Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides the second in a multi-part series addressing the renewed importance of production planning and operational excellence in this very uncertain and constantly changing business environment. Refocusing on Operational Excellence In the previous section, we identified a number of drivers for operational efficiency.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. What is procurement and purchasing Lesson 2. Procurement and Purchasing Cycle Lesson 7. Make or Buy decision Lesson 3. Trends and tendencies in procurement Lesson 3.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It is arguably true that supplier performance management is considered a business practice for measuring, analyzing, and managing supplier performance to reduce cost, and risk and also drive continuous improvement. Others will have a purchasing or supplier management board at the senior management level.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

This issue is that the orders have inherent order latency (The time for customer purchases to translate to manufacturing orders). There is a belief that the efficient response—the tightly integrated lean supply chain—defines supply chain excellence. Leadership and Driving Continuous Improvement. Outside-in.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 18, 2017

So, once you have universal buy-in on the project (see Guest Blog1: Real-world Advice for Getting Started on eKanban ), the first step toward execution is to develop a good process, or value-stream map. Over the course of the exercise, we found multiple variations in the current, 66-step process that produced excess waste.

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

If you have a supplier with whom you have a purchase order for $50 a year, for example, do they really need to fill out and go through that whole process in the same way as another supplier with millions of spend? Very much a cross-functional exercise and definitely not just focused only on procurement or supply chain functions.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re serious about continuous improvement and developing a best-in-class supply chain to serve your organisation, keeping your managers and workforce educated is paramount. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, by Robert M. Online text books, with exercises and tests for students to complete.

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