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At which point should end-to-end (S2C) source-customer visibility begin in the manufacturing process?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: In December 2010, I wrote an article about one of Time Magazine’s picks for the Top Innovations in 2008 – Made-in-Transit Packaging. I obviously think what EiKO is doing regarding process visibility is great – kudos to the company for its progressive customer-centric thinking.

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Futureheads: Harsh Bhatia

Procurement Heads

IT procurement provides a lot more visibility to senior stakeholders within the business. CIPS is valuable because it allows you to apply your theory to the real world. We practised timed negotiation and this also involved multi-variables such as budget, payment terms etc. Negotiation is a hobby for me.

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Sustainable Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

The complexity of the supply chain can hinder visibility into crucial operational considerations such as labor conditions at a supplier’s factory that is miles away. Thus, taking advantage to combine shipments or use less resource-heavy logistics. . Machine Learning. Robots and automated devices. Creates loyalty and reputation.

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5 Best Practices for Transportation Managers Considering Logistics IT Solutions

Supply Chain Collaborator

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. 2) Focus on improving understanding of the key milestones in your transportation network and boost visibility efforts specific to those milestones.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. This was reflected in the two major organizations of the time.

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How to Solve Supply Chain Disruptions — It’s Not What You Think

Arkestro

Supply chain disruption has become something that all of us see in the headlines every day: online, in newspapers, and in magazines. Last November, the lineup of container ships anchored off the coast of California hit 109, an all-time high. By the time they’re ready to go with an order, the supplier has sold to another organization.

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Cloud-Based TMS Helps Develop Sustainable Relationships in Transportation Logistics

Supply Chain Collaborator

The June issue of American Shipper magazine published an article by Cook on developing sustainable relationships which this blogger found to be compelling because most of the advice his piece provides can be realized via the use of good, cloud-based TMS software. Tom Cook has authored nineteen books on global trade and supply chain.