Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The evolution towards autonomous planning has gained speed over the last two years, and we already see businesses moving from human-in-the-loop decision-making to fully autonomous decisions on daily operational plans such as store replenishment, warehouse procurement, transportation planning, production planning, and order fulfillment.

Supply Chain Planning Software 192

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 192

Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

At the Coupa INSPIRE procurement conference in San Francisco this week, the Chief Procurement Officer of Coca Cola Consolidated, Patrick Hopkins, shared his views on the “4 Truths of Procurement”, and how he has operationalized his views through the deployment of Coupa procure to pay software.

Procurement 83

Procurement Material Savings San Francisco SAP 83

SCM Research

JUNE 24, 2021

This is good news for both logistics and procurement scholars. Here, there are even two new entries: Journal of Business Logistics and Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management. There are finally some bright spots that give OSCM researchers a little more air to breathe.

Journal 28

Journal San Francisco Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics 28

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I am sitt ing in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full.

Waste Reduction 150

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Inventory Optimal Sourcing 150

Precoro

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At present, Opna Bio SA comprises two small Research and Development companies, one in Lausanne, Switzerland and one in South San Francisco, USA. Cervino provided us with insights into how Opna Bio SA’s team chose the right system and how it impacted their procurement process. Thus, the onboarding process began.

Procurement Solutions 52

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Biotech Optimal Sourcing 52

RFgen

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Discussion of topics like ERP implementation and asset utilization don’t mean the same thing to CEOs as they do to procurement and logistics specialists. This involves using data to come up with metrics that make sense to executives. One such example is Wal-Mart.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Waste Reduction Supply Chain Strategy 52

RFgen

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Discussion of topics like ERP implementation and asset utilization don’t mean the same thing to CEOs as they do to procurement and logistics specialists. This involves using data to come up with metrics that make sense to executives. One such example is Wal-Mart.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Waste Reduction Supply Chain Strategy 52