Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. High-velocity or streaming data requires different architectures built on non-relational, cloud-based architectures using open source tools like Apache Spark. Let’s start by addressing the barriers.

Supply and Demand 150

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2022

Specific aspects of managing inventory include procurement, storage, and utilisation tracking. This valuation paints a picture of how much companies invest in procuring inventory to sustain the functions of their facilities. A company will incur administrative costs from obtaining a quotation to accomplishing a purchase order.

Inventory Management Software 97

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ThroughPut

MAY 16, 2024

Powered by data analytics and advanced technologies, every stage of the supply chain can be critically analyzed, starting from procurement to distribution to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities. This opens up avenues to save procurement, transportation, inventory, and warehousing costs.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Internet of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT), comprised of physical devices equipped with remote sensors that capture and transmit large amounts of data, is already making a big impact in the supply chain industry. For example, companies can track products throughout the entire lifecycle with RFID and GPS sensors.

Supply Chain Planning Software 298

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are a critical part of minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently. Preparing for Market-Driven Demand.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Manufacturers who excel at orchestrating analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), quality management and real-time monitoring to improve manufacturing strategies are growing 10% faster than their peers. With the advanced analytics spending predicted to grow from $136B in 2016 to $232B in 2021 , attaining an 11.3%

Manufacturing Procurement 102

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2018

Most of the articles discuss the importance of leveraging digital technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT); the cloud; 3D printing; robotics, blockchain, and cognitive computing. The cited passage reads, “Most CEOs continue to ignore supply chain management and sourcing. Synchronized (versus Integrated) Processes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. To drive centralized buying I had to dive down into the Bill of Materials and do a cross-tab.

Optimal Sourcing 58

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The change in front of us will transform the base-level definitions of source, make and deliver. As shown in Figure 1, the biggest obstacles to power improvement/performance are traditional supply chain thinking, the lack of organizational alignment and a focus on functional excellence. These are tough to overcome. Make it concrete.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2019

Here at Supply Chain Game Changer our fundamental mission has been to share experiences and expertise in the areas of Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution, Procurement, Business, Human Resources and more. Hey Procurement! Procurement is a critically important function in virtually every company. Hey Procurement!

Purchasing Skills 51

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

It goes beyond just maximizing the overall supply chain performance in terms of material delivery excellence. Modern manufacturing supply chains have greatly expanded due to the proliferation of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and advanced technologies during the past two decades. This helps solve several problems for them: 1.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

The older tools from CAPS Logistics, SNO from Oracle, and Manugistics Network Planning are giving way to new technologies like the Logictools product (purchased from IBM), the Solvoyo product for concurrent planning, the Quintiq technology for concurrent optimization, and the Llamasoft technology platform for optimization and simulation.

Supply Chain Design Software 287

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ThroughPut

APRIL 2, 2020

It goes beyond just maximizing the overall supply chain performance in terms of material delivery excellence. Modern manufacturing supply chains have greatly expanded due to the proliferation of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and advanced technologies during the past two decades. This helps solve several problems for them: 1.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources. These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT), comprised of physical devices equipped with remote sensors that capture and transmit large amounts of data, is already making a big impact in the supply chain industry. For example, companies can track products throughout the entire lifecycle with RFID and GPS sensors.

Supply Chain Planning Software 59

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This effort was led by the Chief Procurement Officer for Siemens BT, Carl Oberland, but has recently been rolled out across the global organization. There is a lot of work going on in how to use the Internet of Things in buildings to control them, and so we have a lot of investments in this space.

Procurement Analytics 60

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. In particular, the company has been criticized for its long-time practice of using local water sources for its products. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Media Type.

Gartner 81

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Lack of standardised sustainability reporting makes it difficult to compare sustainability performance between source mines, set sustainability targets and reward best practice. In other words you cannot physically differentiate a sustainably sourced REE from a non-sustainably sourced REE without the use of tagging.

Modeling Software 56

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 7, 2020

Global procurement ERP feature enables consolidation of material purchases across multiple locations to garner volume discounts. Intelligent cloud ERP (iERP) enables businesses to leverage digital capabilities like automation, collaboration and real-time visibility, all from a single source of data. STRATEGIZE.

Manufacturing Procurement 72

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 14, 2016

So procurement will buy ahead, and work with suppliers to understand the situation in the market, and that may drive up inventory in one sector. I may be carrying inventory for supply I wouldn’t normally take, but we have to buy ahead to avoid cost increases. The big priority is on “protecting supply”. We did this in 5 months.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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Elementum

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Whether it be in customer service, procurement, finance, or any other core business function, BPA has become a staple for businesses looking to optimize their operations and improve their overall performance. For instance, a company can employ BPM software to expand buy now, pay later purchase options, enhancing overall workflow.

Sourcing Strategies 78

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In contrast, my vision of end-to-end is a supply chain that operates seamless and bi-directionally from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier crossing over the processes of sell, plan, source, make and deliver. Thoma Bravo purchased Elemica and GHX slowing commercial efforts and awareness campaigns.

Supply Chain Network Software 198

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Despite rapid advancements of technologies—machine learning, cognitive computing, relational search, sentiment mining, blockchain, Internet of Things—the consultants working at large companies are largely putting new wrappers on old pigs. At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology.

Inventory Reduction 205

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

Now it is only a matter of test buying products through unauthorized channels to recognize where the supply chain leakage is coming from. So I asked, “How about we make our employee the number #1 and fortify them better to radiate excellence to the customer as transferred effect?” Some strategies for an excellent supply chain are: 1.

Sourcing Strategies 88

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

Each are good at localized planning within a focused area of demand, supply, network design, transportation planning, material sourcing or finite scheduling. The greatest value happens when companies can link across source, make and deliver. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

When a business, or other organization, purchases equipment, parts, or remanufactured equipment it is an investment. Pinpoint the source of quality issues and remedy the problem on the spot to prevent major quality crises. Increased velocity. Increased service market share. Higher achievement of sustainability goals.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Data integration capabilities: Your supply chain generates data from various sources – inventory systems, production lines, transportation networks, etc. Top-tier analytics software should seamlessly integrate data from these disparate sources, offering a unified view of your entire supply chain.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 52

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