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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration. Two fundamental questions arise: the definition of procurement outsourcing and the most efficient approach to its implementation.

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Looking at the sustainable supply chains behind some classic Valentine’s Day favorites

Kinaxis

In a February 2017 article , SCM World Chief Content Officer Kevin O’Marah underscored the importance of meeting consumers’ expectations, saying, “Shoppers believe their buying decisions make a difference and are increasingly willing to drop brands who fail to deliver on sustainability and climate change promises.”. I’ll toast to that!

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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

I then recommend that the business augment the SAP SCM functionality using best-of-breed, industry-specific optimization. Why I Believe SAP SCM Is a Risk to Your Business. So, it is in their best interest to support the implementation of SAP SCM software.). The SAP solution is better than the Oracle SCM solution for planning.

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Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

While a big chunk of cost lies within procurement, manufacturing and distribution activities, cost reduction from procurement function seems to deliver substantial savings quicker. In fiscal year 2002, the U.S. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis. Background. Powered by Blogger.'

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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

I then recommend that the business augment the SAP SCM functionality using best-of-breed, industry-specific optimization. Why I Believe SAP SCM Is a Risk to Your Business. The SAP solution is better than the Oracle SCM solution for planning. So, why do I not believe in SAP SCM 7? Here is my advice. Let’s face facts.

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Are You Active in the Digital Transformation Drinking Game?

Supply Chain Shaman

The 1610 SAP S/4 HANA release includes advancements in response management (allocation, ATP and order management) and procurement tracking and collaboration of purchase order workflows. SAP Netweaver was the foundational architecture for the introduction of My Business Suite of PLM, SCM, HRM, and SRM. Will it be supported through 2025?

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. In the period of 2002-present, the company acquired/aggregated many applications. The Ariba infrastructure is so heavily entrenched in indirect procurement processes that it is hard to adapt to the solution to manage direct materials in the supply chain.