GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

At Cerasis we work with our shipper customers who procure items every day and have needs for inbound freight management as they secure those products from their vendors. Increasingly, as we work with procurement folks at these companies, we are hearing that technology for better communication and to create more efficiency.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The Altasian Option The Economist magazine in its February 25 th 2023 edition featured a report titled: The Altasian Option- Can Asia’s alternative supply chain steal China’s thunder? based Qualcomm ’s revenues from Vietnamese sourced chip facilities many of which supply other high tech firms such as Samsung, tripled between 2020 and 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Joint tariff payment is a better strategy for both partners when compared with looking for a totally new supplier or sourcing from a different country altogether.

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GlobalTranz

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 move to agile supply chain management inherently required more data sources than traditional supply chains, reports GT Nexus. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. By the mid-1950s , procurement had become a commonplace aspect of minor business, and procurement was almost comparable to secretarial work. Why Is Technology Driving Procurement Trends and the Role of Procurement?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Based on our experience working with procurement pros all over the world, we’ve put together seven strategies for getting the most out of your supplier relationships and strengthening the resilience of your supply chain. Procurement leaders say that when tackling a disruption, relationships with suppliers are what really make the difference.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

The mind-set challenge for all businesses today is to recognize the following: That commuter and business travel miles are a significant source of planet damaging green house gas emissions. There are work life balance advantages to working remotely.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Most of the shippers procure their transport through long-term contracts with selected carriers. Thus, freight buyers need to do more to integrate decarbonization into their procurement practices. The Smart Freight Procurement Guidelines published by SFC provide shippers with a useful roadmap for achieving this. Green Skies?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In essence, a lot of logistics planning boils down to finding the quickest possible route between various points of delivery before returning back to the source. Aside from route planning and optimisation, some other avenues worth exploring include: Sustainable Sourcing of Goods. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It is clear that complex, manual payment processes are critical sources of costly mistakes and over billing. Critical supply chain information enables analysis and insight to help forecasting, pricing, procurement, sourcing, and supply chain optimisation. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – November 2021. Lack of trust.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Improving on their marketing and procurement skills would help them achieve such aspirations. The group advocates a proactive and enhanced approach to Logistics procurement. They just need to reach out and find new avenues & sources of support. The Shippers Council has a broad collective group of expertise in its membership.

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EcoVadis

MAY 9, 2018

Sustainable public procurement can also be beneficial from the economic perspective: It can generate income, reduce costs and promote innovation among domestic producers. National Procurement Standards. The commitment to sustainable procurement extends to ensuring suppliers follow sustainable practices. In the U.K.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. My projects in Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, ranged from customer service and order fulfillment, shop-floor planning, inventory management, import/export and procurement.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

After the event DGrade met with the Yas Marina Circuit procurement team to address a sustainable alternative for their staff uniform requirements. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – August 2021. Closing the loop with Sustainable Products. Deploys AWS IOT for Supply Chain Tracking.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. Photo Credit: United Airlines. million gallons of SAF this year. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Companies emphasized offshore sourcing, single suppliers, and centralized warehousing to optimize their operations. To enhance resilience, supply chain strategies have shifted from cost-saving to redundancy by engaging multiple suppliers, particularly from local or nearshore sources, to mitigate supply disruptions.

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Logility

APRIL 13, 2021

It has overcome an early identity crisis and proved itself as a powerful enterprise planning tool , helping companies meld financial, sales, production, procurement and marketing information into a single plan, grounded in reality. Be prepared to work hard developing a single source of truth. What Does IBP offer? 3) No Clear Goals.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. A Varied Range of Unparalleled Solutions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By enabling customer access to supplier information, including sourcing of materials, as well as environmental performance data, all parties in the supply chain, can be made more accountable. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. This provides customers, partners and suppliers alike, access to information in real-time.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 25, 2017

Managers must understand the digital evolution in the supply chain and respond in kind, explains Forbes magazine , with integrated planning and execution systems, automated systems, smart warehousing and procurement practices and much more. Managers Automate Processes to Respond to the Digital Supply Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Diversify Supplier Base : Relying on a broader array of suppliers helps distribute risk and reduces dependency on a single source.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In his recent Supply Chain Digital Magazine article, Future-proof your supply chain to 2025 and beyond , Brent posits seven ways shippers can make decisions now to improve operational efficiency in the next couple of years. For example, 38% of organizations use manual procurement processes to communicate with supply chain partners.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Based in the USA and later North Asia, I specialized in “Supply Chain Solutions” for North American / European Corporations with Asia Pacific manufacturing/sourcing operations”. “My LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – October 2021. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. Prior to that, I was with TNT for 6 years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Sourcing, manufacturing and consumption models will continue to evolve and the supply chain industry is positioned as a strategic partner to support companies in rationalising future decisions. Today, a dominance of production and sourcing is considered far-sourcing, driven by attractive labour rates in Asia.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Clustering allows for shorter agri-food supply chains and therefore lower costs, but also a source for synergy (through collaboration) and innovation. – How Logistics is Harnessing the Power of the Sun LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2023 He has been the architect of agri-food clusters in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2021

It may be a controversial statement to make, but the value that a procurement team can deliver within a financial services organisation is lower than what can be delivered in other sectors. Financial services procurement leaders can turn this challenging scenario into an opportunity to add value to the business.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices. Better procurement practices translate into better overall sales, but the role of procurement in driving sales’ statistics will change throughout 2017. For example, Johnson & Johnson procurement professionals actively review market trends before making purchases.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The leading IT magazine, CIO Review, today published a special issue on supply chain transformation, and included an article I wrote on spend management as a core capability. This is an important input into strategic sourcing).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Better sourcing processes, how to implement omnichannel fulfilment, and creative solutions for labour shortages. . * We’ve had many ups and downs since March of 2020, but one up that has continued its upward trend, is e-commerce purchase volume. Over the past two years, e-commerce brands have learned a lot.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 13, 2021

RPA tools can help to capture, store, and extract data/records/files from unstructured sources. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2021. which involves repeated entries in multiple legacy system leading to delays and error. MORE FROM THIS EDITION. The Secret to Rapid Digitisation: A Dual Platform Strategy.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Working closely with strategic teams and exploring implications for procurement, logistics and distribution, supply chain teams can better prepare for risks related to supply and demand. Supporting localisation – To increase resilience, means to decentralise sourcing. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2020.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As we see from Deloitte’s CPO Survey in 2018, AI is only fully deployed in 2% of procurement organizations and is far from making any real impact at scale within the digital ecosystems procurement teams are so eagerly trying to build. That’s a whole 25% higher than Donald Trump’s disapproval rate when it reached its peak.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

Andrade goes on to make the case for CEO ’s to seriously consider assessments for moving manufacturing to domestic or near-shored sourcing locations. Multiple years of global supply chain sourcing strategy predicated on lowest cost of manufacturing has exposed many rocks and added vulnerabilities. Call to Action. Nearly every U.S.

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