Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.” Shippers should create a “Center of Excellence” for facilities to drive technology investments, make buying decisions and create efficiencies that benefit the entire network while cultivating a process of sharing best practices between one another.

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2025

We started the day with opening remarks from Laura Smith , Ivalua’s VP Sales North America, and another interview-style session with Gaurav Saini , Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Corporate Services at Manulife. Brent Griffith Day 2: More Keynotes, Sessions, and Silent Demos!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? Market-Driven customer service mattel Metrics That Matter peter gibbons Supply chain excellence'

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

At Intelligent Audit, we’re more than just a service provider; we’re a strategic partner, committed to helping businesses achieve logistical excellence and unlock untapped potential. They have a global presence and serve clients across North America, Europe, and Asia. The Greenscreens.ai

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We are relentlessly focused on product availability excellence for the builders, retailers, and service professionals we serve every day,” said David Collier, POOLCORP’s VP of Operations and Supply Chain. “In That’s why global leaders like Absolut, BP and Harley-Davidson rely on us year after year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

On March 26, 2015, I nsight Venture Partners (“Insight”) purchased E2open for $8.60 Taking the company private, the investment by Insights gives E2open capital to purchase companies. They have recently purchased the undervalued assets of Orchestro, ICON-SCM , Serus, Terra Technology and now Steelwedge.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In parallel, PE/venture capitalists purchased/consolidated network solutions, slashing R&D and delaying investment, reducing industry capabilities. If you, like most, are running your supply chain based on ERP and Excel spreadsheet data, you are not prepared. – Technology Evolution Outpaced Adoption. No one knows. What to do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. At a high level, what GEON does is purchase plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. It’s the narrative.

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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. Walmart has begun to build an impressive digital presence.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Looking at the share of total weekly sailings being blanked on the Asia-North America West Coast trade, blank sailings clearly improved during 2023 and dropped below 10% in June with a slight uptick in early July., Companies still need to allocate working capital to build safety stocks considering the unreliable transit time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. Driving an excellent supply chain depends on how people are recruited and managed, processes, and the technology used. Across the US, Ferguson has 6.5

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Areas of focus include new market entry, new product development, sales effectiveness, partnerships and alliances, operational excellence, and financial management. Many companies are moving to supply chain partners located in North America to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, transportation time, and environmental impact.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. They have tens of thousands of items they produce but there are a small number of products they purchase through a global sourcing program. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

For example, if the supplier has several big name cosmetic industry customers (90% of their business) and you are buying specialty automotive chemicals from them (less than 5% of their business), the supplier will be influenced in the direction of the cosmetic customers and they will get the attention, products and services before you.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. Their mission is to work with our many global buyers, collectively known as Risk Management and Sourcing (RMS), to streamline the buying, planning and logistics.

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

During Blue Yonder ICON 2021, I had the pleasure to speak with Johnny Ivanyi , the Global Head of Distribution Excellence of Bayer Crop Science, and Kishore Yarlagadda , Global Distribution Deployment Lead of Bayer Crop Science, for the session “Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation.” What’s next in this journey?

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 9, 2025

Adnan Shahid, Vice President of Supply Chain Planning and Procurement, and Gerhard Mühlhans, Vice President and Head of the Supply Chain Center of Excellence, described the organization’s shift from legacy processes, where 79 planners operated independently using spreadsheets, to a centralized, digital platform. “We

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 20, 2017

As empowered consumers, we expect full inventories of the products we want all the time, easy shopping and buying online and having the precious purchase on our doorsteps the next day. With all these tools coming online, it is no wonder why we are seeing projections that the CMO will be a greater purchaser of technology than the CIO.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Lord says that while three broad categories of inventory - structural, operational and situational - can overlap, each category should first be examined separately ( Supply Chain Leaders Must Orchestrate Three Decision Categories for Inventory Excellence , 9 April 2018, Paul Lord). North America, Europe, …).

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Short-term visibility at the Purchase Order/ASN level is insufficient. Balancing Lean and Resilience: Historically, supply chains have primarily adopted a “one-size-fits-all” lean approach, emphasizing operational excellence to boost efficiency, reduce waste, and eliminate non-value-adding activities.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. And last year Costa Express won the “Technology” category award at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards , also a top honor.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

Now in our sixth year supporting the SPLC, it did not disappoint: This was the strongest and the most diverse gathering of committed and capable practitioners we’ve ever seen in North America — it felt like a real groundswell of action on sustainable purchasing! Strong Focus on Supplier Practices, and Private Sector.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 3, 2017

1% of the entire population of North America uses Facebook. YouTube on mobile alone reaches more 18 – 39-year-olds than any cable network in America ; and, 80% of the time spent on social media platforms is done on mobile phones. 93% of Pinterest users use the platform to plan or make purchases.

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Tompkins Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

We collaborate with client teams to develop improved operations strategies, supply chain planning, and execution of all the Mega Processes of supply chains (PLAN – BUY – MAKE – MOVE – DISTRIBUTE – SELL). With headquarters in Raleigh, NC, Tompkins also has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia.

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

For companies seeking to survive and excel in the current 'retail apocalypse' , understanding the right technologies to employ in their supply chain operations is critical. Consumers are no longer bound by loyalty or geographic necessity in their purchase decisions. The Challenges. Amazon has led the e-commerce charge.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling. We organically manage TVS “Centres of Excellence” where we centralise processes and work that does not need to happen in our branch offices.

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IQMS

JUNE 4, 2019

excel at orchestrating a variety of technologies to find new ways to excel at product quality, improve shop floor productivity, meet delivery dates, and control costs. is an excellent objective for any research effort. Manufacturers growing 10% a year or more are relying on roadmaps to guide their technology buying decisions.

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Tompkins Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

We collaborate with client teams to develop improved operations strategies, supply chain planning, and execution of all the Mega Processes of supply chains (PLAN – BUY – MAKE – MOVE – DISTRIBUTE – SELL). With headquarters in Raleigh, NC, Tompkins also has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. Press Release'

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 16, 2014

We collaborate with client teams to develop improved operations strategies, supply chain planning, and execution of all the Mega Processes of supply chains (PLAN – BUY – MAKE – MOVE – DISTRIBUTE – SELL). With headquarters in Raleigh, NC, Tompkins also has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Returns and exchanges. To help support new customer trends (e.g. Series B Funding: $75.5M

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Arkieva

MARCH 22, 2016

After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. For example: Demand in the Asia-Pacific (AP) region might need to be forecasted at a different level and using different methods compared to the demand in North America.

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 5, 2014

We collaborate with client teams to develop improved operations strategies, supply chain planning, and execution of all the Mega Processes of supply chains (PLAN – BUY – MAKE – MOVE – DISTRIBUTE – SELL). With headquarters in Raleigh, NC, Tompkins also has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. Press Release'

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Therefore, seeking e-fulfillment operational excellence to best serve and retain its loyal customers, as well as attract new ones by rapid deliveries of perfect orders. Tompkins is headquartered in Raleigh, NC and has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. ToyHouse LLC’s B2B online orders have expanded.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 15, 2015

the route to Consumer programme brings together the product flow from plant to retailer to consumer activities at point of purchase, all to service the consumer experience Diageo is trying to create. Ivanka Janssen, Director Global Sales Operational Excellence, Diageo. “We What are your direct responsibilities?

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 26, 2014

We collaborate with client teams to develop improved operations strategies, supply chain planning, and execution of all the Mega Processes of supply chains (PLAN – BUY – MAKE – MOVE – DISTRIBUTE – SELL). With headquarters in Raleigh, NC, Tompkins also has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia.

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