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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

It is crucial for organizations to understand the importance of Purchase Order collaboration to effectively manage their direct spend, optimize operations, and mitigate risks. From natural disasters to geopolitical tensions and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains have been significantly impacted.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) My desire was to make the rankings of the Top 25 supply chain report data-driven based on balance sheet results. Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Reflection.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Understanding this relationship requires modeling. (A

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How Do We Heal the Healthcare Value Network?

Supply Chain Shaman

This data will be combined with the financial ratio data and published in an Open Content Research report in April on the Supply Chain Insights Community. Current State: Costs are rising. Pharmaceutical companies are struggling with falling margins and rising inventories. It is rising inventory levels. What Can We Do?

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The Company has a checkered past. It is a new buyer.

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How Mobile Data Collection Solutions Can Transform Struggling Businesses

RFgen

Mobile data collection solutions can help struggling companies more accurately track their inventory. By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011. As you can see, supply chain problems can have a detrimental impact on a company.

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How Mobile Data Collection Solutions Can Transform Struggling Businesses

RFgen

Mobile data collection solutions can help struggling companies more accurately track their inventory. By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011. As you can see, supply chain problems can have a detrimental impact on a company.