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CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ). MORE
From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important. The start of any product or service is procurement, explains Jonathan Webb of Forbes Magazine , which refers to the obtaining of raw materials needed to create a product. Unfortunately, there continue to be major costs associated with procurement. MORE
In a Forbes blog post last week, Kate Vitasek highlighted an issue that continues to negatively affect 3PL-customer relationships: Procurement organizations looking to shift more and more risk on third-party logistics providers — while, of course, also demanding lower costs. In other words, this company was turning over several hundred million dollars of transportation management responsibility to the lowest bidder. MORE
According to the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management , supply chain risk management (SCRM) is “the implementation of strategies to manage both everyday and exceptional risks along the supply chain based on continuous risk assessment with the objective of reducing vulnerability and ensuring continuity.”. The other day I ordered some new cologne from a website I had used only once before. MORE
Within that framework, we provide specialized, transportation and transportation management, crossdocking, packaging design and management, and lean consulting services. Desperate times call for desperate measures. MORE
Bindiya Vakil ( @BindiyaVakil ), Resilinc CEO, notes, “Supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals are on the front lines of managing global trade risks for their companies. The American Journal of Transportation reports supply chain risk management company Resilience360 also published a list of the Top 10 Supply Chain Risks for 2019.[3] In professional football, a quarterback can “take a knee” while holding the ball to end a play and down the ball. MORE
From a supply chain perspective, Brexit will have a ripple effect on procurement, trade agreements, customs, and other areas. And if the news from Werner Enterprises and Covenant Transportation Group this week is any indication, the industry remains in low gear. MORE
I find most companies are good at pockets of planning–demand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation. MORE
He points to companies such as Hershey’s, Clorox, and Sysco that have all warned about rising transportation costs in their earnings calls. This coincides with a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this month ( Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits ) that provided similar examples, including “cardboard maker Packaging Corp. Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement. A Portfolio Management Approach to Transportation Optimization. MORE
An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now… Supply chain talent is a hot commodity! We need to be up to the challenge of creating the “impossibly talented” procurement professionals of the future. One of the key differentiators identified in the WSJ article is the need to think about procurement, operations, and logistics in an integrated fashion. MORE
We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. 2016 Supply Chain Trend #6: Procurement’s New (read Bigger) Role in the Supply Chain. MORE
These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. The Solution: Shippers Must Use Out-of-the-LTL-Box Strategies Shippers must take a more strategic approach to truckload procurement, explains CH Robinson via Supply Chain 24/7. MORE
So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Transport Topics. MORE
The blog spends a lot of time focusing on the use of transportation management systems and how they can increase efficiency in your supply chain. Its topics include upcoming supply chain conferences, warehouse technology innovation, logistics insights, and transportation cost control. The blog reports on recent changes to policies, best practices in supply chain management, whitepapers detailing procurement through reverse logistics and much more. MORE
As reported by Khadeeja Safdar and Laura Stevens in the Wall Street Journal last week, Amazon has started to “ban shoppers from the site for infractions such as returning too many items.” The good news is that that there is a lot of work going on in this area, such as the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) , which already has several hundred companies in the transportation and logistics industry participating. MORE
Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Journal Of Business Logistics , 37 (1), 6-17. MORE
In the modern era, it can be difficult for shippers to identify the best way to achieve cost savings, reduce risk and ensure optimal use of time in the procurement of transportation. At Cerasis, as specialist in over-the-road transportation management , we urge our shipper customers to know all they can about all modes of shipping so that thru knowledge, shippers are able to gain control and think strategically, yielding optimal outcomes. How to procure a full truckload. MORE
Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics. In logistics management literature, procurement is also called "Inbound Logistics" or management of incoming materials. This logistics book will show you have to plan and execute procurement strategy in a step-by-step manner. When it comes to transportation, people often think about trucking or land transportation. MORE
What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies. MORE
Transportation management system (TMS) technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, but there is one element of the technology’s evolution that still lags behind: its global reach. The challenge is highlighted in a report published by the trade journal American Shipper.[i]. MORE
The strategic thinking and problem solving skills needed to handle this complexity are facing serious shortage as highlighted by a 2015 Wall Street Journal article. You can also learn by being a voracious reader of trade journals and many high quality websites where you can find SCM articles. MORE
What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies. MORE
Today’s story in the Wall Street Journal discusses how more operators of the largest truck fleets in the US are in the process of converting their fleets over to natural gas powered trucks. Corporate Social Responsibility Oil and Gas Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Transportation Planning MORE
Unfortunately, manufacturers and OEMs may lack the infrastructure necessary to facilitate such changes, and resellers face challenges in optimizing procurement for the world of e-commerce. According to Michael Hu of Ivey Business Journal , following such best practices will help to achieve strategic value in multichannel fulfillment and shipping. MORE
He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1] ” He continues: “This would include the number of site locations, transportation and alternative modes, warehouse design, route optimization, and business processes. He explains, “The use of 5G and IoT will speed up transportation of goods by rail, road and motorway.” MORE
MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. MORE
What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies. MORE
A new survey of 257 carriers and about 50 brokers by DAT Solutions, which provides load board and other information services to the transport sector, finds detention times remain a sticky point for drivers and carriers. Source: Journal of Supply Chain Management. MORE
As outlined in the recent May/June issue of Insight, The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai , “Redeploying one’s supply chain away from China is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution.” MORE
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 As reported in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, “ freight truck orders plummeted 48% in January ,” according to data from ACT Research. How should shippers and carriers respond to the ebbs and flows of the transportation market? Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement. MORE
One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for this year was that the transportation management system (TMS) market will become more barbell-shaped ( mirroring what is happening in the third-party logistics industry ). “We’re MORE
The CMR-6100 and ZEST Data Services offering, which is being unveiled today at RFID Journal LIVE!, In the majority of today’s cold-chain operations, data from condition monitoring is either nonexistent or requires hours or days to procure – making it inactionable. MORE
In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. MORE
If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Past performance is not indicative of future results. MORE
States eye bills to suspend ELD enforcement, ask Congress for mandate repeal (Commercial Carrier Journal). Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it. MORE
An article from The Wall Street Journal mentioned a research by the Hackett Group that showed actual financial benefits in business relationships with diverse suppliers. More than just charity. MORE
As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory. MORE
As reported by the Wall Street Journal : On-demand rentable trailers could cut the time carriers spend at a shipping site by 25%, said Ties Soeters, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of logistics procurement in North America. MORE
Talking Logistics
APRIL 7, 2016
One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for this year was that the transportation management system (TMS) market will become more barbell-shaped ( mirroring what is happening in the third-party logistics industry ). “We’re
Cerasis
JUNE 19, 2018
These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. The Solution: Shippers Must Use Out-of-the-LTL-Box Strategies Shippers must take a more strategic approach to truckload procurement, explains CH Robinson via Supply Chain 24/7.
Cerasis
JANUARY 10, 2017
From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important. The start of any product or service is procurement, explains Jonathan Webb of Forbes Magazine , which refers to the obtaining of raw materials needed to create a product. Unfortunately, there continue to be major costs associated with procurement.
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 30, 2013
Today’s story in the Wall Street Journal discusses how more operators of the largest truck fleets in the US are in the process of converting their fleets over to natural gas powered trucks. Corporate Social Responsibility Oil and Gas Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Transportation Planning
Talking Logistics
MARCH 9, 2015
In a Forbes blog post last week, Kate Vitasek highlighted an issue that continues to negatively affect 3PL-customer relationships: Procurement organizations looking to shift more and more risk on third-party logistics providers — while, of course, also demanding lower costs. In other words, this company was turning over several hundred million dollars of transportation management responsibility to the lowest bidder.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 As reported in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, “ freight truck orders plummeted 48% in January ,” according to data from ACT Research. How should shippers and carriers respond to the ebbs and flows of the transportation market? Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement.
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Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
States eye bills to suspend ELD enforcement, ask Congress for mandate repeal (Commercial Carrier Journal). Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 19, 2018
As reported by the Wall Street Journal : On-demand rentable trailers could cut the time carriers spend at a shipping site by 25%, said Ties Soeters, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of logistics procurement in North America.
Talking Logistics
MAY 30, 2018
As reported by Khadeeja Safdar and Laura Stevens in the Wall Street Journal last week, Amazon has started to “ban shoppers from the site for infractions such as returning too many items.” The good news is that that there is a lot of work going on in this area, such as the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) , which already has several hundred companies in the transportation and logistics industry participating.
Supply Chain Opz
MAY 1, 2018
Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics. In logistics management literature, procurement is also called "Inbound Logistics" or management of incoming materials. This logistics book will show you have to plan and execute procurement strategy in a step-by-step manner. When it comes to transportation, people often think about trucking or land transportation.
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Talking Logistics
APRIL 8, 2016
MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”.
TMC
JUNE 8, 2016
What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies.
IQMS
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Journal Of Business Logistics , 37 (1), 6-17.
DELMIA Quintiq
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
An article from The Wall Street Journal mentioned a research by the Hackett Group that showed actual financial benefits in business relationships with diverse suppliers. More than just charity.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 16, 2016
If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Freightos
AUGUST 26, 2015
So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Transport Topics.
Cerasis
MARCH 19, 2018
In the modern era, it can be difficult for shippers to identify the best way to achieve cost savings, reduce risk and ensure optimal use of time in the procurement of transportation. At Cerasis, as specialist in over-the-road transportation management , we urge our shipper customers to know all they can about all modes of shipping so that thru knowledge, shippers are able to gain control and think strategically, yielding optimal outcomes. How to procure a full truckload.
Cerasis
JANUARY 4, 2016
We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. 2016 Supply Chain Trend #6: Procurement’s New (read Bigger) Role in the Supply Chain.
Shipchain
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The blog spends a lot of time focusing on the use of transportation management systems and how they can increase efficiency in your supply chain. Its topics include upcoming supply chain conferences, warehouse technology innovation, logistics insights, and transportation cost control. The blog reports on recent changes to policies, best practices in supply chain management, whitepapers detailing procurement through reverse logistics and much more.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 28, 2016
In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
He points to companies such as Hershey’s, Clorox, and Sysco that have all warned about rising transportation costs in their earnings calls. This coincides with a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this month ( Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits ) that provided similar examples, including “cardboard maker Packaging Corp. Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement. A Portfolio Management Approach to Transportation Optimization.
Cerasis
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Unfortunately, manufacturers and OEMs may lack the infrastructure necessary to facilitate such changes, and resellers face challenges in optimizing procurement for the world of e-commerce. According to Michael Hu of Ivey Business Journal , following such best practices will help to achieve strategic value in multichannel fulfillment and shipping.
Arkieva
JULY 25, 2016
A new survey of 257 carriers and about 50 brokers by DAT Solutions, which provides load board and other information services to the transport sector, finds detention times remain a sticky point for drivers and carriers. Source: Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Kinaxis
AUGUST 9, 2016
The strategic thinking and problem solving skills needed to handle this complexity are facing serious shortage as highlighted by a 2015 Wall Street Journal article. You can also learn by being a voracious reader of trade journals and many high quality websites where you can find SCM articles.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
According to the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management , supply chain risk management (SCRM) is “the implementation of strategies to manage both everyday and exceptional risks along the supply chain based on continuous risk assessment with the objective of reducing vulnerability and ensuring continuity.”. The other day I ordered some new cologne from a website I had used only once before.
TMC
MAY 11, 2017
What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies.
TMC
MAY 11, 2017
What does a global transportation management system (TMS) look like? As a wider range of shippers globalize their logistics networks, TMS solutions capable of managing international freight transportation have become a key part of supply chain management strategies.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ).
Talking Logistics
MARCH 27, 2015
Within that framework, we provide specialized, transportation and transportation management, crossdocking, packaging design and management, and lean consulting services. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Enterra Insights
MAY 6, 2019
Bindiya Vakil ( @BindiyaVakil ), Resilinc CEO, notes, “Supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals are on the front lines of managing global trade risks for their companies. The American Journal of Transportation reports supply chain risk management company Resilience360 also published a list of the Top 10 Supply Chain Risks for 2019.[3] In professional football, a quarterback can “take a knee” while holding the ball to end a play and down the ball.
BluJay Solutions
AUGUST 19, 2019
As outlined in the recent May/June issue of Insight, The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai , “Redeploying one’s supply chain away from China is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution.”
TMC
MAY 5, 2016
Transportation management system (TMS) technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, but there is one element of the technology’s evolution that still lags behind: its global reach. The challenge is highlighted in a report published by the trade journal American Shipper.[i].
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 3, 2016
I find most companies are good at pockets of planning–demand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation.
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 2, 2019
He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1] ” He continues: “This would include the number of site locations, transportation and alternative modes, warehouse design, route optimization, and business processes. He explains, “The use of 5G and IoT will speed up transportation of goods by rail, road and motorway.”
Supply Chain Network
APRIL 3, 2012
The CMR-6100 and ZEST Data Services offering, which is being unveiled today at RFID Journal LIVE!, In the majority of today’s cold-chain operations, data from condition monitoring is either nonexistent or requires hours or days to procure – making it inactionable.
NC State SCRC
JANUARY 15, 2016
An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now… Supply chain talent is a hot commodity! We need to be up to the challenge of creating the “impossibly talented” procurement professionals of the future. One of the key differentiators identified in the WSJ article is the need to think about procurement, operations, and logistics in an integrated fashion.
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