EcoVadis

MARCH 29, 2017

2017 marking EcoVadis’ 10th anniversary, this year’s event will be particularly rich in top quality content, and surely our best edition to date. Here are 10 reasons why you don’t want to miss SustaIn 2017. Gilles Testu – VP – Purchasing Strategy Processes & Systems, PSA Peugeot-Citroen. BOOK YOUR SEAT.

Sustainability 53

Sustainability Procurement Solutions New York Luxembourg 53

DynaSys

MARCH 5, 2019

Sales in mainland China have grown by 18% in 2017 after a two-year crisis that spread doubt in the market (figures reported by Claudia d’Arpizio, partner at Bain). For example, European consumers prefer to buy in their region (75%), then abroad (19%) or at the airport (6%). The Digital Experience.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Eliminating Excel in Purchasing United Arab Emirates Trends 75

Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

The bottom tier measures operational excellence through schedule adherence and asset performance. These operational excellence metrics assist in identifying the root cause of readings of upper tier metrics and focusing on the specific areas that need attention. White Paper: Putting Supply Chain Performance at Your Fingertips.

Procurement Analytics 121

Procurement Analytics Metrics Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software 121

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. In 2015, the company began focusing on total cost of ownership, order cycle time, and sales and operations planning.

Supply Chain Software 30

Supply Chain Software Case Study Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 30

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2019

It is also sometimes known as “buy online, pick up in store”, or BOPUS for short. Consumers around the world are showing a growing appetite for the speed and convenience of the buy online, pick up in store model. Source: 2017 Click and Collect Retail Consumer Preference Study) ?. Why Do Customers Prefer Click & Collect?

Purchasing Training 52

Purchasing Training Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Purchasing Skills 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As I reviewed the list it struck me that it looked very close to the list I remember seeing from 2017. Upon closer review it was notable that Home Depot was on the list for the first time since 2015. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list. Inventory Turns: 2017 cost of goods sold/2017 quarterly average inventory.

Gartner 60

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 60

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

And they said, ‘Excellent very glad to do it. So, we buy diapers from them, we have them delivered to us, we rebrand them, and because of the cadence we adjusted our business model to be a subscription-based diaper ordering business. The reason why I buy from you instead of Takealot is because Takealot delivers between 9:00 and 5:00.

South Africa 209

South Africa Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Africa 209

Enterra Insights

MARCH 13, 2018

The decisions range from big, one-off strategic choices (such as where to locate the next multibillion-dollar plant) to everyday frontline decisions that add up to a lot of value over time (such as whether to suggest another purchase to a customer). 3] Staff, “ The Era of Big Data Analytics ,” CIO Review , 15 December 2017. [4]

Prescriptive Analytics Software 100

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Procurement Analytics 100

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Maybe at the start of the S&OP project executives buy in and employees are still eager. He called his idea ‘the world simplest idea’ and introduced that ‘people buy why you do things not what you do’. Another reason is that employees just get tired of an overly dogmatic, bureaucratic process and data focused monthly cycle.

S&OP 79

S&OP Supply and Demand Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction 79

Enterra Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Invariably, automated processes will result cost savings, fewer errors, and an excellent return on investment. This combination excels at dealing with complex and ambiguous challenges. ” Innovation Enterprise , 22 August 2017. [3] ” Global Trade , 20 November 2017. Supply chain technologies. 3] Michael C.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 100

Unleashed

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Multichannel selling allows customers to shop and purchase through whichever channel they prefer. Each channel offers a separate opportunity to interact with the brand and make purchases. When businesses are looking to buy from other businesses, the B2B model comes into play. What is multichannel selling? What is B2B eCommerce?

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction 60

Unleashed

JANUARY 28, 2021

billion in revenue in the past year, with an annual growth (2015-2020) of -1.0%. billion), growth is in the positives – 0.5% (2015-20) and 2.7% (2019-20). Despite a shrink in revenue growth, profit margins are still in the positives at 3.1%, shrinking only marginally since 2015 (-0.2%). Coffee distributors took in AU$2.3

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills New Zealand Australia 59

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Developed a process of excellence in supply chain collaboration. In 2017, the company began to look at new options for warehousing, knowing it would need to start placing inventory closer to customers if it wanted to compete in the challenging omnichannel retail space. Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory.

Inventory Reduction 101

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Vendor Strategies 101

ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

But interestingly, firms are deluding themselves – 65% of those surveyed self-assessed themselves as “advanced purchasing organisations” while the objective analysis suggests that the true figure was more like 16%! Around 80% of the firm’s cost base is purchasing costs, so they really have to get this right!

Manufacturing Procurement 150

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Network Software Purchasing Skills 150

6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When the appropriate tools are in place for managing uncertainty and ensuring accessibility, institutions have excellent chances to continually generate productivity improvements, increase customer satisfaction and improve financial performance. Established in 2017, the company is on track to hit $1MM in revenue in their third year.

Cost Reduction Strategies 98

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Boot Barn’s Fontana Distribution Center is a state-of-the-art, 200,000 square foot facility (opened in 2015) that ships multiple weekly outbound orders to the company’s 200+ stores in 30 states. As of mid-2017, 80% of the company’s shipments out of its warehouse were going to areas other than California and New York.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

Arena Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2021

This led to the adoption of total quality management (TQM), which served as the basis for quality and operational excellence in the United States. ISO 9001:2015 is a standard within the ISO 9000 family of international quality standards that is considered the most widely adopted approach to quality management systems. BOM Management.

Supply Chain Design Software 58

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Demand Planning Software 58

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. In 2015, the company began focusing on total cost of ownership, order cycle time, and sales and operations planning.

Supply Chain Software 33

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement 33

Requis

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Back in 2015 nobody was talking about machine learning (ML), it was all new. These terms are used for marketing purposes for those who are responsible to buy software for their organization. The driving tech in supply chain now is Microsoft Excel. I was in the right time and the right place. What do they mean by these terms?

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization Modeling 52

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. This is the reason why 7 out of 10 professionals completing your “ S&OP Pulse Check 2015 ” think behaviours are not addressed enough in S&OP implementations.

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 60

Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

This article was first published in June of 2015. Their ability to perform with excellence exists only while supply and demand conditions remain stable—which is a rarity in today’s environment of globalisation and on-demand consumerism. BRICs Are Moving to Buying, Not Just Making. What Happened to These Trends? A 2018 Update.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 84

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Trends 84

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

As I reviewed the list it struck me that it looked very close to the list I remember seeing from 2017. Upon closer review it was notable that Home Depot was on the list for the first time since 2015. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list. But overall most of the list was the same as 2017.

Gartner 10

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 10

Tompkins Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

The growth of actual online sales from online purchases between 2012 and 2017 will only grow from 7.7% What is worse than the 2014 store closings will be the bankruptcies in 2015. Businesses are not grasping the changes in the marketplace, and holiday 2014 will take its toll in 2015. of total retail sales to 10.3%

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Material Savings Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies 66

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

At Wenzel we watch the PMI ( Purchasing Managers Index ) and the USMTO (United States Manufacturing Technology Orders) numbers and compare them with our own performance. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. USMTO order for May 2016 were 18.2%

Manufacturing Procurement 120

Manufacturing Procurement Forecasting Software Analytics Software Optimization Software 120

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

These insights have produced the following predictions about what the leading companies will be pursuing in terms of competitive supply chain strategy in 2017. 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).

Predictive Analytics Software 40

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 40

RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Consumers are increasingly participating in online grocery shopping and US online grocery sales alone are anticipated to grow by 11% in 2017. Planning for this in advance, means that excellent service is possible while keeping costs in check. Maiju joined RELEX in 2015 and has a background in product development and project delivery.

Forecasting 28

Forecasting Sourcing Strategies Forecasting Software Optimal Sourcing 28

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

On the other hand, a number of the larger US healthcare providers have opted to buy or lease their own distribution centres and run their own truck fleets. Certainly the Intermountain supply centre is being hailed as a shining example of supply chain excellence. From Dock to Bedside: Best Practices in Hospital Goods Receiving.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 40