Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Fuzzy definitions. Recent releases of Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) refined but did not transform initial software concepts. While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
This week, E2open announced a definitive agreement to acquire Zyme. The company is a CRM solution. The Zyme solution improves revenue management, warranty and rebate processes. It is a larger acquisition than the prior purchases of Terra Technology , Steelwedge , or SCM-Icon. The focus was on automating procurement.
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SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives. Figure 1: SPM Project Stages (Gordon Sherry R, 2008) This organization has created a Procurement Steering Committee with management participation to leverage procurement as a tool to improve business performance.
KEPLER Consulting
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders . This approach impairs flexibility to cope with the hazards of the various downstream systems (production tool, customer demand, etc.). A frequent worst practice that makes the supply process more difficult.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 25, 2022
Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. NAPM published a new magazine, Purchasing Magazine, in 1965. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). Rider (1970)). Thorpe (1916)).
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 6, 2015
As I read the literature, I felt out of touch and old-fashioned. “How could I not know about supply chain planning software?” On the plane to my interview, I read everything I could about planning software and thought about the simple spreadsheet challenge that was the genesis of my journey. ” I thought.
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 13, 2013
Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. UPS Freight provides a variety of LTL freight solutions including: standard, regional, inter-regional and long-haul service. UPS also has guaranteed day-definite delivery and expedited services.
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