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A Long Road Ahead for Procurement Professionals Managing Their Supply Chains

ModusLink Corporation

Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. Supply chain optimization software can help companies navigate challenges, streamline operations, and achieve sustainable success. But what does that mean for future strategies in procurement ?

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5 More Transformative Supply Chain Technologies Supply Chains Will Focus on in 2018 to Move to the Next Level

GlobalTranz

Supply chain technology is a difficult, exhilarating topic to cover in detail. Supply chain managers will focus on several key supply chain technology implementations or considerations which will impact consumer spending habits, consumer-business interactions and performance measurement.

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Locus Listed as Representative Vendor in 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools

Locus

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools. And network design and optimization are instrumental in bringing about both. Gartner Disclaimer.

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ThroughPut Inc. Announces New AI-powered Geospatial Capabilities for Rapid Supply Chain Network Optimization with Dynamic Lead Times ?

ThroughPut

This in turn helps uncover network optimization opportunities, sense demand at the local level, and proactively audit material flow right down to the individual SKU’s. Announces New AI-powered Geospatial Capabilities for Rapid Supply Chain Network Optimization with Dynamic Lead Times ? ThroughPut.ai

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Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

BlueYonder

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation.

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Inbound vs. Outbound Logistics: Understanding the Key Differences and Optimizing the Last Mile

Locus

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. It focuses on delivering the final products or services to the intended recipients. Focus Procurement, receiving, storage, and inventory management.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Firms could store products that attract tariffs in bonded warehouses until they are required. Operational strategies. Buying forward.