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Sustainable Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

Sustainable Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide. The sustainable supply chain is adopted by many companies due to the increasing pressure to demonstrate greater environmental and social responsibility. However, how can companies demonstrate tier responsibility through the supply chain?

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

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. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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My Q&A on Agility for "Trusted Magazine" (December 2023.)

The Good Spending

The first example that comes to my mind is the successful shared risk and reward cost optimization project, where top-notch consultants competed for the share of mutually acknowledged savings. Like in the supply chain context, the lean strategy works best for goods with long lead times and predictable demand (e.g.,

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Optimizing the Modern Data Analytics User Experience (UX)!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Data analytics user experience article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by William Rovetto. As Strategic Finance Magazine points out, the major principles of effective data governance are accountability, standardization and quality. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Mindy Davis on Opening Doors for Women in Supply Chain 

Let's Talk Supply Chain

It’s a new year, and Bloomberg has already coined it the 2023 hangover for supply chain leaders. Never in modern history have supply chain leaders had more visibility, vulnerability, or accountability laid squarely at their feet. Meanwhile, new challenges are still coming painfully into focus.

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Top UltraShipTMS Application Developer Named ‘2016 Pro to Know’

Supply Chain Collaborator

Director of Application Development and 10-year Veteran of UltraShipTMS Team Recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine . The Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives leading initiatives to help prepare companies’ supply chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.

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3 Trends Underscore Food Shippers’ Need for Supply Chain Management Software

Supply Chain Collaborator

Food shippers have grown increasingly reliant on supply chain logistics IT solutions over the last decade and for a number of reasons. The number of food producers adopting software solutions like TMS, YMS, WMS, optimizers and others – from agricultural concerns to processors to retailers – continues to grow.