All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Cargo theft is a growing problem that impacts nearly every industry. All supply chains are different, and their complexities often permit gaps in security that increase the risk of theft.
Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Wall Street Journal reports that logistics hiring contributes a robust 10% to the October 2018 U.S. job growth figures. “Hiring in transportation and warehousing sector soars” says WSJ “adding 24,800 jobs. UltraShipTMS apologizes for not helping to contribute to employment growth in the field we serve. It’s not that we don’t want to contribute. Rather we prefer to contribute in ways that grow our customers’ bottom line.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Guest Blog post provided by Rob Memery at [link]. Since the term Industry 4.0 was first coined by the German government in 2011 it has steadily gathered pace and interest from companies across all industries. This infographic from 2Flow takes you through how much it has grown and how much it is expected to grow in the years to come.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Multi-party network platforms offer a new way to connect businesses, with all companies (buyers, sellers, movers) synchronized to single version. The post Multiparty Network Platforms Q & A appeared first on The Network Effect.
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Jaggaer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
You already know that accurate data is vitally important to your procurement team. Without it, finding savings in both cost and time would be far more difficult. According to JAGGAER’s 2018 Digital Procurement Report , technologies related to data analysis are the most valued and desired pieces of technology among respondents. More and more businesses are going global.
Solvoyo
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
‘Yes’ is one of the most powerful words of communication. Everyone enjoys receiving the answer ‘yes’ to all their requests, especially in business. But is it actually possible to hear it all the time, lets say from your boss? You wish, right? But the answer is No. The reason behind it is the trade-off concept which is at the core of almost all business decisions.
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The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Businesses are always looking for ways to increase their efficiency, and never more so than today. Due to the pressures. The post 4 Ways to Increase Your Stockroom Capacity appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post introduction and infographic originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Excelsior at [link]. The trading industry has grown over the years in different areas of the business world, especially in how it affected the online community’s ability to market different products.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator? Indirect goods and services can be one of the largest areas of expenditure in any company. And the operational impact that the provision of Indirect goods and services can have on a company can be significant, either positively or negatively. Yet the lack of attention and focus that Indirect Procurement is often given is inconsistent with the true importance of this area.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions! A summer job I had during my University years involved the dismantling of old computer input/output machines and the recovery and salvage of all of the parts. For me it was good experience and good money. At the same time the disassembly of most every part of the machines for refurbishment, reuse, and recovery also seemed to be a worthy cause.
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out The Baby Supply Chain! There are many different Supply Chains in the World covering every industry, every business or institution and every aspect of our lives. But the single most important Supply Chain is the Food Supply Chain! Our very survival depends on there even being a Food Supply Chain. But there are two very opposite, yet unacceptable, problems in this Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Disaster Strikes!!! Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover? A strong political sentiment these days seems to be more about protecting one’s own national territory and interests rather than those of the Global community. Yet we have for a long time been a global economy with unprecedented levels of international trade and commerce.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post and permission to publish provided by [link] and article created by trademachines.com. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out What are the Top 7 Trends in Last Mile Logistics? The logistics industry is worth over $8.1 trillion. Not only it is an incomprehensibly big market, there are countless factors shaping it.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. How many people make a New Year’s resolution to “Lean” yourself out only to abandon it shortly thereafter? One of the top New Year’s resolutions is to start exercising. In January the local gyms are filled. But by February those gyms are much emptier and many of those well meaning people are still at home.
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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What’s the Difference Between Logistics and Distribution? “We are out of space!” “What? We’re only in the middle of September.” “The receiving docks are backed up. We have trucks in the parking lot waiting to unload their goods. There are even more containers on their way.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Most of us create, use, present and work with at least one spreadsheet each and every day. Spreadsheets have proven invaluable. And many businesses even observe, and complain, that they are run on spreadsheets. Yet there was a time not that long ago when most people didn’t even know what a spreadsheet was. In the early 1980s I was given one the first IBM Personal Computers to use, along with the spreadsheet software Visicalc.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic originally published at [link] and permission to publish here provided by Simon Pleass, Managing Director at [link]. Check out World Class Inventory Turnover Breakthrough Elements! (Infographic). On average, when a customer visits a store (be it online or traditional brick and mortar) a shocking one in thirteen products is out of stock.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created by Michael Gaughan and published at [link]. Permission to publish here provided by Michael Gaughan. We’re going to take a look at cloud computing and how it integrates all supply chain technologies. Cloud computing has been around for a while but growing in popularity and integration.
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out 10 Signs You Should Reboot Your Lean Program! The Retail company I had just joined was undergoing a massive transformation. Fundamentally the new merchandising strategy was to curate a dramatically different set of products from that which was carried historically, but in addition to what was carried historically.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. [socialpoll id=”2464625″ path=”/polls/2464625″ width=”300″] This Guest Blog provided by Kia Puhm first appeared on [link]. Last week I wrote about how my client was reverting back to a vendor-centric approach to drive increased adoption and usage of their products. As we looked to develop the playbook to support their channel partners in the integration of the products, as well as enabling them to sell, train, deploy and support
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Procurement Integrity Breach – A Sure Way to Get Fired! Early in my career I worked in a department that was responsible for the design,testing, sourcing and procurement of packaging materials. It was a great experience and introduction to so many aspects of the Supply Chain. But one day one of my peers was fired.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created by Michael Gaughan and published at [link] Permission to publish here provided by Michael Gaughan. How digital supply chain management, the broad concept that cloud-based systems, analytics and monitoring of goods, vehicles and other assets via the Internet of Things will improve the way supply chains run, is a major concern for many logistics organizations today.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Lora Cecere. Lora Cecere is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the research firm Supply Chain Insights at [link]. Supply chain technology is changing rapidly as new, innovative solution providers leave traditional legacy players behind.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out The Change Leadership Process … And Guide! Organizations that are either considered high performing or who aspire to become high performing understand that their employees are their greatest asset. A company can only achieve its overall objectives if their employees are aligned, on board and driving toward those goals.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article originally published and provided by [link]. Check out Inspiring Olympic Quotes! “If you think of standardization as the best that you know today, but which is to be improved tomorrow; you get somewhere.” ~ Henry Ford, founder Ford Motor Company. “Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Part Shortages? What is your Supply Line Strategy? The CEO called. “We’re out of Parts … I need your help!” And so it began. Every Supply Chain is going to have supply disruption and raw material shortages at some point. So if you work in Supply Chain you are going to get involved in some fashion.
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post provided by [link]. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out What Exactly is Blockchain? And How Does it Work? (Infographic). A few months back, we wrote about Blockchain as an emerging technology and tool for Supply Chain transparency. It’s a pretty incredible technology that stands to reshape big aspects of the economy in general and Supply Chain in particular – but it’s also pretty difficult for the
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic provided by Steve Hashman, Director Exponential Solutions at (The Cube) Marketing at [link]. Understanding your Customer is the first and most important consideration in designing, defining and refining your company and your go to market business model. In the Retail sector one key demographic that demands consideration is that group called Millennials.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out The Supply Chain Game Changer Job Board! Blog post provided by [link]. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. It’s an exciting time to be involved in the Supply Chain and for Supply Chain jobs. Across every industry, every geography and every country there are advances in Technology, the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and more.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Adam Robinson at [link]. Check out The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) Overview! What You Need to Know! (Video). Believe it or not, Industry 4.0 — the latest specialization for modern factories and manufacturing plants — does factor into design and factory layout.
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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
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