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Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases

Logistics Viewpoints

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. Such sourcing events can be in the context of direct materials or logistics capacity.

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The Evolution of the Food & Beverage Value Chain: Driven By Consumers

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It was a relatively simple network that started with the food manufacturer sending products to distribution centers, then on to the grocery stores and specialty shops. The evolution of the value chain has been driven by multiple factors; technology, manufacturers and the consumer. That was the value chain.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech November 6 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Featured names in this latest edition include Jabil and ProcureAbility , JAGGAER and Trustpair, Coupa and project44 executive hires and a newly issued Biden Administration Executive Order addressing Generative AI technology development and threats. has announced completion of the acquisition of procurement services provider ProcureAbility.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Many of their suppliers were using the same sub-tier manufacturers. Last summer a hurricane was coming up through the Gulf and across the Panhandle of Florida.” The i-Score helps procurement leaders quickly assess the overall health of their extended supply chains. What’s Next One of the tools Interos provides is the i-Score.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up September 1 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Hurricane Idalia provided the most storm related headlines this week with damaging winds and significant amounts of rainfall impacting portions of western coastal and the panhandle regions of Florida. The storm made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida as Category 3 hurricane storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph.

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5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP

Logistics Viewpoints

As shown in the map, the company has 4 distribution centers wherein each location is shipping to several places across the US (for the sake of simplicity we are not showing the manufacturing and sourcing locations here). The post 5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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