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Thoughts. Selecting Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, when I started Supply Chain Insights , I believed that I could revolutionize the purchase of supply chain planning solutions by initiating a rating and review process across trading partners. Don’t run a selection process through procurement or finance. Here I share how to challenge the status quo. Reflection.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

To understand this point, I contrast the results of the Gartner Top 25 Award Winners published in 2022 (last week) against their peer group from 2012 to 2021. In contrast, 19% have an operating margin less than a comparative company for 2012-2021. In this process, all of the targets are changed to meet the budget. (In

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Apple Procurement Leader Hails from NC State

NC State SCRC

Today’s WSJ front page shares the important role of one of Apple’s top senior executives who runs much of the procurement and supply chain activity for Apple – Tony Blevins. As head of procurement, he earned the moniker of the Blevinator, someone who could get the job done when it came to saving money and cutting costs.

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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Downstream customers, such as the big 3 automakers in the US, who relied on Japanese suppliers had to find alternate channels to meet their production requirements. By Summer, many businesses in Northern Japan were able to resume production and by early 2012 the industrial output of the affected areas had reached pre-disaster levels.

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Becoming a Valued Busienss Partner: Procurement Analytics SCRC Meeting Insights

NC State SCRC

The December 2015 SCRC meeting was held this week in the brand spanking new Talley Student Center, and was a resounding success. After highlighting some of the results from the IBM study I worked on this past fall on procurement analytics, I introduced Rich Hughes, former Chief Procurement Officer from Procter & Gamble.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

By 2012 they had implemented this multi-enterprise supply chain network (MSCN) solution. These procurement professionals can look at how forwarders and carriers are performing by lane, and what the performance trends are for these partners. That increases the value of the analytics used by the procurement team. Keys to Success.

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IBM Beefing Up for Matrix Commerce in 2012

Supply Chain Network

Emptoris solutions bring more intelligence to procurement and supply chain operations with spend, supplier and contract management for Smarter Commerce. Smarter Commerce helps organizations that are struggling to meet the demands of a rapidly changing market. Extends Smarter Commerce capabilities to Chief Procurement Officers.