Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

Ironically, analytics capabilities increased greatly, while organizational capabilities precipitously declined. I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. The Need for Collaboration. Is this leadership?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Scenario Planning 195

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Updates included in this edition include: Coupa Software Entering Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. Coupa Software Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. In light of the announced definitive agreement, Coupa elected not to host an earnings briefing with investors or provide future financial guidance. All rights reserved.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Negotiate Pricing 52

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 2, 2023

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , we highlight for readers a workforce reduction underway at procurement technology provider Coupa Software. Business procurement spend management support technology software provider Coupa Software initiated this week a corporate wide headcount reduction.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software 52

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. In my recent class, I asked the attendees to rate how the shift in paradigms of using new forms of analytics changed their ability to think about the use of data in S&OP. Shifts in Thinking on Planning Processes When Embracing New Forms of Analytics.

S&OP 195

S&OP Supply and Demand Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 195

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The answers lie in investments in supplier development teams, the simplification of the bill of materials and product platforms, and analytics to forecast requirements based on consumption. Today, we have an additional factor with inflation to add to the mix of issues, that changes the requirements for the “buy plan in procurement.”

Supply Chain Design Software 130

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The focus is definitely on the efficiency of operations relating to technological applications. The abbreviated Wikipedia definition is “any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals.” The big question is; are you ready? If not, perhaps we can help.

Predictive Analytics Software 74

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 74

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

Highlights included highlights of the project44 acquisition of Ocean Insights , the planned IPO of autonomous trucking tech firm TuSimple , the $150 million added funding round of Locus Robotics , and the coming together of two supply chain risk assessment firms Resilience360 and Risk Pulse under the rebranded name of Everstream Analytics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Manufacturing Procurement 52

Precoro

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to the 2022 Deloitte Global Treasury Survey , CFOs consider improving liquidity risk management to be a top priority for their treasury departments. In order to make it as realistic as possible, it’s a good idea for treasury and finance departments to communicate closely with sales, procurement, and accounting teams.

Optimal Sourcing 102

Optimal Sourcing Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 102

ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. Now that we have our definitions straight, let’s break down the three basic types of vertical integration. Here’s the usual flow of materials throughout the supply chain as it relates to vertical integration. Types of Vertical Integration. Find out how.

Price Reduction 156

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

Reliable financial analytics across the enterprise — including branches, plant assets, fleets, and inventory — are required. McCrea reports, in response to the current situation, “some companies are procuring materials from more U.S. ”[8] Isn’t that the definition of insanity? Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Alloy Supply Chain Software 130

ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

billion USD in 2022. New legal terms for CBD oil CBD has definitely undergone its share of legalization battles and still has some opposition, but there has been major progress along the way. ShipBob’s platform is easy to use and navigate, the interface is intuitive, and the analytics are very clearly laid out.

How To 98

How To Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 98

HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Giving everyone in procurement access to all of the data is not only unnecessary, but it’s also risky. “By 2022, 90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.” Data Governance: The Benefits For Organisations.

Data 52

Data Analytics Software Government Resource Reduction 52

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2022

Supply chain procurement and transportation teams along with long-time industry consultants point to the shipping industry’s three global alliances as having undue influence in metering capacity for high volume transit routes, with the ability to leverage blank sailings as a means to do so. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

Procurement Analytics 52

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

My goal in redefining electrons focuses on planning/insights, networks and the use of analytics. The world of analytics offers many possibilities. While all will shake their heads in agreement on the need for outside-in processes, there is no clear definition. How do we use products to redefine service offerings?

Sourcing Strategies 195

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Price Mitigation Strategies 195

HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This first event saw the coming together of around twenty leading Procurement and Digitalization practitioners, from some of the world’s largest enterprises, to discuss supplier experience and supplier experience management (SXM). The Procurement Value Chain Deconstructed. The Supplier Experience Community Working Group.

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Groups Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

Handfield and Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo’s Dr. Marcos Paulo Valadares de Oliveira showed that an open analytics culture (OAC) strongly correlates with improved supply chain performance metrics. What is an “Open Analytics Culture” (OAC)? For some readers, it might be easier to first define a “‘closed’ analytics culture”.

Analytics Software 40

Analytics Software Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 40