The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 15, 2025

In “Navigating the Numbers: Tariffs, AI, and The Future of Supply Chains”, Joe Lynch and Corey DeSantis , BDO’s Logistics and Transportation Subject Matter Expert, discuss the evolving landscape of global trade, the transformative power of artificial intelligence, and strategies for building resilient supply chains for tomorrow.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We remind why suppliers are critical for supply chain success and what CEOs and business leaders can do to improve supplier relationships. When companies collaborate closely with suppliers, they can co-develop new products and improve existing processes, leading to competitive advantages in terms of product differentiation.

Manufacturing Procurement

ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

Procurement Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Spend Management Takeaways SAP continues to invest in using generative AI to improve the user experience. SAP is embedding its generative Joule across the SAP Ariba source-to-pay solution portfolio to make it easier for their customers to manage routine inquiries, such as status updates, summarization, and frequently asked questions.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 1, 2025

Many suppliers are already exploring substitution options or alternative sourcing, and you want to be part of those conversations early. This framework will guide your sourcing decisions for months to come and should be updated as new tariff policies come into play. Build strategic buffers for these items but do it intelligently.

Negotiating Skills

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, as carbon taxes and emissions reporting requirements continue increasing, supply chain professionals face mounting pressures from inside and outside their organizations to measure and improve performance against new, nebulous sustainability metrics. Freight transportation makes up over 10% of total global carbon emissions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s the key to transforming your supply chain from a source of frustration into a well-oiled, profit-generating machine. By harnessing the power of data science and analytics, you can gain end-to-end visibility across your entire network, breaking down information silos and optimizing every stage of your operations.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

That, at least, is the theory behind mathematical optimization, and the way it’s being applied to supply chain management today. By itself, the word “optimize” doesn’t mean anything specific. “A Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home Meet Freightos Procure: The Next Evolution of SHIPSTA Freightos Procure rebrands SHIPSTA, enhancing procurement with market intelligence and seamless booking within the Freightos Enterprise suite, empowering shippers to manage the entire freight lifecycle efficiently.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 2, 2025

The issue is that when companies optimize functional metrics, they throw the supply chain out of balance and sub-optimize value. All our great tools in our toolbox to improve supply chain planning, but my observation is that we are trying to AI stupid. Traditional approaches built optimization on top of relational databases.

Optimal Sourcing

ivalua

JULY 21, 2025

A Procurement System refers to a sophisticated framework or software designed to streamline and automate various stages of the procurement process within an organization. Best-of-breed solutions often specialize in specific aspects of procurement, while full-suite solutions seamlessly automate multiple process steps.

Procurement Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

They offer software systems and technology for complex integration, rapid application development, and advanced analytics and sell those solutions to companies that need to accelerate optimized business outcomes. Marketing may want an optimization scenario that costs more but leads to maximum service levels for a new product.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Innovation Pillars: Diagnose: primarily powered by Infor Process Mining, this capability helps organizations gain visibility into business processes, uncover non-conforming variants, identify critical bottlenecks, and optimize operations based on data. Smart Import is also being leveraged to accelerate data integration from various sources.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

Below, we dive into their key takeaways and explore five practical ways to make your logistics data actionable, with insights grounded in industry trends and high-authority sources. “You really need to make [data] actionable… use it to manage your suppliers, to drive supply chain improvements. Esch cited a study by a U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 2, 2025

Why can’t we put the same energy that we put into inventing new words, tossing around acronyms, and parading on a stage to advocate for maturity models to improve supply chains? I prefer a grounded, data-driven presentation focused on improving value. Here are some possibilities to lift the fog: Improving Availability.

Optimal Sourcing

RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. Additionally, we’ll discuss best practices for optimization and strategies for balancing efficiency with resilience.

Sourcing Strategies

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 25, 2025

Planners are uniquely positioned with an end-to-end focus, from procurement of materials, through manufacturing and engineering, to the movement, storage, and delivery of finished products or services. Managing Multifunctional Business Processes: Multifunctional business processes can improve both top and bottom-line results.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For over a decade, since founding Supply Chain Insights in 2012, I have pounded the keyboard, asking business leaders to think more holistically about the impact of supply chain decisions on the firm’s value, the improvement of a value chain, and the impact on the environment. A failed blogger.” Change is Hard.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2025

AI and Optimization Tools – Algorithms can match returned products to the most efficient next use, whether it’s repair, resale, disassembly, or raw material recovery. Some use digital twins to optimize how and when components are removed. Regulations around waste, transport, and resale vary widely by region.

Supply Chain Design Software

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. It is called strategic because it replaces traditional ad hoc approaches to sourcing, which were almost entirely focused on cost savings, item by item.

Negotiating Skills

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We have all our factories, both in-house and outsourced, all of our distribution centers, and our transportation network on the Blue Yonder foundational system. We can run a plan simulation to maximize revenue, maximize shipments, maximize the customer experience, or minimize transportation costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Why Your Procurement Strategy is More Critical Now Than Ever Before In an era of global supply chain disruptions, a robust procurement strategy is no longer optionalits essential. The right procurement strategy ensures that organizations: Mitigate risks before they escalate. Want to future-proof your procurement function?

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Conversely, a student who quickly grasps procurement strategies can be challenged with advanced case studies and leadership projects. MTSS platforms facilitate hands-on projects where learners can apply statistical methods to identify trends, forecast demand, and optimize inventory levels.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

And cross-functional teams — from procurement and sales to finance and customer service — are left scrambling to react. However, the real nuance comes into play when looking at a single mode of transport, particularly road freight. Assembly lines pause. Inventory buffers shrink. Deliveries miss their windows. Consider that U.K.

Freight

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2025

Technology can change or even improve work. Supply chain was defined in 1982 as interoperability between source, make and deliver. The concept was that managing trade-offs and optimizing the whole to drive business outcomes would improve value. Only 1% of the students are improving demand against the naive forecast.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

Do Embrace Technology and Data : Use real-time data for demand forecasting, inventory management, and route optimization. Regular reviews and joint business planning foster accountability and trust. Digital visibility enhances agility and decision-making. Shared goals and mutual respect drive loyalty and performance.

Waste Reduction

SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Decoding the Procurement Department: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles and Responsibilities This supply chain article provides a comprehensive overview of the procurement department within an organization. Read In Detail About Procurement Department Here 2.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Of course, AI is already in use in the supply chain, adding its capabilities to myriad other efforts to optimize operational efficiency. Image: iStock/JuSun June 18, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor “The future is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed,” wrote William Gibson in his 1984 novel Neuromancer. trillion to U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2025

Behind the scenes of every successful business lies a well-orchestrated machine made up of four critical functions: supply chain, logistics, transportation, and operations. What Is Transportation? Real-World Example: Amazon’s two-day delivery is a result of highly optimized logistics, not just fast transportation.

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Procurement Academy

JANUARY 7, 2025

Mastering resilience enables businesses to uphold efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall performance even when dealing with disruptions. A lack of resilience can cause disruptions and delays to sourcing, transportation, or even manufacturing all of which lead to higher costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

JULY 6, 2025

It’s easy to feel at ease when procurement systems operate as they should—robust and solid. A sudden supplier shutdown, transport delays, or a missed delivery can throw everything off balance. Procurement teams now face a clear need: build bendable systems instead of unbreakable ones. That is, until something goes wrong.

Manufacturing Procurement

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Journalist Sean Galea-Pace reports that conducting end-to-end supply chain risk assessments and prioritizing important focus areas is the first of several suggestions offered by EY analysts to help companies improve their end-to-end supply chain and operations strategy to grow, optimize and protect operations.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ThroughPut

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Businesses can leverage AI-powered recommendations for optimal order volumes and frequency, maintaining ideal inventory levels at all times – thus ensuring they order the right quantity at the right time. About ThroughPut.AI About ThroughPut.AI About ThroughPut.AI

Optimal Sourcing

Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

Supply chain management typically does not fit very well with procurement, which is a challenge at the best of times, and can be a disaster in difficult times. But as Lora said, there is little point in applying AI to give us better optimizers and taxonomies when the basic assumptions behind globalization have been fundamentally undermined.

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Freight Waves

JULY 31, 2025

The awards recognize innovative companies leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize supply chain, transportation, and logistics operations. This innovation allows logistics teams to focus on customer relationships, improving margins and service delivery without disrupting operations. CloneOps.ai

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

AI also improves the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of supply chain operations, both in terms of automating processes, and finding ways to refine pricing strategies and take advantage of forecast trends. Teams are more transparent and closely connected, further improving efficiency when responding to an event.

Sourcing Strategies

ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 30, 2025

By leveraging data analytics, businesses can better anticipate customer demand, optimize production schedules, and avoid both stockouts and overstocking. Effective demand planning also optimizes inventory levels, reducing costs associated with storage and carrying inventory.

Sourcing Strategies