Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2016

The procurement Summit 2016. Building on the huge success of eWorld Procurement & Supply – which has been running bi-annually in London since 2001 – the new Procurement Summit will bring together 150 purchasing and finance professionals from across the commercial, public and third sectors. Procurement Automation.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Internal Analytics Applications Will Focus on Business Intelligence, ERP, and Product/Process Cost Data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

On September 30, the big data company Palantir went public in an initial 22B$ market valuation. I am frequently asked, “Can a big data data science company help to alleviate the current market pain in the supply chain?” Data science is only useful when companies are clear on the question to ask. Palantir IPO.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The solution was too black box.

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CormSquare

JANUARY 24, 2017

But the question is, what are the other main challenges in procurement being faced today? This survey was done on 324 senior procurement lea ders fr om 33 countries offering a deep insight into current procurement preoccupations. Accurate Data. There is plenty to worry about. Cost Reduction. Going Digital.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Rojas 2014). In this post, I’d like to suggest a mapping of a digital procurement ecosystem, dive into the necessity for these functionalities, and draw some conclusions as to how these focus areas can drive performance in an overall procurement organization. which always disrupts the initial undertaking.”

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

To reduce inefficiencies and fraud, grant activities are governed by several regulations including these two relatively recently enacted laws: The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) – This law expands on federal awards reporting reforms that began with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

A future where: Data (as noted by PwC) is “free-flowing” and “unencumbered by department silos,” so companies can generate insights to identify shocks before they happen, streamline operations and improve the customer experience – regardless of role. Once that’s in place, CFOs will notice: Improved margin by lowering your cost of goods sold.

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 27, 2020

But what if I told you that establishing supply chain planning and procurement processes also helps your company's culture, would you believe me? Tim was recognized for his exceptional leadership of the supply chain planning and procurement processes teams. Less data entry! The result?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From there, we can upgrade supply planning systems, streamline procurement, revamp warehousing and distribution and, perhaps most importantly, enable collaboration across vast networks of supply chain partners to keep goods flowing. Pervasive real-time visibility and collaboration are our best bets to manage through the uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

For readers of this blog that do not know Zyme, the company focuses on the management of channel data in the high-tech industry. This source of channel data is very industry specific to the high tech market. The focus was on automating procurement. The historic buyer of the E2open solution is procurement.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

In the foodservice industry, there are few better examples of great procurement management than McDonald's. Excellent procurement is part of the reason that McDonald's has been able to grow from a small family barbecue restaurant into a global conglomerate with more than 35,000 restaurants in over 110 different countries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It is 2014. Today, only 8% of companies are satisfied with their “what-if” capabilities and only 22% of companies can get to cost data in making planning decisions. With the investment in transactional systems for order-to-cash and procure-to-plan, many have lost focus on planning. It is a story of parts.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

The biggest implication of this new imposition on procurement process is that now procurement managers have to deliver suppliers that are cost conscious and timely in their operations but at the same time can adapt to the changing demands of end customers. All of these aspects impact procurement processes. 3) Risk Management.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2014

A few hours later, your procurement head walks in the office. “We There has been a huge increase in the amount of data available, both numeric and unstructured. How do you cut through the noise and find data that is relevant? It looks like you should be able to ride this crisis out without missing a beat.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

Today, while the hype has dissipated, some data exchanges remain, and a few are starting to thrive again. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But the risk of war is already impacting supply chains, and an invasion of Ukraine by Russia would trigger extensive and enduring disruptions which supply chain and procurement managers should assess and prepare for. But after short-term declines, trade has resumed and even grown, according to Resilinc’s analysis of data from PONARS Eurasia.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Various data points related to the trucking industry suggest we’re entering a shipper’s market. percent from December 2014. percent compared to Q4 2014. As reported in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, “ freight truck orders plummeted 48% in January ,” according to data from ACT Research.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

With the right software, businesses can protect against data loss, keep lines of communication open and use actionable insights from real-time data to make smart decisions about their organization’s next steps. The company has been a QAD customer since the 1990s and moved its ERP operations from on-premise to the cloud in 2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

The manuscript is due to Wiley on March 1st for an August 2014 publish date. I need it for my conference on September 10th-11th, 2014. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. I am behind. The heat is on. No backing out.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2018

“Procurement departments are poised to benefit from many of the advantages blockchain technology brings, such as cost savings, greater data transparency and shorter lead times. The ecosystem begins with the sensors and machines generating data. ” AI also plays a role in Internet of Things operations. ” How? .”

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The differences in rankings mostly turned on how scientists accounted for data gaps in the Arctic, which is warming faster than the rest of the globe.”[3] Google notes, “Existing data centers use roughly 2% of the world’s electricity, and if left unchecked, this energy demand could grow as rapidly as Internet use.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 30, 2013

Ron provided another compelling view on the Future of Procurement, and shared the organization model Duke Energy is using to build their merger activity and integrate a diverse supply base. Know the data and technology. Don’t expect a huge amount of growth, until perhaps 2014 when things may improve marginally.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services. For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Data Science In Walmart Supply Chain Technology (Medium). If you read Turvo’s press release, however, it’s the same as countless others that have been issued over the years promising to provide end-to-end supply chain visibility (see Elementum’s $44 million funding announcement from February 2014 ).

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2015

An interesting development, as discussed in The Economist’s Why American wage growth is so lousy , stated 2014 showed that 1.3 Four main trends concern us here: Connected supply chains provide additional opportunity link supply chains and receive more data. Data can indicate issues with procurement , product quality, and delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Hau Lee, October 2014. Companies that outsource procurement and focus on transactional supplier management are less agile and struggle to be adaptable. Third, they align the interests of all the firms in the supply network so that companies optimize the chain’s performance when they maximize their interests.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2013

Last week at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference, I led a discussion session titled “At the Intersection of Social and Business Networks” with about fifty senior executives in supply chain and procurement. Ariba plans to expand into supply chain, logistics, and inventory management processes, with the first solutions coming out in 2014.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2014

As the theft of consumer data from retailer Target underlines, supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to cyber crime. The recent theft of payment card data from retailer Target that impacted some 40 million credit and debit card accounts threw a spotlight on the vulnerability of online commerce to hacking. Bullseye for criminals.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Command Alkon organized a Leadership Roundtable with a select group of industry executives from all segments of the HBM ecosystem to discuss “The Data We Have vs. The Information We Need.” So, what are some of the data challenges the industry faces? Streamline, automate, and compress Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise. Optimum visibility levels can be achieved through technologies such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) , which integrates solutions such as Material Requirements Planning solutions, supply chain portals and data analytics.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

VMI creates efficiencies in the supply chain as it ensures data from sales is a key part of the inventory management system. Using purpose-built inventory software will assist with this, by giving visibility over real-time stock levels and data to make more accurate forecasts.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. The overall expansion was supported by the sharpest rise in new orders since June 2014.

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