Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Simplify, Synchronize, Succeed Gain consolidated visibility into rates, capacity, and market shifts. They need to make decisions in real-time or near real-time, as the environment around them rapidly evolves. At Freightos, we’ve invested heavily in providing near real-time or real-time data to our customers.

Supply Chain Design Software 227

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Reducing cost was the primary objective, and most operational decisionsfrom sourcing to fulfillmentreflected that mindset. Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Second, many supply chains still lack visibility beyond Tier-1 suppliers.

Optimal Sourcing 227

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Optimization 227

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We now have complete visibility of our supply chain. We can run a plan simulation to maximize revenue, maximize shipments, maximize the customer experience, or minimize transportation costs. Once a contract is in place, we have real-time visibility on the delivery status. We have full visibility.

Supply Chain Planning Software 293

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 293

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

That supply planning application needs to be integrated into an array of internal systems ERP, transportation management, warehouse management, procurement, and other applications. Now companies are trying to collect data from multiple tiers of a supply chain in near real-time.

Supply Chain Planning Software 301

Supply Chain Planning Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Modeling 301

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. Were raising the bar.

Optimal Sourcing 250

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Meeting Sourcing Strategies 250

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2025

But now, it’s being activated through AI agents designed to automate sourcing, manage risk in real time, and reduce the friction thats long plagued procurement and finance functions. This move positions Coupa as the full-stack provider for planning, execution, and optimization in global sourcing.

Las Vegas 141

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Precoro

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Traditionally, procurement has been a process weighed down by manual tasks, fragmented systems, and endless paperwork. Today, procurement is undergoing a transformation. While procurement teams have long worked to add strategic value, Artificial Intelligence (AI) amplifies their impact.

Price Reduction 105

Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction 105

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Companies find it difficult to fully trust the data from suppliers, complicating efforts to ensure product authenticity, safety, and ethical sourcing. Blockchain technology is supporting this by providing a secure, decentralized, and tamper-proof method for real-time product tracking.

Supply Chain Software 236

Supply Chain Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Network Software Optimal Sourcing 236

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 218

Prescriptive Analytics Software Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Predictive Analytics Software 218

ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Understanding how inflation impacts procurement and then taking action to mitigate its effects is essential for any business looking to stay ahead of the game. How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects of a business, including its ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy.

Sourcing Strategies 264

Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement 264

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. Digital transformation is the formula.

Rail Software 246

Rail Software Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 246

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

To test the thinking and visibility of his students, Socrates held up a white ball in front of his student and asked, “What color is the ball?”. Next time, before you answer,” said Socrates, “examine both sides.”. Indeed, who couldn’t benefit from improved transportation visibility? Real-Time Transportation Visibility Defined.

Supply Chain Planning Software 264

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Network Software 264

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2024

One of the most powerful tools in modern supply chain management is the Control Tower, which offers a comprehensive, real-time view of the entire supply chain and is the single source of truth for the latest developments on the demand and supply side. What is a Control Tower?

Supply Chain Planning Software 312

Supply Chain Planning Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning 312

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses.

Optimal Sourcing 156

Optimal Sourcing Benchmarking Manufacturing Procurement Procurement 156

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. In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times.

Sourcing Strategies 96

Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Expense Reduction 96

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2022

Many factors need to align for an organization to be able to source materials, produce a product and put it in the hands of customers. The pandemic has exposed flaws in business practices across industries, which have been acutely felt in their supply chain and procurement operations. Gap between supply chain and procurement.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 328

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. The larger the number of industry participants on a network, the better the solution is at sourcing and onboarding. The LevaData solution, for example, speeds up sourcing significantly. There are messages that need to be real-time.

Optimal Sourcing 299

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software 299

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. What is Source-to-Pay? A well-executed S2P strategy reduces costs, increases visibility, and ensures compliance.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

Supply Chain Network Software 315

Supply Chain Network Software Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing 315

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past few years, supply chain and procurement pros have faced the challenge of navigating their enterprises through one disruption after another. Despite their best efforts, current events and market dynamics caught up with them, leading to issues managing their suppliers and sourcing the materials needed for their products.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 287

Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software Forecasting Software 287

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. Modern supply chains thrive on real-time data, execution-focused applications, and dynamic decision-making. Forget static network designs and gut-feel decisions.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Inventory Reduction 98

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain. The study found that these leaders considered the largest gap to be between supply chain and procurement, citing it as a major issue.

Supply Chain Planning Software 289

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Forecasting Software Procurement Solutions 289

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

Leveraging advanced technologies like AI, machine learning, and real-time tracking can enhance visibility, optimize routes, and improve overall supply chain efficiency. Reducing reliance on single suppliers and diversifying supply sources can mitigate the impact of disruptions in specific regions or industries.

Supply Chain Planning Software 312

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 312

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Complete visibility into inventory. Better inventory management requires visibility at a granular level, down to individual orders and SKUs. And it requires visibility everywhere. Transportation teams could drill into their top bottlenecks by facility, carrier performance, dwell time and volume. All aboard.

Inventory Management Software 264

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 264

Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

They write, “This includes tackling bigger issues such as compliance, supplier relationship management, risk and disruption, responsible sourcing, and transparency. But its a bit like unpacking a box of Christmas lights to find theyre hopelessly tangled it will take time to sort out the mess, but the results will be illuminating.”[3]

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 130

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. Professionals from procurement, compliance, logistics, sustainability, information-security and several other internal stakeholder all use the solution for different reasons. This global, Tier 1 manufacturer is headquartered in Stockholm and had revenues of over $8 billion last year.

Supply Chain Risk Management 299

Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 299

Logility

APRIL 29, 2022

Visibility across the entire length and breadth of your supply chain is required to predict and overcome supply chain constraints. Too much inventory means demand constraints, too little causes supply constraints. It starts of course with your planning department, but they need to partner with sourcing and procurement.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Software 195

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. These begin with enhanced visibility.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills 52

Procurement Academy

APRIL 24, 2025

When you look behind the scenes of a global business operation, procurement strategy and supply chain management are usually top priorities, though theyre not always working in sync. This blog explores procurement vs supply chain strategy and looks at how aligning the two leads to operational excellence. It doesnt have to be that way.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 52

Precoro

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In this article, we’ll explain what centralized purchasing is, the challenges it tackles, the benefits of centralized procurement, and the types of companies that can benefit most from it. That’s when a centralized procurement organization structure proves beneficial.

Pricing Training 105

Pricing Training Expense Reduction Price Reduction Purchasing Training 105

QAD

JANUARY 25, 2024

Companies worldwide seek to capitalize on cost efficiencies by sourcing goods from foreign markets. However, the advantages of globalization come with challenges, and one of the key elements that can make or break the import management process is shipment visibility. The importance of shipment visibility cannot be overstated.

Real-time Visibility 98

Real-time Visibility Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 98

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

Emerge has an interesting new platform to deal with the problems shippers are having procuring truck capacity. It has spot procurement functionality that you would see in a transportation management system (TMS), and the request for proposal (RFP) functionality you would see in contract planning or procurement solutions.

Benchmarking 306

Benchmarking Freight Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software 306

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. The emerging issue is that while internal control towers have visibility and control over their loads, they don’t have visibility to all of the loads in the market ecosystem in which they operate.”.

Supply Chain Planning Software 313

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning 313

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

Real-time insights embedded into operations. To achieve all these and more, next-generation planning platforms need to combine AI/ML predictive capabilities with operational diagnostics, expand beyond the enterprise, and have visibility across the whole ecosystem. Network cost modeling. Automated forecasting processes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 336

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software 336

My Office Apps

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Strong vendor relationships are critical for business success, especially when it comes to managing inventory and procurement. Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) helps businesses manage supplier interactions, track performance, and ensure smooth procurement processes.

Vendor Strategies 98

Vendor Strategies Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 98

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Automotive distributors play a vital role in the automotive supply chain by procuring parts, warehousing them, and then supplying them to OEMs (original equipment manufacturer), retailers or end consumers. Supply chain management The international sourcing of automotive components is now a common practice but it can still present challenges.

Automotive 98

Automotive Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement 98

Jaggaer

MARCH 7, 2025

In an era where digital transformation is reshaping industries, government procurement is no exception. Advanced technologies such as AI, automation, and predictive analytics are playing a pivotal role in optimizing procurement processes, enhancing transparency, and driving efficiency.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software Optimization Software 52