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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. SAP Supply Chain HANA is still a work in progress.

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

EcoVadis

This is creating a ‘triple-whammy’ of imperatives for procurement teams — and their trading partners — to monitor and manage risk, while at the same time exposing new sources of value that will be the key differentiators in the future. Depth of criteria.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.”

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.

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Friends with Fitbits: Fitness Tracking and Taking Supply Chain Planning to the Next Level

Talking Logistics

I purchased my first fitness tracker, set my goals, and the competition began. He has over 25 years of technology sales and marketing experience, having worked at Sai, Adobe, Colorbus, and Canon. Ron joined Quintiq in 2007 and leads a marketing team that focuses on global campaigns, partners, and analyst relations.

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Supply Chain Operating Networks Create Supply Chain Rockstars

Talking Logistics

Others add traditional licensed software or add-ons to the existing ERP to improve efficiencies, but when these solutions meet the outside world, they stumble for a number of reasons. Ed Rusch is a modern marketing devotee, technology evangelist and commerce accelerator.

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Becoming a High Performing Sense and Respond Enterprise: End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility is Key

Talking Logistics

Prescriptive analytics envision many different scenarios using intelligence gathered in real-time, and presents an optimal solution. It seeks to find the optimal solution given a variety of choices, alternatives and influences that might affect the outcome. Best-in-class companies tend to have end-to-end supply chain integration.