight into analytics. Purchasing automation can be used in many areas of procurement, from Purchase Order (PO) management to sourcing and approvals. Why switch to automated procurement?

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

It ranks as the fifth most popular retail marketplace for cross-border purchases, making it an excellent marketplace to support global expansion. eBay is popularly used for cross-border purchases, making it an excellent marketplace for international selling.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Over the last 10-15 years, outsourcing of logistics activities to third-party logistics service providers has become increasingly popular. Research indicates that up to 75% of firms report positive impacts from outsourcing to logistics service providers (Langley J, Capgemini 2007). But what of the balance?

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Precoro

JULY 1, 2025

Effective vendor collaboration isn’t built on iron-clad contract terms and purchase order s. Think of raw material suppliers, logistics providers, or outsourced IT firms. To build a strong VRM strategy, most companies typically follow a clear set of steps: 1. Longevity doesn’t always mean productivity, however.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 7, 2025

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory is a lean supply chain strategy designed to minimize waste and reduce inventory carry costs by replenishing stock as-needed to meet demand rather than holding safety stock (known as Just in Case inventory). This approach reduces excess inventory, minimizes storage costs, and enhances operational efficiency.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

So say the analysts at Gartner in a new blog post on logistics technology. Gartner says that, with the exception of high-performing organizations, 40% of logistics leaders cite the struggle to realize value from existing technology investments What do you say? Supply Chain Digest Says. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2025

Manual data entry is slow, error-prone, and expensive. Workflow Automation: Sync data from websites or APIs into your spreadsheets or databases, cutting out repetitive manual updates. Integration & Export Options: Does it play nice with Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion, or your CRM? minute breeze.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Use them to align plans with your company’s longer-term North Star strategies. Use them to align plans with your company’s longer-term North Star strategies and frame investments in the context of addressing multiple business objectives. Supply Chain Digest Says. Aronow says to start by investing in organizational storytelling skills.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. The tendency, in general, to limit expenses and cost cutting on upgrades for technology and for talent have been hindering progress for the businesses.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

The growing level of robotic automation has driven productivity gains at Amazon facilities, which reduces fulfillment costs, which in turn also helps the company deal with labor shortages and high turnover levels at its fulfillment centers. And did you know Amazon has already deployed more than one million warehouse robots of multiple types?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. The tendency, in general, to limit expenses and cost cutting on upgrades for technology and for talent have been hindering progress for the businesses.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

In such applications it classifies transactions or supplier behaviors as “fraudulent” or “normal” by identifying anomalies in invoices, purchase orders, or payment patterns. In automotive supply chains, AI inspects parts for defects, reducing recalls. First, cost-efficiency: SSL eliminates the need for expensive labeled data.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Large amounts of confusion about what to do next and larger amounts of rework are eliminated. It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

NMFTA says the new “Cybersecurity Cargo Crime Reduction Framework” is an actionable guide for shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers and brokers that It outlines key steps parties can take to reduce cargo theft risk. See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

CSCOs, he says, should reassess existing supplier networks, confirm the viability of current mitigation plans, and address any overreliance on specific geographies to reduce exposure and ensure business continuity. Assess and mitigate exposure to new global transportation bottlenecks 2. A ny comments on Gartners thoughts?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. Good advice from Drewry. Any reaction to this Drewy news ? Let us know your thoughts at the Feedback section below.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. The tendency, in general, to limit expenses and cost cutting on upgrades for technology and for talent have been hindering progress for the businesses.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

News that 3PL giant DHL will buy more than 1000 robots from Boston Dynamics, according to a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two firms. That left logistics costs as a percent of US GDP down a bit in 2024 to 8.7%. trillion, up from $2.44 trillion in 2023, for an increase of 5.4%.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. Again this year, Penske Logistics funded the report development. of the total cost logistics number (versus 7.2%

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

Meanwhile, our supply chain and logistics stock index, which is made up of more than 20 stocks across freight carriers, logistics service providers, and supply chain hardware and software vendors, lagged the S&P, with a gain of just 10.3% In early 2021, SCDigest re-launched this weekly supply chain and logistics stock market index.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

The trade war is likely to extend the for-hire freight recession further as higher prices reduce goods affordability and consumers’ real incomes.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON Each month, Cass nicely summarizes the state of freight, as seen in the graphic below for May: Source: Cass An y reaction to thi s Cass report?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2025

Before we get to the news, I’d like to mention that today is my last day at ARC Advisory Group and this is my last article for Logistics Viewpoints. Auto companies headquartered in Europe and Asia can also significantly reduce the cost of the vehicles sold in the US by complying with USMCA rules.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. This can be a pleasant experience (it is most of the time) or controversial.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. Fred Smith was the founder of FedEx, Supply Chain Digest Says. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. The tendency, in general, to limit expenses and cost cutting on upgrades for technology and for talent have been hindering progress for the businesses.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Mortimer again claims that early tests results show up to 20% better fuel performance, and marked reductions in greenhouse gases, sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides. Mortimer again claims that early tests results show up to 20% better fuel performance, and marked reductions in greenhouse gases, sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. The tendency, in general, to limit expenses and cost cutting on upgrades for technology and for talent have been hindering progress for the businesses.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

The erratic trade policy with on-again/off-again tariffs has led to price uncertainty for customers, who appear to be prepared to hold off large capital purchases until stability returns. This has resulted in further reductions in customer demand and softening sales for the balance of 2025." a little up from 48.5

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Interact reduced its AMR forecast for 2025 by $800 million, with lower growth predicted in each of the major regions. It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2025

Industries such as construction, automobiles, and others are constantly looking for methods to cut costs. One strategy they employ is fuel tank rental services, which can reduce fuel supply wait times and save money on gasoline for your equipment. Additionally, renting rather than buying also gives you greater flexibility.

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