World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. Optimized supply chains lead to improved profit margins.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Rider (1970)).

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Contract logistics is a specialized service offered by third-party logistics (3PL) providers to manage supply chain operations on behalf of a company. They take on the responsibility of managing various aspects of the supply chain, including warehousing, transportation, inventory management, and order fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out The Supply Chain Game Changer Job Board! Supply Chain Managers have a full plate. Their duties are integral to the future of supply chain management, and out of these issues, a key problem arises. The Future of Supply Chain Skills Gap Will Reach Critical Mass by 2020.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Whether due to frequent changes in technology, attitudes of consumers, or shifts in working practices, this can breed both an exciting sense of competition, as well as uncertainty. Supply chain managers are often at the forefront of these developments.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

One particular team that created some industry leading, world class results was our pick and pack order fulfillment team. They created and implemented an ECommerce order fulfillment process that allowed them to pick and pack a customer order within 4 minutes of receipt of that order.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2020

They were trying to find each of the products required to fill a particular customer order. The company had just invested in an expensive Warehouse Management System. Yet no time or money had been spent on process optimization, order fulfillment cycle time reduction, cost reduction, or peak capacity load management.

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