Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

Founded in 2006, MSDUK is the UK’s leading supplier diversity advocacy organization working for inclusion of non-white ethnic minorities in corporate supply chains. By joining their network, RS Integrated Supply is able to connect with more than 500 procurement professionals, improving its supplier diversity.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 105

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 173

Prescriptive Analytics Software Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Analytics Software 173

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. How value chain activities are carried out determines costs and affects profits.”

Optimal Sourcing 283

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Modeling 283

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. SanDisk Corporation designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage devices and software. Does it work?

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 150

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

B2B eCommerce is the use of electronic channels and portals for business-to-business commercial transactions – in other words, it enables the online ordering and processing of goods between retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers. This data can also be used to evaluate how effective your marketing and sales practices are.

Inventory Management Software 97

Inventory Management Software Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Modeling Software 97

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

When you’re in the e-commerce industry or entrepreneurship space, buzzwords like “drop shipping” and “Amazon FBA” just roll off your tongue. They’ve come into their own in the past decade when Amazon started “Fulfilled by Amazon” back in 2006.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Modeling Software 71