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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). The solution was too black box. Hence the solution couldn’t be much maintained. ” My take? Phase 2.

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the research for my inventory optimization report, the lowest level of satisfaction with multi-tier inventory optimization is with clients of the SAP inventory solution (previously purchased from SmartOps). Selling licenses does not translate into implemented software. ILOG was then purchased by IBM for $340 million in 2008.

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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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What € 30M funding really means to us: Accelerating sustainable procurement

EcoVadis

First of all, on behalf of the team here, we can thank our Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Pierre-François Thaler and Frédéric Trinel for their tireless dedication, and who have devoted their intelligence, passion and seemingly endless energy to building EcoVadis since 2007. Bravo, and thank you! The market has spoken. Destination: Growth!

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Growing Challenges in Supplier CSR Monitoring are Being Met with Powerful Digital Solutions

EcoVadis

Supply chains become ever more complex and global, while at the same time the spotlight on transparency and innovation around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is shifting to the supply chain. Supply bases cover 100’s of purchasing categories, each posing a different mix of CSR risks and issues. Depth of criteria.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Stephany Lapierre, CEO at tealbook!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I launched my second business, a strategic sourcing and procurement consulting firm in 2007. That company grew organically and supported over 100 companies ranging from Fortune 100 companies to fast growing businesses building their first procurement function. procurement #purchasing #supplychainmanagement.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

Resource: ArcGIS Open Data 5. Understand online consumer behavior via Think With Google Google has provided lots of data for you to understand what, when, why and how customers make online purchase via the interactive data. This software also helps you prioritize your project effectively. Resource: Trello 18.