Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

I was drawn to Hunter and Amory Lovins, who advocated a strategy pairing energy efficiency with renewables, long before its current popularity. Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping.

Supply Chain Planning Software 299

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

The current phase will involve using the analyzed spend & other inputs to refine the Category Strategy optimization approach. This team will work to identify specific opportunities within the sourcing process at Duke Energy to advance sourcing strategies through AI technology and reduce low value sourcing efforts.

Vendor Strategies 40

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Procurement will play a key role in monitoring supply base conditions.

Predictive Analytics 117

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year. In that vein, this discount retailer’s strategy is to get closer to its stores and customers.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Although supply chain operations still involve procurement, manufacturing, and logistics, emerging technologies are dramatically affecting how these processes are implemented. The emergence of e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment strategies created new supply chain challenges which significantly increased the use of robotics and automation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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