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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

Dave Elias, VP of SCM (on the left), and Josh Stauffer, Sr. They view their implementation of a tightly integrated suite of applications delivered in a public cloud infrastructure from Oracle as a platform on which they can build to help drive continuous innovation. Director of IT, of HWI. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

A few hours later, your procurement head walks in the office. “We ‘SCM World, Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk, Geraint John, July 2014′ For me, the key takeaways from this report are that effective supply chain risk management needs to be all inclusive – it must include layers beyond just your suppliers.

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What is Supply Chain Management? Importance & Benefits

QAD

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential to any business strategy. E-commerce brands must oversee design, manufacturing, sourcing, warehouse inventory, shipping and delivery. This integration of supply and demand requires a special mix of business operations, procurement, accounting, and production. Let’s dive in.

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Lead Time Definition – How to Calculate & Reduce it?

SCMDOJO

Studies say that 25% of customers won’t buy something unless it can be shipped in two days or less. This total time can be further categorized into key components: Procurement Lead Time: This dimension, situated in the upstream supply chain, covers the duration from placing an order to receiving it.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity.

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ChatGPT for Supply Chain: Exploring the Opportunities Ahead

SCMDOJO

And one of the most promising innovations in recent years is ChatGPT for supply chain. Read More: The Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Procurement ] What is ChatGPT? This information can help supply chain teams to better understand and solve complex problems related to procurement processes.

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Amazon and Uber’s Impact on Logistics! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. International shipping has become a norm and customer expectations are higher than ever: we want our shipments on time, delivered as soon as possible and for this complex service we are willing to pay less and less. Check out Last Mile Delivery!