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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The most common form of trading partner collaboration is purchase order collaboration. With PO collaboration, buyers send digital purchase orders over the network to suppliers or other trading partners. Once the order amount and timeline are agreed upon between the parties, advanced shipping notices are used to track delivery.

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Black Friday is Over: What Went Wrong, What Went Right, and How to Win the Rest of the Holidays

ToolsGroup

from last year, with over two-thirds of purchases happening online. Retailers offering competitive deals across high-demand categories like electronics, toys, and home goods captured significant attention. Focus on delivering convenience and urgency: Offer express shipping and curbside pickup. billion , up 3.4%

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

I want to be part of the evolution that helps leaders to redefine strategies based on the changing physics, electronics and capabilities in value networks. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. High-Tech and Electronic Supply Networks.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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Effective Supplier Collaboration Is Critical

Logistics Viewpoints

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. But this is particularly in the electronics industry, where the majority of their customers hail from. The sooner a company knows a planned delivery is apt to be late, the more options there are to cost optimally mitigate the situation.

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. There was a time when buying a computer was considered a once-in-a-decade purchase, if not once-in-a-lifetime. They are not susceptible to drowsy driving, and they are not subject to electronic logging mandate.

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3 Ways Technology Can Enable Retailers to Enhance Deliveries in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

As more consumers flock to e-commerce, purchasing big & bulky goods such as furniture, appliances, and wholesale electronics online is becoming more common. Larger types of retail goods such as furniture and appliances, also known as oversized, are more challenging to ship than small packages.