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10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written

Supply Chain Opz

What are the essential purchasing books you should read? In this article, we will uncover the best purchasing books to help you get the edge over competition. Background Historically, purchasing people are considered a kind of clerical workers who are expected to perform basic tasks such as document issuance and price negotiation.

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6 challenges facing medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can provide a cure

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

From stringent quality standards to comprehensive documentation requirements, Class 1 and 2 manufacturers must navigate a complex landscape to ensure compliance and product excellence. ERP analytics also facilitate the management of the purchasing process through the requisition approval workflow, streamlining procurement activities.

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Why You Should Conduct Internal Quality Audits

Arena Solutions

External audits can be nerve-wracking with key personnel and teams running from pillar to post searching for records or documents, especially if you don’t have a quality management system (QMS) software solution in place. Christine said, “I have used internal audits as the baseline to improve our overall business metrics.

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Supply Chain Department – A Typical Structure

SCMDOJO

This includes providing excellent customer service, so businesses can enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty. Analyze performance metrics and implement improvements to enhance efficiency. To run the department, a supply chain manager needs certain supply chain metrics and KPIs to improve performance. Enroll Now!

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Supply Chain Metrics: Make Sure They Are Aligned with Your Strategy!

Supply Chain View from the Field

Many people are talking about Key Performance Indicators, Metrics, Analytics, and other indicators of performance. The importance of selecting the right metrics or “measures” as I prefer to call them, is critical as we all know that metrics drive behaviors. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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Procurement Interview Questions & Answers

Supply Chain Game Changer

Procurement, or Purchasing, is an area of Supply Chain that involves and requires very specific skills and expertise. Regardless of your position or situation it is highly valuable to understand the type of interview questions, and answers, appropriate for Procurement and Purchasing professionals. Subscribe Here! Email Address.