Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Procurement Operates On An Island. Business process outsourcing and procurement automation evolved to make the procurement organization more efficient and less effective. This is the goal of this blog post. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the supply chain of the future. The reason? Broad Strokes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna. ” Anna, this blog post is for you. ” Anna, this blog post is for you. I know that your primary focus is procurement. If you are at the North American CSCMP conference, stop by and listen to the story of Nicole Miera from LKQ and Margo Cohen from Nestle.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Fatigue during home video conference meeting call. Let me take you back to some research findings that I shared last year for those who might not follow my blog. Today, many of us are on conference call after conference call in an endless loop of meetings with little time to question the effectiveness.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

Today, we have an additional factor with inflation to add to the mix of issues, that changes the requirements for the “buy plan in procurement.” I am hoping that this blog helps companies understand that historically, we have been having the wrong discussions. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030.

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Claritum

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Project and Category Procurement Differences. Table of the key differences between Project and Category based procurement. Types of activity suitable for Project based procurement. Types of activity suitable for Project based procurement. when should I use it?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

Jason Busch from Spend Matters gave another great speech at the Coupa INSPIRE conference in San Francisco which I attended last week. Spend Matters has grown to be a big part of the procurement landscape. Jason made a joke at the conference that everyone found very funny from the outset. Look where it is today!

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Procurement Operates On An Island. Business process outsourcing and procurement automation evolved to make the procurement organization more efficient and less effective. This is the goal of this blog post. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the supply chain of the future. The reason? Broad Strokes.

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HICX Solutions

MAY 12, 2023

On September 21 & 22, over 5,000 people from numerous leading global corporations came together for DPW Amsterdam 2022 to share their experiences about a wide range of topics in Procurement and Supply Chain. Automate the simple As Sam explains, “We need to break our procurement teams free from the day-to-day tasks that burden them.”

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The COP28 Agreement Framework One of the more significant developments in this week’s news cycle was the announced agreement from the United Nations COP28 climate conference held in Dubai. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ): “ In the run-up to this year’s conference, the U.S., All rights reserved.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Several stories came out this week, related to KraftHeinz’s share price, its procurement department, and the fate of its parent company, 3G Capital. Kraft Heinz also said in a conference call discussing earnings that it cut its quarterly dividend to 40 cents a share from 62.5 The company reported $30.9 The company reported $30.9

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an announcement from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM ) regarding the launch of its Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain (CTSC) credential. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the publishing of our latest recorded podcast episode: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect in 2024. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Radu is the co-author of the published book: From Source to Sold, Stories of Leadership in Supply Chain. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputation and other challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. Strategic repositioning The recent supply chain conference held by analyst firm Gartner in Barcelona featured several examples of strategic repositioning.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2018

At the recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, analyst Marc Halpern clarified three key concepts about supply chain digital twins in his presentation “Busting the Myth of Digital Twins to Deliver Value.” You can think of a digital twin as the ultimate ‘what-if’ scenario planner.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. I give you this evidence in this blog.). When companies reward OEE in manufacturing and POV in procurement, companies will systemically make the wrong stuff. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Mistake #5.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

My goal in this blog post is to answer a series of questions I got from the audience when I spoke at a couple of conferences this week. ” A supply chain leader from GE at another conference said, “Yesterday, we called it big data. I write on this blog, on LinkedIn, and on Forbes.). How do we compete?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

During the year, I go to a lot of conferences. I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Source: Dictionary.com. This makes me yawn.

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QAD

MARCH 12, 2019

The theme for this year’s Explore customer conference is “The Speed of Business,” which is to be held May 6-9 in New Orleans. Procure to Pay – A Day in the Life. You will not want to miss this year’s Explore conference! The post Key Automotive Attractions and Pit Stops at Explore 2019 appeared first on QAD Blog.

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QAD

MAY 31, 2023

Therefore, visibility across various departments, from procurement to logistics breaks down these silos and allows for more efficient and responsive customer service. Thank you to Jens, Elisabeth and all the ICPA team for delivering another great conference. It is certainly great to hear all the compliments from attendees.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Newly Released Conference Board CEO Study. A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Additional Thoughts. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued its latest forecast update on overall global trade, and the narrative is not encouraging or optimistic. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This level represents a contraction of $1.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Seemingly, most supply chain leaders that are reading the press, or going to industry conferences, would believe that all four statements are true. Over the course of the last decade, I have carefully recorded and reported presentation after presentation from conference after conference and interview after interview with supply chain leaders.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 1, 2016

Today we interview Bob Ferrari, executive editor of the blog Supply Chain Matters ( www.theferrarigroup.com/supply-chain-matters ) and founder and managing director of the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group. What is the makeup of your blog audience? What are you trying to achieve with the blog, and convey to your readership?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

An active entrepreneur and after founding five successful technology focused companies, he remains a highly sought after speaker in conferences, business media and other venues. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. and the Future of Work.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. In this blog post, I describe the different paths these modes took and where things stand at the close of 2023. It is indeed “A Tale of Two Modes,” each with its own story, pace, successes, and snags.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. I have been speaking at conferences around the world and inviting them all to watch the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit live streaming where we will debate these concepts. Evolution of Horizontal Processes.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Part of what makes my job very exciting is attending conferences. Earlier this week, I attended the LogiPharma conference, a wonderful event for supply chain professionals working in the pharmaceutical industry. And, in a future blog I will share some recommendations in light of these challenges: 1.

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

Luckily, this March our annual customer conference will be in Orlando, away from the cold weather and under the sun. OK, enough about dreaming of warmer days … Connections 2011 is set to be our largest user conference to date with record registrations and 25 percent more sessions to accommodate our growing audience.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. As the world for non-essential workers moved to on-line meetings, conference calls, and uncertainty, essential workers redefined the workplace to mitigate risk. Today, I am reflective. My first focus was on China sourcing.

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ivalua

MARCH 29, 2019

Procurement professionals need to think in more innovative ways about how we can drive competitive advantage and shareholder value for our organisations. While profit is of course important, and the procurement goal of cost reduction plays a key role here, “you cannot cut your way to growth” (or ultimate success), as the saying goes.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides a side panel supplementary update to our prior posted blog highlighting the latest reported September and Q3 global and regional PMI indices that indicate manufacturing contraction has begun. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at [link] Check out the Kodiak Rating blog at [link] . One of the elements of SCM that holds a lot of weight in the outcome of a green supply chain is procurement and sourcing methods. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Resilinc

MAY 6, 2024

Held April 29-May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, ISM World 2024, provided education and networking opportunities for over 2,000 professionals in procurement and supply chain with a focus on the reimagination of future supply chains, including the development of emerging supply chain leaders.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 21, 2019

This week’s guest post is from my MBA student, Nikhil Singh, who accompanied me to the recent Institute for Supply Management conference in Houston. I enjoyed hearing his perspectives on the sessions, and invited him to post to my blog. So here it is! What were the key takeaways from this year? .

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Arun Gupta recently went to a conference of the TPP in Washington, and was invited to share some insights on his visit and what he learned in a guest blog. Further, there are challenges in negotiations around tariff-free market access to components instead of only finished products, remanufactured products, and government procurement.

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