SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

During the 2008 recession, Walmart strengthened its supply chain by investing in predictive analytics and real-time demand forecasting. Diversify and Strengthen Your Supplier Network for Reliable Sourcing Overreliance on a single supplier or geographic region increases vulnerability during economic disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

I was an avid student of supply chain excellence; and in this role, I watched as best-of-breed solution after best-of-breed solution replaced with more complicated technology. Today, 32% of companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the same organization, and the gaps in alignment between operations and commercial teams are large.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 30, 2017

Trade promotion, almost two centuries old, was used as an incentive for the retail channels to buy enough product to keep the shelves stocked with the brand and reach the local shopper with the message of price and where to buy. These are aptly named Demand Signal Repositories or “DSR’s.” One of their largest is SAP.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

I had the opportunity to work with several excellent organisations, most notably, nearly 20 years with Ceva (including EGL or Eagle Global Logistcis) and now TVS SCS. Today, a dominance of production and sourcing is considered far-sourcing, driven by attractive labour rates in Asia. This is in a position to shift again.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). Some companies may have a board of directors. Supplier evaluation is situational.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. | Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. A group purchasing organization typically finds that it spends 80 percent of its budget on their top 20 suppliers, and they also organize other resources such as time by spend.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

Sales growth in B2C has been primarily in online and discount sales since 2008 and going into the future. 2008-2013 Overall Growth. Source: Kantar Retail Analysis. The growth of actual online sales from online purchases between 2012 and 2017 will only grow from 7.7% Fastest Growing Channels in B2C Sales. online retail).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season | Main | Fraud vs Customer Centricity - III » Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options!

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

Now it is only a matter of test buying products through unauthorized channels to recognize where the supply chain leakage is coming from. So I asked, “How about we make our employee the number #1 and fortify them better to radiate excellence to the customer as transferred effect?” Some strategies for an excellent supply chain are: 1.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Coming on top of a very difficult and complex existing situation, Covid-19 has put additional pressure on profitability and capital requirements in the banking sector in the European Union and Africa, with drops in revenue in the order of 35-45% and the lowest return on equity since the aftermath of the great crash of 2008.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. They tend to seek help from external sources and expect these sources tell them on what they could do best.But the fact is, such standards is of less help and even best practices sometimes doesnt make a good sense of things.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. The most visible headline involves the worlds largest electronics retailer Best Buy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. We are familiar with the concept of buying online books, electronic goods, gift articles, apparels. But do we purchase grocery online (excluding the perishables) in India. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Online sales have been growing at double-digit rates and the implications profoundly point to the reality that consumers prefer online tools and have shifted their shopping and buying preferences. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 20, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A few months ago, I was looking to buy a laptop to replace my old desktop at home. Supply Excellence. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Stuart William was in one of my former MBA classes at NC State in 2008, and graduated into one of the worst economies ever in May of 2009. He then went into global imports for the central purchasing group in Raleigh. We have a secondary source but can’t turn in less than 5 days –and we will run out before then!

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment | Main | Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! » Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. There is no cost for paid CSCMP membership, or the report can be purchased for $249 by non CSCMP members. For 2021, U.S. percent to $1.85

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 27, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. The implications profoundly point to the reality that consumers prefer online tools and have shifted their shopping and buying preferences. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Like all major CLM products, SAP CLMs major focus is on buy side functionalities to have a streamlined contract creation, review, approval, and renewal processes, reducing the cycle time. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Chain Planners were involved to correct this situation & issue of Purchase Requisitions missing Source of Supply got addressed. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In other words, many supply chain and purchasing solutions looks at historical transaction activity (what happened in the past and is captured in our ERP systems). This can be interesting as a “post mortem” after action review, but doesn’t tell you where the puck is going!

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some of the reasons why an increasing number of consumers buy groceries online are convenience of shopping and / or Home delivery of purchased items. Supply Excellence. December 2008. November 2008.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some enable a buy-online-in-store-pickup approach while a few expand their reach to include home deliveries and the usage of dark stores. Supply Excellence. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud Simple meaning of Cloud in context of SMAC is using software applications as a service without buying them. New application purchases are being evaluated to be cloud deployable. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. My guest commentary comes at the end of December as the early indicators from the 2012 surge holiday buying period already point to yet another set of significant learning for global retailers. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Excellence. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Product Categories. Banking Suite. Categories.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 31, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In his previous blog , my colleague Amit Ambekar had talked about various payment types such as Cash on Delivery, Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 8, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. This could discourage the consumers to buy these products in previous seasons in the expectation of a price cut. Supply Excellence. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2008.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments | Main | Mobile Payment Options » Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Low Entry Cost / Capital Cost Saving With cloud based offerings, companies opt for a pay-per-use model, where they need not buy licenses in bulk, but migrate to a subscription based model. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Similarly a periodic query of t-lanes that will expire soon will help in preventing purchase requisitions without source of supply. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Customers who are interested to buy a product online or are sure that the product cannot be returned are particularly concerned about the quality and the correct utility of the product. Business Process Outsourcing.

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