Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

A First-Hand Look at Berkshire Grey’s Warehouse Robotic Solutions ; Clint Reiser. The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. The BG innovation center is an operating warehouse where the development team creates, tests, and enhances its solutions. These terms perfectly describe the Asian Paints supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 296

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. Professionals from procurement, compliance, logistics, sustainability, information-security and several other internal stakeholder all use the solution for different reasons. This intermediate step is more related to Procurement and supply chain transparency.

Supply Chain Risk Management 223

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. As demand for last mile logistics intensifies, warehouses become the prime candidates for automation.

Supply Chain Design Software 236

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2023

Expertise in operations, LTL pricing and procurement, flatbed operations, dry van, tracking and tracing, reality tv shows and how to turn a stranger into your new best friend. The platform is mode agnostic and has time-series and geo-based data from all modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse. FreightWaves .

Analytics Software 191

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. The impact?

Rail Software 188

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Increasing fuel costs also play into the available capacity woes.?

Prescriptive Analytics Software 308

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 211

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Macro events like the Coronavirus crisis trigger demand volatility that affects every link in your global supply chain—from the raw materials you procure to setting safety stock levels to planning logistics and promotions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 215

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Stord

JANUARY 26, 2021

Execution speeds are incredibly fast because expanding in the cloud doesn’t require lengthy planning and procurement periods. Warehousing and freight are as nimble as the cloud technology itself, as variable costs that are able to flex and scale on demand.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them. This includes internal and external data sources.

Supply Chain Planning Software 261

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Integrations include cloud ERP systems, data warehouse solutions, or big data systems – such as Microsoft Azure Synapse and Snowflake – or can be driven by events or web services that make the platform more responsive. The first is integration back into the data reporting and warehousing system.

Supply Chain Planning Software 193

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Initial Assessments On July 19, CNN reported that Pfizer had conducted an initial assessment of damage and indicated that most of the damage occurred in the facility’s attached warehouse rather than production areas. Our initial analysis has identified less than 10 drugs for which Pfizer’s North Carolina plant is the sole source for the U.S.

North Carolina 52

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

Full bi-directional traceability from source to consumption enables comprehensive tracking of the product lifecycle, ensuring adherence to regulations like FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

3) CIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply | 16.3k CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply) is a global organisation designed to deliver a positive impact across the supply chain industry with world-class education and training. Procurement Jobs in Future. Procurement Jobs in Future.

Supply Chain Design Software 120

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

With its first-ever live participation at the event, Arena, a PTC Business is excited to connect with customers, partners, and colleagues! Managing product and quality information in a single system provides a source of confidence for effective quality management. The goal is to maximize patient safety.

Supply Chain Design Software 77

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Current technologies based on relational database architectures require pristine transactional data, and market data is disparate–available in many forms, including streaming and unstructured data, event and weather profiles, images, and pictures. The data lacks synchronization and usability. The Quest to Use Real-Time Data. The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Logility

MAY 20, 2021

According to McKinsey and Company , with a digitization of the supply chain they have the capacity to save 75% of lost sales, reduce transport and warehousing costs by 30%, and decrease 80% of administrative costs – all while cutting inventory by 75%. has declared force majeure events in order to justify factory-crippling shortages.

Supply Chain Planning Software 131

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ShipBob

AUGUST 24, 2023

Moreover, there may be raw material shortages that will then result in supply chain bottlenecks as businesses are unable to procure inventory to keep up with demand. That means companies will need to appropriately adjust their production and procurement so as to avoid excess stock and piling up surplus inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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AFFLINK

MAY 11, 2017

In much the same way, any business seeking success in the procurement management environment should address the fundamentals first. Procurement management accountability builds from having processes and quality controls that meet or surpass customer expectations. Every supply chain business faces the unknown of disruptive events.

Optimal Sourcing 61

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation. The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain.

Automotive 90

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Due to aggressive growth, last mile delivery providers have an immensely complex network of warehouses, X-docks, dark stores, and local vendors, usually without adequate planning infrastructure. They usually have limited planning tools and rely heavily on employees for knowledge management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 193

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 11, 2018

Jörg Schlager describing SKF's Integrated Planning (Source: Optilon). At last week’s TG18 ToolsGroup user event , global bearing manufacturer SKF laid out an impressive review of their transformation to “ Integrated Planning ”. Planners focused on their local operations or warehouses and servicing customers in their territory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 222

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades.

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This process starts from the moment a product is sourced from the supplier to the customer. Inventory Management Inventory management is the procurement, storage, and selling of a company’s inventory. Order Fulfillment and Shipping Once a customer or retailer submits an order, a series of events need to occur to deliver the product.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 92

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Container ship unloading constraints, truck driver and truck shortages, and warehousing and distribution centre space limitations have all served to restrict the flow of goods of every kind. But what we do know is that there will be some local, and broad based, disruptive event of some kind which will happen at any moment. Conclusion.

Supply Chain Planning Software 90

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

And a FourKites survey of 350+ supply chain leaders tells us that the past few years of supply chain disruptions — including COVID-19, market volatility, global political conflict, material shortages and extreme weather events — drove 73% of respondents to begin investing in supply chain visibility, with 46% planning to invest more in 2023.

Waste Reduction 197

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Social media awash with pictures of supply chain professionals attending the Lady Gaga event at SAP’s Sapphire, celebrating with drinks at the Gartner event, or rocking to the ZZ Top performance at JDA’s Icon conference trumpeted excitement. The news from these events? Meanwhile, warehouse robotics is staging a market shift.

Inventory Reduction 197

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 4, 2020

It also encompasses the complete supply value chain right from sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics. It provides great value to them by: • Enabling better sourcing decisions based on supplier performance. Reducing future disruptions by analyzing exact root causes of past events. Warehousing-.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Logility

JUNE 15, 2021

Demand sensing contracts the time between real-world events, the emergence of a statistically meaningful mix of demand signals, and your response to them. Supply chain data management empowers a business to store, manage, and secure data for supply chain planning, execution, and procurement operations.

Supply and Demand 147

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

“Spurred in part by the Internet of Things, supply chains are increasingly integrating data from sensors, GPS and weather patterns to see events and witness scenarios as they occur. Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses.

Predictive Analytics Software 100

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

To accomplish this, supply chain analytics collects, analyzes, and synthesizes data from a wide variety of sources. Purpose of SCM Analytics Supply chain analytics aims to provide insight and extract value from the large amounts of data associated with the procurement, processing, and distribution of goods.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 110

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

One factor that stands out to me as a highlight of their IM strategy is their seemingly chaotic approach to warehouse layout. At that point, each SKU will be taken to any convenient storage location in the warehouse. This process ensures that Amazon’s warehouse management system records the location of every item in the facility.

Inventory Reduction 72

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times. Consultancy UK).

Material Savings 207

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

While organizations continue to utilize low-cost regions like Asia, they are also employing strategies like “Asia plus one” or “China plus one” where they develop secondary sources in another region or another country to provide some insurance against regional or geopolitical disruption.

Sourcing Strategies 264

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Organiser: Clarion Events. Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. Exhibitors at Multimodal represent every logistics sector – road, rail, aviation, maritime, warehousing, storage services. Multimodal 2015. Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. Who attends?

Manufacturing Procurement 79

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crisp

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A recent survey of procurement leaders showed a 15-20% increase in ROI when using data and analytics to make decisions. That same survey showed that up to 50% of procurement teams’ time was spent looking for data. What are the stock levels at the warehouse (before the product gets to the store)? For one, it’s time consuming.

Procurement Analytics 98

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QAD

JANUARY 19, 2023

E-commerce brands must oversee design, manufacturing, sourcing, warehouse inventory, shipping and delivery. Supply chain management is typically broken into three large buckets of intricate processes and roles: Concept: the full cycle, from sourcing and procurement to fulfillment.

Supply Chain Planning Software 95

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