The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Joint tariff payment is a better strategy for both partners when compared with looking for a totally new supplier or sourcing from a different country altogether.

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GlobalTranz

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. The move to agile supply chain management inherently required more data sources than traditional supply chains, reports GT Nexus. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. By the mid-1950s , procurement had become a commonplace aspect of minor business, and procurement was almost comparable to secretarial work. Why Is Technology Driving Procurement Trends and the Role of Procurement?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

The mind-set challenge for all businesses today is to recognize the following: That commuter and business travel miles are a significant source of planet damaging green house gas emissions. There are work life balance advantages to working remotely.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Improving on their marketing and procurement skills would help them achieve such aspirations. The group advocates a proactive and enhanced approach to Logistics procurement. They just need to reach out and find new avenues & sources of support. The Shippers Council has a broad collective group of expertise in its membership.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Most of the shippers procure their transport through long-term contracts with selected carriers. Thus, freight buyers need to do more to integrate decarbonization into their procurement practices. The Smart Freight Procurement Guidelines published by SFC provide shippers with a useful roadmap for achieving this. Green Skies?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In essence, a lot of logistics planning boils down to finding the quickest possible route between various points of delivery before returning back to the source. Aside from route planning and optimisation, some other avenues worth exploring include: Sustainable Sourcing of Goods. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2022.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

After the event DGrade met with the Yas Marina Circuit procurement team to address a sustainable alternative for their staff uniform requirements. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – August 2021. Closing the loop with Sustainable Products. Deploys AWS IOT for Supply Chain Tracking.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. Photo Credit: United Airlines. million gallons of SAF this year. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By enabling customer access to supplier information, including sourcing of materials, as well as environmental performance data, all parties in the supply chain, can be made more accountable. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. This provides customers, partners and suppliers alike, access to information in real-time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. A Varied Range of Unparalleled Solutions.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 25, 2017

Managers must understand the digital evolution in the supply chain and respond in kind, explains Forbes magazine , with integrated planning and execution systems, automated systems, smart warehousing and procurement practices and much more. Managers Automate Processes to Respond to the Digital Supply Chain.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In his recent Supply Chain Digital Magazine article, Future-proof your supply chain to 2025 and beyond , Brent posits seven ways shippers can make decisions now to improve operational efficiency in the next couple of years. For example, 38% of organizations use manual procurement processes to communicate with supply chain partners.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Based in the USA and later North Asia, I specialized in “Supply Chain Solutions” for North American / European Corporations with Asia Pacific manufacturing/sourcing operations”. “My LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – October 2021. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. Prior to that, I was with TNT for 6 years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Clustering allows for shorter agri-food supply chains and therefore lower costs, but also a source for synergy (through collaboration) and innovation. – How Logistics is Harnessing the Power of the Sun LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2023 He has been the architect of agri-food clusters in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Manage Procurement Spend Like It’s Your Own Business! Specifically in the area of Procurement there has been a history associated with attempts to direct spending toward diversity owned businesses. The general reaction I recall getting from the Procurement community at the time was less than aggressive.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices. Better procurement practices translate into better overall sales, but the role of procurement in driving sales’ statistics will change throughout 2017. For example, Johnson & Johnson procurement professionals actively review market trends before making purchases.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The leading IT magazine, CIO Review, today published a special issue on supply chain transformation, and included an article I wrote on spend management as a core capability. This is an important input into strategic sourcing).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 13, 2021

RPA tools can help to capture, store, and extract data/records/files from unstructured sources. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2021. which involves repeated entries in multiple legacy system leading to delays and error. MORE FROM THIS EDITION. The Secret to Rapid Digitisation: A Dual Platform Strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

Andrade goes on to make the case for CEO ’s to seriously consider assessments for moving manufacturing to domestic or near-shored sourcing locations. Multiple years of global supply chain sourcing strategy predicated on lowest cost of manufacturing has exposed many rocks and added vulnerabilities. Call to Action. Nearly every U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As we see from Deloitte’s CPO Survey in 2018, AI is only fully deployed in 2% of procurement organizations and is far from making any real impact at scale within the digital ecosystems procurement teams are so eagerly trying to build. That’s a whole 25% higher than Donald Trump’s disapproval rate when it reached its peak.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase. This has implications for raw materials, ingredients, primary packaging, intermediate goods as well as end-product goods flows.

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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. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. The magazine and site focus on logistics services, technology and equipment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2021

I read multiple magazines and supply chain blogs to keep current. Do you want to focus on the Procurement side of things, or more on the Logistics and Planning side? Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods. Danny Wang, VP Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose. Lastly, stay relevant. Find a mentor.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

He is also an Adjunct Professor with UTM Azman Hashim International Business School in Malaysia, conducting research on halal procurement strategy, halal supply chain management, and halal risk and reputation management. This trend is also better known as the evolution of halal or when applied to an organisation: the corporate halal maturity.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

.”[1] What Potts discovered was that people living near the lake used tools made from obsidian and the nearest source of that stone was over a hundred miles away. The amount of obsidian discovered near the lake makes it unlikely the local population was self-sourcing. Space and time remain challenges for supply chains.

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EcoVadis

OCTOBER 2, 2017

From procurement to packaging, corporate giants are taking the time to introduce new sustainability initiatives across all levels of the supply chain. . I was recently interviewed by Electronics Sourcing Magazine to offer insight on that very question. Lead by example. Do they care about waste management? Carbon emissions?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 4, 2018

If left to further its own evolution, they could have served as a source of competition to British Manufacturers. The work of procurement and supply chain professionals continues to make the world go around, just as it did [242] years ago: connecting people with finished goods and turning raw materials into desirable products.”

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 6, 2019

Lots to think about here… and also a great precursor to our upcoming SCRC meeting on the interaction between marketing and procurement. Contract management is a key stage within the strategic sourcing process. Digital List Magazine , 16 Jan. Digital List Magazine , 16 Jan. How AI Is Changing Contracts.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What’s more?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. This technology is deployed among regulators, law enforcement, and national security agencies, as well as over 100 of the world’s largest public and private companies. governmental agencies to include U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

There are however many other companies that do not trade tangible goods across borders but may be able to benefit from provisions on services, investment and government procurement etc. Decisions are taken within organisations, for example, by a procurement team, that affect ongoing compliance with FTA rules. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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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. Rudin adds, “ The Economist magazine spelled out the problem, ‘Corporations need to rethink how they approach climate risk.

Pharmaceutical 100

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

Employ comprehensive solutions that support the entire source-to-settle process and create value for all parties involved in it. 2016 Supply Chain Trend #6: Procurement’s New (read Bigger) Role in the Supply Chain. None of those strategies work without a strong procurement practice that is integrated with other supply chain processes.

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