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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. These sources while functional are difficult to connect. Most deployments focus on functional excellence–manufacturing, transportation, customer service or procurement. Figure 1 is a picture from a client.

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Intelleflex Announces Cellular, GPS-equipped RFID Reader & Cloud-based ZEST™ Data Services Platform

Supply Chain Network

To achieve full efficiency, the supply chain needs secure, accurate and timely data on the inventory status and condition of its products. In the majority of today’s cold-chain operations, data from condition monitoring is either nonexistent or requires hours or days to procure – making it inactionable. ZEST Data Services.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

A move that led to international concerns around supply security and the political motivation behind China’s export restrictions. Moreover, the scare incited the international community to increase focus on supply security. Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply.

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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

In 2006, lithium-ion batteries consumed only 20% of the global cobalt supply. However, as standards for sourcing become more strict, these big players may lose business if they fail to provide visibility into their supply chains. The famously idealistic Silicon Valley company has pledged to source all of its cobalt in North America.

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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

In 2006, lithium-ion batteries consumed only 20% of the global cobalt supply. However, as standards for sourcing become more strict, these big players may lose business if they fail to provide visibility into their supply chains. The famously idealistic Silicon Valley company has pledged to source all of its cobalt in North America.

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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”: The argument for creating an analytics culture

NC State SCRC

Shadow IT – where non-IT departments leverage technology to build their own analytics solutions, charts or graphs, often introducing IT risk because of improper security measures or interpretation of Shadow IT often happens when business stakeholders are frustrated with the slowness of obtaining the analytics they critically need.