The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2024

Forbes data shows that 73% of consumers want seamless shopping between channels – which includes the freedom to research products online, compare prices, and even make purchases before heading to a physical store to try on or pick up their items. Delivering an omni-channel experience requires a high degree of integration between each channel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

By embracing collaboration, real-time data, and a focus on sustainability, companies can build resilience, improve margins, and gain a competitive edge. Finally, the company collaborates closely with local suppliers, sharing real-time data on production requirements and inventory levels.

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Unleashed

JUNE 4, 2024

The procurement processes you implement directly impact how efficiently the business operates. When you order the right goods and services at the right time, profits bloom and cash flow will remain stable. Conversely, the consequences can be disastrous if procurement lacks the right structure or planning. Let’s dive right in.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! By harnessing the power of data and analytics, companies can uncover valuable insights into their supply chain processes, pinpoint areas in need of improvement, and make informed decisions that can boost their bottom line. Key Takeaways What is Supply Chain Analytics?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

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Precoro

AUGUST 14, 2023

More and more companies are acknowledging the importance of centralizing and optimizing their procurement operations. One of the ways to accomplish this is to establish a procurement team to streamline ordering by centralizing purchases and improving supplier relations. What are the duties of a procurement manager?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. Real-time Capacity Matching: The Second Wave of Demand and Value.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 4, 2023

We are very excited to announce that Blue Yonder has been recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave : Order Management Systems, Q2 2023 Report. As stated in the report, customers today demand real-time availability and delivery information — and earlier in the shopping process than ever before.

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

This can be achieved by improving supply chain visibility. In this blog post, we'll answer the following questions: What is supply chain visibility? What do high-visibility supply chains look like? How can supply chain visibility be achieved? What are the main challenges for supply chain visibility?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 29, 2021

While the industry has been undergoing a digital transformation for some time, the current environment is accelerating the need for supply chain leaders to invest in technology solutions like visibility, artificial intelligence (AI), and predictive analytics to drive better resilience, agility, and performance.

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Precoro

APRIL 6, 2022

If you're reading this now, then you’ve probably noticed how outdated traditional procurement systems recede into the past and are replaced by new modern solutions. What is Cloud Procurement? These services include: Software; Analytics; Networking; Data storage; Servers and more. Three Categories of Cloud Procurement.

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ThroughPut

MAY 3, 2024

and making smart moves in real-time, as everything around keeps shifting. It helps coordinate the various supply chain activities, which include the complete range of procurement, development, implementation, commercialization, and delivery of the goods or services to the market. Logistics has, however, come a long way.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Russell Zuppo, a vice president for consulting services at Uber Freight, reports that in their customer base, Walmart suppliers are currently paying 0.16% of the cost of goods sold in fines to Walmart. The fines, Uber Freight reports, vary by the costs of the products being sold to Walmart.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

Supply chain optimization can achieve this with the help of data analytics. Data analytics helps businesses make data-driven decisions and initiatives. How does data analytics help supply chain optimization? Let’s explore the roles which data analytics play in this process. Why is it crucial? Download from the below link.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

Consumers are also requiring increased visibility into how products are produced, transported and retired. IoT (Internet of Things) IoT ‘s real-time tracking of products as they move through the supply chain allows data gathering on attributes such as temperature, location, or condition, all of which are automatically added to the DPP.

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this ultimate guide, we’ll show you how to elevate your business operations, from procurement and logistics to manufacturing and more, ensuring a path to operational excellence and strategic success. Operational Excellence with Cloud-Based ERP Procurement Management Efficiently manage your procurement processes with ERP.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If there’s any piece of technology or analytics that can help with the most advanced data-driven decision-making in the supply chain right now, that’s prescriptive analytics. It is the most promising form of analytics in the market currently. What Is Prescriptive Analytics in Supply Chain? How should the supplier perform?

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crisp

JANUARY 24, 2024

Discover how Walmart’s Luminate Charter plan is revolutionizing retail data analytics with these five essential reports for suppliers. One of the biggest events in retail in 2023 was the launch of Walmart Luminate , a data platform offering suppliers more visibility and data access than ever before.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 11, 2013

A real time supply chain is able to react to market needs faster and more effectively than traditional supply chains. In this context, supply chain innovation is becoming more important as companies that have invested in traditional tools are now determined to operate real-time supply chains.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The procurement landscape is ever changing, and recently, in contrast to the traditional procure-to-pay platforms, we have seen the emergence of a new type of software solution, intake-to-pay, which is marketed as a more comprehensive solution. But hold on: are we sure that wasn't all possible with procure-to-pay, anyway?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

How the digital twin concept drives benefit By using advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms, digital twins can provide real-time insights and recommendations to optimize operations, reduce costs, and increase productivity. Do they purchase a 3D warehouse simulation and modeling tool?

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EC Sourcing Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

The process of procurement has significantly advanced in recent decades, mainly due to the internet and cloud-based applications that can help streamline the process. Today, the benefits of procurement software are many, but there are a lot of choices out there—having the right software is imperative for procurement optimization.

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EC Sourcing Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

The process of procurement has significantly advanced in recent decades, mainly due to the internet and cloud-based applications that can help streamline the process. Today, the benefits of procurement software are many, but there are a lot of choices out there—having the right software is imperative for procurement optimization.

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QAD

JULY 1, 2021

Here’s a formula to calculate your total direct materials costs: Beginning Inventory + Added Purchases – Ending Inventory = Total Direct Materials Costs. Direct labor is simply the costs associated with paying people to create the product. Capturing real-time reporting you can quickly access.

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ThroughPut

JULY 4, 2024

Today, with the rapid evolution of technology, modern inventory management software comes with advanced capabilities like real-time tracking, automated replenishment planning, alerts for stockouts, analytics and reporting, multi-channel management and so much more – the right combination of intelligence, automation and, experience.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2023

In most cases, their legacy ERP or supply chain solutions cannot support the real-time, frequent forecasting and inventory planning needed to get ahead of margins pressures, rising costs, and shifts in consumer demand. which helps us make smarter decisions with greater confidence.”

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Locus

JULY 10, 2023

One of the other biggest hurdles in the world of supply chain management is visibility. Shockingly, according to a Gartner report, only 21% of companies boast a robust supply chain network that provides adequate visibility and agility. Operating in the dark: Without visibility, there are no insights. The worst part?

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 7, 2020

Without process visibility, positive cash flow becomes elusive and ever harder to achieve. Manufacturers and distributors live or die by real-time data. But how do they gain better visibility into their operations? But how do they gain better visibility into their operations? Inform decision making and forecasting.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 16, 2024

Retailers often need help with inefficiencies, stockouts, and overstocking due to a lack of real-time data and insights into their inventory processes. This lack of visibility can lead to increased costs, dissatisfied customers, and lost sales opportunities.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 30, 2023

Have you had a chance to check out the Incisiv 2023 Omni-Channel Experience Index report ? Let’s briefly look at the four key areas: Inventory Visibility and Accuracy With digital becoming the first point of customer interaction in more than 90% of purchases, inventory visibility and accuracy are the top experience priorities for retailers.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2020

It is an essential prerequisite that for a supply chain to operate effectively, complete visibility, traceability, and accountability must be in place. While it’s widely known that IoT is an essential enabler for supply chain visibility. visibility. Purchase Order Management. Shipment tracking. customer service.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

This month, we continue our Procurement Basics series and would like to introduce our readers to yet another set of often misused business terminology. As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Procurement. What Is Procurement Process?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The hyper-focus on meeting customer expectations is also creating pressures upstream in the supply chain, as manufacturers extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. with end-to-end visibility and an eye toward fact-based, profitable decision-making. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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Logility

JULY 22, 2024

This integration allows us to make better purchase decisions and streamline processes across the supply chain,” explains Raheel, highlighting the immediate benefits of the cohesive and comprehensive supply chain platform. The ability to analyze data quickly and effectively is crucial to stay ahead of the competition.”

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

ThroughPut AI: For Making Intelligent Decisions Across the Supply Chain Watch On-demand Demo ThroughPut AI has been recognized as a Leading Vendor in the prestigious 2023 Gartner Market Guide for Analytics and Decision Intelligence Platforms in Supply Chain. The platform primarily helps predict demand and improve customer experience.

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