SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Read More: Decoding the Procurement Department: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles and Responsibilities ] Diversifying Your Business Lingo: Synonyms for Procurement What are the synonyms of procurement, you might wonder? Sourcing plays a crucial role in building strong supplier relationships and achieving cost-effectiveness in the supply chain.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What is transparency, according to the consumer? Today’s marketplace demands businesses invest in supply chain sustainability — your customers and investors are watching. Key Takeaways. Consumers Demand Sustainability and Transparency. Transparency is of prime importance to 86% of consumers.

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QAD

APRIL 6, 2023

Unlike other industries, manufacturing businesses can be extremely expansive and diverse. What Does Deloitte’s Recent Supply Chain Research Highlight? QAD adaptive solutions greatly reduce blockages within your standard operating procedures, training documents, suppliers, shipping requirements and production records.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Modern supply chains are complex, and what happens within them reverberates across the worldwide economy. In this blog, we’ll briefly explore some recent supply chain disruptors and how to build a supply chain that can effectively navigate the future. Mistaken assumptions were made that only exacerbated the problem.

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QAD

JUNE 22, 2023

Supply chains are in a constant state of disruption and companies must be prepared to pivot between diverse suppliers at any given time. The company also wanted to build better relationships with suppliers, lower its minimum cost of quality and boost supply chain resilience. That’s simply the nature of modern manufacturing.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

What are the key challenges facing your customers and their supply chains in the year ahead and how are you working to address them? We’re also using data from customers to partner with suppliers on long-term purchasing plans so they can confidently and predictably run production to support anticipated needs.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 11, 2023

With the mandates set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to achieve a carbon net zero by 2050, companies have accelerated their schedules as customers, shareholders, employees, and suppliers have become more aware of the implications of climate change. What are our materials issues? What are our materials issues?

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

For many, that means focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives that bring meaningful change. In supply chain, diversity expands beyond a range of age, race, gender, orientation, and cultural backgrounds in the workforce – it should be carried across to procurement. [i] Diversity and Inclusion – what’s the ROI?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Business consultant John Stanly explains, “Modern-day supply chains are complex and expansive, thanks to diverse supplier networks, customers peppered across the globe, varying compliance requirements, and logistical challenges. Knowing what’s happening in your supply chain is vital. The Supply Chain Visibility Imperative.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2024

More importantly, the report refers to various forms of sustainable, innovative, flexible off-the-shelf acquisition reforms, and changing acquisition mindsets, mechanisms, policies, and processes, but does not provide any clear examples of what such changes entail.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

From time-to-time the Supply Chain Matters blog features book reviews which we believe would be of value and a learning asset to our extended global supply chain management community of readers. In this particular posting, we share our review of: Profit From The Source- Transforming Your Business By Putting Suppliers at the Core.

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Taulia

JULY 11, 2023

Blog Expert Advice 8 min read 11 Jul 2023 By Taulia Share: Share via linkedin Share via twitter Share via facebook Share via email Copied Copy page URL to clipboard 5 supply chain initiatives to combat ESG risks Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks are a threat to both the operational health and reputation of diverse companies.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 14, 2022

As part of a framework for delivering against the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals , ESG initiatives have shifted to the top of the agenda for almost all organizations, as issues in areas such as climate change, sustainability and inclusion increasingly take center stage both politically and in the minds of consumers.

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SupplyShift

MAY 19, 2023

With the establishment of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in 2021 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022, businesses have more guidance in setting sustainability goals and targets as well as increased motivations to reverse and prevent loss of biodiversity.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These are sophisticated global networks, external of the business itself, comprised of manufacturers, logistics enterprises, and third-party suppliers. Procurement is emerging as a particularly helpful and strategic function to sustainability efforts and setting supply chain sustainability goals. So where do you start?

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These are sophisticated global networks, external of the business itself, comprised of manufacturers, logistics enterprises, and third-party suppliers. At the core of any successful supply chain sustainability plan, there are four main areas: The breaking down of data siloes and subsequent goal setting. So where do you start?

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EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 12, 2023

If you want to streamline your supplier evaluation process, increase supply chain efficiency, and reduce costs, building an ideal supplier scorecard is crucial. The supplier is a third-party vendor that provides goods, materials, and services to your organization.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 4, 2022

Technological advancements are continuously improving, data issues are still not resolved, and the turbulent events at the beginning of the decade have made the general public more aware of the functions, as well as how reliant and dependent companies are on their suppliers. and how to best reach a common goal.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

What should organizations do when confronted by a global disruption like the pandemic? Looking back with hindsight, what could have been done differently? The playbook dictates the cadence of meetings, and sets expectations on what the general outcome should be. Develop the playbook. Don’t overthink it!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2021

Excellence, or superiority, is often the goal in corporate organizations. Procurement is a function that has long been at cross-roads; dare to transform within people, process & technology, or keep doing what has always worked just fine. Procurement teams article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks.

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Supply Chain Insights

MAY 17, 2016

Each week we share Open Content—newsletters, blog posts, reports, webinars—with the global community. In our research we try to not only tell you the “what,” but also the “So what.” In our research we try to not only tell you the “what,” but also the “So what.” You are running hard.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Joydeep has been recognized by the National Diversity Council as a Top 50 Diverse Leader in California, awarded the Leadership Excellence Award by the California Diversity Council, and was recently named as one of the Top 3 leaders in Climate Science within the Biotech industry. He earned an M.S.

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Procurement Academy

AUGUST 15, 2022

Strategic supplier relationship management (SRM) is a key factor for driving competitive advantage for multi-national organizations. We’ve highlighted the most important elements to help improve supplier relationship management: Foster the right behaviors. Get the most out of strategic suppliers. Effective communication.

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EC Sourcing Group

JUNE 14, 2022

So, what is it ? The right technology offers a more precise spend cube but also increases supplier compliance, severely reducing procurement costs. The righ t software can h elp you identify potential risks before supplier negotiations. Supplier Performance Evaluation. Full Visibility with a Spend Analysis.

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2022

The last years have seen a fundamental and permanent shift in supply chain relationships and leading organizations recognize that their future growth relies on the strength of their supplier base. As such, SXM aims to identify and remove friction points for all suppliers. Higher levels of efficiency.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2020

This technology has evolved to what we know as the in-car entertainment (ICE) or in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system, allowing in-vehicle entertainment, mobile phone integration (i.e. Considering the goal of many of these new features is driver safety and convenience, it’s hard to argue against their implementation.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

issued 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere as part of a 15-year plan to meet the goals by 2030. More companies are taking action when it comes to sustaina bility efforts. With the U.N.’s With the U.N.’s

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As one executive we interviewed noted, “Supplier Relationship Manager” automatically assumes that supplier relationships are managed by supply managers. This doesn’t leave room for what could be a more open interpretation of a relationship as a mutually beneficial engagement. So what exactly is Supplier Relationship Management?

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. These principles are a first guide around the WHAT not necessarily the HOW of Intelligent IBP. The job of the planner I describe above is more enticing than what I still see today. However, what we call this evolution of IBP is not important.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Still, as McKinsey’s research shows, there is no denying that companies with more gender and ethnic diversity at the C-suite level outperform less-diverse competitors. Women are slowly stepping out of the shadow of their male counterparts in increasing numbers to lead global supply chains into the post-pandemic world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This is the goal of this blog. A frequent question from my clients is, “What is a digital supply chain process?” My answer is that a digital supply chain process uses new technologies to define processes to sense, respond and orchestrate bidirectionally from market to market (from the channel to supplier networks).

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

Here’s an explanation of both: What is inbound logistics? It focuses on managing the flow of materials from suppliers or vendors to the company’s production facilities. What is outbound logistics? Inbound and outbound logistics are two fundamental components of the overall supply chain management process.

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Supply Chains Rock

APRIL 28, 2011

But Id like to flip this on its head and say, what about social media within your supply chain sans the end user? Sure its great to know and understand what your customer wants based on preferences and trends. Search This Blog. Blog Archive. Blog Archive. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. Subscribe To.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But as we chronicle on the Argentus blog, the field has changed. What once used to be a field strictly about getting goods from point A to point B has become one where the top performers use sophisticated technology and supplier relationship management to provide untold cost savings, risk mitigation and innovation. What’s more?

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Why is diversity of supply important. Achieving results with supplier diversity. Strategic approach to supply diversity. Indirect spend and supply diversity. For example, roughly 97% of the Fortune 500 companies set percentage or dollar goals on supplier diversity.

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