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What Do You Mean By Supply Chain Visibility?

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. ARC considers real-time visibility solutions, like the one from FourKites, one type of SCCN solution. FourKites believes they have the largest repository of supply chain data in the world.

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What is Procurement? Process, Strategies, Software

Unleashed

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.

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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

Whether you’re planning to benchmark your supply chain or simply trying to improve how you measure its performance, it makes sense to know a little about the most commonly used KPIs for each supply chain component. 7 Procurement KPIs You Should be Using. Emergency Purchase Rate. Supplier Lead Time.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . Accurate and timely reconciliation of purchase orders with receipts.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. The visibility to spend allows them to provide excellent benchmarking in several areas. Coupa also offers a robust, market share leading, supply chain design solution.

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How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission

Logistics Viewpoints

Much has been written about what it takes to run a successful supply chain in the era of “get it to me fast and get it to me cheap.” Supply chain professionals are looking for ways to store goods closer to customers by investing in micro fulfillment centers and to optimize their facilities so orders can be processed faster.

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The Dynamics of Sustainable Supply Chain Planning

DELMIA Quintiq

The impact of supply chain planning on sustainability According to Wikipedia, “sustainability is a societal goal that relates to the ability of people to safely co-exist on Earth over a long time.” The emissions that are generated to produce or transport, can be greatly influenced by the way supply chains are planned.