Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. Good advice from Drewry. Any reaction to this Drewy news ?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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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. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

I will note we lost one member of our index when software maker and privately held Aptean acquired Logility early in 2025, and will soon lose another software company when non-public WiseTech’s purchase of e2open is finalized. Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article.

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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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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

You can find the full breakdown by logistics cost bucket in the chart below: Source: CSCMP/Kearney Within transportation, trucking-related spend (including private fleets but excluding parcel) comprised 59.7% CSCMP members can download a copy for no charge, and others can purchase one for a modest fee. I recommend it.

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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

Smith’s pilots were asked to use their personal credit cards to buy fuel and stagger cashing their paychecks.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON At one point, the company was down to its last $5,000 — which Smith took to Las Vegas and turned into $27,000 playing blackjack.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Any F eedback on our Supply Chain Graphic of the Week?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Source: ISM However, of the 18 sectors tracked by ISM, 9 reported growth in June. 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. a little up from 48.5 It is now averaging just 48.6

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Mike Ledyard Vested Program Faculty, Vested Way / University ofTennessee Posted on: Aug, 04 2017 Excellent article. It very much points to the need for Shared Risk / Shared Reward as we teach at Vested.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 26, 2012

This includes the automation of path-to-purchase for consumer products, active shaping of demand through price, channel incentives and promotions, eCouponing and mobile commerce for retail, and product proliferation for all. One of the issues is the rising costs of commodities including the cost of oil. For me, it is the end of a fairy tale.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Read about a venture capital studio that implemented procurement software to manage purchases for 10 portfolio companies in addition to their own. Redbud Brands went from not knowing if a purchase order was approved to making every payment in time. We really needed to close the loop.”

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Turvo

MARCH 1, 2022

Because of rising global competition and shrinking profit margins, most multinational companies operate through a worldwide sourcing and a global supply chain (GSC) to maintain market share and increase profitability. Collaborative TMS provides an excellent ROI that can be realized quickly, positively impacting the bottom line.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

The Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who has his own agenda, is standing next to them. As the evidence against Roman grows, he takes hostages to buy time while he investigates. Learners will discover effective sourcing techniques and how to navigate challenging situations to achieve successful outcomes.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

“Currently, the biggest challenge for supply chain managers is…” Keeping up with consumers and their buying behaviors. University of North Texas. David Millington @nextlevelpurch David Millington, MSc.QSM, NPDP, SPSM3®, is Director of Education at Next Level Purchasing Association. Louis, M.S.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 14, 2024

Recent disruptions such as the Texas Polar Vortex that impacted resin markets , the North Carolina tornado which impacted pharmaceutical supply chains , and other events have raised increased concerns about the impact of such disruptions on supply networks. This is not enough.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. million items each day.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Over 93% of companies use Excel Spreadsheets to develop their plans. My response is “Hogwash.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2024

ACT targets manufacturers of trucks; ACF targets companies that buy and drive them. UPS and FedEx are battling to win a larger share of the small shipper segment as major customers in-source their deliveries, switch to new providers and grapple with market declines. That’s all for this week.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Once again, we return to the observation that supply chain executives are generally rewarded based on one directive: Buy it cheaper, from anywhere and anybody, under any circumstances. Better yet, will CMS pay premiums to hospitals for buying more expensive PPE which is passed on to them in the form of higher costs?

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Precoro

MARCH 14, 2025

Although digital procurement solutions have been on the rise for the last decade, there’s still one thing that plagues every company’s purchasing process—and it’s called maverick spend. According to the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), maverick buying accounted for 1.8%

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Freightera

MAY 9, 2022

That’s why we’ve found a good source of information on that topic in particular in case you’re more interested in that aspect. As per the Texas Transportation Institute, in 2017, highway congestion had a hefty cost on American time and the economy of $166 billion dollars in wasted time and wasted fuel. . The Operational Differences.

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