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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Linkedin Comment Donald Cavin Data Warehousing Consultant at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Also insufficient pay to attract truckers, longshoremen, etc.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. They source plastic pellets and then use injection, blow molding, rotational molding, and thermoforming to produce their finished products. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.

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Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason Miller (PhD The Ohio State University) is a tenured Associate Professor of Logistics and the John D. His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

Industry supply chains experienced unprecedented and sudden changes in pandemic related product demand coupled with nonstop production, transportation and logistics delays. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. At the same time, there were product and services market opportunities that were created.