Global Transportation Procurement Sourcing 
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
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
If you are buying widgets, there are many ways to make your purchase, from going to a retail location, ordering online or using a standard procurement software tool that allows you to order lots of widgets and receive them over a specified period of time. Here are the top five reasons you need a transportation sourcing solution: 1.
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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.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 26, 2022
Due to this awareness, freight sourcing is receiving increased interest from shippers. But freight sourcing has limitations as it has been done for the past four decades. To gain a competitive advantage, savvy supply chain professionals are digitizing their processes, from the very beginning, freight sourcing.
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. Mid-Year Assessment. In early July, Bloomberg reported that U.S.
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.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 9, 2023
Background Within our research arm’s January 2023 published advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we included a prediction that manufacturers would seek more direct control and added resiliency of their component or outsourced production supply networks in 2023. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.
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