Supply Chain & Logistics Insights
What is Procure to Pay (P2P)? – Procurement to Payment
What is P2P, or Procure to Pay? Is it a system, a software, or something else entirely? There's a lot of confusion around the P2P process, so let's run through exactly what it is. P2P involves fully understanding the market (procure), sourcing and onboarding...
Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy
If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Directly or indirectly, you are...
Logistics Procurement Strategy Insights & Tips
For procurement and supply chain executives in suitable organisations, there is an increasing number of uncertainties to manage, especially in today's tough economic environment. We are living in a world of severe market competition, shorter product life cycles,...
The Most Common Job Roles in Procurement
For small companies, it is usually enough to have one person dealing with procurement but in large enterprises teams of people are needed, all with specific roles to play…
Procurement vs. Purchasing vs. Supply Chain Management
The best way to understand the difference between procurement and purchasing in a business is to consider the process involved in buying a car, says Logistics Bureau’s procurement specialist, Trent Morris…
How to Get A Job in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
If you’re preparing to launch a new career in supply chain or logistics, it will help a lot to know how and where to look for a first job, which appointments can get you off to the best start, and what qualifications will be most helpful in getting you into the...
Supply Chain and Logistics Career Paths: Step by Step
Are you fresh out of college or university and planning to enter the supply chain or logistics profession? Perhaps you are considering a mid-career move into the supply chain field. Either way, you might find this article of value, because we’re going to discuss some...
Why Are There So Few Women in Logistics?
Despite progress in recent years, the supply chain industry still has a bit of a gender gap, though we've seen a lot of change in the past few years. According to Gartner research, women make up 41% of supply chain leadership roles. Industry leaders like Alma and...
The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Service & Cost
Despite the apparent complexities involved in supply chain management, achieving excellence really doesn’t have to be too difficult…
What is Ugly Freight?
When people refer to "Ugly Freight", they are typically referring to challenging items that give logistics managers headaches because they don't fit neatly into standard shipping containers or onto regular pallets. Think about things like: Irregularly shaped machinery...