ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

Sourcing optimization technology , once reserved for complex categories such as freight, has been simplified and can be found embedded in leading sourcing technologies. Leveraging technology with integrated diverse supplier discovery increases the competitiveness of sourcing events.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 26, 2018

Business logistics and transportation costs are rising at a quickening pace, especially for motor freight. Matthew Kropp, a logistics tech company CEO recently said in a Transport Topics Op-Ed piece, “We can use technology to transform the current trucking ecosystem by significantly reducing the amount of empty trucks on the road.”

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 8, 2024

Instead of featuring one woman in supply chain, we’re featuring three – and talking about a topic that affects us all. GoFreight is the world’s leading cloud-based freight forwarding management system.   In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, we’re doing things a little differently. Or, for women, the lack of money!

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And, as we explored all of those topics, one thing became abundantly clear – there are inherent risks lurking in the shadows. 04.04] How the pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains worldwide, bringing the topic of risk to the fore; and the most significant lessons we learned. “No-one No-one was prepared!

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2020

The site recently held a poll of their members from across the community about this topic, asking a simple set of questions: Does Your Organization Have a Chief Supply Chain Officer? That’s why we were interested in a new survey from Talking Logistics, an online talk show featuring interviews with leaders from the Supply Chain Industry.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

 Last week on episode three of our WiseTech Global mini-series, we tackled one of supply chains most difficult, yet most important, topics – risk. One of the many lessons that the pandemic taught us was the importance of ensuring that robust risk management is incorporated into our supply chain strategies.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 24, 2018

Transport Topics has an article out drawing the correlation between the rapid rise of online grocery sales and the resulting need for additional cold storage capacity. These low-cost offerings typically pay for themselves several times over by simply saving a single truckload of high-value cold freight from spoilage.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Check out the Infographic below, where we dive into the topic in more detail! Logistics #SupplyChain #Leadership #SCM #Distribution #Freight. Supply Chain, as a field, grew out of Logistics in the 80s to encompass a wider strategic consideration of everything that’s involved in bringing a product to market. 10 Different Definitions!

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Shipzero tracks and manages transport emissions, helping freight buyers and logistics managers to have more transparency around their shipping data. . The increasing cost, especially of ocean freight, is making companies reconsider lengthy supply chains where historically the logistics cost was not a major factor.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It was a really insightful episode, and a topic that we all need to get involved in, so I hope you all enjoyed it. 26.41] Why some of the world’s largest freight forwarders choose CargoWise. What impacts are we seeing on the industry after several years of heavy investment? What are the barriers to achieving true end-to-end visibility?

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 16, 2022

Looking at how we source, where we source, and how we manage stock has been very much a hot topic as of late as we continually look to adapt to the current environment. I believe that these challenges will continue throughout next year and will soften thereafter however in the interim it is an ever-changing landscape.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Choose between a broad overview of procurement and a focused course that focuses on certain topics like strategic sourcing, contract management, or supplier relationship management. Take into account things like your current skill level, desired improvement areas, and professional objectives.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 29, 2015

An article in this week’s Transport Topics detailed the operational challenges facing intermodal shippers in the face of growing economic activity. The double whammy of increasing freight volume and an ongoing, acute driver shortage has driven a boom in the utilization of intermodal truck to train shipping.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 9, 2017

First, the bad news. Transport Topics reports, “American Trucking Association predicts that freight volumes across all modes will grow by 2.8% per year on average through 2023, according to the organization’s just-released Freight Transportation Forecast, 2017-2028.” this year and then 3.4%

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

However, topics such as logistics, logistics, physical sourcing and supply chain management are not included in these courses. All road and rail freight duties and regulations regarding the entry of road carriers are under the jurisdiction of the International Chamber of Commerce. other relevant topics in particular.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018. Truckload Carriers Pitch Rate Hikes Driven by ELDs, Driver Pay, Hot Market”. “The

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 13, 2018

According to Transport Topics coverage of Martinez’s listening session at the MATS show, the FMCSA chief remarked, “In four weeks, I’ve realized, and you should also realize, that ELDs might not be the issue. Martinez would only say that regulations could be changed, “if they don’t make sense”. Not exactly comforting.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 27, 2017

Tom McLeod of the well-known eponymous logistics software provider published an interesting opinion piece in Transport Topics this week called, “Eight Predictions for Our Industry”. In his salient piece, he laid out what we consider to be some very pertinent scenarios for which companies like his and ours must be well prepared.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 7, 2016

Adding to this are the estimated 80,000 surplus class 8 trucks Penske projects will be available over the coming 12 months and the current soft freight market which has been easing the driver shortage. Taken together with low fuel prices, trucking costs are significantly lower today than they were a year ago.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

A recent issue of Transport Topics posited the following ideas in three separate articles. The post 3 Transport Topics Headlines Validate the UltraShipTMS Approach appeared first on UltraShipTMS. That is why the UltraShipTMS platform provides modules beyond the TMS functions of the UltraShipTMS CORE.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Transport Topics reports cutting edge shippers are mining information about freight delivery and conditions to improve timeliness and quality of their service. 4) Can you provide an accurate breakdown of freight spend and volume by mode (TL, LTL, air, rail, etc.)?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 18, 2023

From day one, I sat in the bullpen with the operations team for the freight forwarder I was working at. I went from performing administrator and basic help desk functions at a few organizations to eventually joining the leadership team for a mid-size freight forwarding and customs brokerage group. It happened over time.

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Una

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A self-described “optimist with a raincoat,” risk management is a topic close to Kris’s heart. At the same time, increased freight costs due to higher diesel prices lead to knock-on price increases for all sorts of things bought and sold across our economy. Current events impacting procurement around the globe.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Fascinating topic on its own. Uber Freight is growing, bringing advanced technology and new business models to a traditional industry. While on the panel, we touched on technology, measures of success and how to enable a strong supply chain in a disrupted market challenged by Amazon. Don’t wait. Do something. Take a look around you.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Freight and Logistics – Do you have Hidden Freight Costs? Do you have hidden Freight costs? Here we discuss many of the signs and potential areas of freight costs that may not be readily visible to you. SupplyChain #SCM #Logistics #Procurement #Freight #Technology #ECommerce #Leadership #Business. Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Up to 84 percent of global freight spend on trucking costs, including fuel, labor, technology and asset tracking, amounting to more than $800 in the industry. Outsourcing seems to be the topic of the year, especially among companies providing third-party logistics (3PL) services. Insourcing Reaches Into Last Mile Logistics.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 4, 2015

per gallon than at this same time last year according to Transport Topics. Freight Payment Accuracy. Associated Press reports that the US has so much crude they’re running out of places to store it. The recent modest upturn in diesel prices notwithstanding, prices today are lower by $1.08 Up to 2% savings. Load Building Utilization.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our topic for the day was the importance of location data in building the digital infrastructure for the supply chain of the future. Shippers and 3PLs are forced to rely on a longer tail of carriers to handle their freight. See First, Then Solve. The last six months have seen capacity stretched like never before.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Mayank is one of the best supply chain experts who is offering his consultancy services for any relevant topic to his field and expertise.

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Arkestro

MAY 23, 2022

The topic has become the subject of documentaries. Freight being transported was ballooning, yet the US The country was nearly 100,000 drivers shy. Not just in trade publications, either. Supply chain disruption has become something that all of us see in the headlines every day: online, in newspapers, and in magazines.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Depending on how the technology's been deployed, some people might be sceptical about this topic. But E-sourcing can be a divisive topic within procurement, because people don't fully understand the technology. Keelvar do sourcing optimization, but they also do the sourcing bots - for example, for ocean freight.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 11, 2015

Front page news from Transport Topics: “ Carriers, Shippers Say Stronger Ties Are Forged by Working Together ”. Secret #1 – A great optimizer enables highly accurate pickup and delivery scheduling on top of optimized routes and consolidated freight. Too many shippers overlook the schedule planning functionality of a good optimizer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels? All of this educational content made our choice of Vehicle Routing as a thesis topic a natural fit given what we had learned. While I don’t recall exactly how Joel and I stumbled on this topic it certainly held a lot of potential for a great thesis topic.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 20, 2020

Supply chain management has been a very complicated topic in recent years, and it seems like the number of platforms and services available has expanded exponentially. Logistics #Freight #SCM #SupplyChain #Business #Leadership #HumanResources. Supply Chain Management Will Finally Have a Standard Certification Process.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, to anyone who’s just getting started on this topic, the terminology may be confusing. What are the major differences between running your procurement operations in ERP, S2P suites or a best-of-breed digital procurement tools ? For folks like me, who are deeply involved in the procurement tech space, the answer is clear.

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