Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Process-based companies continue to focus on manufacturing efficiency (OEE) and discrete on procurement (PPV) without designing the supply chain to balance transportation, manufacturing, and procurement to a balanced scorecard. Aggregate Industry Trend Apparel Industry Groupthink In short, the industry struggles with Groupthink.
Kinaxis
JUNE 11, 2025
Emergency tariffs have raised the landed cost of essential imports in medtech, forcing procurement teams to seek alternative (and often less validated) suppliers, which is a regulatory risk. Kourosh Samini, Director, Industry Principal Retail & apparel: How will legal tariff uncertainty affect seasonality and promotions?
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
Koganti urged the procurement audience to look for whats referred to as “foresight function” in planning tools, which is capable of enhancing data analysis, scenario generation and trend identification , allowing for more informed and proactive decision-making, albeit with human oversight.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2025
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Bristlecone
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
This heightened awareness places a significant responsibility on procurement professionals to ensure that their supply chains align with ethical and environmental standards. Implementing Ethical Sourcing in Procurement 1 Set Clear Goals: Define specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) ethical sourcing goals.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. AI can integrate with procurement platforms, utility meters, logistics trackers and internet of things sensors to gather real-time data. Retailers are following suit.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
For a big wave of work associated with an order, there might be 500 items, both shoes and apparel, that needed to fit in the tote. Better inventory accuracy also improves procurement. But for the new process, it was critical. Fleet Feet has over 200 brands and over 10,000 of stock keeping units. What about the other 300?
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