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How to Navigate ESG Risk with Supplier Management Software

QAD

This sounds simple enough, but we all know it’s a very complex issue and that’s partially because ESG concerns touch every part of the value chain, from the field or mine where raw materials are sourced to the packaging and transport modes used to bring your finished product to market.

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Watch: Tracking Reusable Packaging Containers at Scale

Supply Chain Brain

about how the world's leading reusable packaging container (RPC) supplier managed to track hundreds of millions of units without having to tag each one separately. A case study with Roambee Corp.,

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Supplier Management and Sourcing in the Fashion Industry – Under the Spotlight

Jaggaer

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage.

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Package Your Way to Supply Chain Cost Reductions

Logistics Bureau

Many articles on the topic of supply chain cost reduction have been written, most of which are understandably focused on issues such as inventory levels, network design, process efficiencies and supplier management/relationships. Make no mistake; any initiative to save money on packaging is likely to require some investment up front.

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2021: Manufacturing, a Year in Review

QAD

In the medical technology area , we saw forward-looking manufacturers seeking to improve collaboration with supply chain partners, building in risk mitigation planning and management, increasing safety stock to avoid raw material shortages, and automating business processes with enterprise and operational software applications. Automotive.

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Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle

The Logistics of Logistics

Transportation services include : Small Package, Air Cargo, Ocean, Less Than Truckload, Truckload, Fleet Acquisition, Equipment / Drivers, Dedicated Contract Carriage, Intermodal, Final Mile, Rail. There are 5 different categories of 3PL services: Logistics, Transportation, Warehousing, Special Services, and Technology. Ruan Transportation.

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Automating Procurement and Supplier Relations to Alleviate ESG Concerns

QAD

For example, as of November 2022, the program has added three additional benefits for CTPAT certified organizations: Front of the line admissibility review: shipments detained due to forced labor concerns will have admissibility packages prioritized over non CTPAT members.