Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I am sitt ing in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. Next week is the annual Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , and summit preparation is on my agenda for the weekend. The successful answer depends on supply chain strategy and the building of strong processes to manage supply.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Nearly three years ago to the day, I wrote that vertical farming was going help with supply chain efficiency. Earlier this week, San Francisco-based vertical farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. Verity’s system then delivers that information to the client’s existing warehouse management system (WMS) software product.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

At the Coupa INSPIRE procurement conference in San Francisco this week, the Chief Procurement Officer of Coca Cola Consolidated, Patrick Hopkins, shared his views on the “4 Truths of Procurement”, and how he has operationalized his views through the deployment of Coupa procure to pay software.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech highlights the announcement by high profile logistics start-up Flexport of a significant headcount reduction amid a need for a recalibrated business model. . © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

Jason Busch from Spend Matters gave another great speech at the Coupa INSPIRE conference in San Francisco which I attended last week. Spend Matters has grown to be a big part of the procurement landscape. For procurement, that means thinking about how to play the part, and putting your self in others’ situations.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Starting today, leaders of finance, operations, supply chain, human resources, marketing, and IT from around the globe are coming together at Oracle OpenWorld 2019. This year’s conference is being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from September 16 – 19. Wednesday, September 18, 03:45 PM - 05:15 PM).

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Technology , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features our latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy financial announcements related to supply chain technology providers. Our last full edition of this column was published on July 10.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. The technology start-up secured $30 million in Series A funding in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Here’s how supply chains can demonstrate their worth. Supply chain management professionals understand the value they bring to a business. Success along the supply chain can lead to anything from greater customer satisfaction to innovative product design. Misconceptions About the Supply Chain.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Here’s how supply chains can demonstrate their worth. Supply chain management professionals understand the value they bring to a business. Success along the supply chain can lead to anything from greater customer satisfaction to innovative product design. Misconceptions About the Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 20, 2023

This special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech provides an initial perspective as to what the SVB collapse implies for supply chain tech in the weeks ahead. Supply Chain media firm Freightwaves reportedly had all of its monies within SVB.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

For some companies it means ethical procurement, for others it involves supporting worthy causes. 3) Better trade relations: Companies up and down the supply chain will relate more to other partner firms that have adopted the same or similar CSR values as themselves. Article summary. A commitment to CSR pays off.

Waste Reduction

Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain. Outsource tasks.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain. Outsource tasks.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain.

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EcoVadis

OCTOBER 18, 2018

EcoVadis hosted events in three major cities: San Francisco on September 11 at the historic Bently Reserve, New York on October 2 at the world-renowned UN Global Compact, and Chicago on October 3 at the global investment firm Northern Trust. San Francisco.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

While there is still some question as to whether blockchain technology can live up to the hype it has generated, it is making inroads into the supply chain environment. The days of blockchain technology being considered exclusively synonymous with BitCoin and other cryptocurrencies have long been behind us.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2016

I had the opportunity to attend the Procurement Leaders in San Francisco forum two weeks ago, followed by attending the ISM Carolinas-Virginia meeting in Winston Salem last week. Procurement analytics was discussed at length at both sessions. Procurement should step up and lead these roles when possible.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

At the Business for Social Responsibility 2011 Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, a panel of experts including Monique Oxender, Global Manager for Supply Chain Sustainability at Ford Motor Company, spoke on a panel about Conflict Minerals and discussed how to deal with this issue.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

Supply chains are suddenly under threat. But some fast movers have begun taking important steps to improve their agility and reduce their exposure to supply risk. As inflation and shifting trade relations begin to affect historically stable supply chains, here’s what to watch for among the companies that come out ahead.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder.

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Eyvo

APRIL 19, 2019

We recently went to visit one of our clients in the local San Francisco Bay area here in California called Lucid Motors. We are very proud of our small involvement with the production of their brand-new car, the components of which were purchased using our software !

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

On episode 25 of Supply Chain Next, Richard Donaldson talks with Roberto Reichard about embodied carbon, climate change and taking control of our supply chains to move toward sustainability. Supply Chain Next · 025 – Roberto Reichard. I then moved to San Francisco and joined Bechtel.

Material Savings

ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources.

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