Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

Ensuring Sourcing and Supply Chain are tightly integrated ensures avoidance of any surprises that adversely affect customer service and fill rates, by being proactive about launching sourcing events.Beyond addressing these sourcing needs, Procurement needs to have a seat at the table. S&OP can serve as a vehicle towards that.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. The rebirth of marketplace offerings is not on the back of e-procurement or ERP. The debates were heated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and chemical companies are close behind, but they are having difficulty “taking the hill.” Aligning metrics matters. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”. Specifically, the company deployed a Vendor Interaction Portal (VIP) powered by Elemica to exchange documents like purchase orders and invoices with suppliers (for direct procurement). Ralf Kahre and Patrick Gött, BASF – “End-to-End Business Process Management”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Time For Action. We are to blame.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Time For Action. We are to blame.”

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Modern data collection is fundamentally supported by advanced specialized sensors that serve as the primary tools for gathering various metrics in manufacturing environments. Here’s a breakdown of the key data types: Production Metrics: These tell you how much you’re producing and how efficiently.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

Supplier viability is a major concern of supply chain leaders and procurement professionals today when committing their direct materials to specific trading partners,” said David Cahn, Director of Product Marketing at Elemica , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Do we have the right Service Level Agreement metrics in place?

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EcoVadis

MAY 31, 2018

Read on for more details about EcoVadis ratings in this interview (first published on the ING Wholesale Banking site): Rating Sustainability Performance: An Essential Business Metric. Sustainable procurement is one of the four themes of our assessment; it has its own theme score and is included in the overall rating.

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Procurement Analytics Metrics Sustainability Optimal Sourcing 68

Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I was in Houston yesterday evening, speaking to a large group of procurement executives at a roundtable held by KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Group, at the fabulous Brennan’s restaurant on Smith Street. There was also a discussion about the challenges of accessing good data necessary for driving SRM initiatives forward.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

When this happens, there is greater balance between metric trade-offs and resiliency in year-over-year improvements in corporate performance. I do not think that this will happen through the repurposing of indirect procurement networks (e.g., After answering the questions in the white boxes, companies can then define the process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

When the panelists were asked why the level of inventory for the average pharmaceutical companies is 3X higher than their process peers in food, consumer products or chemical companies, Ken Thomas spoke of the need for high service and the commitment for patient care, but he also agreed that the current levels of inventory are not affordable.

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The complexity of the electronics supply chain leads to a variety of sustainability issues, including unfair labor practices, presence of harmful chemicals and conflict minerals. Sustainable procurement offers benefits for all parties – it delivers customers safe, ethically sourced products, and reduces overall supply chain risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

Apple’s requirements are slightly different from BASF and Logitech dissimilar than Eastman Chemical. For most companies, greater economy of scale is possible through the global management of procurement and transportation and local management of sales, manufacturing and customer service. Unilever is different from Goodyear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

” (The use of the term “basics” is usually code for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.). End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Background. Investment in control towers.

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2021

An additional factor in the volatility is that many downstream industries rely on chemical companies for their production processes. As such, there’s never been a greater need to find ways to manage the chemical supply chain through disruption. . You know, there’s no shortage of metrics and indicators out there.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. million metric tons to date, saying that some measures had led to a doubling of fleet efficiency. Last year the company announced that it has exceeded this commitment early by eliminating 28.2

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Due to petrochemical producers cutting production following Covid-19, and a variety of storms and hurricanes, base chemicals are in short supply, leading to slower production at paint makers including Sherwin-Williams and PPG. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK. In fact, Sherwin Williams cut sales by 3.5% Deloitte ). Financial Times ).

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Process Manufacturing: Caters to industries like food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, where managing batches and tracking material transformations is crucial for compliance. The software also adapts to different scales of operation. Tailor the program to specific roles and departments to further enhance training effectiveness.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). His first position was with Air Products and Chemicals in finance, and he quickly became bored with it.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 31, 2017

Many procurement teams are finding holistic approach can provide huge advantages. The type and severity of CSR-related risk exposure can vary widely by category or industry both as a result of the business activity (for example labor risks in manufacturing, environmental risks in chemicals, ethical risks in extraction industries, and so on).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 13, 2015

Looking at vegetable oils, with a global population of 7B people, each consuming the recommended 40g of dietary fat per day, 365 days per year, would require just over 100M metric tons of oil. We are currently according to the USDA producing over 160M metric tons of refined vegetable oil alone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

This includes companies like BASF, Clorox, Eastman Chemical, J&J, Kimberly-Clark, Mondelez, Nestle, P&G, and Unilever. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is writing her third book, Leadership Matters.

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EcoVadis

OCTOBER 17, 2017

million metric tons this year. These countries often don’t have the infrastructure required to ethically or efficiently handle waste recycling, leading to a buildup of harmful chemicals that affect populations near dumping sites. Alcatel-Lucent Sustainable Procurement Case Study.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

In high-tech, supply chain planning is more important than in other industries like chemical, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and retail. Ariba, while mature for indirect procurement, is still not the preferred method for direct material management. The adoption rate is slow. I wish the SAP team luck in this endeavor.

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Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sustainable Procurement Practices A sustainable procurement practice is one that appropriately integrates environmental, social, and governance factors into the core of the process. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, with each organization needing to analyze its procurement practices to see where the most impact can be made.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

In high-tech, supply chain planning is more important than in other industries like chemical, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and retail. Ariba, while mature for indirect procurement, is still not the preferred method for direct material management. The adoption rate is slow. I wish the SAP team luck in this endeavor.

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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

Proven Techniques from Source to Contract By Georg Roesch, VP Direct Procurement In our recent guest article, Prof. Best practices in five steps Managing the 80% challenge takes place in five steps in the upstream end of procurement (i.e., from source to contract). Spend management: It begins here in most organizations.

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EcoVadis

JULY 11, 2016

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. Ralph Lauren intends to eliminate hazardous chemicals in its product lines by 2025 in alignment with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC).

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. Ralph Lauren intends to eliminate hazardous chemicals in its product lines by 2025 in alignment with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

The burning of this fuel in ships are main engines, boilers and generator engines and produces exhaust containing Sulphur oxide (SOX) which then reacts with water, oxygen and other chemical to form Sulphuric acid n secondary inorganic aerosols. million metric tons annually. Surcharges passed on to shippers.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The production and use of biobased products replacing petroleum-based products has the potential to reduce GHG emissions up to 10 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents. NC State recently hosted Mark Costa the CEO of Eastman Chemical who spoke at Wells Fargo series, and I had an opportunity to ask Mr. Costa about the biobased sector.

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