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Procurement KPIs & Metrics: What To Focus on and How To Measure

Precoro

In today's competitive market, where it's not all about cost savings, tracking procurement performance and aligning it with business goals and objectives is a must-have. So how do you measure the effectiveness of procurement operations within your organization? What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them?

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Will Arrogance Stunt your Growth?

Supply Chain Shaman

” When I first started working on the book Bricks Matter , I believed it too. Which supply chain metrics correlate to market capitalization by Morningstar sector? In 2012, supply chain process evolution was thirty years old, and I wanted to use the book, Bricks Matter, as a litmus test to tell the story of success.

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Boeing Lands Significant 787 Dreamliner Aircraft Deal

Supply Chain Matters

The new international air carrier is to be named Riyadh Air, which is reportedly procuring 39 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with an option for 33 more. The nation’s existing national carrier Saudia will purchase 39 Dreamliners with an option for 10 additional. Reportedly, production of wide aisle aircraft was sold out through 2025.

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Survey: How to benefit from electronic invoicing

SupplyOn

The majority of the participants was handling invoice creation or processing in the accounting, procurement and logistics departments. On an international scale, we see that the country of origin or region of a company surely influences its financial processes and all related metrics.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Revenues and profit at the delivery giant rose by double digits in the third quarter amid the pandemic-driven rush of online orders, the WSJ’s Paul Ziobro reports, but UPS’s main domestic business posted a sharp decline in profit on the higher costs of delivering all those boxes to homes. – Bob.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

The company is a B2B Supply Chain Operating Network supporting the automotive and aerospace industries. Sadly, I find each to have a limited view of supply chain analytics. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint.

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Paris Calling and BoostAeroSpace Mission

SupplyOn

BoostAeroSpace President Patrick FANGET presented BoostAeroSpace at a glance, with its mission to implement collaborative and secured tools for the global European Aerospace Supply Chain through Service Providers. The solution saves time spent on invoices, through touchless invoice booking.