SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the realm of efficient procurement management, understanding the various types of procurement reports becomes paramount. These reports serve as navigational tools, offering insights into different facets of the procurement process.

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AFFLINK

MAY 11, 2017

In much the same way, any business seeking success in the procurement management environment should address the fundamentals first. Procurement management accountability builds from having processes and quality controls that meet or surpass customer expectations. The late John Wooden focused on fundamentals. Reinforcing Accountability.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

The right metrics can shed light on how cost-effective a company’s processes are when it comes to the flow of goods, both at the inbound stages of procurement and outbound all the way to the customer. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

By learning how to calculate it and change it to their advantage, companies can accelerate cash inflow and free up money that would otherwise be tied up in inventory. The cash conversion cycle is represented as a period of time that indicates how long it takes a business to turn its investments in inventory into money from customers.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. For example: Inventory Record Accuracy has to be 98-100% accurate daily.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Four separate factors contribute to achieving a “perfect order”: the delivery must arrive complete, on-time, undamaged, and with proper documentation. According to APQC Open Standards Benchmarking data, organizations that are median, or midpoint, performers on this measure have a perfect order index of 90. Share data.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 17, 2021

These include inventory management, supply chain operations, procurement, project management, financial management, risk management and compliance. It optimises inventory management, and gives real-time visibility and inventory accuracy. Advantages: ERP centralises information and improves overall operational efficiency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 20, 2018

Companies that achieve balanced scorecard results–above their peer group in cost, growth, customer service, inventory, and asset management–are good at horizontal processes (revenue management, S&OP, new product launch, and supplier development). It is a view of the use of technologies for inventory. See Figure 3.

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Precoro

APRIL 22, 2024

As a part of FP&A, the finance team prepares documents such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Financial performance analysis is required to benchmark the company against the competition on the market and evaluate whether internal organizational benchmarks are met. This is also known as FP&A.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2020

For the shipper, in particular, the use of freight cost benchmarking and market movement analytics will also be important to achieve additional insight and a better understanding of overall costs. Freight cost benchmarking in the market is an efficient method followed by many shippers. Know the market and the rates that are prevalent.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. This gives your procurement teams a user-friendly snapshot of the risks and opportunities in your supply chain.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. This gives your procurement teams a user-friendly snapshot of the risks and opportunities in your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Paul Dittmann , Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee Improving operational efficiency in the global supply chain is a complex undertaking, and requires a documented, multi-year strategy instead of knee jerk reactions, and programs of the month. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

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Unleashed

JUNE 8, 2023

Behind every successful product business is a thoughtful procurement strategy designed to optimise the supplier management and purchasing process. This guide answers exactly what is procurement, how procurement works in a business , and which tools and strategies lead to supply chain success. What does a procurement manager do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Zebra Technologies and FourKites The Zebra Technologies booth highlighted a number of supply chain-focused partnerships, including an e-commerce packing and sortation conveyor and AI powered inventory management application. Infor is able to use its visibility application to dynamically update ETAs and look at the impact on inventory.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Contract analytics can provide a summary view on performance and pricing deviations, risks, statistics (expiry, renewal and pending), procurement and sales metrics. The tool also helped support a well-documented statement of work, and ensured that the right regulatory requirements and questions were being addressed in the contract.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

After all, a clear picture of the company's procurement process is necessary to develop a sustainable future strategy and to avoid pitfalls that hold your business back. Spend analysis involves spend visibility , spending review , and procurement process improvement. The answer is simple: spend analysis.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Supply chain documentation. We also cover production and manufacturing to some extent, and touch on other functional areas such as human resources and procurement. Warehouse and logistics performance management, measurement, and benchmarking. Inventory management. Health and safety management.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Importantly, flexible supply chains cut costs and improve cash flow, in part through a 10% to 40% increase in inventory turns. If you haven’t developed any KPIs or monitoring processes, start thinking through what measures define success or failure, and how Procurement can go about confirming a supplier stays on track.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

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Precoro

AUGUST 31, 2023

Benchmarks for evaluating spending levels can be internal (between departments) or external (between competitors in the market.) Some costs can appear relatively high compared to the budgeted benchmarks, but at the same time justifiable by the substantial returns on investment that they offer. Is your inventory optimized ?

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

[Linton] co-authored The Living Supply Chain , which argues that “Speeding up the supply chain is at the root of everything that is good: improved revenue, reduced working capital, higher profitability, and less obsolete inventory. This will require re-designing the processes used to manage these sales-procurement relationships.

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