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Imerys selects Ivalua to improve its supplier management processes and support its global purchasing digital transformation roadmap

ivalua

The world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry with €4.4 Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. billion in revenue and 17,000 employees in 2021.

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Why An Holistic Approach to Suppliers? Your Questions Answered

Jaggaer

Last week, Director of Product Management Georg Rösch hosted a webinar that asked the question, “Why is it important to take a holistic approach to supplier management?” According to McKinsey , supplier penalties could add up to more than $5 b illion per year in the U.S. consumer goods space alone.

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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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That requires extraordinary work internally and co-ordination with key suppliers. One major consumer goods business has a corporate objective that 50% of their sales in any given year should come from products that are three years old or less (because they know others will copy their products).

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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. Flexible and holistic supply management will be key. .

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Supply Chain Predictions 2020: Uncertainty Demands Resilience

ToolsGroup

They drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management. However, with blockchain companies can validate the provenance of raw material in the food, medicine or consumer goods supply chain.

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The Digital Supply Chain needs to be a Smart Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

When machine learning is applied to inventory and supply and demand, forecasting becomes more accurate, warehouse management is improved by reducing under and overstocking and supplier management is made easier.”[3]. ”[4] My company, Enterra Solutions®, is heavily involved in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector.

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Why Companies Need a Supplier Relationship Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

This type of system can also help organizations understand when their suppliers are undergoing change or hardship, and offer them an opportunity to step in and help, or provide them with enough time to source from different suppliers. Manage working capital. To establish and maintain leadership, organizations must innovate.