ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. Learn more at www.consus-global.com/.

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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. Another current challenge for CPOs is the lack of digital strategy. Cost Reduction.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Robots changed the landscape of robotics in the supply chain. Furthermore, the speed of operation of robots will increase more than 30 percent by the end of 2017. Clearly, robotics will become more important in 2017 than during any previous year. Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. A Varied Range of Unparalleled Solutions.

Optimal Sourcing 32

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2019

Steve Osburn ( @skosbu ), Managing Director at Kurt Salmon — a part of Accenture Strategy specializing in Supply Chain, observes, “E-commerce customers in the U.S. A recent study from Accenture Strategy found that 62 percent of U.S. To meet changing consumer behavior, retailers are finding omnichannel strategies essential.

Price Reduction 100

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

In 2019 Yas Marina Circuit began working with DGrade to find a sustainable solution for plastic water bottles and cups used during the Formula 1 event. Getting the plastic into the recycling bins is not a sustainable solution in itself. DGrade’s Simply Bottles recycling initiative which has been running in the UAE since 2017.

Material Savings 246

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

As a result, when I was a Gartner analyst and technology providers would provoke me to write a Magic Quadrant on visibility solutions, I would laugh. The caution is that the word “visibility” is over used, and there are many solution options. These solutions are proprietary and closed. Organizational talent.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 177

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

Introduction The global business landscape has witnessed an increasingly fierce competition, pushing companies to seek effective strategies to maintain and enhance their competitiveness. Among these strategies, the role of supply chain capability stands out as a key factor in driving success.

Inventory Reduction 74

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. Who is it for?: Our Rating: 4.9

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Check out Supplier Collaboration is a Win-Win Strategy! Traditional notions of innovation are often that innovation is to be driven forward by the internal structure of an organization (Olsson 2017). I would like to offer four things a procurement team must know when generating collaborative innovation with suppliers.

Innovation 59

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2017

At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things, automated transportation and similar futuristic innovations , have been offering the promise of disruption for the last few years without really delivering, although there is little doubt that they will, maybe in 2017, or maybe later.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

Price Reduction 177

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 14, 2019

. … Customer centricity is not just about offering great customer service, it means offering a great experience from the awareness stage, through the purchasing process and finally through the post-purchase process. It’s a strategy that’s based on putting your customer first, and at the core of your business.”[2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

While many technology companies have co-opted the network of networks message, today there is no interoperability between network solutions. The SAP acquisition of Ariba slowed innovation and the purchase, and then the failed promise of investment in Crossgate was disappointing to SAP supply chain business users. Definitional Image.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. billion between 2015 and 2017. Amazon Fulfillment. billion to $21.7

Logistics Network Optimization Software 133

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Requis

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Consumers follow emotional impulses to purchase a fun t-shirt or a cool gadget. Procurement managers are under a great deal of pressure to find what’s needed, and find it quickly and accurately. Procurement managers are under a great deal of pressure to find what’s needed, and find it quickly and accurately.

Purchasing Skills 40

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Requis

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Consumers follow emotional impulses to purchase a fun t-shirt or a cool gadget. Procurement managers are under a great deal of pressure to find what’s needed, and find it quickly and accurately. Procurement managers are under a great deal of pressure to find what’s needed, and find it quickly and accurately.

Purchasing Skills 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

Through digital marketing, small brands are cropping up all over, and it is sentiment analysis and digital content driving purchases. Instead, companies need to build it into digital process redefinition like digital path-to-purchase, digital procurement, digital agriculture, digital manufacturing or digital service.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

Vendor Strategies 138

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USC Consulting Group

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This holiday season, American consumers are expected to spend more than $720 billion , an increase of nearly 5 percent over sales figures from 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. and China , a conflict that has complicated raw material procurement practices, Logistics Management reported.

Manufacturing Procurement 56

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Enterra Insights

JULY 31, 2019

Multinational enterprises deal with a dizzying array of paperwork involving procurement deals, purchase orders, shipping data, etc. Of course, the best analytics software will still sell if inaccurate data is part of the equation. The modern supply chain is mind-boggling. Supply chain digitization. ” Footnotes. [1]

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AFFLINK

MAY 25, 2017

Transitioning to more sustainable strategies can have upfront costs and require some getting used to, but one of the easiest ways to embark unto greener pastures is to start by simply going paperless. Electronic procurement automates the process of purchasing goods and services through an online platform.

Sustainability 54

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Jaggaer

JULY 25, 2019

Procurement is central to the profitability of organizations in all industry sectors. Given the value that procurement delivers, you would think that the function is ripe for digital transformation. Our 2019 Digital Procurement Survey, Di gital Transformation in Procurement: How Close Are We? Why is this?

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 8, 2017

For example, a tool and die manufacturer received nearly $400,000 in tax credits for important projects undertaken in a three-year period. With these changes in mind, considering international taxes will likely play an important role in your strategy. Electronically downloaded software is often not subject to sales tax.

Optimal Sourcing 48

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season. Sri is responsible for the global strategy, volumes and revenue for the ocean transportation. Consolidations.

Panama 100

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

By December, 2017 had seen 26 major retail bankruptcies (defined in this case as companies with more than $50 million in liabilities).”[1] As a result, big box retail must shift its strategy — from competing on access and selection to staging big experiences and providing big discounts.”[4]. ”[4].

Retail 100

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Machine learning is providing the needed algorithms, applications, and frameworks to bring greater predictive accuracy and value to enterprises’ data sets and contributing to diverse strategies succeeding.”[1] Machine learning can prove useful all along the supply chain from procurement to production to marketing to after sales support.

Optimal Sourcing 124

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EcoVadis

JULY 19, 2019

Responsible purchasing programs are proving to be key drivers of financial value. And with environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) indicators now considered material financial risk , investors and business partners want to see proactive sustainability strategies from organizations — especially within the supply chain.

Sustainability 40

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2019

each player is assumed to know the equilibrium strategies of the other players, and no player has anything to gain by changing only their own strategy. Dan noted that “GM was in last place in 2016-2017, and we were dead last in terms of how well we were to work with. Does the solution create revenue?

Optimal Sourcing 40

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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. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Note the general trend of improvement. Meet Ernest.

Supply Chain Software 33

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its first ever “Executive Roundtable on Excess and Obsolete Inventory” on the NC State campus on October 25, 2017. Forecasting performance analysis should be used to understand the strategy around what products/components will be consistently inaccurate.

Inventory Reduction 58

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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. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Note the general trend of improvement. Meet Ernest.

Supply Chain Software 30

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As fall becomes winter, supply chain leaders are planning their budgets and building strategies for 2017. With this in mind, in this blog, I make an argument that we, as supply chain leaders, have screwed up direct material procurement. My goal is to have supply chain leaders consider a procurement redesign for 2017.

Material Savings 150

Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Vendor Strategies 150

Cognira

MAY 19, 2021

Throughout the paper, retail promotions will be defined as a persuasive marketing strategy to drive near-term sales. Vendors/manufacturers accessed customer/sales data by purchasing it from a consolidator like IRI and Neilsen. Amazon bought Whole Foods (2017), launched Amazon Pantry, and Amazon Go grocery stores (Feb 2020).

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Check out Procurement: The Spend Aggregation Obstacle Course! Aggregating your procurement spend for the purpose of delivering greater value is a sound objective. We discussed these in greater detail in our post Procurement (Part 1!) – The Spend Aggregation Obstacle Course! Collaboration Strategies.

Procurement Analytics 52

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FLEXE

MARCH 16, 2017

There are an overwhelming amount of decisions that go into making a purchase. In 2017, subscription boxes are on track to generate $40 billion in revenue. The solution is to keep buying decisions as simple as possible—reducing the number of decisions we, as consumers, have to make. And for many, that strategy isn’t ideal anyway.

Modeling 31

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