NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

In my most recent blog, I described the type of person that organizations such as Apple are seeking to find : tech savvy, smart, humble, able to work on unstructured projects with challenging requirements, analytically oriented, and most of all, willing to learn and take on new problems! So did Tom Falk at Kimberly Clark.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 6, 2016

The team would then work to organize and summarize the process documentation for inclusion on the internal contract management website whose primary audience is global procurement. Commodity/Category sourcing profiles within Research and Development (R&D). Develop sourcing strategies for R&D commodity categories (play books).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces that our latest Research Advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains is now available for reading.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The issue around managing people was a strong theme – as was the need to think about adopting analytics into the core abilities that help build a business case that allows people to influence and drive change within their stakeholder community.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

But they also tackle the issue of data and predictive analytics, pointing to the fact that prediction is much more difficult than historical reviews of what happened in the past. The authors also go through and explore a number of other procurement issues that are often debated.

Procurement Analytics 40

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

These interviews are often the best source of information and are not published. Secondary data sources are published available databases, reports, websites, and so on. Supply market intelligence can also lead to better relationships with suppliers, which is a critical element to manage supply chain disruptions (see below).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Prediction 1 – Spend Analytics Will Become More Predictive (Not Backward Looking). In one company, the analytical team explored the relationship between economic activity, consumer demand, and demand for their products. The opportunity to drive post-award contract management will continue to be critical.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

This was a lot of planning, a lot of analytics, and a lot of work. Marsh did not have centralized approach to supply chain management. Stuart discussed the need for a supply chain Swiss Army knife skill set. We have a secondary source but can’t turn in less than 5 days –and we will run out before then!

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