NC State SCRC

MAY 30, 2022

A new study that the SCRC published with GEP examines the increasing pressure that supply chain executives are getting when it comes to responding to supply chain disruptions. In this study, we explore the primary forms of misalignment that exist between supply chain and procurement executives. (We

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. While demand is high, ongoing product shortages continue to cause supply chain disruptions, create unpredictable shopping behaviors and drive rapid delivery expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 30, 2024

COVID accelerated executives’ understanding that supply chains needed to be agile. However, according to research by Ernst & Young LLP, the global consulting firm, as the Covid crisis recedes, supply chain executives are losing the strategic gains they made with their C-suite counterparts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

LeanDNA helps manufacturers to improve their supply chain efficiency and agility, while also reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction. LeanDNA is a cloud-based supply chain execution platform that helps discrete manufacturers digitally transform their procurement operations. The Greenscreens.ai

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape. These e-commerce trends are placing increasing pressure on logistics teams to keep up with demand volatility, provide incredibly fast delivery, and reliably fulfill all their promises to customers and consumers. Logistics Digitalization Provides an Answer.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 29, 2022

Mike is a Client Engagement Director at JBF Consulting , a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry. Mike has extensive experience in Transportation and Logistics from procurement through operations leadership spanning 25+ years.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. The Improved Way. Learn more about how to fulfill this vision.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

There is a multibillion-dollar supply chain software market that grew at double digit rates during the pandemic, and will continue to grow fast, that very few supply chain executives have heard of. The solution is called a supply chain collaboration network (SCCN). SCCN is a Network Solution.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 23, 2013

2013 Trends and Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Embracing Global Logistics Complexity to Drive Market Advantage. The key results of this study by BVL International on trends and strategies in logistics and supply chain management are summarized, as follows. Key Trends.

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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.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. In addition, product categories are much more segmented and differentiated than they were previously.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2022

What I learned is that this is a solution that covers the entire procurement to pay process in a deeper manner, where risk is better operationalized, and with better return on investment, than traditional enterprise solutions do. The post Supply Chain Compliance is About to Get a Whole Lot Tougher appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

Are you a beginner and you want to learn about each logistics function? We will show you 5 logistics books that will help you learn faster than any other books. Why is Logistics a Good Career? In the United States, the median wages for a Logistics Manager is around $90,000 annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it. Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Forget what you knew about logistics. Supply chain technology investments were once delegated to a specific function such as procurement or logistics.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 28, 2018

The costs of reverse logistics amount to more than $750 billion per year, and the demand for reverse logistics has risen in recent years with the rise of e-commerce. According to Stacy Rudolph of Business to Community, up to 30% of all products ordered online become returns, placing an insurmountable burden on reverse logistics.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 17, 2022

That’s why good supply chain management is so important for your ecommerce operations. An optimized supply chain execution process can make all the difference. What is supply chain execution? Supply chain execution (SCE) processes & tasks. Supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

No doubt about it, we are characters in a supply chain case study searching to define a new normal. News coverage showcases the differences between logistics and supply chain management. Expect border friction and logistics to be an issue. We will not find it anytime soon. Another example is testing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. The goal to tie planning to execution remains, but the gaps in planning are a barrier.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with supply chain executives to discuss your research questions and objectives for the coming year, and with technology companies and 3PLs to get an update on your products and services. Menlo Logistics Opening New Multi-client Warehouse in Ladkrabang, Thailand. If so, let’s connect.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

We’ve made our predictions , but it’s the unexpected that makes supply chain management so exciting and demanding. Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? Supply chain management is risky business — and the risks are growing every day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ever since COVID hit, supply chain executives have embraced supply chain risk management. Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm. Bring it back to the patient. “I

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2024

For those procurement or Supply Chain executives in suitable organizations, there is an increasing number of uncertainties to manage, especially in today’s tough economic environment. Is there any definitive boundaries for procurement not to step across? If you think so, you are probably too conservative.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

The aforementioned soon-to-be-released global survey by Coupa of over 1,000 supply chain executives shows that about 80% of respondents expressed the intent to continue investing in digital technologies that bring more resilience and agility. Supply chain is a team sport and will increasingly be so!

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

That news could be an impending bankruptcy, unhappy customers, key executives leaving the company, or many other things. These “events” are turned into supplier scores, and if significant the score goes flagged in the Oracle procurement system. This can then be leveraged by their supply chain design solution to improve risk mitigation.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

Are you looking for logistics management books? In this article, we will show you 5 books that'll help you learn logistics faster than any other logistics book. Do You Need a Logistics Book? In the United States, the median wage for a Logistics Manager is around $70,000 annually. The links below are paid links.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive also operate SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN suppliers like Emerge, GEP, and Coupa provide good network visibility to procurement; solutions from FourKites and project44 provide visibility to shipments; and solutions from Interos or Eversteam Analytics provide visibility to new risks in almost real time. Clearly, a new approach is needed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The top Coupa executives, and the supply chain executives I have interacted with, are still working at Coupa. The new mantra is profitable growth.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

At the same time, the value of supply chain visibility is lessened if it isn’t comprehensive – encompassing the supply chain from one end to the other, from upstream to downstream. The Broader Value Proposition of a Logistics Center of Excellence. But where do you gain that visibility? Source: GEODIS.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Brad has a BA in Logistics Management from Michigan State University. JBF Consulting is a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry. The ocean shipping delays caused by the pandemic has disrupted supply chains.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This shows hope that one day, we won’t need an award like this because men and women in the supply chain will be equal,” says Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. This shows progress. While there’s still more work to be done, what we’re doing is working.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. Nari Viswanathan is currently Sr.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2023

Whilst they are classed as indirect purchases, this procurement category plays an essential role in day-to-day operations. The pandemic shined a light on something that supply chain executives will tell you is second nature. The supply chain is a chain, and it is only as strong as its weakest link.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

(Examples include alternate sourcing, bill of material changes or alternate modes/routing between the planning, procurement and transportation.) The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. A supply chain visibility demo. History of E2open. The answer? I am a skeptic.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 10, 2014

For example, if your Supply Chain work has reduced inventory turns or resulted in savings, you want to make sure your resume spells that out loud and clear. If you’re a Procurement professional, what was your spend? In the last decade the phrase supply chain has been thrown around a lot. Procurement?

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Focused on outcomes, a competitive supply chain capability not only assures the on-time delivery of component material, but also the execution of inbound supply to ensure the shipment of quality finished goods at a competitive price while delivering on-target margins for the manufacturers.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Are you fresh out of college or university and planning to enter the supply chain or logistics profession? Perhaps you are considering a mid-career move into the supply chain theatre. 81% of young professionals working in supply chain say that it was the right career choice. Representative.

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