SCM Sourcing Transportation 
ivalua
MAY 29, 2025
At a high level, procurement focuses on sourcing the goods and services an organization needs, while supply chain management oversees the broader flow of those goods, from raw materials to end customers. Supply Chain Management (SCM) involves orchestrating a product’s or service’s entire lifecycle, from sourcing and production to delivery.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 21, 2025
However, the real nuance comes into play when looking at a single mode of transport, particularly road freight. it has several road transportation options available, each with different price points, service characteristics, and risk profiles: Partial truckload (PTL). Consider that U.K. engine-block manufacturer.
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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? Supply chain management (SCM) is the overarching system that governs how goods move from raw materials to the final customer.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
In this case, gen AI gathers insights from this data, while agentic AI autonomously adjusts sourcing strategies for supply chain risk mitigation. Another example of AI’s effectiveness occurred within a leading transportation and logistics company with nearly 450,000 trucks and 150 locations.
NC State SCRC
APRIL 30, 2025
Ethical and Societal Considerations is this the right approach, especially considering that technologies like Generative AI are inherently biased, as the source materials are often not documented. Another risk is the source of the data. This is an assessment of whether our organization has the capabilities to adopt AI. Should We ?
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
For a retailer, that might take the form of guidance as to where and how much to produce items, how to transport them, and where to position them in a manner that best reflects actual consumer demand. What makes mathematical optimization especially valuable, Yurchisin says, is its prescriptive — as opposed to merely descriptive — nature.
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
Businesses need to identify vulnerabilities in their networks, from supplier dependencies to transportation delays. These include alternative sourcing strategies, backup transportation routes, and emergency inventory reserves. SAP or Oracle SCM for resource planning. Power BI or Tableau for data visualization and reports.
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