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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives. Others will have a purchasing or supplier management board at the senior management level. How is it possible? Where do I begin?

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Navigating Regulatory Compliance: A Deep Dive Into QMS Compliance for Medical Devices

Arena Solutions

So, before we begin this, I’m just going to go over a few ground rules. If we’re unable to, if we run out of time, and unable to get to all of the questions, which is always a good problem for us to have, Arena will get back to you directly. Or if you just want to go to devicetalks.com, you can find a link pretty easily.

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Walmart again Raises Chargeback Stakes

Enterra Insights

Reporting on this development, Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) and Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) write, “Looking to cut inventory while meeting e-commerce demands, the retailer wants more of the goods it orders delivered on time and in full. ” Walmart’s latest move is likely to increase supplier angst.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

At the time, Alan was frail. He discussed the adoption of the steam engine and the electric motor in the manufacturing sector. Today, we take these technologies for granted, but the electric motor was the genesis of the horizontal manufacturing plant. Software planning was in the middle of a hype cycle. Reflections.

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CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing

ivalua

Solution deployed in 10 days to improve direct material sourcing, increasing profitability. This greatly increases the company’s agility, allowing highly efficient purchasing operations. The platform was configured in 10 business days to deliver rapid value in the sourcing of direct materials.