Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization. The Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Fallon, the existing Vice President of Manufacturing will remain in that role. . Rivian Automotive.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The start of any product or service is procurement, explains Jonathan Webb of Forbes Magazine , which refers to the obtaining of raw materials needed to create a product.

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JULY 7, 2023

She has a background in journalism and a diverse resume of experience in many communications roles for companies like the Medical University of South Carolina, Amazon, and a major non-profit in the city of Charleston, SC.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 31, 2021

Early in the pandemic, I was asked to join a team of academics to document and understand how state procurement officers were able to mobilize and react to this incredible situation. The post Documenting the Response of State Procurement Officers to the COVID Crisis appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. 1] Simon J.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff’s commentaries have appeared on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, Logistics Management, Transport Topics, Defense Transportation Journal, and many others. Jeff was recently appointed chairman of the Transportation & Logistics Steering Committee for BSMA. About Tucker Company Worldwide .

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Emerge’s award-winning marketplace provides access to direct capacity and live market conditions helping shippers and carriers make the strongest, most beneficial decisions when procuring domestic freight. Michael Leto is Co-CEO at Emerge , a company that is reinventing freight procurement (RFP). Key Takeaways: Emerge Levels Up.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

When an accounting transaction occurs, it is first recorded in the accounting system in a journal applying the same double-entry system that Luca Pacioli described more than 500 years ago. This journal updates the general ledger. When a transaction is processed in a sub-ledger, it is automatically allocated a sequential journal number.

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APRIL 1, 2022

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

million square foot Amazon fulfillment center that was in the works for an agriculture field at the edge of town have fallen through ” and an Austin Business Journal article headline stating, “ After worst financial quarter in years, Amazon puts plans for large distribution center in Round Rock on hold.”. Plans for the 2.8

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Several stories came out this week, related to KraftHeinz’s share price, its procurement department, and the fate of its parent company, 3G Capital. billion dollars and it slashed dividends, sending the stock down 20% at one point, the Journal reports. The company reported $30.9 billion a year earlier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The requirement to constantly switch sourcing has major implications: procurement is negatively impacted by volatile volumes and manufacturing is affected by changing regional permits for labeling. She has also contributed insightful articles to industry journals, enriching the discourse on supply chain network design.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction. Fearon, “History of Purchasing,” Journal of Purchasing (February 1968): 44. [ii]

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 9, 2014

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal points to the increasing pressure being felt by financial services, as well as insurance companies. And that’s is where procurement is suddenly playing a role – because nowhere is there more of a need to find savings than in the area of indirect spending in banks.

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 27, 2020

But what if I told you that establishing supply chain planning and procurement processes also helps your company's culture, would you believe me? Tim was recognized for his exceptional leadership of the supply chain planning and procurement processes teams.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2021

Journal of Commerce ,? Increase Stability of Transportation Procurement and Management by Partnering With GlobalTranz. For shippers, understanding what’s impacting the LTL market and how it affects traditional approaches to LTL transportation management is critical to maintaining supply chain efficiency. State of the LTL Market.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Both FedEx and UPS Locked in a Price War The Wall Street Journal recently reported ( Paid subscription ) that both parcel logistics carriers are now targeting smaller customers in the ongoing effort to win market share in this year’s shorter holiday fulfillment quarter.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , citing sources familiar with negotiations, under this agreed to wage portion, the base hourly rate for union workers will rise from $39 to $63 per hour over the new contract period. According to the Journal report top White House aides were in frequent contact with the parties.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa ). In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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SCM Research

JANUARY 26, 2015

An interesting paper, Structural Drivers of Upstream Supply Chain Complexity and the Frequency of Supply Chain Disruptions , co-authored by Bode and Wagner, is currently forthcoming in the Journal of Operations Management. Journal of Operations Management DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.12.004. Bode, C., & Wagner, S. 2014.12.004.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

A Reference Report It is within this context that we wanted to call Supply Chain Matters reader attention to a recently published report by The Wall Street Journal : As China Risks Grow, Manufacturers Seek Plan B and C and D. Further noted is that such efforts do not come cheap.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2022

According to the announcement , Amoretty joined the company’s senior leadership team tasked to develop a production, operations and procurement vision for its supply chain to ensure multi-year growth, product line expansion plans and profitability. Supporting CIO Role. Augusti will also report to Carhartt President and COO Linda Hubbard.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2020

Last week, I came across an article in the Wall Street Journal that highlights an ongoing issue I’ve written about the past few years: suppliers getting bullied by large customers. Apple still “old school” when it comes to procurement and supplier relationship management. Apple procurement executive Tony Blevins’s.

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SCM Research

MARCH 22, 2013

Unraveling the food supply chain: Strategic insights from China and the 2007 recalls The Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44 (1), 22-39 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2008.00043.x. Practice Article China Procurement Supply chain complexity Supply Chain Management' Pullman, M., & Gray, J. 2008.00043.x.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

Major Earthquake Senior business, procurement, information technology or supply chain executives with the responsibility for the assessment and mitigation of business related risks can often contemplate various impactful risk events. Reportedly, United Microelectronics Corp , Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

The procurement function (contracting supply chain) typically provides the market & commercial expertise for creating the contract. The Business function is thus deemed to chair a collaborative Contract Management Team of Procurement, HSSE, Key Users, Finance, etc. A number of other interesting themes were also discovered.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

Engle , President of Conquest Cyber, explains, “The recent and still ongoing digital transformation of procurement, along with a steadily increasing number of bad actors, cyberattacks have been and will continue to be the dominant threat facing the industry in the coming years. 6] Jeffrey J.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics. In logistics management literature, procurement is also called "Inbound Logistics" or management of incoming materials. Journal of Business Logistics, 38(1), 35-54.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

As noted in a prior Supply Chain Matters semiconductor supply chain commentary, The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that Samsung Electronics would be doubling its planned U.S. According to yesterday’s reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ), the selling point for Samsung’s U.S. The move follows a $6.6

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

” Chorn writes, “[Operationalize] the ESG strategy by aligning the objectives of each function within the business, including finance, HR, IT, operations and procurement, to track GHG emissions.” 4] Tammy Whitehouse, “ Climate Change Now a Top 3 Priority for CxOs ,” The Wall Street Journal, 18 January 2023. [5]

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 2, 2018

While we cannot unequivocally guarantee Kinexions ’18 will be a pumpkin spice free zone (after all, there are venues at the Gaylord Hotel at which one may procure hot, caffeinated, assumingly seasonally themed beverages), we can let you in on the identity of secret keynote speaker we’ve kept under wraps until now — Adam Grant.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. In the 1960s, there were some prominent textbook authors and authors of academic and professional journals. Journal of Business Logistics 20 (2): 1– 20. [5]Donald Neil Southern, 2011).

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2021

Cassidy ( @WillB_Cassidy ), Senior Editor at The Journal of Commerce , writes, “US shippers and transportation providers need to start preparing now for a potentially destructive 2021 hurricane season along the East and Gulf coasts, according to digital freight marketplace Convoy. 6] Ibid.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

According to reports by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , the perceived weak Q2 number provides added evidence of muted retail sales, a degrading export market and a deepening property market slump. The recent Q2 GDP number is below the average 8 percent to 9 percent growth levels prior to the global pandemic. percent compared to 12.7

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In its reporting, The Wall Street Journal indicated that Clorox was among the first to come under a new SEC regulation that went into effect on September 5 th. Further communicated was an expected operating loss of upwards of $150 million for the quarter.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The reasons behind this were well chronicled in a recent Wall Street Journal article. Often times, someone in the procurement organization is aware of change in lead times through supplier monitoring/scorecarding, supply chain risk management and such.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Supply Network Impacts According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( paid subscription ), the month of November was a critical milestone for many Boeing suppliers. Newly appointed Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg issued a statement: “ We will only move forward by listening and working together.

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Resilinc

APRIL 8, 2024

To learn more about the impact of the Taiwan earthquake and next steps supply chain managers and procurement pros can take to navigate risk, download our exclusive special report: Assessing Taiwan Earthquake’s Supply Chain Impacts and Potential Outlook.

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