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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. By crafting a well-defined strategy, businesses can mitigate transportation costs, mitigate supply chain disruptions, and uphold customer satisfaction. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. Figure 2: A technology adoption roadmap for transportation and logistics companies considering generative AI.

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Cloud-Based TMS: 7 Reasons Why Transportation Management Systems Have Their Heads in the Cloud

GlobalTranz

Transportation management systems ( TMSs ) are not a new concept, but where they are hosted now, in the cloud, is still new to the shipping industry. This means managing shipments and inventory can be simplified and taken with you, giving you renewed freedom in operating your business.

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Halal Cluster Network: Connecting regional halal clusters

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The new concepts require: • Digital supply chain execution capabilities in transportation, warehouse, labor and fulfillment. • Digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – May 2021.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2022.

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The Secret to Rapid Digitisation: A Dual Platform Strategy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This unlocks enormous value as you eliminate time lags, lower costs, and slash inventory buffers across the network. Planners then implement inventory buffers to cushion and absorb obvious conflicts that arise between trading partners. Reducing premium transportation by 50%. This then sub-optimises the supply chain.

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Profitable Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The new concepts require: • Digital supply chain execution capabilities in transportation, warehouse, labor and fulfillment. • Digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – May 2021.