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Global Logistics Outlook: An Early Look at 2021
Sourcing Optimization: A Case for Modernization
With supply chains crossing 74 countries on five continents, Latin American food producer Grupo Nutresa has — for 100 years — continually examined its sourcing processes and innovated to streamline distribution and supplier decisions. In the last decade, the company took on a wide range of procurement spend categories, including ocean transport, to assess how laborious and inefficient processes can be best improved in a significant and measurable way. Their answer: sourcing optimization that leverages automation capabilities.
In this webcast, members of the Grupo Nutresa strategic sourcing team will engage in a dynamic dialogue with their current sourcing optimization and automation provider, Keelvar, to discuss their journey to a solution including:
• Tips on identifying priority categories for sourcing optimization
• Leveraging positive results to expand application use
• Navigating required organizational and business process changes
• Creating ROI
Keelvar is pleased to sponsor this event to showcase the transformation possibilities when procurement teams add sourcing optimization capabilities and intelligent sourcing automation.
Moderator(s):
Alessandra Barrett, Senior Content Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
Jennifer Sikora, Vice President, Marketing, Keelvar
Speaker(s):
Carlos Peña, Digital Procurement Leader, Grupo Nutresa
Maria Fernanda Velasquez, Digital Procurement Specialist, Grupo Nutresa
Going Digital: The Rise of Digital Freight Brokerage
JOC Inland: Safeguarding Supply Chains in a Turbulent Market A Two-Part JOC Events Webcast Series
3:15-4:00 pm The Shipper Perspective: What’s Working and What’s Not Shippers and beneficial cargo owners that put memories of the tight capacity and rocketing rates of 2018 behind them last year saw pricing pressure — sometimes extreme pressure — return in 2020 as waves of imports replenishing depleted stock arrived at US ports as the economic recovery got underway. As an uneven recovery continues, will 2021 be more like 2018 than 2019, and what are shippers doing to prepare for that possibility? There’s growing urgency to find efficiencies and reduce costs while using logistics as a key lever to meet corporate goals. This panel of logistics managers will explore the way forward for US shippers.
Moderator: William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Surface Transportation, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
Speakers:
Greg Brinkman, Vice President, Inbound Logistics, Bob's Discount Furniture
Laura Eory, Senior Transportation Manager, GAF
Warrick Jones, Director, Transportation, and Logistics, House-Autry
Holly Pearce, Director, and Logistics, Southern States Cooperative
JOC Inland: Safeguarding Supply Chains in a Turbulent Market A Two-Part JOC Events Webcast Series
Recent News and Analysis
Maritime News
- New bill in US House seeks repeal of carriers’ antitrust immunity
- US resin exports start 2023 strong, but growth outlook cloudy
- APM Terminals to develop Haiphong container terminal with Vietnam's Hateco
- German strikes over pay dispute cripple transportation network
- Owner puts heavy-lift giant Mammoet up for sale
Surface News
- German strikes over pay dispute cripple transportation network
- UP shippers facing delays on key Chicago-LA corridor
- Knight-Swift to buy truckload carrier U.S. Xpress for $808 million
- FedEx Freight cuts costs but improves profit as US LTL volumes shrink
- CP-KCS could benefit from rising tide of cross-border freight from Mexico
Air Cargo News
- German strikes over pay dispute cripple transportation network
- Air cargo market weakens as capacity floods into service on major trades
- Freightos’ 2022 financials reveal losses amid improving operating margins
- China recovery, pent-up demand signals air cargo growth this year: trade groups
- Acquisition spree continues despite downshift in container shipping bull run
Supply Chain News
- New bill in US House seeks repeal of carriers’ antitrust immunity
- German strikes over pay dispute cripple transportation network
- US House duo pledge OSRA fixes to boost FMC power
- FMC querying carriers, terminals on free time billing practices
- Maersk going it alone, so far, on policy changes to free time billing