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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. In this blog, I share my thoughts on recent announcements. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. Elemica Purchase by Eurazeo.

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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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How to Ensure Effective Third-Party Deliveries and Excellence in Your E-commerce Logistics Operations

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But how do they ensure effective third-party deliveries and excellence in their e-commerce logistics operations, given that they outsource last-mile logistics to third-party providers? Apple’s D2C sales grew from 29% in 2018 to 38% in 2022. Also, 60% of customers stated that the buying experience made them buy directly from a brand.

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The 3 Pillars of Digital Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at [link] Check out the Kodiak Rating blog at [link]. Procurement professionals have the same question looming over their head on a daily basis: “How do you plan on dealing with digitalization?”. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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AI This. Not So Fast.

Supply Chain Shaman

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. I define supply chain excellence as year-over-year performance better than the peer group on this balanced scorecard. 06/2020 Kinaxis buys Rubikloud for 60M$. Stay tuned.

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. Subscribe Here! Email Address. She chose the hybrid route.

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What if Your Supplier Had a Yelp Review?

Supply Chain Game Changer

There’s often not many seconds between the proposition of eating out, and a frantic barrage of mobile searches on various review sites, blog posts and news articles. This is an odd stream of consciousness, yes, but I started pondering the likenesses and discourses between professional & private buying habits & processes.