Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers Now for those statistics I mentioned. If you want business success (and who doesn’t?),

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QAD

MAY 22, 2025

In today’s volatile global trade landscape, enterprises face ongoing pressure to optimize their supply chain operations. There are many ways an organization can cut supply chain costs. Mastering Direct Spend Management Procurement teams generally do not report to the chief supply chain officer.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides perspectives and self-rating observations regarding our January 2024 published Research Advisory- 2024 Predictions for Industry Global Supply Chains. Labor activism in the form of labor contract negotiations among U.S.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2025

Running a business in today’s environment is increasingly complex, with supply chain challenges, geopolitical tensions, evolving regulations, and other disruptions becoming standard. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, KION is a global leader in material handling equipment and supply chain solutions.

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Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Risks are guaranteed when dealing with a supply chain, but that doesnt mean you can afford to ignore them. Understanding and addressing any legal issues within your supply chain is vital to ensuring compliance with regulations and developing an effective chain that can operate efficiently and at scale.

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Category management isn’t just another procurement trend. With today’s growing cost pressures and increasingly complex supply chains , quick fixes no longer cut it. With today’s growing cost pressures and increasingly complex supply chains , quick fixes no longer cut it.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

In earlier articles in this series on GenAI we have discussed its benefits and how it differs from other forms of artificial intelligence, as well as how in future these will converge to create highly sophisticated solutions, not least in procurement. Procurement, too, is vulnerable. Not the least of these are the cybersecurity risks.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 19, 2025

Procurement has changed But how does all this affect us in the procurement community? Procurement today has three overarching objectives: to maximize profitability, minimize risk, and optimize sustainability. The second has become more pronounced in recent years, notably with the Covid pandemic and supply chain disruptions.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 19, 2025

These networks, while essential to agility and growth, are increasingly susceptible to disruptions, particularly in the upstream supply chain. The reality is stark: most organizations rely on a limited number of key suppliers, and many of the most critical dependencies lie hidden in the second or third tier of their supply networks.

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Jaggaer

MAY 21, 2025

Watch our on-demand webinar to discover how procurement can lead the way in ESG and decarbonization, and learn from experts about driving sustainability transformation across your supply chain. Explore how JAGGAER helps procurement teams stay ahead of regulatory pressure with end-to-end transparency. So, a low threshold.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. These are already signs of increased costs and supply chain inflationary pressures. tariff strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2025

In his remarks, the President indicated that the Commerce Department will exercise very strong policing as to which parts of an automobile or truck are subject to tariffs. Implications for Automotive Industry Supply and Demand Dynamics As expressed in our prior highlighting of these continually changing U.S. All rights reserved.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

That’s actually a really hard cross-functional exercise, and your systems will work better for you when you’ve done that exercise, because systems are just the manifestation, the automation, the efficiency, and the accuracy of that process. But you have to know what your process is.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Our initial take was that businesses and their supply chain teams need to be prepared with various scenarios and options related to any impacts brought about from added tariffs. North America and other global based supply chain leaders and their respective teams therefore face difficult challenges in the months ahead.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

If you asked those same leaders what they wished they had in place and are now investing in heavily, the answer would be “supply chain analytics.” Moving from raw, unintegrated data to useful supply chain analytics is expensive — and it takes time. Enter 2025, and we’re facing another major supply chain challenge.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides our assessment commentary relative to yesterdays declared U.S. The announcement was highly significant in its scope and implications for multiple industry focused supply chain management teams moving forward. liberation day tariff announcements. All rights reserved. The post U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2025

For supply chain employers, particularly those managing large, distributed workforces or frontline operations, understanding this shifting landscape is essential to staying compliant, minimizing risk and planning for the future. For supply chain employers, this moment offers an opportunity to reassess.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 27, 2025

Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to a report that indicates the pre-loading of an estimated $36 billion in pharmaceutical API raw material. Supply Chain Matters has featured some joint announcements from drug makers and the Trump Administration relative to new or added investments in U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights recent data regarding China s reported trade deficit and export trade volumes and the implications to industry supply network strategies in 2025. We pointed to the various implications to either global based, nearshored or domestic supply network sourcing strategies. administration.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Many industry supply chain strategists, supply management and planning teams were obviously awaiting such specifics and timing, along with the implications that such actions would bring. Bob Ferrari Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 24, 2025

It is not merely about procuring machinery; it is about securing a partnership that resonates through the entire lifecycle of your projects. A reliable supplier should have a robust system, ensuring you can quickly procure necessary components without delays. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 6, 2025

For telecom, this translates into: AI-powered forecasting : Aligning marketing, supply chain, and network teams with a single source of truth. End-to-end visibility : Eliminating fragmented decision-making by integrating demand planning, procurement, and fulfillment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As I was enjoying the holidays, I had an opportunity to reflect on the year past and what the future holds for supply chains. However, organizations will need to be deliberate in designing supply chains with optionality so it does not become cost prohibitive. Supply Chain Design is essential in tackling these.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Procurement ran a request for proposal event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Makers of weight loss drugs are looking out a big picture window of patented opportunity right now, but this rosy view is blocked by supply chain challenges. What role can supply chain play in preventing stockouts? So how can supply chain orchestration help?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

After a dramatic drop at the beginning of the pandemic, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software public valuations are near twice the ten-year average. The majority of the transactions are in Enterprise Resource Planning (91) versus supply chain planning (31). Imagining What Could Be.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. More companies will treat Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. The Google Robot, Your Future Logistics Worker.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

Unfortunately, the use of full truckload shipments and expenditures have hit an all-time high, reports Kate Patrick of Supply Chain Dive. The Solution: Shippers Must Use Out-of-the-LTL-Box Strategies Shippers must take a more strategic approach to truckload procurement, explains CH Robinson via Supply Chain 24/7.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

At the end of a long day of a strategy session on supply chain excellence with a client, I needed to fill up some time in an agenda. Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning. Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. Firms must constantly evaluate and evolve their supply chains and leverage opportunities.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

Whether you’re planning to benchmark your supply chain or simply trying to improve how you measure its performance, it makes sense to know a little about the most commonly used KPIs for each supply chain component. 7 Procurement KPIs You Should be Using. Cycle times are critical in the supply chain.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2024

Do you dream of confidently navigating the ever-changing procurement world, not confused with what procurement training to opt for? The SCMDOJO Procurement Track isn’t just another training program – it’s your key to unlocking a commanding presence in the field. Dive in and discover the power within!

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Brad serves as the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement platform. Through thousands of shipper and carrier interactions revolving around successful freight tech implementation, Brad brings an incredibly valuable perspective to any shipper looking to introduce technology into their supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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