Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some stores are being turned into convenient pick-up locations for online purchases while online sites offer consumers various options for larger selection along with shipping and pickup options. Customer Service.

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Turvo

JULY 27, 2021

Of all the components that make up the modern supply logistics and shipping network, the one that can significantly impact operational efficiency is visibility into the supply chain. These metrics are closely followed by training data scientists (21%), returns management (21%), and data interchange technology (17.7%).

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2023

The cost of sales is an inventory accounting metric that measures the accumulated costs in getting finished goods to market. The cost of sales metric is most commonly used in the retail and eCommerce industries, whereas manufacturing businesses typically calculate profitability using the cost of goods sold formula instead.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

req’d) How Blockchain Could Benefit Levi’s Worker Well-Being Initiative (Sourcing Journal) Companies Plan for Tariffs, More Paperwork in Case of ‘No-Deal’ Brexit (WSJ – sub. req’d) New Job for Robots: Taking Stock for Retailers (WSJ – sub. req’d) Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots (Associated Press).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Finds a Faulty Shipping Safety Net for Brexit (WSJ – sub. Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, 2018. Therefore, it’s not surprising to see the continued investments and developments in this area.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin. Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. Yesterday, I published the Shaman’s Journal.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 24, 2019

A Wall Street Journal investigation found 4,152 items for sale on Amazon.com Inc. ’s A Wall Street Journal investigation found 4,152 items for sale on Amazon.com Inc. ’s Even recycled goods may be collected, shipped to China, stripped down, cleaned up, relabeled, and sold into the market as original product. (A

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. In part 1 of the Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution series , we discussed the secret of achieving these very important aspects.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 88

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Journal of Commerce’s William Cassidy published a piece this month reporting on the extent to which the current capacity challenges have accelerated the rate of supply chain digitization among US-based shipping organizations [ read it here- registration required ].

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. One thing to keep in mind about who qualifies for consideration is that only big public companies are included in the rankings, and by “big” we mean they need to have sales of $12 billion or more. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings. anonymous user.

Gartner 81

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption. East Coast.

Shipping 52

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