Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

The annual fixed-price contract is the current go-to for ocean freight procurement. Just like streaming replaced that iPod as a better way of listening to music, ocean freight procurement now has a better way. But Does Fixed Ocean Price Procurement Need Fixing? Fortunately, like the iPod, innovation doesn’t stop.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 24, 2022

Prominent members of the procurement community discuss why we should care about the supplier’s experience, at last week’s World Procurement Congress. Four inspiring procurement and supply chain leaders advocated supplier-centricity, at Procurement Leaders’ World Procurement Congress 2022, which took place in London last week.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982. Less Collaborative.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 9, 2022

Fulfilling safety and environmental regulations, procuring components with existing supply chain concerns, and meeting quality requirements are all challenges that have electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers turning to digital solutions and processes to help them collaborate across the supply chain. Drive innovation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982. Less Collaborative.

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

By joining their network, RS Integrated Supply is able to connect with more than 500 procurement professionals, improving its supplier diversity. RS Integrated Supply was introduced by RS Group in 2022 after combining Synovos and IESA, two procurement and supply chain management companies. million customers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Digital Procurement article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios of xeneta.com. The Hackett Group has recently released their analysis of their procurement benchmarking database. It demonstrates the advantages of working with a digital procurement strategy. Important Digital Procurement Trends.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Need For What-If Analysis. Over time, this changed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Our goal is to deliver an event like no other to challenge the past, spark creativity and drive innovation.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The job of procurement is to ensure performance is as promised, risk is low and business objectives are being met through collaboration. Suppliers are a source of growth, innovation and efficiency, but if they are not managed holistically, they can be a source of risk, poor performance and noncompliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Living and working in this area provides me with the opportunity to schedule site visits at many of these innovative firms. Most recently, I visited the Berkshire Grey (BG) corporate office for an in-depth discussion about the company’s business, followed by a tour of the Berkshire Grey Innovation Center.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Transflo’s customer-focused mobile and cloud-based technologies deliver real-time communications to fleets, brokers, factors, shippers, and commercial vehicle drivers, and digitize 800 million shipping documents a year, representing approximately $115 billion in freight bills and 3.2 million downloads of the Mobile+ app.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%. The problem space has gotten harder, not easier.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is by our great friend, Chuck Intrieri where he gives us a fantastic example of how Procurement and Suppliers can enhance Supplier Relations by navigating the "Battle of the Forms.". The Seller went forward and manufactured and shipped the two piping units, accompanied by an invoice.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? As highlighted by?

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 10, 2021

Why a Lack of Shipping Capacity Is Happening. Taking steps now to prepare for a shortage in shipping capacity will help offset much of the chaos and disruption peak season fluctuations could cause within the supply chain network. Added Ways to Get Ready for lack of Shipping Capacity During Peak Season.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. As inventories dwindled, labor issues surfaced and shipping issues proliferated, supply chain teams began to accept that the only new normal was disruption. What drove the difference?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As the state of the trucking market evolves and innovations improve , OTR freight management technologies and logistics service providers offer transportation management optimization to help businesses avoid significant supply chain disruption. Reducing Reliance on Outdated Systems and Technology .

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AFFLINK

MAY 10, 2019

Blockchain is well on its way to be the next big thing in supply chain innovation. When used for shipping and logistics, the blockchain can make it easy to track large-scale shipments and individual packages. Blockchain technology has evolved since making technological roots in cryptocurrency. What is blockchain, and how does it work?

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed in late 2020 by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity. Why is visibility so important?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. BD and its 75,000 employees ship more than 45 billion devices annually to customers in over 190 countries. In the BD supply chain, it is the procurement team that plays a key risk management role.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Why You Should Consider Freight Procurement Sourcing Solution. Procuring raw materials or finished goods is one thing, but the processing of moving those goods from one place to another brings its own set of challenges. Industry experts call out advanced sourcing solutions as being extremely important to freight procurement.

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. In the first of a three-part Art of Procurement Live Webinar Series ‘Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement’ in partnership with HICX, we focus on how to make the business case for Supplier Experience Management (SXM). .

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

To support same-day, next-day shipping, some companies are opening warehouses that are smaller and located closer to population centers. New tech-centric competitors entering the market with innovative business models. In the podcast interview, Joe and Matt discuss the new world of warehousing. Labor crisis. Matt Fain LinkedIn.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. For reasons of climate change and profitability rewards, maintaining a more sustainable approach to the supply chain is obvious.

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Turvo

JULY 15, 2021

In the logistics and shipping industry, capacity refers to the amount of space secured on trucks and other vehicles to carry shipment loads. Staying focused on securing loads, carrier capacity, and embracing modern platforms and innovative tools can help shippers keep ahead of the competition. . Better tracking of profits and losses.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Seen optimistically, this challenging trade environment is a catalyst for a slew of innovative measures and creative tactics to mitigate tariff costs – although one could argue that supply chain optimization from a cost and performance perspective is something that firms should already be doing on an ongoing basis.

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Not only do they expect items in a timely fashion (like 1-2 or even same-day shipping thanks to the Amazon Effect), but customers also demand visibility. Failure to innovate and adapt to changing market conditions kills companies, regardless of the value of the product. What carriers are needed? What supporting technology is needed?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement. Photo Credit: L’Oréal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

GEP offers procurement and visibility/fulfillment orchestration applications. There are different types of working capital solutions, but one common solution would be that GEP orders materials for their clients using their platform, those materials are shipped to a 3PL warehouse where Eliant purchases and takes ownership of the inventory.

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OptiProERP

APRIL 9, 2024

Collaboration between production, procurement, and logistics teams is essential to optimize resource utilization and minimize lead times. Shipping and Logistics Once products pass quality checks, they are prepared for shipping. Production Planning Upon receiving an order, production planning kicks in.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2021

The Top Supply Chain Projects (formerly known as SDCE 100) spotlights successful and innovative transformation projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across a range of supply chain functions. The supply chain industry has been challenged with a host of supply chain disruptions over the last year.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Thanks to the Amazon Effect, innovative supply chain strategies and state-of-the-art technological deployment have become the norm rather than the exception among industry leaders. .

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Breaking the skills loss cycle in supply chain and procurement, analyzes data from over 200 supply chain professionals across the UK and US*, to uncover what’s driving employee churn, the implications for supply chain organizations, and how they can stop the trend. About Skill Dynamics. About the Research.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

These sources may include electronic logging devices, telematics networks, mobile devices, RF devices, and GPS information from automatic identification systems for ship locations and NORAD for aircraft positioning. This may include decision-makers from IT, finance, operations, sales, and procurement. The post Do You See What I See?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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