Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Procurement has never played such an important role in the increasingly globalised economy. Has procurement fundamentally changed itself in the past 10 years? Strategic Procurement can mean totally different things in different industries and sectors. The time when Procurement was almost a synonym to Purchasing has long gone.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 8, 2015
Two major shifts are changing the face of global transportation management as we know it: Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, relying on partners and data beyond the four walls of the enterprise; The very definition of global transportation management is broadening and expanding well beyond the traditional TMS scope.
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The frequency of RFP events is only one area that can be improved as shippers look for a better way to manage freight procurement processes. Some items on a shipper’s “Wish List” for freight procurement are flexibility, visibility, and efficiency. Efficiency in freight procurement allows companies to engage in other value-added work.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 7, 2022
In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Supply Chain Matters Additional Insights. All rights reserved.
TMC
AUGUST 23, 2017
As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision of whether or not to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies.
TMC
AUGUST 23, 2017
As companies expand globally through mergers or organic growth, many are faced with the decision whether to combine logistics teams and apply a universal truckload procurement strategy across multiple regions. To obtain the most effective results, best practice requires adaptations to truckload procurement strategies.
Talking Logistics
JULY 31, 2014
When considering your global transportation network, do you have the infrastructure needed to effectively and efficiently optimize it? Will you need to procure equipment and bookings using forecasts, then re-plan again with the actual orders? Will you plan based on geographies, modes, control towers, plants, and/or products?
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