Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2015

Unfortunately, many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, silo’ed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes. Also, is multi-functional engagement important and, how does omni-channel impact transportation sourcing?

Sourcing Strategies 100

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Running procurement and supply chain without metrics is like driving blindfolded. Decoding the Metrics: What Are They Telling You? A lower TCO indicates better value sourcing, even if the initial purchase price isn’t the absolute lowest. Do you rely on a single source for critical items?

Pricing Training 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Generative AI can use models with billions or even trillions of parameters trained on massive datasets (think the size of the internet), enabling it to produce increasingly complex outputs such as speech, text, and videos. It can then generate new content using prompts that resemble the original training data.

Optimal Sourcing 244

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2021

Vendor scorecards based on performance metrics help ensure better sourcing decisions when used to assess and compare vendors and assist with onboarding. Accurate and up-to-date supplier data is required to verify all sources supplying raw materials, components or finished goods throughout all supply chain tiers.

Optimal Sourcing 201

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index, 923 million metric tons of food is wasted globally every year. Source: [link]. By creating greater transparency throughout food supply chains, manufacturers can identify where the wastage happens and solve the problem at the source.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

blockchain), and video-based collaboration/content sharing. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. Effective pricing and promotions management.

Supply Chain Network Software 243

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2018

Source: BluJay Solutions. Instead of giving a keynote presentation this year, I brought Talking Logistics to the conference, where I conducted several video interviews with BluJay customers focused on — you guessed it — the growing importance of customer experience. Source: Adelante SCM / BluJay Solutions Research Study.

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Logility

JULY 31, 2024

Jump to sales, marketing, and finance demo videos here Traditional Demand Planning Challenges: Current demand planners can get bogged down in the daily grind of gathering, organizing, and analyzing the sales history for an accurate forecast. They are managing complex spreadsheets populated by multiple sources and stored in too many locations.

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Jaggaer

JULY 4, 2024

Christian Heinrich, Co-Founder and Managing Director, c arbmee The 80% Challenge I was recently delighted to participate in a JAGGAER live webinar focused on the introduction, in recent years, of carbon emissions measurement as a factor in strategic sourcing. Find the top hotspots and incentivize suppliers to switch to green energy sources.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Consultancy UK).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. The progress here is also mixed: Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients.

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Logility

MARCH 24, 2021

Rather than jump into the fray with more arguments and more acronyms, consider this: the most recent of the sources cited above is seven years old ! Challenge yourself to think beyond the traditional Available-to-Promise metric and ask if an action meets the criterion of Profitable-to-Promise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 174

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 27, 2022

Image source: APA. For example, as of March 2022, 81% of Americans say the supply chain is a significant source of stress. Image source. Image source: APA. The following experts share eight sources of stress at work. And plenty of us are feeling that stress at work. In…and out…there you go!)

Sourcing Strategies 296

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, August 2018. Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, August 2018. and 51.5%, respectively).

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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

Proven Techniques from Source to Contract By Georg Roesch, VP Direct Procurement In our recent guest article, Prof. In this follow-up article, let’s discuss some practical ways companies can integrate measures within their source-to-contract processes to reduce your Scope 3 emissions. from source to contract).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Video Source: [link]. Consumers are the biggest source of food waste in developed countries as they discard at least 20-30% of what they purchase. Table Source: [link]. ” Source: [link]. Check out ReFed’s Roadmap to Reduce Food Waste: Video Source: [link]. That is over 1.3

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Logility

MARCH 31, 2022

There are obvious risks involved in sourcing goods from other countries. Many businesse s today source goods or services from a third party overseas , and there is obvious risk involved. Likewise, throughout your relationship, report cards should be kept to calculate a score card index based on established performance metrics.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2022

Their main priority focused on controlling spending across the whole Source-to-Pay journey. Amrest sought a reliable data source to provide a market comparison between countries as well as a breakdown of the primary factors that influence payments and the outcome of the payments. As showcased in Amrest’s story, the Way You Pay Matters!

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2022

Their main priority focused on controlling spending across the whole Source-to-Pay journey. Amrest sought a reliable data source to provide a market comparison between countries as well as a breakdown of the primary factors that influence payments and the outcome of the payments. As showcased in Amrest’s story, the Way you Pay Matters!

Procurement Solutions 130

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. This was not a trivial transition because the software industry, until relatively recently, was long fixated on measuring its health and success by new license revenue (sales of products) instead of customer-centric metrics, such as realization of ROI and payback objectives. Where is Descartes today?

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QAD

AUGUST 29, 2023

These technologies can help organizations aggregate and analyze data from various sources, identify trends and patterns and generate accurate forecasts. Click below for a video demonstration with QAD’s Senior Digital Consultant Charlie Marge.   The post Why is Collaboration Important in Supply Chain Management?

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Kinaxis

JUNE 10, 2016

Balancing operating costs, and customer service metrics is no easy feat. Single Source of Truth. To overcome the challenge means integrating not just the different data sources, but the actual supply chain processes as well. It can be both that simple and that complex. There’s no denying the power of technology is truly great.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

blockchain), and video-based collaboration/content sharing. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. Effective pricing and promotions management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 147

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Kinaxis

JUNE 30, 2017

I wanted to share their fascinating conversation with our readers – check out the video interview and transcript below: Supply chain planning in the digital age. The data sources and the types of data are exploding, if you look at it. They are absolutely flooded with lot of information. It seems like a tremendous challenge.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Which is why a drone took flight from the stage during Ryan’s keynote address at the Descartes Evolution 2017 Conference a couple of weeks ago and broadcast real-time video of the audience as it flew across the front of the hall. Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here I want to share eight key procurement challenges that we and consultants are facing in today’s global sourcing world. Global Sourcing – Start-up Basics Nobody could ignore the role that global sourcing plays in today’s procurement world. The good old theory of “total cost of ownership” should always prevail.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The holistic approach requires that accentuates the role of Cost Efficiency vs Cost Effectiveness in every aspect of the supply chain, from planning, sourcing, and operations, to logistics and distribution. Cost and profitability are the vital component of any successful business.

Sourcing Strategies 92

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

” However, Wong also cautioned that, “in the pursuit of ultimate flexibility and reliability—rushing to hit that on-time shipping metric or accommodating that last-minute order change—there is the risk of compromising quality, leading to a recall or negative brand experience, or letting costs get out of control.”. Source: Nulogy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

The are the 8 Rights of Lean Transportation thinking: Right Materials, Right Quantity, Right time, Right Place, Right Source, Right Price, Right Quantity, and. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure how well the shipper-transportation provider does in daily continuous improvement. Right Service. Problem-solving methods.

Waste Reduction 120

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synchrono

JUNE 19, 2017

Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturers are leveraging real-time Cloud-based visualization and collaboration systems to view data from multiple, disparate sources while keeping the data in its original, host environment. Video case study: How Orbital ATK is Leveraging the IIoT and Visual Factory Technology to Drive Continuous Improvements.

Real-time Visibility 85

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 11, 2016

For those of you who prefer video to the written word, below is a recent video interview where I wax poetic about the ‘Digital Elevation of Planning and the Planning Executive’ as well as ‘The SCM Company.’

Supply Chain Planning Software 68

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Kinaxis

MARCH 5, 2015

In traditional control tower projects, months can be spent developing data extracts in source systems before loading them into the application. It’s also vital you’ve pre-defined the metrics for adoption, and communicated them to the entire team. Video] Celestica’s Top Priorities for Improving Forecast Accuracy.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

“Predictive PO On-Time Delivery uses Resilinc’s EventWatch AI and Multi-tier Mapping capabilities to scan millions of news sources to identify disruptive events and from there identify the region or suppliers that could potentially be impacted,” said Yogesh Akolkar, Resilinc’s Vice President of Engineering. “It

Procurement Solutions 62

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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USC Consulting Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

30 years ago the primary focus was on supply base optimization which sowed the seeds for single source supply bases. What if the supply chain drivers that most affect your business performance were translated into metrics for operations and supply chain accountability? QUESTION: “How have supply chains evolved over your career?”.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When it comes to electronic ordering, real-time order visibility, and the use of mobile apps and technology, Domino’s Pizza is much further up the supply chain maturity curve (see video demonstrating Domino’s Tracker app ).

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RFgen

JUNE 30, 2023

Essentially, an ERP helps organizations run their business by acting as a single source of truth. Inventory Visibility WATCH THE VIDEO » Current Problems with Traditional ERP and Inventory Management With so many benefits, how come ERP software doesn’t give your organization everything it needs to manage inventory?

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