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Empowering Adaptive Enterprises at Lumenia ERP HeadtoHead

QAD

In the dynamic world of manufacturing, the quest for operational excellence is unending. This platform is a testament to QAD’s commitment to operational excellence, offering a holistic approach that focuses on optimizing people, processes and systems. Join Us at the Lumenia ERP Head-to-Head Event!

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The Supply Chain Transparency Challenge: Report Highlights Gap between Procurement Organisations’ Transparency Ambitions and their Capabilities

ivalua

However, the report, produced by Procurement Leaders in partnership with Ivalua, shows that only 31% of procurement professionals said they are satisfied or very satisfied with their organization’s current visibility over its supply chain. About the research.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Belief in efficient procurement.

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The Science and the Art of Procurement

ivalua

As we move towards a new decade is the emphasis in the procurement world changing – are we going to see a new age, where the Art of Procurement comes to the fore? Technology has radically changed procurement activities and procurement roles across virtually all our spheres of activity.

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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. Another takeaway is the importance of warehouse layout as an enabler for inventory management excellence.

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Ivalua Now and the Art – or is it the Science – of Procurement?

ivalua

It’s a question that you can answer for yourself at Ivalua Now – The Art of Procurement , being held, appropriately enough, at The Louvre, Paris 10 th – 12 th April. In the process, these advances are enabling procurement leaders to look beyond their traditional remit. Blog first published by our friends at Purchase to Pay Network.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Procurement processes–encumbered by a focus on paperless processing, RFPs/RFQs, and efficient procurement–do not embrace the capabilities and requirements of direct material sourcing.