ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2025

Behind the scenes of every successful business lies a well-orchestrated machine made up of four critical functions: supply chain, logistics, transportation, and operations. What Is Logistics? What Is Logistics? Real-World Example: Amazon’s two-day delivery is a result of highly optimized logistics, not just fast transportation.

Optimal Sourcing

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For instance, students might be tasked with developing a logistics plan that involves coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of goods. For instance, a student interested in sustainable supply chain practices might choose courses focused on green logistics, ethical sourcing, and environmental impact assessment.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory models, lean supplier networks, and offshore manufacturing reduced expenses but left companies exposed to disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing geopolitical shifts demonstrated the risks of relying on single-source suppliers and minimal inventory buffers. Resilience is now taking precedence.

Supply Chain Software

SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2025

This lean model doesn’t sacrifice speed, but instead thrives on it. Businesses need to redesign how they source materials, manage logistics, and coordinate fulfillment. Partner reliability is criticalany delay or quality issue can disrupt lean inventory strategies and impact delivery timelines.

Waste Reduction

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Five Ways to Improve your Supply Chains Resilience 1) Create Transparency This process involves determining the critical components for your operations and then, working with production personnel, identifying which ones are sourced from high-risk areas and lack ready substitutes. That’s where we at Logistics Bureau can help.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 21, 2025

Optimizing costs – Efficient sourcing, logistics, and inventory management improve profit margins – crucial as startups seek profitability. Sustainable sourcing – Careful supplier selection based on sustainability credentials. Agile processes – Using lean, nimble approaches rather than rigid processes.

Optimal Sourcing

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. Consider solar panels and other renewable energy sources. Adopting renewable energy sources reduces reliance on fossil fuels and contributes to a smaller carbon footprint.

Optimal Sourcing

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Automakers and other large-scale manufacturers are often challenged to match their traditional lean production approaches with todays complex business landscape. APS solutions combine the discipline of lean manufacturing with the flexibility and real-time scheduling agility needed to accommodate constant upstream and downstream changes.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Locus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Disruption is quickly becoming the new normal for global logistics. Logistics Delays: Reduced driver availability and stricter health regulations at ports could add days to delivery schedules. Increased Costs: Reliance on alternative routes and rising fuel prices may significantly drive up logistics expenses.

Supply Chain Software

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

These disruptions can occur due to decreased consumer demand, supplier instability, or logistical challenges. Shipping networks may experience delays and disruptions, potentially exacerbated by cost-cutting measures within the logistics sector. sea, rail, air) helps mitigate risks related to fuel prices or logistics bottlenecks.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Arena Solutions

JULY 10, 2025

This includes modular designs, flexible manufacturing processes, and interchangeable components that reduce dependency on single sources. Reshoring or Nearshoring Bringing production closer to home reduces exposure to international disruptions, shortens lead times, and improves control over quality and logistics.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 8, 2025

Topping the winners for the week was software firm Oracle, up 5.1%, followed by carrier XPO Logistics, which rose 4.1%. See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 13, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 7, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

A lower TCO indicates better value sourcing, even if the initial purchase price isn’t the absolute lowest. Action: Renegotiate with suppliers focusing on TCO elements, explore alternative logistics, standardize components, improve preventative maintenance. Logistics issues? Supplier lateness?

Pricing Training

RFgen

JULY 8, 2025

“This year, I believe we’re going to see higher investments in supply chain technology as well as a change in leadership styles to complement these investments,” says Radu Palamariu, MD of Alcott Global and Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice, co-author of From Source to Sold.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you are at all familiar with lean supply chain practices, you will know that transport and motion are two of the seven wastes to be minimised or eliminated in a warehouse. Finding optimal storage space is also essential to enhance efficiency and streamline order fulfillment. #2 2 Meandering Pickers Time is money and distance is time.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 6, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Improve collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners. These include alternative sourcing strategies, backup transportation routes, and emergency inventory reserves. In supply chain operations, it plays a crucial role in mitigating risks, improving response times, and optimizing workflows.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Supply chain processes include procurement from source to pay, together with inbound logistics, production, quality control, outbound logistics and post-sales service. This recognizes the interconnected nature of procurement, production, logistics, and distribution.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 29, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

ThroughPut

JUNE 2, 2025

MRO Teams: MRO teams must coordinate with suppliers, manage global logistics, and ensure that spare parts are available across dispersed locations. Differences in customs regulations, transportation infrastructure, and language barriers can delay shipments and complicate logistics, especially for critical or time-sensitive part.

Sourcing Strategies

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Many people get confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Still, in this article, I will help you evaluate the need for supply chain and logistics KPIs in your organisation, and identify which types of measurement might be most appropriate. Which ones to use?…

KPI

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 20, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

One theme was clear: Transformation is underway, and those who lean into it will be better positioned for what’s next. When everyone operates from the same source of truth, decision-making gets faster, more accurate and far less dependent on legacy processes. For this reason, centralized data governance is becoming essential.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 22, 2025

See performance for the past week, month and year for each stock and the whole index in the chart below: Source: SCDigest Feedback No Feedback on this article yet. CDC/TradeBeam Cognizant Techn Compliance Netw Cornerstone Sol DiCentral Dow Jones E2Open EnVista Epicor Hempstead Consu IBM/ILOG IHS iSuppli Infor Infosys Inside ERP INSIGHT, Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software

RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. For global businesses relying on real-time logistics and lean inventory models, the question is how prepared is your supply chain when tariffs hit? based cosmetics brand sources glass jars from Europe.

Inventory Reduction

AFFLINK

JUNE 11, 2025

For those managing e-commerce logistics, this means more frequent, smaller orders with tighter delivery expectations. Procurement: Manual vendor selection is a hallmark of traditional supply chains; e-commerce chains harness AI-powered, data-informed sourcing. However, many organizations struggle to balance efficiency with cost.

Modeling

Clear Spider

OCTOBER 21, 2024

have been plagued with logistical nightmares. This has forced many manufacturers to reevaluate their sourcing and pricing strategies. Transportation Expenses: Logistics costs, especially fuel prices, have skyrocketed. Lean Inventory Models As inflation pushes prices upward, the cost of holding inventory has increased.

Inventory Management Software

IQMS

MARCH 6, 2023

Now manufacturers have inexorably moved their sourcing of components based on availability, and their supply chains continue to increase in complexity. From there, managers can dig into the data to understand how processes such as sales, support, production, inventory management, and logistics can be improved to remove those gaps.

Forecasting

ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2025

Implementation: Driving JIT Across Shifts With AI The rollout of Supply chain decision intelligence & analytics platform focused on implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies and best practices for Just-in-Time production in a multi-shift environment.

Just-in-Time

Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

The topic/report will be on the logistics M&A so far this year. Reported May 20 Let me take a moment to comment on our global sourcing strategy. Today, more than 50% of our purchases are sourced in the United States. As a result, we now have tremendous sourcing flexibility. Look for another article later this week.

Purchasing Skills

Zipline Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

The fuel surcharge is based on the cost of fuel to transport the goods. “If you are a Walmart supplier relying on Walmart to arrange transportation, it’s time to get in touch,” said Zipline Logistics President and Co-Founder, Andrew Lynch. What would you do with one million extra dollars?

Shipping

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 6, 2025

Much like other sectors, creators of slot machines lean heavily on these networks. They’re vital in ferrying everything from basic materials to complex parts, even covering transport and logistics. Be it trade disputes, disease outbreaks, or calamitous weather – each has taken a toll on the seamless flow of supply chains.

Supply Chain Design Software

Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

Procurement teams now include specialists such as category managers with deep market knowledge who drive sourcing events and significantly impact the companys bottom line. Through smart sourcing, procurement can help accelerate R&D processes and enable faster delivery of new products or solutions.

Optimal Sourcing

Freight Waves

JUNE 7, 2025

Still Foggy at the Top – What the New Logistics Report Means for the Rest of Us For all the hope around trucking bouncing back, the new CSCMP “State of Logistics Report” just affirmed what most small carriers already feel: Things are still off. trillion on logistics last year. That’s 8.7% Don’t celebrate. Don’t overextend.

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