The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. Better sourcing processes, how to implement omnichannel fulfilment, and creative solutions for labour shortages. They’re shipping companies. Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategy: Where To Start?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Freight sourcing team article and permission to publish here provided by Katharine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight sourcing and procurement is a critical component of the whole supply chain and is crucial to the success of the business. These are the must-haves for any effective freight sourcing team. Subscribe Here!

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

Purchasing Skills 73

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s previously published industry and global supply chains predictions advisory published at the start of this year, we predicted that manufacturers would up their efforts this year in restoring more direct control and added resiliency in their direct materials component and outsourced manufacturing strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we address the dichotomy of revisiting supply chain strategic sourcing strategies in the wake of a rapidly changing l landscape of challenges. Strategic Sourcing Shifts Away from China. Basis of Materials Strategic Sourcing. Background.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2023

This is much easier than it used to be, provided companies take an API-first approach to their data strategies and insist that their technology partners do the same. Rob prioritized his use cases based on what could drive the greatest efficiencies and savings. Step 2: Identify high-impact use cases. He lives in Chicago.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. While GSAs can provide benefits such as cost savings and increased efficiency, they also introduce new risks and challenges for shippers. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

For years, ‘faster, cheaper and more efficient’ has been the supply chain manager’s mantra. Shoring up their supply chains and shielding them against future shocks will challenge leaders to strike a new equilibrium between efficiency and reliability. But the challenge also opens up an important opportunity to create value.”[1]

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Itamar Zur and Joe Lynch discuss reinventing ecommerce shipping. About Veho Veho ’s mission is to power the future of commerce by making shopping, shipping and returns work seamlessly for everyone. Veho is reinventing shipping, and all parts of the post-purchase experience as we know it.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

A solid supply chain and logistics strategy is essential for large companies. A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. Using a logistics-oriented strategy helps companies better understand their suppliers, improve customer service, and optimize shipping.

Inventory Reduction 104

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Logility

MAY 3, 2021

While sales and operations planning (S&OP) is critical to the creation of an overall business strategy to maintain a competitive edge, sales and operations execution (S&OE), along with a process to support it, should also be a top priority for your organization. S&OP Defined. S&OE Bridges the Gap.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a plethora of challenges continue to haunt the supply chain, getting a handle on the risks to the business is a step in the right direction—one of the keys to developing a successful inventory control strategy. The pressure to operate efficiently is higher than ever. Inevitable Production Constraints and Supplier Uncertainty.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2022

Supply chain organizations are now caught in the clutches of a global economy creaking beneath the weight of cargo embargoes, labor shortages, jammed ports and shipping lanes, and a pandemic that continues to evolve. A digital supply chain platform enables these interactions between planning, sourcing, and procurement ?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Change of Leadership and Overall Business Strategy.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2024

Product sourcing, done the right way, can set your business up with the foundations needed for achieving maximum sales. This guide will explain how product sourcing works in modern business, best practices for finding suppliers, and list some of the most popular websites and tools for sourcing goods to sell.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 2, 2022

Your demand planning and forecasting strategy are in tip top shape. Single-source suppliers. Sole-source suppliers. Suppliers shipping to manufacturing locations in highly affected regions. Use these 8 strategies to combat supply shortages. Your strategy would evolve. Suppliers with high impact on revenue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A few ways companies can begin to offset their carbon footprint is to take a deeper look at product packaging, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, route optimization, and returns and recycling programs. Additionally, modern warehouses use energy efficient lighting to reduce power consumption.

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Taulia

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In today’s challenging market, companies face multiple challenges, from shortages of crucial components to port congestion, high shipping costs, logistics delays and uneven customer demand. What is supply chain efficiency? The fewer errors, the more efficiently the supply chain is running.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But by following the best practices mentioned in this guide and optimising your fulfilment approach, you can efficiently fulfil every future customer order with confidence. Efficient order fulfilment is also crucial for customer satisfaction and retention. It also ensures that resources are used efficiently.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 18, 2022

For many years the predominant priority in sourcing has been finding the lowest cost possible. What is the appropriate sourcing strategy going forward? Should you keep work in low cost geographies, establish sources in multiple geographies, or on-shore work into high cost domestic countries? Geographic Sourcing History.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

e-commerce customers’ love for free shipping. ‘de minimis’ rule, which exempts imports under $800 from customs and makes brokerage fees minimal, they have shipped massive volumes via air cargo. Source: Freightos Air Index The Commercial and Ethical Impact Beyond the underlying costs, U.S. Utilizing the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Driver dwell is a key source of driver dissatisfaction and contributes to the driver shortage. Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. Kimberly-Clark knows that making your processes visible is a major step toward improving efficiency,” Ms.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 10, 2020

.” Cecere’s remarks beg the question: What should your company’s supply chain strategy be going forward? With tightening budgets and a need to stay connected using technology, it is more important than ever for transportation and logistics companies to have an effective mobility strategy in place.”[2]

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ShipBob

JANUARY 15, 2024

Operationally, excess inventory can clog warehouses, making it challenging to manage new stock efficiently. In this guide, we’ll explore the main causes of inventory glut, innovative strategies to tackle it, and how working with a 3PL can help reduce inventory risk. What causes inventory glut? Just take a look at the example below.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here we break down the inventory management strategies of seven successful manufacturers and retailers around the globe. These examples show there isn’t a benchmark inventory management strategy that trumps all others. This allows Amazon to concentrate on other aspects of the transaction, like shipping, returns and processing.

Inventory Reduction 97

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Unleashed

JUNE 8, 2023

Behind every successful product business is a thoughtful procurement strategy designed to optimise the supplier management and purchasing process. This guide answers exactly what is procurement, how procurement works in a business , and which tools and strategies lead to supply chain success.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2023

Automated technologies and mobile inventory management systems can help align teams around a single source of truth when making inventory decisions. The reality is quality inventory data drives sound supply chain strategy. A centralized location that acts as a trusted data source will be vital to conversations.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 25, 2023

In these tricky times, smart cash flow management strategies are essential to bring down costs (or push profits) in controllable areas, offsetting international instability. This is achieved through the implementation and continued improvement of cash flow management strategies. To improve cash flow, process optimisation is necessary.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. This shifting mindset is evident in many of the recent strategy shifts seen among some of the world’s largest companies.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Uncertainty and faster shipping are two parallels in 2020. And supply chain leaders need to know what that means for peak season shipping strategy and how business intelligence , including analytics, can have a meaningful impact. . Extended Peak Season Strategy Characteristics Use Analytics in Tendering.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Download our ebook: Demand Forecast Is Why You Need to Adopt a Service-Driven Supply Chain Strategy. Whether you’re in manufacturing, retail, or another industry, here are four strategies that supply chains just like yours have used to win at demand forecasting. Image source: Stefan de Kok.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

As the calendar now moves to the second half of 2022, it is important to focus on rapidly changing developments including a marked escalation in geopolitical tensions that impact global supply chain strategies. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 5, 2018

An omnichannel retail strategy is the new norm in today’s supply chains. Therefore, an omnichannel retail strategy must become the new standard business model for companies wanting to remain competitive. This is most obvious in business models allowing for ship-to-store and curbside pickup of online orders. In fact, 78% of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

A resilient supply chain incorporates alternative sources, carriers, routes, and other characteristics so that it can flex in response to a situation. Large companies with a supply chain risk strategy already in place couldn’t fully cope with the impact of the pandemic. Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2021

In this article, you will learn the importance of supply chain agility, what it means to be agile, plus strategies and best practices you can incorporate into your supply chain. Supply chain agility refers to how quickly and efficiently an ecommerce supply chain can react to changes in the market and customer demand.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Multiple processes must be continually optimised to ensure maximum cost-savings, order accuracy, and efficiency. Warehouse management involves overseeing the processes and activities within a warehouse to ensure efficient storage, handling, and distribution of goods or products. Managing a warehouse can be a complicated task.

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