Procurement Bulletin

MARCH 3, 2024

Food Logistics Tests Autonomous Trucking Autonomous trucking startup, Kodiak Robotics, are testing a new delivery route to deliver refrigerated freight with their autonomous trucks for logistics company Martin Bower. Martin Bower’s big clients include McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Ikea and Maersk.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Plastic Export Pallets are defined by ISPM-15. Hence, these standards affect the quality of the export shipping pallets. Therefore, finding optimal export shipping pallets for your business is crucial to ensure that your cargo remains safe during transit. Export Pallet Choice for International Shipping. More About IPPC.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2024

The logistics department is the unsung hero of the modern world, ensuring products reach their destination promptly and securely. In this article, we will provide an insightful breakdown of the logistics department and the various professionals that make up this crucial team. Intrigued by the logistics department?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The import and export business is still the most lucrative industry anyone could venture into. Aside from the full range of goods to choose from, playing a critical role as an importer/exporter can help you generate anywhere from a few thousand to millions of dollars monthly in revenue.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 11, 2020

Common Mistakes in Importing and Exporting! Import/Export article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. Customs experts are an often unsung, but important, part of strategic Logistics operations. Import/Export Professionals. What is an Import/Export Specialist and why are they important?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2021

Common Mistakes in Importing and Exporting! Food importing and exporting article and permission to publish here provided by Emma Wilson. More business people shift their focus to the food commodity import and export. How do you establish your brand in the highly competitive food importing and exporting marketplace?

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

farmers facing supply-chain bottlenecks and a surging dollar are losing their competitive edge in the global market for soybeans to their biggest rival: Brazil.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A vast shadow fleet of tankers with unknown owners is being amassed to service Moscow’s interests, despite the harshest sanctions on Russian exports in history.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

MARCH 24, 2022

The larger the operation, the more challenges it presents to a company’s logistics needs. Determining who should handle logistics depends on both the buyer and seller’s relative and absolute sizes. Freight Flow, Export Customs and Clearances. The export customs process is routine and superficial in most countries.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 3, 2019

6 Major Delivery Logistics Trends! As the logistics industry, and the broader business world, looks to 2019, it’s time to explore what the next year will bring to logistics. After reviewing several industry sources most Logistics professionals are in agreement with all of these trends. World Bank data shows that U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This interview is with Lorrie Watts, Director of Logistics at Red Stag Fulfillment. Here is our interview with one of our great colleagues at Red Stag Fulfillment, Lorrie Watts , Director of Logistics. Export freight went from desirable to almost unmovable and back to almost desirable. in Business Management.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2024

The logistics department is the unsung hero of the modern world, ensuring products reach their destination promptly and securely. But what does the logistics department structure look like? What are the key roles and responsibilities of the logistics department? Intrigued by the logistics department?

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The Network Effect

JUNE 12, 2015

So what does this mean to the logistics companies in these regions? This creates an increase in North American imports and weaker export activity. Therefore, world currency changes do affect logistics providers. More Resources: White Paper: 8 Opportunities for Today’s Logistics Providers.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Supply chain processes include procurement from source to pay, together with inbound logistics, production, quality control, outbound logistics and post-sales service. This recognizes the interconnected nature of procurement, production, logistics, and distribution. A supply chain is thus a complex sequence of operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 30, 2019

Common Mistakes in Importing and Exporting! However, today the container business seems to be more logistical than purely shipping. But, providing cheap container carriage from A-to-B is no longer sufficient; one needs to be an integrated logistic provider to survive profitably. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic).

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Exporters now find themselves in a difficult position where they must balance gambling on increased credit risk from buyers, navigating slower logistics and remaining one step ahead of their competition by offering favorable payment terms. Solutions for Exporters. Reaction from Buyers.

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Procurement Templates

AUGUST 28, 2024

The ongoing tension between these blocs has led to increased tariffs, export restrictions, and supply chain decoupling, where countries attempt to reduce their dependence on adversarial nations. In particular, extreme weather events in key manufacturing hubs have led to significant disruptions in production and logistics.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Southern African ports have drawn investment interest due to the export of natural resources including critical minerals.

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 20, 2023

OPEC The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) is a group of countries and companies that regulate crude oil supply globally. Therefore, companies and logistics put an increased market value to keep their services and livelihood running, 6.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 21, 2020

What’s the Difference Between Freight Management and Logistics Management? Anyone in Supply Chain has likely heard the phrase “Incoterms”, certainly if you are involved in Freight and Logistics management, or perhaps in Finance. These responsibilities pertain to cost, ownership, logistics activities and risks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! In shipping and logistics, building strong relationships with your freight or carrier company is often underestimated. Here are five tips to help you in your pursuit of improving and building a long-term, positive relationship with your freight or logistics partner: 1.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

These functions include procurement, production planning, inventory management, logistics, and customer service. Logistics Logistics involves managing the transportation and delivery of goods. These roles include supply chain managers, procurement specialists, demand planners, logistics coordinators, and data analysts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 20, 2022

Within the apparel industry, the key operations within the supply chain concern the following: Movement of Raw Materials Human Resources Logistics and Transportation. Clothing manufacturers make pieces of clothing both for the local and export markets. However, the industrial scale production of clothing is mostly for export.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 20, 2023

I really do view myself as a supply chain professional, having worked in roles as wide-ranging as transportation and logistics, import/export, material planning, procurement, leading supply and demand teams, and material distribution across nine different industries in both services and manufacturing businesses over the course of my career.

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Sourcing and Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Logistics has been an indispensable part of the Supply Chain, generally known and seen as a cost centre. Organizations and Nations have been deploying strategies to reduce logistics costs to a minimal percentage of the total material and supply chain costs globally. The situation will now further affect inventories too.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 22, 2021

They need to have industry knowledge regarding the countries you are importing and exporting goods to and from. This is because you want a freight forwarder that can lean on the support of other partners when they are exporting overseas. Learn Their Experience Level. Make sure that they are credentialed.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 30, 2025

Retailers and manufacturers are wrestling with rising freight and storage expenses while goods pile up at ports pending new compliance documentation or re-exportation. Because rising to meet the moment demands diversity in thought and representation, and the logistics industry has a vibrant and expansive talent pool.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you are an exporter If you are an importer If you own firms(s) that acquire goods from Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and sell them within India If you own firm(s) that import products from other countries. Fact: Most of the taxpayers will enter their GSTIN or the provisional GSTIN in the Import Export Code (IEC) field.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Common Mistakes in Importing and Exporting! With that in mind, if your business is ready to expand, learn the basics of shipping products overseas with this guide for first-time exporters. Remember that apart from shipping costs, you’ll also need to factor in expenses such as export taxes and other duties. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Explore how were revolutionizing landside logistics for imports and exports, tackling your daily challenges head-on. Ready to transform your drayage operations with proven best practices?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2020

For exporters, as well as those who own an eCommerce business, maintaining the pristine condition of each product before it reaches the customer must always be a priority. Since these people are highly knowledgeable about logistics and shipping processes, they can give you expert advice on how to package your products correctly.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2025

Operational risks: Supplier bankruptcies, poor quality control, or delays in logistics. From import/export regulations to labor law and vendor contracts, businesses must tread carefully to stay compliant and protect their bottom line. Cybersecurity threats: Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and supply chain software vulnerabilities.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2024

Anticipating the actual election-based outcomes on supply chains and across manufacturing and logistics arms is virtually impossible. And while that tagline might sound cliché, we mean it because we continue to see the growth of women in executive roles across logistics and the supply chain. Where did your supply chain journey start?

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Best Practices like Logistics KPI Dashboard , Inventory Optimization Tool , Excess and Obsolete Inventory Guide , etc. These include: Capacity Planning: Ensuring timely availability of resources, such as manufacturing capacity and distribution center capacity, to meet logistics and supply chain needs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

This comes both from a change in sourcing and an availability concern as many alternative suppliers face export restrictions. As of August 8, it has yet to export any wheat. It will take a massive fleet to export that volume, and the war may make this difficult due to fighting and mines placed in the sea.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 23, 2019

How is the longest government shutdown in US history impacting your transportation logistics operations? How well are your existing logistics processes and technologies protecting you from negative consequences stemming from this impasse that shows no signs of imminent resolution?

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

2020 will live long in the memory as a year that was overshadowed by a remorseless pandemic causing untold disruptions for the container, logistics and ports industry across the world. The extreme need to traverse these nuances has propelled logistics companies to develop new solutions and expand services.

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