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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

In addition, the Council will conduct a supply chain review by December 31, 2024, to evaluate the impact of the supply chain on National Security Lora’s Take I think that we need to be skeptical without getting political. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A

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Enhancing Procurement Excellence Through the Power of Negotiation

Procurement Academy

An important aim of successful negotiation strategies is to secure the best possible terms and value for the organization while maintaining a positive and productive relationship with the supplier. Advance Procurement Excellence with Expert Negotiation Strategies With procurement excellence comes multidimensional skills.

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Renting vs Buying an Industrial Tent – Which is Better for You?

Supply Chain Game Changer

It’s excellent protection against rain on what could’ve been a perfect day, too. You can attain an industrial tent by either buying or renting it. If you have an event coming up or need extra room for personal effects, continue reading to find out whether you should buy a tent or rent one. When To Buy. When To Rent.

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Why Procurement Management Tool is a Must for Efficient Purchasing

Precoro

Procurement is a complex and dynamic process involving strategic planning and several stages of execution, from sourcing to paying and reporting. Supply chain management, purchase requisitions and orders, budget management, and three-way matching – all these processes are integral to procurement as a whole. Low-Quality Documentation.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

Consider social security management in the United States without a social security number. A social security number is an authoritative identifier. Buying strategies need to be defined, and the interface needs to be bi-directional. Over the last decade, most of the focus in supply management was on indirect sourcing.

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Excel, ERP and Legacy Apps, Oh My! What Technology is Supporting Your S&OP Process?

Kinaxis

It never ceases to surprise me when I hear how many enterprises entrust a mission-critical task to the desktop spreadsheet software Excel®. So what’s wrong with Excel? For example, with Excel you can’t easily: Integrate information from many sources. Support reliable data quality and secure data exchange.

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