Locus

APRIL 26, 2024

However, with a wide variety of dispatch management, transportation management (TMS), or logistics software providers, this makes the selection process quite challenging. This exercise not only helps internal stakeholders align on project goals and business outcomes but also signals to solution providers exactly what is expected of them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

How do we create systems that allow everyone in the ecosystem, from suppliers to transportation partners to retailers, to be not only more agile and responsive in the face of rapidly changing market conditions, but to be able to predict issues in advance and prevent them? So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While COVID did see some modal shifts of everything from wheat to Peloton exercise bikes, there are certainly products that are less likely candidates for shifts. Of course, the economic viability of these types of shipments is limited to specific commodities.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 1, 2022

They are long-term agreements, typically six to twelve months, agreed to in advance of freight execution via a procurement exercise between shippers and transportation providers. When contracts are well-executed, they can help shippers keep their transportation budget in check.

Price Reduction 62

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

From a supply perspective with the severely constrained transportation networks, port congestions, and stretched lead times, one needs to factor these into dynamically adjusting the supply assumptions. One off recommendations are made about facility locations (i.e.,

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Access to Economies of Scale By outsourcing manufacturing, logistics, or other supply chain support activities such as procurement , your company may access the economies of scale enjoyed and passed on by specialist service providers. Your organisation may be one of many that a contract partner serves.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. Alternatively, you can procure access to a digital freight benchmarking platform.

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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. And with ongoing additional pressures on line-haul costs (e.g.,

Capacity 60

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. Simon’s employer was a supplier of beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

Presentation 79

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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. It is also incredibly inaccurate because there are so many external factors that effect the price of transportation beside just the zip to zip and the rate.

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Transporeon

MARCH 13, 2017

Procurement professionals, if you are considering a transition from manual and Excel-based RF(x) to online automated e-sourcing platforms, here is the information you need to mitigate fear, uncertainty and doubt in your supplier base. But feedback from suppliers on the available procurement automation platforms tends toward the negative.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 22, 2018

4] Boulding’s theory primarily looked at the relationship from the perspective of transportation capability counterbalanced against the capacity to deliver firepower through strike capabilities from afar. As did the cost of maintaining the expensive, modern, strike capabilities procured to pierce the enemies operational shield.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 29, 2020

It’s a strategy worth considering before looking at external benchmarking, because it might allow you to reduce the scope of an external benchmarking exercise, and narrow the gaps between your company and its peers. 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking. Ready to SCOR with External Benchmarking?

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Any operation defending the Australian north-west demanded was a difficult logistics enterprise, as highlighted by exercises such as the long-standing ‘Kangaroo’ series. Procurement of these essentials was eventually conducted in Sydney, where the operational supply-chain eventually began. hardware stores etc.).

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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. Not only does this spread the risk, but transportation costs are lower. Localising your supply chain can significantly reduce transport costs. 4) Create Redundancy.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It’s a strategy worth considering before looking at external benchmarking, because it might allow you to reduce the scope of an external benchmarking exercise, and narrow the gaps between your company and its peers. 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking. Ready to SCOR with External Benchmarking?

Supply Chains 62

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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. Some of the ways by which poorly managed supply chain expenditure can inflate product costs are listed below: High transportation costs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Why do transportation management systems (TMS) implementations get off track? First, let’s define TMS – this is the software used to manage purchased transportation. Once this is complete, the transportation leadership team can make an informed decision about what TMS is right for their organization.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

Kenneth Boulding, in Conflict and defense, saw power ultimately defined by how it can be practically used; military power (or strength in Boulding’s own terms), in this case, is a function of the cost of transporting it to and from the conflict space or operational area. [3] Distance, once again, became important to the military mind.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

Learn more about building agility with real-time transportation visibility. They invest in new technologies and data-driven processes that allow them to exercise precise control over the business. Why Is Agility Important for the Supply Chain? Supply chain visibility is now table stakes for companies that care about improving agility.?Given

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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. Procurement costs. There is also the question of ethical procurement and purchasing to consider. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

From this point, logistic planners can assess stockholding levels and locations, transport assets required and warehousing infrastructure needs. For example, Commander Divisional Transport had the authority, responsibility and resources to plan, direct and execute the Distribution Plan on behalf of the Divisional Commander.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. We came up with an action plan of having a MDM Quality Report based on Product-Locations master data, Transportation Lanes & Production Process Models (PPM) master data from APO Production environment. Distribution.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 5, 2020

The advantage that a customer has is that the LSP will take care of all the requirements of the customer such as Freight negotiations, Freight Forwarding, Warehousing, Storage, Transportation, Customs Clearance, all related documentation and follow the requirements of the sales contract and terms of shipment.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 4, 2018

Two thousand years later the same concept applies; it is the capacity of the mighty US military to project itself on a global scale that deters potential adversaries, and it is why Cold War exercises such as REFORGER and the contemporary alternatives such as Operation Atlantic Resolve are vital at a time of increasing competition.

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

Kenneth Boulding, in Conflict and defense, saw power ultimately defined by how it can be practically used; military power (or strength in Boulding’s own terms), in this case, is a function of the cost of transporting it to and from the conflict space or operational area. [3] Distance, once again, became important to the military mind.

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Logistics in War

MAY 13, 2018

Militaries, accordingly, are enthusiastically posturing themselves to exploit these technological opportunities as quickly as possible through rapid acquisition and methods of procurement. 3] The Army responded by procuring, through the contractor, ‘alternate test equipment’ which enabled a repairer to assess the problems in the tank.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Historically, this product ‘footprinting’ exercise was both tedious and expensive. Right now, we lump that into a data scientist, a demand analyst, or a data analyst, but it’s more of a data procurement role. Companies can say, “We’ll just buy it from Nielsen”.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. 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. Business Process Outsourcing. Distribution.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Human Resources.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: Deere & Company’s supply chain cost-management achievements included an inventory decrease of $1 billion, a significant reduction in customer delivery lead times (from ten days to five or less) and annual transportation cost savings of around 5%. Procurement analysis. Inventory planning.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

It will be all-hands-on-deck as the greater economy, industrial, manufacturing, and housing businesses all fire back up and that pent-up demand and idle cap-ex are exercised. (2) But over the last year, we’ve seen the procurement process complete replaced … and for good reason. No, there won’t be the normal winter doldrums this year.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Client Situation ABC Corporation had been in the domain of pipeline maintenance, transporting crude oil from the exploration sites to the nearest port, for past 35 years. The same system was also being used for procurement of materials and inventory management. At ABC Corp.

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