Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. In 2013, Target experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 40 million customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The ends of the supply chain–both in customer and procurement– are fragile. They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. Which would lead them to implement text mining/sentiment analysis as a core project for 2013 into their business intelligence systems. Absolutely!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 17, 2015

A new face of procurement is emerging which is recognizing that a new set of value drivers must be developed in the face of massive environmental changes. These topics are emerging in the context of the new view that procurement is about building value for the enterprise.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 14, 2013

Our next SCRC meeting will focus on “The Future of Procurement”, and will be held on April 29-30, at the NC State University Club in Raleigh, NC. An important theme that will be explored at this meeting is around the role of procurement individuals in the future.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Historically, the Rockwell Automation supply chain organization included materials planning and engineering of new products but did not include strategic sourcing.

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SCM Research

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Other topics covered by the report are, among others, strategic procurement, top technologies, demand prediction, sustainable supply chains and cross-border delivery. Last week, a well-made special report by Raconteur, titled Supply Chain 2015 (pdf), was distributed in The Times of London. I very much enjoyed reading it.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). But as I wrote back in April 2013 , “If you look closely, Amazon’s real advantage comes from its logistics assets — the 89 distribution centers it [had at the time], including 20 opened [in 2012], with more scheduled to open in the months ahead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

And in the most emotional finish of the day, Henry Richard finished the race nine years after his brother, Martin, died during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 A truly inspiring Marathon Monday as always. GW to 10.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Historically, the Rockwell Automation supply chain organization included materials planning and engineering of new products but did not include strategic sourcing.

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Culminating months of research, the 2017 EcoVadis/HEC Sustainable Procurement Barometer is now live and it’s worth a thorough read. Sustainable procurement programs are no longer optional or a mere nice-to-have, but an integral business function. This is the number one challenge today for sustainable procurement organizations.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

If you’re interested in reading more on leadership in sourcing, the future of work or just want to learn more about SIG, feel free to subscribe at sig.org/subscribe. We recently interviewed Dawn Tiura, President and CEO of Sourcing Industry Group (SIG). Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

He was also an important contributor to our understanding of the modern field of procurement and supply chain relationship management. This argument made sense in 1937 – because procurement was viewed primarily as a transactional activity. The only focus they had was to drive prices down – otherwise they would keep the job inhouse.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2022

Outsourcing takes place in every service, so much so that the retailers or businesses are not aware from whom a specific part of the product is procured. A good example would be the Rana Plaza Tragedy of 2013. NFTs supply a sole source of truth. Streamlining Procurement Operations. Better Supply Chain Collaborations.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve read through some of the best analyst reports and surveys to bring you this procurement fact file containing some of the most interesting findings, statistics and quotes. Click here to download a printable pdf version of the procurement fact file. Procurement.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 1, 2015

As organizations continue to discuss the notion of procurement value transformation, there is a noticeable gap between the stated intentions of organizations to pursue value, and their actions as they pertain to on-going adversarial approaches to supplier relationships.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. Subscribe Here!

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CormSquare

JANUARY 24, 2017

But the question is, what are the other main challenges in procurement being faced today? This survey was done on 324 senior procurement lea ders fr om 33 countries offering a deep insight into current procurement preoccupations. In 2013, only 16% of CPOs were fully involved in risk management. Cost Reduction.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

Used as a one-to-many data model for sourcing and procurement by companies like IBM, Cisco Systems, Dell, Motorola, Seagate, and Vodafone , there is much promise; but in the last five years the Company, plagued by execution issues, encountered problems. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

GT’s 2013 revenue was down 66% from two years earlier.” In terms of a procurement strategy, everything looked copacetic and had fallen into place. At this stage, there should have been daily onsite meetings, so that Apple and the supplier could work on the technical issues together, and identify the source of the problems.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Unfortunately, many procurement professionals still labor in the Dark Ages and have not taken the maxim to heart. According to Mr. Squiller, “In GTAT’s business judgment, based on facts and circumstances known to GTAT in October 2013, the deal with Apple offered significant opportunities for it, and GTAT elected to proceed.”

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Gather global commodity prices and planned global procurement to drive procurement to best prices. Drive acquired sites from traditionally local, higher priced sources, to the best commodity prices. Allow the global procurement organization to consolidate resources and become more efficient.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 10, 2023

What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job. Procurement soon learnt however that plugging these tools into established software (P2P and S2P suites) doesn’t work.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Ask a person on the street what constitutes supply chain management and my guess is they would say SCM means ensuring the entire supply chain, from procurement of raw materials to product delivery, runs smoothly. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4] Advanced analytics & AI. ” Concluding thoughts. Footnotes. [1]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

I joined Schneider Electric Schneider Electric in Singapore with Global responsibility for Logistics and Network Design in 2013. Based in the USA and later North Asia, I specialized in “Supply Chain Solutions” for North American / European Corporations with Asia Pacific manufacturing/sourcing operations”. “My

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Emerging procurement theory suggests that creating win-win situations within buyer and supplier agreements are the best ways to create long-lasting, engaging, creative, collaborative, and innovative partnerships. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. Vishal Gupta, 2013). 2013, January). Jayanti, M.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. As of November 2013, there were 31 GPS satellites in operation. The goal is to keep inventory levels at a minimum to meet customer needs. A pull system is better than a push system. Review Inventory turns and Return on Assets.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

In my post last week about Descartes’ user conference , I commented on how the company had made 28 acquisitions since 2005, including 7 acquisitions since 2013, and how global trade content was a growing focus for the company (evidenced by its acquisition of Customs Info). and Convergence is the Word for 3PLs.

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Visibility shortages were one of the biggest concerns in Deloitte’s 2013 Global Supply Chain Risk Survey for good reason. Here are some of the ways that blockchain reduces the risk: It is an open-source technology, reducing risks deriving from compatibility problems.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

As sales plummet, and costs skyrocket, industries that previously sidelined procurement and SCM for bigger problems now turn to it in hopes of finding solutions and improved profits.” eft, 1 February 2013. [5] ” Sidelining the supply chain in flush times is a bad idea. 3] Laura V. 4] Lora Cecere, “ Sage advice?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. The goal is deeper analytics to sense and respond across make, source and deliver. The Ariba infrastructure is so heavily entrenched in indirect procurement processes that it is hard to adapt to the solution to manage direct materials in the supply chain.

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

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. Procurement teams know that their brands are now in the spotlight.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2016

Because of the complexity of supply chains, [Patricia Jurewicz, founder and director of the Responsible Sourcing Network, a human rights advocacy group] said it’s often almost impossible for manufacturers, retailers and consumers to uncover the human rights abuses that lie within their products.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Dynamic Pricing : Is it really worthy | Main | Linear Asset Management and Dynamic Segmentation- Part I » Infosys Team at IBM Pulse 2013. I am back again in Vegas for IBM Pulse 2013.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A supply chain is an end to end process which typically begins with the sourcing of raw materials and concludes with the sale of a good to the final customer.”[1] Gone are the days when procurement and merchant organizations alone competed for market share. Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4]

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