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7 Tips: A Guide to Mastering Procurement

Material Handling & Logistics

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. However, it is fundamental to empowering procurement success in the modern age.

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How Does Inflation Affect Supply Chain Profitability?

QAD

Automotive and industrial product companies were among the hardest hit. In some cases, companies may try to fight inflationary pressure with a focus on higher-margin products, cutting service levels for lead time or quality or changing suppliers, carriers and outsourced service providers. That means looking at the right metrics.

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The Top CPO Metrics Used to Measure Inflation, Risk, and Uncertainty

ivalua

In recent years, the overall state of Procurement has been bolstered by increased proficiency, expanding engagement, and a growing direct impact on operations. And they’re not the only ones—other department heads are also increasingly budget-conscious, creating a new opportunity to partner with procurement for better budget management.

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Companies Using ERP: Case Studies

QAD

This type of software is used by businesses to plan and oversee routine operations, such as supply chain management, manufacturing, services, project management, customer relationship management, risk management, compliance, accounting and procurement. Common industries that benefit from ERP software include: Automotive.

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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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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During In our program, cost avoidance, while desirable, does not count towards the metric. This also improved the consistency of our product quality, reduced costs and inventory, and enabled improved reliability through the resulting simplified process.

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Why a network model makes sense for today’s automotive suppliers

The Network Effect

Today I want to talk about the challenges faced by today’s automotive suppliers, and why a network model for their supply chain can help. Supply chain organizations within the automotive supplier industry contribute to manufacturing excellence in many ways, including quality, cost, and delivery to their OEM and subsystem customer base.