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Maximize Ecommerce Supplier Relationships

Ship Monk

The fact is, most business owners think of procurement as nothing more than a transactional relationship. Whether your business is a small ecommerce startup or a big box retailer, the benefits of supplier relationship management are the same. Establish KPIs that hold both your suppliers and your procurement team accountable.

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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

Aera is using data crawlers to crawl across billions of rows of transactional data on a monthly basis. This is combined with data from external sources on weather, logistics lead times, and sustainability performance. These crawlers never stop working. Allocation is a good example of this.

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa ). In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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The Demand Powered Supply Chain: How to Win as the Bar Continues to Rise in the Retail Industry

CH Robinson Logistics

This is especially true in the retail space, as a surge in ecommerce and pandemic-driven demand volatility increased the rate of change in an already rapidly evolving industry. There’s a desire to meet and exceed heightened consumer expectations. For many, a complex global supply chain became even more challenging to navigate.

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Opinion: pharma sector needs logistics skills

Logistics Business Magazine

The processes are analogous to, but with significant differences from, consumer eCommerce. So what are the skills companies are looking for to meet this complex agenda? And this is extending to the on-line ordering of drugs and therapies, particularly repeat prescriptions, for delivery Direct-to-Patient.

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Supply Chain Quality: A Driver for Digital Transformation

Talking Logistics

Finished products have high ratios (average 50%) of sourced or procured product content. Digitizing the information fosters traceability and tracking of documents needed for trade, including material quality data sheets, import/export certificates, and more.

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Sustainability Strategies & Tactics for Ecommerce Brand

Ship Monk

Trouble is, managing an ecommerce brand involves certain unavoidable carbon-causing activities like packaging, shipping and returns. The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”