Logistics Bureau

MARCH 7, 2023

Supplier Relationship Management is so important and yet many organisations are not good at it. What things do people get wrong with SRM? Let ‘s learn from Trent as he provides us with some helpful SR M tips.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. How to Effectively Manage Fragmented Supply Chains. Integrated and automated supplier relationship management delivers answers for fragmented supply chains.

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Kodiak Hub

AUGUST 4, 2023

A successful venture requires strong relationships with all its stakeholders, especially its suppliers. One tool that stands out for managing these relationships effectively is Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Tools. Why Should You Adopt Supplier Relationship Management Tools?

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Unleashed

MARCH 28, 2021

Supplier relationship management is often referred to as the B2B equivalent of customer relationship management. We’ll define this crucial management concept and explain how you can implement and improve supplier relationship management to leverage business success.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As one executive we interviewed noted, “Supplier Relationship Manager” automatically assumes that supplier relationships are managed by supply managers. This doesn’t leave room for what could be a more open interpretation of a relationship as a mutually beneficial engagement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Strategic Supplier Relationship Management – Do’s and Don’ts. Regardless of what industry your company is in you are dependent on suppliers to operate your company. Thus it makes sense to have a Supplier Relationship Management program. Looking Down on Suppliers. A History.

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Procurement Academy

AUGUST 15, 2022

Strategic supplier relationship management (SRM) is a key factor for driving competitive advantage for multi-national organizations. These models require both parties to have the following characteristics: mutual respect, an understanding of the mutual benefits of the relationship, trust, fairness, and honesty.

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ProcurePort

APRIL 19, 2022

A manufacturing entity may work with hundreds of suppliers on different continents. There is, therefore, the need to create value through strong relationships with suppliers. Supplier relationship management today involves leveraging […].

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

While the opportunities are numerous so are the challenges; in this fiercely competitive global marketplace success requires companies to pay closer attention to supplier relations. Global leaders should retain suppliers with vested interest in the long-term success of the company.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

In recent weeks, I’ve come across several articles underscoring how much more difficult, risky, and complex supplier relationship management is becoming. One in five suppliers bullied, says UK small business lobby (Financial Times, Dec. One in five suppliers bullied, says UK small business lobby (Financial Times, Dec.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 9, 2020

Bristlecone and SAP shine a spotlight on the role collaboration plays in driving P2P agility, transparency and predictability for buyers and suppliers. In this webinar, you’ll learn: Why point-to-point communication is never the answer to effective supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 10, 2019

Supplier Collaboration is a Win-Win Strategy! Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is the hallmark of the Modern Procurement Function. In this article we are providing our list of 10 strategies for effective Supplier Relationship Management: Understand and Accommodate Supplier Interest.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2016

File this under “Not-So-Great Moments in Supplier Relationship Management.”. In short, suppliers want their goods back, but Sports Authority wants to sell the inventory ($85 million worth of shoes and sports gear, including $23 million owed to shoemaker Asics America Corp.)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2019

Supplier Relationships – Don’t go over to the Dark Side! Shortly after I joined the Commodity/Category Management Procurement organization I was invited to attend the annual Strategic Supplier Awards event. There were Executives from dozens of Suppliers in attendance. That’s it.

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ivalua

MAY 31, 2022

Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. Reviewing pandemic responses and strategies, some CPOs and Procurement teams managed a bit better than their peers as uncertainty and change mounted.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2016

Last week, Reuters reported that Target “is cracking down on suppliers as part of a multi-billion dollar overhaul to speed up its supply chain and better compete with rivals.” It’s the same old same old approach to supplier relationship management. There is no innovation here. Or better yet, a Vested approach?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Still, they are ineffective in analyzing flow, understanding relationship patterns, using disparate data, or driving multi-tier insights. As the world becomes more complex–dependent on multiple tiers of suppliers and outsourcing relationships–legacy approaches using relational database architecture are insufficient.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2024

Overseas suppliers have always ruled the top end of the market in this segment. However, local Chinese vendors have been growing rapidly over the past few years and have the potential to compete with overseas suppliers. This was the first time that the Warehouse Management System (WMS) was introduced in China.

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RFgen

AUGUST 3, 2016

Discover how utilizing effective data collection solutions can make supplier relationships more successful. Successful relationships are key to effective supply chain management. Perhaps most vital is the connection with suppliers. All the cogs and wheels must work together to create one well-oiled machine.

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RFgen

AUGUST 3, 2016

Discover how utilizing effective data collection solutions can make supplier relationships more successful. Successful relationships are key to effective supply chain management. Perhaps most vital is the connection with suppliers. All the cogs and wheels must work together to create one well-oiled machine.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 1, 2014

Supplier Relationship Management is an area that is of real interest to everyone in the room, for different reasons. Some of the organizations were at the early stages of building a supplier performance measurement system, and had only begun to begin to segment their supply base.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 28, 2014

A lot of terminology is being thrown in pubic forums, using terms such as collaboration, partnering, relationship management, and other themes. To begin with, let’s try to map out what we mean when we talk about “Supplier Relationship Management”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Check out Supplier Collaboration is a Win-Win Strategy! This is clearly not the case in the world of supplier management. All suppliers are not created equally and they should all be managed with this distinction in mind. There are considerably more suppliers at the base than at the top. Basic Construct.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Engagement – have you got your key stakeholders on board – and the three key stakeholder groups include suppliers, operational stakeholders, and the business. But most companies have NOT done a good job of recognizing voice of the supplier? Governance – is there a solid approach for supplier segmentation?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

And even before they begin, they must realize these problems are too big for any single team—supply chain must connect with finance and procurement to treat the n-tier suppliers as an extended part of their network and become their preferred customer. Supply chain design can help identify and flag such capacity and capability gaps.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which can provide procurement with the tools needed to manage their supplier relationships and identify opportunities for cost savings. Let’s explore further.

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ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. Reviewing pandemic responses and strategies, some CPOs and Procurement teams managed a bit better than their peers as uncertainty and change mounted.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 25, 2014

Lowell emphasized that “partnership is an outdated word – because we manage supplier RELATIONSHIPS – we don’t manage SUPPLIERS!” ” And the word “Relationships” means people are involved – people in your company and people in the supplier’s.

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ITradeNetwork

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Grocers must embrace bold, innovative ways to cut costs and grow at the same time. That was the main message from McKinsey & Company lead strategist, Sajal Kohli, during t he recent FMI conference.

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QAD

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Numerous forces drive your organization’s need for visibility across supplier activities. Global demand and supply chain networks naturally include distance, cultural, time-zone, tariff, geopolitical and other types of challenges when working with suppliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

WMS consultants that have relationships with multiple WMS suppliers and deep knowledge of these companies and their offerings are best suited for this type of consulting project. Enterprise to Execution Some WMS consultancies have exclusive relationships or near-exclusive relationships with a given WMS supplier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Alaska Airlines Door Blows Out in Flight For 20 years, Boeing has engaged in collaborative product development with a significant number of suppliers. The outsourced R&D, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing with over 50 key suppliers. Dr. Tang is a distinguished professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. The organization realized that everything they had saved over the last 10 years by contracting with a preferred vendor, they lost in three months when they had to go off contract and find alternative suppliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries. Remember that talent management matters.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Be proactive to mitigate supply chain risk by understanding your suppliers. Create speed and transparency.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Unemployment rates are less than 2%, so talent management is important for companies seeing the growth of industry in Mexico. One of the biggest challenges is the need to manage engineering changes. Five years ago, switching a supplier of bronze or of ceramics was not difficult. Working in the automotive sector is not easy.

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

Redwood City, CA, July 12, 2022 – Manufacturers are working to accelerate digitization initiatives to manage supply chain disruptions in 2022 and beyond, according to an original survey commissioned by Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

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