QAD

MAY 26, 2021

Streamline processes and make smart data-driven decisions to meet the needs of manufacturing with applications and software that support: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Digital Supply Chain Planning. As manufacturing businesses took their brands globally, we adapted quickly to keep up and our software has adapted as well.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We introduce the top 20 supply chain specialist you should hire in this blog. Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. It guarantees the smooth movement of commodities, services, and financial resources, enabling businesses to flourish in cutthroat markets.

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QAD

MAY 19, 2021

While spreadsheets and manually tracked processes can help organize internal processes in the early days of any business, manufacturers and suppliers often turn to enterprise software like ERP or CRM to help scale their business. But when do you need ERP and CRM? What is ERP? ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Looking forward to partnering with our suppliers to expand #rfid to additional categories this year.” RFID helped Walmart boost inventory accuracy while dealing with labor shortages and other challenges, so much so it plans to scale the technology to other departments. ” My takeaway?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2020

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms also paved the way for supply chain improvements. One article explained how supply chain management was among the first business functions that got significant technological upgrades to evolve and to harness data extracted from ERP systems. Digital Supply Chain Overview!

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

In this four part blog series we discuss how inventory management teams can use inventory optimization to help deal with the impact of the Coronavirus in the medium and long term, focusing on demand forecasting, supplier management and inventory planning. Inventory optimization software is an important piece of the puzzle.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A well-planned procedure is critical to eliminate unauthorized payments and ensure that the invoice is legitimate and has no discrepancies with the original purchase documents. Invoices without purchase requisition or purchase order. This step applies only to non-original invoices, e.g., created from purchase orders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

in this blog, I am going to rely on the account of the songwriter, that the song is a childhood story about a dragon that lived in Honalee. While there is a raging debate on song intent— Was the goal of the song to celebrate a children’s story from Oliver Wilde about the loss of innocence or is it a statement about the use of drugs? —in

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

In a survey on the use of software in supply chain planning, most of the organizations were found to be using manual or outdated methods. The same survey reported that 90 percent of respondents plan to implement a new solution in the next five years. How Supply Chain Management is changing. Investment in SCM technology is needed.

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EC Sourcing Group

JUNE 28, 2022

Tail spend examples include purchases that are often too small to go through procurement, such as basic office supplies or employee gifts. Because purchases are small, they usually fall through the cracks, making it tough to gauge your overall spend. Keep in mind that tail spend encompasses many purchases and definitions.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 21, 2021

Dynamics 365 Business Central, or Dynamics BC, is Microsoft’s newest ERP to the market. EazyStock is one such add-on that helps customers in need of more advanced inventory forecasting, planning and replenishment. Group items into hierarchical structures and assign category attributes. Manage non-stocked items.

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. With the right strategies in purchasing, logistics and supply chain, you can navigate through a recession and come out as a winner.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

However, these items fall under a different category, and today we're going to learn which is which. What different products or services does the staff need to purchase in order to produce pizza? Typically, direct purchases are made in large quantities to get a bulk discount. Can a bakery produce bread without flour and sugar?

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction We’ve written quite a few articles on specific aspects of demand planning, but we’ve never written an introductory piece for beginners or those looking for a refresher course. We plan to do this for sales and operations planning (S&OP) and some other areas of supply chain planning as well.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent?

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. CAGR, this area is going to lead all IT investment categories for manufacturing CEOs.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Since demand forecasting is more than just looking at historical data and making educated guesses, we’ve compiled our know-how in an “all-you-need-to-know” blog post to shed some light on this topic and provide actionable advice. Let’s start with the definition. What is Demand Forecasting?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 5, 2024

Complexity Traditional inventory management involved considerable time and effort-consuming tasks such as manual inventory checking and placement of purchase orders. To accomplish this, businesses use various practices to control factors such as inventory levels, location, pricing and logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

As I whirl past the factories in the car, it makes me think about the adoption of supply chain planning. My Journey with Supply Chain Planning. My journey with supply chain planning started quite innocently. Through this work, I was noticed by a supply chain planning firm. This is disruptive innovation. It was 1988.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 29, 2017

Our survey on Revenue and Trade Promotion Management is closing soon; and we will have some pretty strong research to pass along on this topic; but you and I both know it is going to tell us that nearly half of the trade promotions continue to produce less than planned ROI. And what you can’t see is the consumer. 3 Deductions.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Sourcing & Procurement. Banking Suite.

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QAD

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In our previous Actionable Insights blog , we discussed QAD’s Inventory Value Action Center. Next, we will provide an overview of the Purchasing Commitments and Spending Action Center as well as the associated key performance indicators (KPIs). Together, spend and commitment provide a clear view of purchasing.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

It was the uncertainty of whether the product would be available that drove my purchase decision. Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. Let me illustrate with a few examples from my experiences: 1. I chose predictable availability.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 31, 2017

No matter what sector your business is in, you will source across dozens or even hundreds of purchasing categories, particularly when you consider indirect spend where many risks can be hidden. An in-depth report on a supplier from a third-party isn’t always the right format to be actionable by a purchasing or category manager.

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KEPLER Consulting

MARCH 23, 2018

The purpose of this article is to share our experience in the use of machine learning to generate quick saving opportunities and homogenize purchased pricing across business units / regions in large groups. ERP system not alerting on pricing gaps. Context and challenges within a multi-BU group. Why pay $5.6 Why pay $5.6

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 10, 2020

There’s often not many seconds between the proposition of eating out, and a frantic barrage of mobile searches on various review sites, blog posts and news articles. Deciding to eat at Luigi’s Italian Market, and negotiating billion-dollar contracts aren’t really in the same league of purchasing decisions. Think I’m full of bologna?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at [link] Check out the Kodiak Rating blog at [link]. Procurement professionals have the same question looming over their head on a daily basis: “How do you plan on dealing with digitalization?”. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 9, 2022

This may include choosing software for managing the enterprise (an ERP system), for supply chain management (SCM) or for customer relationship management (CRM). What is ERP? What does an ERP offer? Gartner viewed ERP as a platform for business process efficiency and standardization.

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IQMS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Bottom Line: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software helps to keep manufacturing operations in balance by managing all inventory requirements and resources necessary to meet production demand while maintaining lean inventory levels. Why it’s Important to Adopt Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Software Today.

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OptiProERP

MAY 23, 2022

If you are reading this blog, you may be considering investing in modern technology-driven software to improve business growth. Often manufacturers find themselves in one of the following categories. Cloud ERP provides data security, improved business performance, flexibility, and easy implementation. Reluctant to change.

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EazyStock

AUGUST 28, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the untapped potential of data-driven inventory management. As a cloud-based inventory optimization solution, EazyStock connects to your enterprise resource planning (ERP) or existing business system. Don’t worry!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Simply type in a category you’re interested in and see what people are promoting through ads. Always check the purchase price of the item you want to sell in the Amazon Revenue Calculator to see how much profit you will make after Amazon assesses their fees. If you are starting from scratch you will need to pick something to sell.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the blog, I will share ten best practices that any organization can adopt when implementing or improving their P2P practices. Of course, I can only agree with their insights and the critical role of Procurement in solving business and societal problems, but one process is often overlooked. Unmaterialized rebates & discounts .

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. Top 16 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2014. Top 16 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2014. Read the Full Blog Post.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In other words, many supply chain and purchasing solutions looks at historical transaction activity (what happened in the past and is captured in our ERP systems). We know it’s going to happen. For instance, we know that e-commerce will continue to drive smaller package size, and will drive up volumes even further. (UPS

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Product Categories. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. » Is Agile methodology a good solution for ERP implementations. Infrastructure Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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