Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. Real-time visibility into “static goods” — wherever they may be — is the foundation for managing through volatility. The ROI will only multiply with visibility into supplies and goods from end to end.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 9, 2020

The key is effective data analysis, trusted modelling tools and a systematic approach that provides total visibility across the entire supply network. This will support an effective demonstration of probable outcomes during the planning phase based on selected COAs, supported by an ability to intervene where required.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This is a question that frustrates businesses if they only have data that is anecdotal and subjective, and lack the quantitative hard data that really tells them what’s going on. Good Data is Key to Success with SCOR. Sometimes it’s Good to Look Inward Too. 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This is a question that frustrates businesses if they only have data that is anecdotal and subjective, and lack the quantitative hard data that really tells them what’s going on. Good Data is Key to Success with SCOR. Sometimes it’s Good to Look Inward Too. 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

It may be time to evaluate your transportation network and approach to procurement and make the move from simply fixing logistics problems as they present themselves to a more strategic, scalable model derived from analytics and not simply rates.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 24, 2019

You have operations here and procurement over there and sales right here, for example. Not only are their perspectives and metrics different but their data are different. Digitization is a technical exercise that collects all transaction data from all of the silos into an electronic state in a central location.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

They invest in new technologies and data-driven processes that allow them to exercise precise control over the business. Given the rapid change and uncertainty in the market, logistics managers need accurate data that spans the breadth of their supply chains – from procurement teams to store managers.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. Pundits typically emphasize data and digital technology when proselytising for the S&OP concept. But what makes it so challenging to implement S&OP successfully? The Demand Planner.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Firstly, it recommended conducting realistic wargames and exercises to reflect threats and the capability of the ‘logistics enterprise’ to respond. Thirdly, it articulated the need to protect logistics data which is particularly vulnerable to espionage and manipulation.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data. Procurement costs.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data. Procurement costs.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. Smart software procurement choices, in areas such as business intelligence, risk assessment, and data management, will allow you to make predictive models for supply and demand in times of local, national, or global uncertainty.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

De Beers’ Tracr can provide provenance data for diamonds and track them from the mine to the retail outlet. The result of the collaboration is the Food Trust Blockchain , a distributed ledger solution capable of recording data associated with more than a million individual products. Big Names are Backing Blockchain.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. It’s that latter quality that applies to data-heavy disciplines such as pricing. driven system can help to sort signal from noise: it can determine the point at which the model is in danger of being swamped by too much data, not all of it relevant. On one hand, A.I. At the same time, an A.I.-driven

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, switching to more efficient lighting requires significant investment, especially if you choose induction lights, which are particularly expensive to procure. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, the rapid shifts that companies are going through given the aforementioned trends, progressive companies are laying a robust data foundation and enabling a digital twin of the physical supply chain so they can conduct Design exercises on demand with increasing frequency. He received his Ph.D.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Following are some of the key considerations which I think an organization should make to reap benefits from an optimization exercise in Asset management. Procurement Blog.

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10xLogistics

JUNE 13, 2013

What I find about benchmarking is it is often an internal exercise to justify what someone is doing to higher management. I have seen this before where companies will send their bid data into the agencies that do benchmarking but that may or may not be how the freight is actually moved. That is where energy is best spent.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

And while retailers were able to modestly re-stock going into peak, data now shows that they lack adequate inventory. One data point shows inventories declined 9% year-over-year while sales increased 9%. Note: Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the OTR truckload driver count is at an eight-year low.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise. They are an integral unit for success of any transformation exercise and should go hand in hand. Human Resources.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. The resulting solution set focuses on master data management, demand planning and replenishment management systems, and the sequence in which they must be implemented. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. Procurement Blog. Banking Suite.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

By integrating order data, load information across modes, yard shipments and the like, internal departments can turn to a single source of the truth and more accurately manage various aspects of the lifecycle. Inbound/procurement teams could view SKUs at facilities with low days of supply, and drill into orders in the yard with low SKUs.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

It will be all about strategic supplies, strategic procurement, supply agreements and keeping buffer stocks in country so that all the requirements are met to keep business going while long-term plans are formulated and implemented. Use data to improve operations. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Supporting Next- Gen Asset Management through data portability and smart Infrastructure Equipment''s are getting smarter, even our ever smart Maintenance folks are now equipped with smart devices which helps them to perform their not so easy day to day EAM functions in an effective manner.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Product Categories.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When you want to drive down your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. Without hard data, you can’t take action. When enterprises try to act in the absence of data, they are usually guessing and won’t get the results they need.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. I guess that’s why we called it route planning and not route optimisation.” Let’s take a brief look at some of them.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Without the proper procurement, receipt and storage of the materials needed to carry out the business activity it is impossible for the metal fabricator to begin the manufacturing process or market its products. To address the skills challenge metal fabrication companies should implement extensive training and development programmes.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. EAM can often become a tedious exercise for a public organization due to its inherent nature of spread and unavailability of dedicated workforce for continuous monitoring of Assets.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

However, we’re also seeing increased supplier collaboration, where customers are sharing inventory levels and demand data with their suppliers, which historically has been disconnected. Historically, this product ‘footprinting’ exercise was both tedious and expensive. It’s going to get bigger and bigger.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 31, 2014

What do we need for a successful condition monitoring, heaps of operational data? Knowhow of slice and dice data analysis, possibly true but in my opinion these are not comprehensive enough. Here''s presenting the case study of how a seemingly workable condition monitoring exercise can possibly go wrong.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It begins with a strategy project that documents the current state process, information, and data flows. It requires gathering data, driving towards answering the question “Where is the money?” The above process gives you the answer as to if and why a TMS is needed.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. has helped humans to get a better grasp of the possibilities, as they sift through the mass of information called “big data.” Still, the coming of A.I.

Optimal Sourcing 40

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Product Categories.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Supply chain orchestration enables seamless collaboration All this tinkering undoubtedly involves effort from across the supply chain, from sales to procurement to manufacturing to distribution and more. Too often forecasting is an exercise is done by a demand planner, who tosses it over the fence to someone else to fulfill.

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