Now in our sixth year supporting the SPLC, it did not disappoint: This was the strongest and the most diverse gathering of committed and capable practitioners we’ve ever seen in North America — it felt like a real groundswell of action on sustainable purchasing! MORE

Check out Why don’t you have a TMS (Transportation Management System) Solution yet? In going door to door trying to sell a Freight Management service, as well as in my experience working in companies, I have had the opportunity to see a variety of ways in which companies, large and small, were managing their Freight and Logistics spend. Yet it is managed by one or two people, with no support, and no visibility from upper management. Mode Management. MORE

After a couple of years I got into cost engineering where I was exposed to the financial side of the business, then program management where I interacted with customers who at that time were other downstream sites of IBM that needed our sub assembly products to integrate into complete systems. MORE

The transaction will enhance XPO’s range of supply chain solutions by making XPO the second largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America, and will expand the company’s global contract logistics platform. GREENWICH, Conn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. MORE

We also negotiate and develop packaging concepts together with our customers and suppliers. This team is available throughout the project to ensure that all customer demands are considered, keeping track on production requirements and purchase orders placed at suppliers. MORE

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Odette International are releasing the fifth version of the Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE) assessment this summer. Mitigate risk throughout the tiers of automotive suppliers. What is MMOG/LE? MORE

This magnifies drastically when you multiply across all of sourcing, as well as suppliers, engineers, and managers. As you evaluate sourcing and supplier management tools, you need to keep the challenges of big data in mind and how it will affect your future. MORE