Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Dave Elias, VP of SCM (on the left), and Josh Stauffer, Sr. HarbisonWalker International Manufactures and Distributes Refractory Products. But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes. Director of IT, of HWI.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The stories border on the ridiculous.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. Amazon has made a habit of excelling at logistics to retain end customers and third party sellers. Image via StarAir.dk).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Why does it matter to you?

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NC State SCRC

JULY 23, 2017

In industries that are going through a lot of Capital Expenditure investments, including construction of pipelines, LNG facilities, and mining operations, the role of procurement on the success of the organization is somewhat different. Here are some of the areas where procurement has the opportunity to make an impact. Cash to Cash.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. More and more companies purchasing inventory technologies, but failing to give planners time to plan. Rising Volatility.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

eWorld Purchasing & Supply. 2nd Annual Global Process Improvement & Operational Excellence Summit. SCM & Optimization Conference. The Global Procurement & Supply Chain for Oil & Gas Industry. Manufacturing SC Officer Summit. Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2014

eWorld Purchasing & Supply. 9th Edition Global Procurement and Supply Chain Management for the Oil and Gas Industry. Supplier Management Excellence. Food Manufacturing & Safety Summit. SCM World Live. WB Research. 18 February. Supply Chain Management & Optimization Conference. Vector Event. Revolution.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry?

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

12 | SCM IT Subway Map 2016. These are the key developments that are visualised on the 2016 version of Supply Chain Movement’s SCM IT subway Map. there are three options: to set to work with excel, to develop one’s own solution or to purchase an off-the-shelf tool. SCM app updated to offer more functionalities.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. When all the dust had settled, consumers indeed tested these capabilities, using a variety of online and mobile applications to search, shop, and ultimately fulfill their holiday buying needs.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

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. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. There is seldom one technology used within a manufacturing company to connect B2b value networks.) It is clear.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. First, consumers have clearly stepped-up their preferences towards online channels as the preferred buying option. Increases in online buying reflected double-digit growth rates.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A couple of other payment options, which were in vogue earlier and are now making a comeback due to the recession, are Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). Automotive. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

14 | SCM Map Europe. For the fourth consecutive year, Supply Chain Media has produced the SCM Map of Europe providing an overview of the most relevant data for value chains. 16 | Profile Ivanka Janssen, Director Global Sales Operational Excellence, Diageo. . • Acquisition of GT Nexus Underlines Infor’s Focus on Supply Chain.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s uncover the mystery behind the role of sourcing agencies and see how they make the job of buying things much simpler. They play a big role in making sure the whole process of buying things goes smoothly from start to finish.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. Our team was recognized for our unique configure-to-order process for our microprocessors as a finalist in the Supply Chain Council’s Operational Excellence award in 2011. My tenure at AMD was amazing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. Automotive. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. We are familiar with the concept of buying online books, electronic goods, gift articles, apparels. But do we purchase grocery online (excluding the perishables) in India.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. cities with these lockers in-place are located in states that already collect sales taxes for online purchases. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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SupplyOn

JULY 17, 2018

In other words, from the digital purchase order, via the digital confirmation, all the way through to the digital invoice. Without a fully digitized procurement process, it isn’t possible. What is particularly important to him is that the entire process be fully digitized. This is the central principle behind Rail Cloud.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Excellence. IT toolbox: SCM community. Procurement Blog. Generic SCM (130). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Automotive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 10, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Rakhi Makad , Industry Principal, Information Transformation, Manufacturing Unit, Infosys. Supply Excellence. IT toolbox: SCM community. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some enable a buy-online-in-store-pickup approach while a few expand their reach to include home deliveries and the usage of dark stores. Supply Excellence. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment | Main | Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. They embraced the conveniences of in-home and mobile buying and cyber-based price and feature comparisons. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

Procurement might have hit their cost savings metrics, but if it meant purchasing more than needed, and that might hurt your warehouse inventories. Today, I don’t deal with the product as much as a service provider, but I have electronics companies, I have consumer goods companies, and I have manufacturing companies that I work with.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 8, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. This could discourage the consumers to buy these products in previous seasons in the expectation of a price cut. Supply Excellence. IT toolbox: SCM community. Automotive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. There have been some cases, where a client buys licenses from product vendor and gives them to a third party hosting service provider for hosting. Automotive. Communication Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 31, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In his previous blog , my colleague Amit Ambekar had talked about various payment types such as Cash on Delivery, Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later. Automotive. Communication Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some of the reasons why an increasing number of consumers buy groceries online are convenience of shopping and / or Home delivery of purchased items. Supply Excellence.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Confluence of IT and Business Strategy for a Transformation program | Main | SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? Automotive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Moreover, since the SMEs are experts in their areas of expertise only (eg: SMEs for inventory, purchasing, shipping, financials etc.), Supply Excellence. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A punch-out mechanism for buying medicines/equipments from a custom - catalogue which again is based on personal profile, can further do the value addition. Supply Excellence.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Excellence. IT toolbox: SCM community. Procurement Blog. Generic SCM (130). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Automotive.

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