ivalua

JANUARY 22, 2019

For Procurement leaders in particular there couldn’t be a better time to do so. A recent study by the Hackett Group found that only 63% of Procurement organizations have even developed a plan for digital transformation. The problem with Best-in-Class. Alex Saric, Chief Marketing Officer, Ivalua. Innovation.

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EC Sourcing Group

JULY 20, 2023

The energy sector faces several unique procurement challenges, such as complex supply chains, volatile commodity prices, strict regulatory requirements, and the need for sustainable and socially responsible sourcing. This visibility helps identify potential bottlenecks, mitigate risks, and optimize the overall supply chain performance.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the list of Top 10 Supply Chain TikTokers who you need to follow right now and equip yourself with the actionable insights they have to offer. Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” That was fun, right?

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 26, 2024

Embarking on a journey to elevate your supply chain career requires a strategic roadmap, and in this blog post, we unveil eleven proven strategies that will act as your compass to success. Share your ambitions and the steps you’ve planned to achieve them. Share your ambitions and the steps you’ve planned to achieve them.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Procurement – How to Enable Spend Aggregation! What is the role of the Chief Procurement Officer? The main work of a Chief Procurement Officer is to: Create a Shared Vision for the Procurement Function, aligned to organizational objectives. Select the Right Procurement Metrics. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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DynaSys

JUNE 16, 2021

Welcome to our third and final blog on key ingredients to improving your food and beverage supply chain. We will be following these blogs with a three part webinar series in June to dive into these topics in more detail. . Our first two blogs focused on Collaboration and Investigation. Knowledge is power.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 7, 2020

This blog is part of a three-part series on how cloud ERP enables manufacturers to achieve operational excellence. In the series, we also cover how cloud ERP helps manufacturers deliver a best-in-class customer experience and drive companywide value through adoption and digitization. Invested in additional assets .

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Address Procurement Strategy. Focus Procurement on supplier optimisation. Don’t lose Procurement’s focus on costs. Keep Procurement up to date. Procurement is a complex multidisciplinary team activity that crosses all areas of the business. Introduction.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In this study we found that deep operational working principles set the foundation for internal and external stakeholder relationship management in the project procurement activity. I recently worked on a detailed case study of a successful R&D facility construction project at Gilead Science, one of our SCRC partner companies.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

Journal of Supply Chain Management Analyzes the Correlation Between Product Categories, Order Procurement and Fulfilment, and Its Effect on Repurchase Intention in Ecommerce. These findings offer guidance to online retailers when allocating their limited resources to procurement-related and fulfillment-related investments.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

In this blog, we will answer the question: what is Contract Logistics, and explore its definition, solutions, challenges, and opportunities, understanding why Contract Logistics is considered as the hub of logistics today and how it can help businesses thrive in an ever-evolving market.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2017

Developing a strategy to achieve this framework, will however, depend upon the effective design and sequencing of the strategic components while delivering incremental value to the business. Effective management of inventory procurement and replenishment, especially in smaller footprints, will increasingly influence the consumer experience.

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LevaData

APRIL 24, 2019

The sourcing and procurement industry is facing a daunting challenge. According to our Cognitive Sourcing Survey 2018, a substantial majority (85%) of senior executives involved in direct material spend agree that companies must devise a data-driven, digitally-assisted procurement strategy to match the competition and compete in the industry.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Blog post originally published at [link] Permission to publish provided by Theodore T. Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Subscribe Here! Email Address. Landgraf, CEO at Above the Standard ( [link] ).

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2017

Developing a strategy to achieve this framework, will however, depend upon the effective design and sequencing of the strategic components while delivering incremental value to the business. Effective management of inventory procurement and replenishment, especially in smaller footprints, will increasingly influence the consumer experience.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 31, 2017

Many procurement teams are finding holistic approach can provide huge advantages. A best-in-class supplier monitoring solution should be adapted to this diversity in how it assesses supplier performance. It’s not enough to have a supplier assessment: The assessment should be digestible and actionable by the Procurement team.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Even though the era of ‘procurement through power’ is well over, I still see a lot of purchasers getting lost or sidetracked in the wrong quadrant of the Kraljic model in their quest for good prices to maximize profit. That is perfectly understandable, given the linear, results-oriented business culture in Europe. By Heidi Larsen.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

After all, any professionals job is to do the best job the most cost and time efficiently all while reaching your goals. . As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

In this blog, we share an interview with Dave Biegger, SVP of Campbell Soup. We wanted to create the best mix of people with the right skills and experiences and put them into the right positions. Background on the Supply Chain Index. In the Index, corporate progress is calculated on balance, strength and resiliency improvements.

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EC Sourcing Group

JANUARY 12, 2023

Procurement success is defined by the outcomes. Spend Visibility is the foundation of any mature procurement function because it identifies inefficiencies and areas of opportunity that lead to better decision-making and ultimately, better outcomes. The path to your desired outcomes may seem tricky, but Simfoni can help.

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Achieving results with supplier diversity. 3 Achieving results with supplier diversity. It needs strategy, planning and action plans to achieve results. Introduction. Why is diversity of supply important. Strategic approach to supply diversity. Tracking success. Conclusion.

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Achieving results with supplier diversity. 3 Achieving results with supplier diversity. It needs strategy, planning and action plans to achieve results. Introduction. Why is diversity of supply important. Strategic approach to supply diversity. Tracking success. Conclusion.

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Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

Siloed functions within a Supply Chain don’t achieve the value of a mature function, and people need to think beyond individual functional areas. Procurement might have hit their cost savings metrics, but if it meant purchasing more than needed, and that might hurt your warehouse inventories.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 8, 2020

It saw leaders from around the world pledging new initiatives to address the ongoing climate crisis, including a $60 Billion renewable energy commitment from Germany, and 15 countries including Britain, Norway and Costa Rica pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In September 2019, the U.N. climate summit convened in New York.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It is important to choose the right title and job description for the position you are hiring for to ensure you are getting the best, most qualified candidates. They say it takes a village to raise a family, and the same is true of an ecommerce business. After all, you wouldn’t leave your baby with just anyone, right?

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It is important to choose the right title and job description for the position you are hiring for to ensure you are getting the best, most qualified candidates. They say it takes a village to raise a family, and the same is true of an ecommerce business. After all, you wouldn’t leave your baby with just anyone, right?

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EC Sourcing Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As it turns out, joining Simfoni is the best decision I’ve ever made. Our expanded solution offers more value to procurement than it ever has before, for starters. It’s wonderful to deliver world-class Spend Intelligence to help procurement leaders become more data-driven. It’s the strangest feeling in the world.

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EC Sourcing Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As it turns out, joining Simfoni is the best decision I’ve ever made. Our expanded solution offers more value to procurement than it ever has before, for starters. It’s wonderful to deliver world-class Spend Intelligence to help procurement leaders become more data-driven. It’s the strangest feeling in the world.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Human Resources.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

My eight-year-old self counted down the days to October 1 – the day my mother finally let me bedeck her spotless house with cobwebs and window clings of ghosts and goblins. Seasonal inventory refers to goods associated with specific periods or events that cause demand fluctuation throughout the year.

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HICX Solutions

APRIL 5, 2022

In a webinar on Putting Supplier Experience Management at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement , Procurement practitioners discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic made companies realize they have to start viewing different situations from the suppliers’ perspective and adopt a Supplier Experience Management (SXM) approach.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

What’s the Difference between Procurement and Purchasing? Why Procurement Transformation Fail article created by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jill Button at [link]. There are many reasons why Procurement Transformations fail, however, the below 3 keep coming up time and time again. Infographic).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

The New York Times best-selling book The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown tells the story of how the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team overcome great odds and adversity to win the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. When it comes to supply chain management, however, many companies are far from achieving that swing.

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QAD

MARCH 5, 2020

When I say “want,” I mean the want that goes beyond some executive meetings and e-learning classes. To transform yourself, it requires a plan and effort every day to achieve the outcome, and then a plan and effort to protect the gains once they’ve come. What is Transformation? ’ Thorough and dramatic change.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The eight-year-old startup currently works with prominent retailers, such as Gap, rue21 , Old Navy , TORRID and Zumiez to enable a best-in-class omnichannel experience. Our prior regular published update of this column occurred on May 13 and featured news related to Shopify and Panasonic. GreyOrange. Freightos Limited. Panasonic. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 13, 2018

What’s the Difference between Procurement and Purchasing? Over these past 28 years of my career in Procurement (yes I started when I was 12), I’ve had the privilege and pain of seeing, not just procurement, but many different types of Transformation initiatives succeed and, unfortunately, fail. Email Address. Infographic).

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ShipBob

JANUARY 8, 2021

Distributors procure goods from suppliers to sell to wholesalers and retailers, and they work closely with manufacturers. Today, the scenario is quite different as 73% of B2B buyers are millennials who prefer the convenience of purchasing bulk orders online. 3 common types of B2B ecommerce businesses. Wholesalers. Distributors.

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