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A New Kind of Supply Chain Managed Services

Logistics Viewpoints

For managed transportation services, a best of breed transportation management system is at the heart of the service. There is also managed planning, where a services firm uses a supply chain system to forecast demand, and plan replenishment and manufacturing. Orchestration is based on their GEP NEXXE application.

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A Radical New Way to Think About Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

It is these changing constraints, transportation capacity, and bottlenecks across an entire ecosystem that matters. They have a complex network of suppliers, internal assets, and transportation and manufacturing partners, many of whom are changing on an ongoing basis. And this has clearly gotten worse in recent years.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The May report indicated that the global wide PMI has now been below the neutral 50 mark for nine consecutive months, and again an indication of manufacturing recession conditions. That could signal even more added inventory exposures.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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Are Procurement and Logistics Executives Aligned When Faced with Current Supply Chain Challenges?

NC State SCRC

Procurement and supply chain executives are on the “same team” – and in general, a recent study conducted by the SCRC and GEP suggests that there is strong alignment between the two functions when it comes to prioritizing lower risks and reducing uncertainty in supply chains.