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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

The details: 2001-Acquired Clairol for 4.9B$ 2002-Divestiture of Jif and Crisco to Smuckers–813M in Stock 2003-Acquisition of Wella for 7B$ 2005-Merger with Gilette for 57B$ 2008-Purchase of Nioxin for 300M$ 2009-Purchased Art of Shaving for 60M$ 2009-purchased ZIRH for 40M. Each M&A activity was painful for the organization.

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Supply Chains By the Numbers

Supply Chain Shaman

The reporting of manufacturing and procurement organizations through the supply chain leader has the probability of the flip of a coin. There is only a 50% chance that manufacturing or procurement are one of these functions reporting through the supply chain organizations. They first appeared on the scene in 2005.

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

It ceased to exist in 2005 when it merged with 1Sync. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. Transora had a short history. The debates were heated.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

I wrote my first report on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) while sitting on the floor in the Atlanta airport in 2005 when I was an AMR Research analyst. Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. When companies reward OEE in manufacturing and POV in procurement, companies will systemically make the wrong stuff.

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Financial Implications of Not Having Net Zero Plans

Jaggaer

EU ETS Requirements & Compliance Risks The European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a market-based mechanism established in 2005 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Impact on Procurement Functions The introduction of net-zero plans will significantly impact the procurement function within affected companies.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus was on automating procurement. i2 Technologies acquisition of Intertrans Logistics Solutions (ITLS) in 1998 or Oracle’s acquisition of GLOG in 2005 are also exceptions. SAS’s acquisition of MarketMax in 2003 is an exception. My list was short.

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Overcoming Supplier Relationship Management Adoption Challenges

QAD

As a former buyer specialist turned Presales consultant for QAD, Ive seen firsthand how Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) solutions can transform procurement processes. This apprehension can hinder progress and prevent organizations from fully realizing the advantages that effective SRM solutions can bring to their procurement processes.