Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a revealing survey published this week regarding viewpoints relative to business sustainability and ESG actions which reflect both a call to action and a perspective of advanced technology enablement. . Background. Announced Survey Findings. This study, sponsored by Savanta, Inc.

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EcoVadis

MAY 31, 2018

Last month ING Wholesale Banking launched their Sustainable Improvement Loan, with EcoVadis as a key partner providing our Business Sustainability Ratings that are used in the loan rate calculation: When sustainability performance improves, the rate goes down! Why else might a company seek a rating?

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In an era where environmental concerns are taking center stage, sustainability has emerged as a critical driver of success for manufacturers, big and small. Governments, consumers, and stakeholders increasingly prioritize sustainable practices, urging manufacturers to reevaluate their operations.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The introduction of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Europe means that companies will need to report on their emissions and set targets to reduce them. Let’s explore how this modeling capability can help you make more conscious choices and drive long-term sustainability outcomes. Here are some examples: 1.

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Prophetic Technology

JULY 5, 2022

Transportation, Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency impact those companies with the lowest overall score on sustainability metrics during the operational planning stage. Some facts:

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2023

But instead of reaching just one peak, supply chain planners must climb four – service, inventory, cost, and sustainability. Coordinate every step with insight and action Companies using a platform that synergizes service, inventory, cost, and sustainability stand at the precipice of a highly progressive approach to supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2019

Inventory accuracy and minimizing stockouts are very important to customer satisfaction, but a few other metrics also impact the ability to meet customer expectations. Companies can use these metrics to help ensure they are doing everything possible to satisfy their customers at a manageable and sustainable cost.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

Sustainable eCommerce is more than just a buzz-word: Both consumers and small midsized businesses (SMBs) are growing more concerned about the impact of eCommerce on the environment. Learn how businesses of all sizes can help build a more sustainable eCommerce industry, with examples of environmentally friendly brands that are leading the way.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index, 923 million metric tons of food is wasted globally every year. Source: [link]. Therefore, the most impactful solution in working towards international sustainability efforts would be to avoid generating food waste and loss. Enable Sustainability with DELMIA.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources. To ensure successful integration, they should create a plan with timelines, resources, and evaluation metrics (refer Figure 2).

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Ware2Go

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable ecommerce is more than just a buzz-word. Learn how businesses of all sizes can help build a more sustainable ecommerce industry. Sustainable eCommerce Matters to Our Future. Sustainable e Commerce Matters to Consumers. It matters to consumers, and more importantly to our future.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. That wave hasn’t gone away.

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Proxima

MAY 15, 2020

Out of 502 participants from business owners to Directors, 86% said that they currently use sustainability as a metric to help shape decision making within their business. The emerging truth was that sustainability was finding its way into corporate purpose. The future is still sustainable. Well, now we have one.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

Today I will discuss how a company can sustain a lean culture once they have implemented lean practices in order to achieve continuous improvement. Your company has started the lean journey, but how do you sustain it? How can we Continuously Improve Daily and Sustain a Lean Culture and Behavior? This increases employee morale.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

What’s in this Sustainable Supply Chain article : The problem of carbon emissions and waste derived from supply chains. Seven ways Turvo helps build a more sustainable supply chain for third-party logistics providers (3PLs), shippers of raw materials and finished goods, and their end customers. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2018.”.

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Provenance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

“66% of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products but most organizations don’t know the farmers they source from, let alone their impact.” – Kahlil Baker, CEO and Founder, Farm-Trace. Increase farmer livelihoods and resilience by helping improve their productivity and adopt sustainable practices. HOW THIS WORKS.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

These are challenges that will only become more threatening if they are not curbed, paying strict attention to supply chain sustainability. billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Source: Statista.com. Sustainability in the supply chain, while tricky to practice, is possible. parts per million.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When it comes to supply chain sustainability, responsible organizations don’t just talk – they act by creating a governance structure. Governance for the sustainable supply chain takes collaboration, formalization, and additional mechanisms. This approach means far better collaboration on results than when rules are simply imposed.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Sustainability can come about when environmental, economic and social issues are integrated into daily business operations. How can businesses pay attention to supply chain sustainability as they scale? Rooting for last-mile sustainability. Download the Ebook: Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning. billion a year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Thus, organizations must make sure that data are complete, accurate, timely, and consistent as well as capture the required metrics. Understanding the data, metrics and benchmarks can help the organization collaborate with suppliers to set meaningful, actionable and quantifiable goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo. On November 4 th , I interviewed Jim Andrew, the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, about their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Sustainability is an often-discussed concept that can be a reliable source of differentiation for CPG manufacturers. And sustainability has become a standout issue for many US consumers. Now, when most think of sustainability, they think of ethical sourcing or environmentally friendly packaging.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Only supply chains that are agile, adaptable, and aligned provide companies with sustainable competitive advantage.” Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. We like the metrics of growth, on-time and in-full orders, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). ” Hau Lee, October 2014.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services. Optimize sourcing: Focus on optimizing sourcing spend across all categories of products. This approach results in inefficiencies, higher costs, and missed opportunities.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2022

Building a sustainable fashion supply chain and improving ESG performance will require a more deliberate approach in 2022. But for all their planning and talk about sustainability, few of them have achieved substantial and meaningful progress toward becoming truly sustainable. Digitize Supply Chains with the Right Technology.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Instead, products or parts are repaired, resold, refurbished, or recycled to reduce waste and build sustainable supply chains. BBB Industries’ sustainable manufacturing processes using recycled materials reduced GHG emissions by 38% compared to virgin resource production. What Is a Circular Supply Chain?

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QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Am I contributing to society by buying an environmentally sourced and produced product to have a greener planet? Industry guidelines like the Automotive Sustainability Practical Guidance from AIAG also play a role as companies add yet another item to their business agenda – social and environmental responsibility compliance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Let’s look at the three megatrends shaping supply chain innovation in 2022 and beyond – resilience, through technical capability and consistency; optimisation of the omnichannel experience; and sustainability with a focus on Scope 3 emissions. Sustainability and Scope 3 emissions are essential. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This orientation is fundamental in determining what KPIs the company values, as many of them are far different from metrics managed by manufacturers relying on traditional views of success.”. In fact, their digital champions began by aggressively expanding their sources of wisdom beyond their historic and current resources.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The responsibility of sustainability is no longer limited to the individual, but it extends to corporations, industries and even governments. The Group’s sustainability policy is based on three pillars: Acting for People, Acting for Planet and Acting for Responsible Trade. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 20, 2018

In the last five years there has been a substantial increase in consumer preferences focused on ethics-based brands (HSBC) as well as rapidly growing shareholder actions based on social and environmental metrics ( HBR.com ) that result in a change in the way that global companies assess performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Source: Descartes Datamyne. Theme 4: Sustainability will become an opportunity, not a challenge for supply chains. Nailed it: Sustainability in supply chains has been evolving for quite awhile but, until recently, there has not been that much scrutiny from consumers, especially in terms of delivery. Figure 1: U.S.

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

I grew up in a time before people knew much about being eco-friendly or “Green,” so the concept of sustainability isn’t usually at the top of my mind. The topic of sustainability and being eco-friendly is discussed in K-12 education on a regular basis. Source: Nielsen Product Insider, 10/20/2018.

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Logility

APRIL 5, 2022

In addition to providing transparency for consumers and regulators, it is important to be transparent with vendors about your company’s sustainability goals. This should include: Progress made The outcome and effectiveness of any completed actions Metrics that track action performance and effectiveness .

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