Fri.Jul 05, 2019

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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019). As the domain of procurement management expands and the enabling technology for procurement analytics evolves, the scope of procurement analytics will also expand.

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Farewell Marketing Funnel

Enterra Insights

The digital age has empowered consumers with unprecedented access to information and provided them with a digital path to purchase that makes the traditional marketing funnel anachronistic. Australian business consultant Mark Hocknell ( @mark_hocknell ) writes, “Yes that’s right — The Funnel that is used by some of the best marketing organizations on the planet — has long passed its use-by date.”[1] If you’re not a marketing professional nor familiar with the marketing funnel,

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The ‘Close’

Tailwind

The ‘Close’ by Catch-22 Transportation Management Software Corporation. “So there you have it folks. It’s the most amazing Transportation Management Software system on the planet today. As you can see we have put our team of two former NASA engineers, and two MIT professors, along with some of Hollywood’s greatest movie producers together to provide you with this fully automated, perfectly crafted TMS system that will make you the envy of every one of your competitors.”.

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The Top Freight Podcasts of 2019 So Far

GlobalTranz

Today we come to the finale of our annual series during the first week of July, coinciding with Independence Day on July 4th to highlight the top supply chain, logistics, & freight podcasts as published by Cerasis in 2019 on “The Freight Project Podcast.” “The Freight Project Podcast” is a show that features freight podcasts.read More.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Take Five: Quick Takeaways from the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference last month

Brookes Supply Chain Planning Blog

LAst month I had a fantastic trip to Spain including the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference. I think with all the delicious fish I consumed in Barcelona I should have enough omega-3 fatty acids to power my brain function for weeks to come…Besides a shared love of food it’s clear that global businesses converging last week found common ground on the challenges of merging the digital and physical supply chain.

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RELEX Wins Twice at Retail Systems Awards 2019

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. The company shares Technology Project of the Year award with in-flight retailer Tourvest and Supply Chain and Logistics Award with two Nordic retailers. RELEX Solutions picked up two awards at the prestigious Retail Systems awards presented at London’s Waldorf Hilton hotel on June 27th 2019. RELEX took Technology Project of the Year award with In-flight retailer Tourvest and Logistics and the Supply Chain & Logistics award for its work with Nordic DIY and homeware retailer JULA and

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Axway Family Day in Paris

Axway

Our first Little Griffins IMAGINE Summit is also known as “Axway Family Day” took place in our Paris, La Defense office in France.

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Evans Celebrates Its 90th Year

3PL Insights

This year marks Evans Distribution Systems’ 90 th anniversary. Evans was established in 1929 and has a history of providing integrated logistics solutions in Michigan and throughout the Midwest. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, let’s take a look back at 1929 to see what else happened that year! In Michigan: July 20 – Mike Ilitch was born in Detroit, Michigan.

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Axway Connect DE brings AMPLIFY front and center (German translation provided)

Axway

Axway Connect DE took place on June 27th in Frankfurt, Germany. Customer speeches and industry experts were on hand to present to the attendees. As a main point of discussion, the topic of hybrid integration platform AMPLIFY™ was covered.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.