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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. This is much less common than contract logistics or even managed transportation. This model comes from a partnership between GEP and Eliant Inventory Solutions.

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Procurement and supply chain executives are struggling in the current environment of high inflation and missed deliveries.

NC State SCRC

A new study that the SCRC published with GEP examines the increasing pressure that supply chain executives are getting when it comes to responding to supply chain disruptions. The report was published in the last month, and reflects some of the increasing challenges and disparities that exist between procurement and supply chain executives.

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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. The lack of predictability leads to higher costs and worse service.

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Here’s Why Supply Chain Convergence is the Future of Ecommerce

ShipBob

The need for more SKUs increases complexities in sourcing, procurement, inventory management, package tracking — the list goes on. From warehousing and transportation management to order fulfillment and inventory management, 3PLs have revolutionized how companies approach their logistics needs.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

Procurement specialists can use eAuctions to engage and negotiate with more vendors utilizing an organized approach which thus eliminates any need for cumbersome one-on-one meetings. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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

Supply Chain Matters

The latter has been reinforced by the April GSPI Index from the New York Federal Reserve , and now, the reported May GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index which indicated that “ for the first time since June 2020, global chain capacity is now underutilized, indicating a shift to a buyers’ market.

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Procurement Technology Review of EC eSourcing and EC Optimize

EC Sourcing Group

Review of Procurement and Sourcing Technology Tools from EC Sourcing Group. FROM GUEST BLOGGER, KUMAR KANNEN at Procural www.procuralservices.com. Sourcing suites include the likes of Coupa and GEP, which cater to end to end sourcing activities. It is very useful for example in transportation, MRO, and temp labor bids.