Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. This intermediate step is more related to Procurement and supply chain transparency.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Software company Setlog will present its enhanced SCM software OSCA at the LogiMAT intralogistics trade fair in Stuttgart (31st May – 2nd June). OSCA brings users numerous benefits: For example, the CSR solution helps companies to implement the regulations of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which will come into force in Germany in 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, sourcing, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. She knew the company was innovative; after all, Coupa created a new software enterprise category: business spend management. What an opportunity!”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

For example, the manufacturing sector in Australia is one of the top three heaviest carbon emitters within the country. Achieving this environmental mandate presents an opportunity for manufacturers in Australia and beyond to increase their innovation, competitiveness, and resilience. The pressure to confront climate change.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

And in the example of invoices, the unwieldy process of cross-referencing and auditing means that fraud in the logistics business is all too common. This is both limited and costly: It could involve a procurement company, which a freight broker or 3PL may actually compete with.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. As another example, airlines can analyze long-term weather patterns at their destination cities and gain insights that have a significant impact on logistics operations. More data is coming in than ever before.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This coincides with a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this month ( Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits ) that provided similar examples, including “cardboard maker Packaging Corp. Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement. The report, “Truck Driving Jobs: Are They Headed for Rapid Elimination?”

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Procurement then pulls together a summary file with the vendors’ different scores for the supply chain decision maker to evaluate. Let’s take some examples. . Let’s continue to explore the question about the number of statistical models, mentioned in the example above, and turn that into a capability instead.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The variety of functions involved – product design, procurement, warehousing, production, transport, distribution, sales, for instance – encourages demand for new employees and multiplies possibilities for moving around inside too. Supply chain is often what people define it to be. Supply Chain Skills and Roles.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

For some companies it means ethical procurement, for others it involves supporting worthy causes. Examples of CSR Programmes. It is always helpful to look at some concrete examples when exploring complex topics. Example #1: Lego. Example #2: Salesforce. Example #3: TOMS. Article summary. You get the idea.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. A good KPI dashboard can show you for example, the difference between planned and actual kilometers for each route.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 1, 2021

Generally, it follows the same basic process: Take the dimensional weight, for example, with a package that’s estimated to be eight pounds after calculating its dimensional volume and dividing that value by the DIM factor. In this example, the shipping rate would be based on the DIM pricing weight of eight pounds.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 23, 2015

Editor’s Note: This post is a continuation of an ongoing collaborative blog series with Spendrix, a company who was made for procurement teams of all sizes and we currently serve customers in Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Construction, Logistics, and the Food & Beverage industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

For example, I learned that there’s a difference between cement and concrete, even though many people use the terms interchangeably. Streamline, automate, and compress Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 22, 2024

The growth of your company is exciting, but expansion can present many new challenges. An ERP allows you to forecast demand, manage inventory levels, and improve procurement , resulting in the right inventory at the right time. Orders are up, business is booming, and your manufacturing operation is expanding.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. It is part of Koch Industries.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

So, how AI can transform how companies utilise their data through autonomous procurement, real-time ETA tools and decarbonisation? For example, predicting arrival times for loads has traditionally been a pain point for both shippers and carriers. This is just one example. So, how can AI help with all this?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

I participated in the transportation management track, where I delivered a presentation on the future of transportation management, covering some of the emerging trends in the industry, including driverless trucks, drones, 3D printing, and blockchain. As always, Momentum offered plenty of learning and networking opportunities. million.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Safety team has to define the potential loss which is associated with hazards and present the need to eliminate the hazards to Shutdown team. Procurement: After identifying the equipment, for the detailed task that would be executed determine the list of spare parts required. Hire/Rent any equipment (example a crane, etc.)

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

My personal theme for this year’s conference is Why procurement matters! It was the headline on our annual procurement issue, which we published in March, and I hope by the exclamation point, rather than a question mark, you get the sense that I really believe procurement matters, and more than ever. About the Author.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Thus, in the global supply chain, exploiting the opportunity presented by the Internet of Things technology can improve: revenue growth, asset utilization, waste reduction, customer service, profitability, sustainability, security, risk mitigation, working capital deployment, agility and. equipment uptime.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

In fact, at one conference this spring, after delivering a keynote presentation that had nothing to do with technology, the very first question I received from the audience was “What do you think about blockchain and its potential in supply chain management?”. Take EDI, for example. Ron Castro, IBM’s Chief Supply Chain Officer.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

At first, he didn’t like my honest response: “Jim, you’re using a commodity-oriented procurement process for selecting your carriers and third-party providers. Here are four reasons why your own procurement process might not be as good as you think it is. Third, many procurement processes suffer from confirmation bias.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

My personal theme for this year’s conference is Why procurement matters! It was the headline on our annual procurement issue, which we published in March, and I hope by the exclamation point, rather than a question mark, you get the sense that I really believe procurement matters, and more than ever. www.supplychain247.com.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

My answer to this question for shippers procuring long-distance (outside of a given metropolitan area) dry van transportation, for both truckload and less than truckload (LTL), is that approximately 25,000 truck drivers are needed. How many more truck drivers are needed to balance demand for truck transportation with the supply of capacity?

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

And in the example of invoices, the unwieldy process of cross-referencing and auditing means that fraud in the logistics business is all too common. This is both limited and costly: It could involve a procurement company, which a freight broker or 3PL may actually compete with.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

And in the example of invoices, the unwieldy process of cross-referencing and auditing means that fraud in the logistics business is all too common. This is both limited and costly: It could involve a procurement company, which a freight broker or 3PL may actually compete with.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 5, 2020

For example, my home appliances (washing machines, air conditioners, water heaters, etc.) At present, JD Logistics is the only enterprise in the world that owns six logistics networks for small, medium, large, cold chain, B2B, cross-border and crowdsourced (Dada). In 2007, JD.com decided to build its own storage and distribution.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

October 2023, for example, saw high streets slump to a 2.7% Logistics will play a key role in ensuring organisations are prepared for every outcome, with automated warehouse systems presenting an opportunity to establish greater resilience through their flexibility and consistent performance.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This presented an immediate challenge due to the time and cost required every time we had to engage external consultants. For example: “I need to enable our supply chain planners to assess the impact of forward stock locations when introducing a new portfolio. I nstead, think in terms of capabilities.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Procurement then pulls together a summary file with the vendors’ different scores for the supply chain decision maker to evaluate. Let’s take some examples. . Let’s continue to explore the question about the number of statistical models, mentioned in the example above, and turn that into a capability instead.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and high inflation in many countries are presenting supply chain managers with major challenges. Additionally, the always present issues of shortage of skilled labour, supply chain disruptions and cost pressure also prove difficult. Purchasing and procurement are revamped. foreign workers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

ERP software integrates various business processes, such as accounting, manufacturing, inventory, procurement and sales into a single database. BI software collates, transforms and presents data in ways that make it easy to understand and act on. What do BI and ERP do?

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Parade

APRIL 22, 2019

For example, earlier this year, Redwood Logistics bought Strive Logistics, and combined, they now have over $1 Billion in freight under management. For example, right now, there is incredibly valuable data available from thousands of daily interactions brokerages are having with their carriers.

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Morai Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This award was presented to 1005 noteworthy women with achievements in leadership positions in the private, public and not-for-profit sector. This recognition further demonstrates women’s ability to break barriers of inequality, while showing by example, the possibilities for aspiring women and underrepresented social groups.

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