The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 29, 2024

iDev core values: Action, Excellence, Leadership. At iDev, professionalism thrives alongside genuine care – because business is, after all, personal.

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have led many discussions the past couple years — and how they have been embraced by experts as the new normal. However, it is important to remember that the supply chain has always been vulnerable. To find out more about QAD, please visit our website.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

This data empowers procurement teams to negotiate better supplier terms, optimize purchasing decisions, and eliminate wasteful spending ensuring procurement supports broader organizational goals. Impact on Procurement: Spend analytics give CPOs visibility into spending patterns, supplier performance, and inefficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

According to a new study from Oracle, 84% of people say delays would cause them to cancel their order and 80% say it would cause them to stop buying from a brand altogether. If companies don’t prioritize their supply chains and prepare for disruptions, they will risk losing valuable customers. Customer experience is key.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. From whom are we buying?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Supply chain disruptions that started during the Covid-pandemic, are continuing, now fuelled by the Ukraine war. Supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of consumer products as well as long supply lead times for industrial products. 5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 28, 2022

The purchasing department purchases different types of goods and services. However, when you buy something, you may not always know all the suppliers that offer a particular product. But purchasing should now be considered part of your overall business strategy. Then the Supplier registration form comes in handy.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Since the company does not measure forecastability, the team continued to use traditional methods for forecasting, increasing the bullwhip effect and driving internal supply chain disruption. ” And, “Why are we only discussing supply risk versus analyzing demand and channel risks?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

I’ve worked in enterprise supply chain technology for more than 20 years, and, especially in the earlier years, collaborated in teams where I was the only female in the room. The truth is women have long been underrepresented in supply chain leadership.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2025

Once “frozen,” the pearl chain provides a seemingly foolproof schedule. However, demand spikes, rush orders and unexpected supply chain disruptions can shatter even the most meticulously planned pearl chain. Instead, companies need agile and flexible supply chains.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. Another takeaway is the importance of warehouse layout as an enabler for inventory management excellence.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Big data and digital technologies support the aggregation of purchases across business units to improve performance, provide better spend analysis, and drive business value. eProcurement: Purchasing departments and individual users want an efficient and modern online shopping experience with the ability to view and compare items seamlessly.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It includes a course on inventory management fundamentals, an Excel tool for inventory optimization, and detailed guides on stocktaking and cycle counting procedures. Improved Decision-Making: Accurate inventory data enables informed decisions about purchasing, production, and sales strategies.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Takeaway for Procurement: AI can automate repetitive tasks, like processing purchase orders or evaluating supplier bids, freeing up teams to focus on strategic priorities. Additionally, machine learning can identify trends and predict supply chain disruptions, helping businesses adapt before issues escalate. 4.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Shipment Delays and Supply Chain Disruptions. From weather to war to congested ports , it’s no secret that ongoing supply chain disruptions cause delays, shortages, and extended lead times. Those supply shortages lead to stockouts. So how did it come to this? Inaccurate Demand Forecasting.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 26, 2025

Sustaining engineering teams can readily address supply chain issues throughout the product lifecycle and ensure on-time delivery. In essence, Arena SCI embeds flexibility into BOMs, giving teams adequate time to respond to supply chain disruptions and purchase replacement parts from a reliable source at a reasonable price.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Retail Supply Chain Costs These costs will of course vary by company and sector and are just an example. That’s why retailers place so much focus on buying well. So for the retail Supply Chain in particular, improving service and reducing cost is all about trade offs and taking an end to end view of the Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: “Automotive value chains are international. An interruption in delivery of parts from a partner in Europe can therefore also have implications in China,” said [Markus Duesmann, BMW board member in charge of purchasing and supplier network]. At 9:05am today, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0

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Herlitz Inventory Management

MARCH 24, 2022

If ever there was a time to take advantage of forward buying, this is it! Knowing that forward buying is important is only step one. To do so effectively, you need to first understand how much extra to buy. How Much Extra Inventory Should You Buy? How to Forward Buy when Vendors Can’t Keep Up. and 65.4%.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 3, 2023

Supply chain disruptions were plentiful in 2022, and they’re projected to continue into 2023 and beyond. Disruptions forecasted to continue or increase include operational and technological risks, strategic risks, legal, regulatory, and compliance risks, and financial risks. Hence, we have the New Normal.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Key challenges include balancing growth and market share over a five-year trajectory, coping with labor shortages, tackling ongoing supply chain disruptions, inefficient paper-based tracking, and struggling with poor inventory management and limited visibility.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In our Q&A, Shahzaib discussed predictive AI, which is used for supply chain disruption monitoring, hurricane simulators, commodity predictions, supplier screening, and predictive purchase orders. Shahzaib also touched on Generative AI, which is used in Resilinc’s supply chain disruption alert system, EventWatch AI.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Amazon has made a habit of excelling at logistics to retain end customers and third party sellers.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2024

Even those in the early stages of adoption can leverage its strategic advantages, making 2024 a pivotal year for transforming supply chain execution. The same holds for the supply chain organization. Logility recognizes this opportunity and leverages the best of what AI offers in its DemandAI+ solution.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This strategy creates a subscription-based revenue stream, while the physical good itself is often a one-time purchase. With supply chain disruptions and physical store closures, many found themselves discounted from their main channels. Feeling that it was ‘too complex’ ‘too high-risk’ were some of the common sentiments.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Ignoring corporate social responsibility (CSR) risks exposing your company to fines, supply chain disruptions, and brand-eroding public scorn. To be effective, sustainable business practices must originate at the top, and they must extend through all tiers of the supply chain.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Advance Procurement Excellence with Expert Negotiation Strategies With procurement excellence comes multidimensional skills. By identifying cost-saving opportunities like bulk purchase discounts, they can significantly impact both an organization’s profitability and market competitiveness.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Your business needs a broader vision to address sustainability, deliver on risk management and resilience challenges, nurture buyer and supplier relationships, as well as meet procurement excellence. Distributive negotiations come into play with price negotiations of a one-time purchase, such as a single shipment of goods.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

You can then create a supply plan that stipulates which materials you should be purchasing and how you should be moving them between facilities to keep your supply chain balanced. This is where production planning software excels over enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Explode bills of materials (BOM).

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

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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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QAD

JANUARY 23, 2025

Inflation, high interest rates, supply chain disruption and trade issues are putting a squeeze on companies everywhere. Leadership teams are increasingly open to AI proposals and you can use relevant industry case studies to encourage buy-in. Probably not, and youre not alone.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 9, 2025

How Documentation Supports Each Step of the Supply Chain Documentation is a structured guide that moves with each product throughout its journey. In the procurement phase, documentation begins with purchase orders and supplier contracts. That clarity keeps products moving and supports long-term supply chain reliability.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands.

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