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These 7 Industrial Procurement Trends will Impact Supply Chain & Logistics in 2018

GlobalTranz

Procurement must never be an afterthought in any enterprise. The answers to these questions lie in understanding a few of the top industrial procurement trends to expect in 2018. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.

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Is Procurement Drowning in Data?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement drowning in data article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Trillion USD, reported in 2018 ( wto.org 2019 ). Meanwhile, 60% of procurement teams have no tools or rely primarily on improvised systems for Supplier Management.

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6 More Logistics Technology Trends Enabling Success in 2018

GlobalTranz

In today’s blog post we continue our look at the logistics technology trends that will shape 2018. However, logistics focuses expressly on the movement and storage of products, while the supply chain goes into deeper detail, including manufacturing processes, procurement, and the flow of goods. download ebook.

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21st Century Procurement Skills (Guest Post by Christoph Flöthmann)

SCM Research

Our guest post today comes from Christoph Flöthmann, an expert in strategic and digital procurement, who has recently co-authored a new report. Digitalization already has a major impact on procurement, as we write in our new report: 21st Century Procurement Skills. Before becoming a consultant, he completed his Ph.D.

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Predictive Analytics and Future Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise. Analysts from River Logic write, “The importance of supply chain analytics is demonstrated by predictions that the market will grow at a CAGR of 17.3% Cognitive technologies and predictive analytics. Business has always been a numbers game.

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Digital Procurement – Pack your bag, you are going on a journey

ivalua

The Hackett Group and Ivalua have been working together for some months to assess the status of Digital Procurement transformation and lessons learned from early adopters. Digital Procurement – a place we are planning to visit soon (and hopefully stay). Here are the top takeaways from that Webinar and from the full research.:

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SAP Info Day for Procurement 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 | 8:15 – 17:15 CEST | Wiesloch

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The event will be about Guiding and enabling customers on their transformation journey towards an integrated, fully digital Sourcing & Procurement solution. Supply Chain Planning by utilizing new technologies: Advanced Analytics (predictive, prescriptive), IoT/IoE, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Chatbots, Blockchain.

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