SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. Choose between a broad overview of procurement and a focused course that focuses on certain topics like strategic sourcing, contract management, or supplier relationship management. Do not worry!

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Sustainability and CSR Negotiation: Negotiating terms related to sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and ethical sourcing. Alternative Sourcing Negotiation: This negotiation explores alternative sourcing options when necessary. This may include environmental and social responsibility standards.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

… Consumers around the world are progressively shifting their expectation toward products and services that are digital, local and sustainable. … Consumer purchases and decisions will increasingly be voice-driven and machine-augmented, with companies’ relationship with customers machine-to-machine, values-based and digital-first.”

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. This blog examines how supply chain sustainability solutions reduce waste, conserve energy, and lower emissions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Guest blog post provided by Milan Vyas. And What is Purchasing? From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business. What is Strategic Sourcing? Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Manufacturing Procurement 73

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shahzaib Khan discusses Resilinc’s journey toward AI-driven supply chain excellence From its early inception in the 60s’ to its increasingly available public access, artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way. Enter the future of AI in supply chain. In fact, autonomous AI mapping is more important now for compliance.

Supply Chain Risk Management 75

Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Modeling Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

KEPLER Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

Purchasing Skills 60

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QAD

JUNE 29, 2023

This means involving stakeholders from across the company, including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, maintainability, serviceability and sustainability, plus key suppliers. Managing these aspects of NPI has a big effect on achieving good first-part quality as well as sustaining it.

Price Reduction 92

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

In 2021, procurement organizations will require inspirational, innovative, and pragmatic leaders to ensure procurement excellence. Smart, smooth, safe & sustainable Supplier Management will require shifts in strategy, process & systems, and these kinds of foundational shifts require champions of change.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One example is sustainability. At the time, I started a research project on supply chain sustainability that culminated in my book “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not To)” (MIT Press, 2018). This requirement is likely to gain in importance over the next decade.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In part one of our AI in supply chain blog series, “ How is AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Risk Management?”, In our Q&A, Shahzaib discussed predictive AI, which is used for supply chain disruption monitoring, hurricane simulators, commodity predictions, supplier screening, and predictive purchase orders. What is Predictive AI?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

I don’t know about you, but I typically frequent the same store; the ICA in Täby, Sweden, and I’m there once every other week to buy groceries for the coming two weeks. Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2019. Below are some outlets that are trustworthy sources of news, content, reports, and conversations: LinkedIn Groups.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

What different products or services does the staff need to purchase in order to produce pizza? Direct procurement , or direct spend , is the purchase of goods and services directly associated with the manufacturing of the company's final product. Typically, direct purchases are made in large quantities to get a bulk discount.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2020

Organizations that practice discipline and display confidence are rewarded with sustained advantage over their competitors long after the turn passes.”* Had they gone public (nice in hindsight), they could have had funds to ride out the dot.com era and to buy the company that bought them. Bad companies are destroyed by crisis.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For nearly 100 years, Caterpillar has been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Under Pam’s leadership, her organization is focused on creating and sustaining process efficiency within this complex environment. “My We are relying on these technologies to move faster on sourcing decisions.

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2023

This blog will define operational resilience, the steps you should take to achieve it throughout your supply chain, and the benefits of pursuing it. Not only does it affect supply, procurement, and purchasing, but it also impacts sales, marketing, and human resources. What is Operational Resilience? Who Should Lead the Journey?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

Automotive 85

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Sustainability Services. 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. Technology Services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Blog post originally published at [link] Permission to publish provided by Theodore T. Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? The first project for a national investment firm yielded 18% in cost reduction in office supplies with a sustainable toner solution. Subscribe Here!

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

Being named as a sample vendor, we feel validated in our tireless pursuit of excellence and innovation in one of the most challenging areas of logistics.” As a result, expectations around delivery times and the post-purchase experience have risen significantly. ” How last-mile technologies are making a difference.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Listed as a top key finding in a 2020 WBR Insights report it was found that, “The top concern for procurement professionals is making buying decisions without the necessary insight” (WBR Insights 2020). Sure, you can try and shuffle through the rows and columns of your Excel Hell, build custom algorithms, and visualize a bar chart.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

As noted in his statement in the press release: “ Starboard gives Logility clients the confidence to make the right multibillion dollar investment decisions based on sustainability profile, risk, cost and service.”. Starboard Founder and President , Steve Johanson will lead a newly formed Center of Excellence within Logility.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Your marketing strategy should focus on building brand equity because it plays a significant role in your brewery’s long-term sustainability. It ensures consistent repeat purchases over time, regardless of price, convenience or even a global pandemic. Content such as: Blog posts. An apt example is Corona beer.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

billion were impacted by more constrained inventory than expected, including some high-demand holiday items…,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said. In addition, the company is increasing its sourcing in Mexico and Central America and undergoing what it describes as an “end-to-end supply chain transformation.”. Q4 sales of $16.4

Supply Chain Planning 52

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In this blog, we’ll delve deeper into the potential of advanced supply chain analytics and understand why it is the need of the hour. By analyzing customer behavior, purchase histories, and search trends, Amazon predicts future product demand. Amazon Amazon utilizes predictive analytics to optimize its inventory management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This blog post formed in my head as I worked with clients this month. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. ————————-.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. Responsible Sourcing.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 28, 2024

Whether it is optimizing supply chains to reduce waste or adopting smart agriculture practices to improve yield, AI impacts efficiency, personalization and sustainability. AI powers predictive analytics where trends, preferences and purchasing behaviors are analyzed in-depth that help companies store the right product mix.

Case Study 52

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Claritum

JUNE 13, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. I rapidly came to the conclusion that these articles were excellent at the helicopter view of the challenges, however seemed unable to apply categorisation to the challenges. So, let’s start this article by breaking down the domains by nature of purchases. Purchasing resource time of people.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 31, 2019

A while ago, we blogged about how more Startups are looking to Supply Chain Management to boost their productivity as they scale. Any growing company needs people to forecast demand, produce or source the goods to meet that demand, and ship it quickly and reliably to consumers, while only holding as much inventory as absolutely necessary.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

What does it mean for a supply chain to be digital, agile, connected, and sustainable? Digital supply chains are: widely connected to both internal and external systems and data sources. For example; with a traditional planning model data is sourced and stored within the four walls. more inclusive and collaborative.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With so many changing variables, excel sheets or human intervention alone can’t gain the level of visibility needed to forecast the future. Leveraging AI for demand forecasting means: You can analyze any amount of historical data and current trends from external sources to predict future demands more accurately. The solution?

Predictive Analytics Software 59

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Sustainability Services. 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. Technology Services.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

I covered my observations from the May event in a previous blog. Tailor your supply chain to cater to diverse businesses: In his keynote, Mourad Tamoud, EVP of Global Supply Chain Operations of Schneider Electric talked about how they are segmenting their supply network based on their customer personas and purchasing behaviors.

Gartner 117

Gartner Pharmaceutical Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Execution 117

Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. The variables and complexities of purchasing products and services, from basic supplies through to strategic purchases, make Procurement a key resource within the business. The focus should be on automating the buying process from a user/departmental perspective. Introduction.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 1, 2020

An article written by my former PhD student, Rejaul Hasan, and I just came out this week in Contracting Excellence , the journal published by IACCM, which documents the catastrophe that is unfolding in Bangladesh, one of the world’s major exporters of garments for the apparel sector. The payment term was shifted with no prior notice.

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