Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Product innovation is at the center of many success stories. Every product that exists now, or that existed before, was once an innovation. The most notable innovative products of late have been mostly technological. The term ‘disruptive innovation’ is used quite a lot these days. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These innovations aren’t just upgrades—they are game-changers, reshaping the procurement landscape and setting the bar for what’s possible. Here are the five game-changing eSourcing innovations that demand your immediate attention. Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing Why Act Now? Why Act Now? Why Act Now? Why Act Now?

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

??Meeting the Demand in Sourcing and Procurement. In recent years, considerable efforts have been made to simplify and streamline sourcing, procurement, and overall supply chains to meet demand more effectively. Sourcing and Procurement Optimization : Speed and Transparency. Contract management. RFx and eAuction management.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

From time-to-time the Supply Chain Matters blog features book reviews which we believe would be of value and a learning asset to our extended global supply chain management community of readers. In this particular posting, we share our review of: Profit From The Source- Transforming Your Business By Putting Suppliers at the Core.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Regardless of the business, today’s manufacturers are under pressure to innovate faster and gain first-mover advantages while operating under the constraints of stringent regulatory requirements and greater product complexity.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change. See you soon!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

A month later, Walmart announced that it will increase its sourcing of US products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. Kevin discusses three factors that are helping to drive the reshoring trend, but the one that caught my attention the most was how companies are shifting their focus from least-cost sourcing to best-cost sourcing.

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EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Strategic Sourcing Solutions to Enhance Your Bottom Line. Strategic sourcing is vital to procurement and the supply chain overall, as it allows companies to gain the lowest cost of a good or service while minimizing supply chain risk. What Is Strategic Sourcing?

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

It’s an exciting era for retail as companies continue to focus on creating and providing a great experience for their customers, while driving innovation and market share. online grocer who serves the East Coast and Mid-West, to hear about how he views the role of analytics and technology in driving supply chain innovation at his company.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 6, 2022

She has honed her skills for spotting and coaching winning teams over her 27+ years working with startups to F500s on strategy and execution across branding, product development, and innovation. She is passionate about helping fashion tech and supply chain startups achieve industry adoption, growth, and scale. About REFASHIOND Ventures.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Freight sourcing team article and permission to publish here provided by Katharine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight sourcing and procurement is a critical component of the whole supply chain and is crucial to the success of the business. These are the must-haves for any effective freight sourcing team. Subscribe Here!

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Demand Driven Technologies

MAY 10, 2022

In the 21st century, there have been many such changes: from innovative IT technologies to new methods to improve the quality of products, or the entire supply chain management system. Every supply chain and every production plant are faced with changes sooner or later. Before you embark on such a major, but time-consuming, change, you.

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ivalua

JULY 22, 2015

In last week’s blog , I began discussing telltale signs that you have entered the new age of strategic sourcing. Leading manufacturers have proven that best-in-class strategic sourcing can create measurable and sustainable shareholder value by contributing to top line growth and bottom line profitability. alternatives.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 9, 2022

Drive innovation. In my opinion, you need to make sure you have the right product design in place at the right level so it can be sourced, it can be built, and it can be shipped. Digital transformation is an essential imperative to: Exceed client expectations and enhance the consumer experience. Gain an advantage over the competition.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2020

Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest! These Rare Earth Elements have long ago been abandoned for mining and processing here in the United States and are part of our reliance on Chinese sources of supply. Lead by innovation. He is a frequent contributor to industry forums, publications, and blogs.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.” VP, LLamasoft.

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QAD

APRIL 1, 2019

The goal of all of our innovations is to help provide our customers with the agility they need to effectively respond to the opportunities in their rapidly changing business environments. Additional innovations were made in the areas of sourcing, inventory and order visibility within depot repair and related material management processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The blog post, What About Them Apples , raised a lot of heated discussion on LinkedIn. There were two great blog posts on the topic of DDMRP on Linkedin last week. For those that don’t ready my blog regularly, there are a couple of truths about Lora Cecere: No one pays me for my ink. Quite the dust-up… Why?

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

EC Sourcing Group ranks as a ‘Value’ & ‘Customer’ Leader in Latest eSourcing Benchmarking Study. Spend Matters’ newly released Fall 2021 SolutionMap report names EC Sourcing Group a Customer & Value Leader across multiple organization types.

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 27, 2021

5 Benefits of Global Sourcing in Supply Chain Management. When the topic of global sourcing comes up, procurement managers often balk at global sourcing in supply chain management because they worry they will have to sacrifice quality or delivery when using global suppliers. Innovative ideas. it most certainly is.

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2014

In my last blog post, “ Will your supply chain lead in the next decade? ,” I talked about Gartner’s first-day focus at their Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. In sourcing, successful manufacturers exploit all available information and analytics to make informed, strategic decisions in support of future success.

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SCM Research

MARCH 23, 2015

Thank you for contributing to my blog. Over the last decades, however, supply chains have been undergoing a process of increasing globalization, which has created the need for differentiated sustainability approaches for firms sourcing globally rather than regionally. Gualandris, J., Golini, R., & Kalchschmidt, M.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

The dynamic sourcing capability automatically smooths inventory targets day after day and ensures target service levels are achieved regardless of supplier constraints. For more information about SO99+, read our blog on the v8.60 This is another step forward in our mission to make supply chains a force for good in supply.”

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Create speed and transparency.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The list recognizes organizations performing as best-in-class in terms of innovation, market presence, tech competency, and solution delivery. Today marks a both an exciting and also incredibly challenging time to be in procurement and sourcing. which combines equal feedback from industry analysts and clients alike. .

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The list recognizes organizations performing as best-in-class in terms of innovation, market presence, tech competency, and solution delivery. Today marks a both an exciting and also incredibly challenging time to be in procurement and sourcing. which combines equal feedback from industry analysts and clients alike. .

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

However, few manufacturers ever sit back and ask, “How can our procurement or strategic sourcing initiatives contribute to the overall customer experience?” I would argue that, if you’re in manufacturing, strategic sourcing is the first place to start shaping the customer journey. Lastly, let’s discuss innovation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Blog originally published at, and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at, [link]. The complexity of global supply chains – especially in organizations like GM – require hands-on relationship management of suppliers to ensure that supplier collaboration will lead to added value, and innovation. Subscribe Here!

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ToolsGroup

JULY 5, 2023

GranTerre has been a ToolsGroup customer for many years, and we value their commitment to innovation,” said Massimo Corradi, Supply Chain & Logistics Director, GranTerre. “We For more information about SO99+, read our blog on the v8.61 release HERE.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The transformation has touched all inventory levels from material sourcing to end product delivery. As a result, manufacturers are compelled to invest in research and development to create innovative, sustainable and visually appealing packaging solutions. It is an area that has had tremendous change and continues to evolve.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 12, 2023

Dynamic Fulfillment leverages real-time inventory, demand, and operational signals captured by ToolsGroup’s unique dynamic data unification platform, which provides a digital supply chain twin for optimal sourcing decisions. For more information about Dynamic Fulfillment, read our blog on our new release and register for our upcoming webinar.

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ProcurePort

APRIL 1, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, maintaining a competitive edge requires innovation and efficiency. Businesses can improve operations by using e-sourcing software for procurement. Let’s delve deeper into how e-sourcing software can revolutionize procurement processes and drive bottom-line growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its Supply Chain Matters outreach blog highlights a recently published survey sponsored by Accenture that provides findings indicating that companies are indeed investing in supply chain resiliency capabilities to mitigate business disruption. In 2022, more U.S.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Procurement Sourcing Overview: Procurement sourcing is finding and choosing suppliers to get things an organization needs. Importance and Strategies: Good procurement sourcing saves money, ensures quality, reduces risk, and allows for innovation. appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 29, 2017

I had an opportunity to watch some hilarious sourcing videos recently that I discovered on a sourcing blog by Citro Strategy. She claims that this is a “test”, an incentive to try to innovate and bear all the costs, with the somewhat vague referral to future business that may or may not occur.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Originally published in the 2022 ProcureCon Report “Transforming Procurement: Embracing Digital Innovation and Driving Sustainability” Ethical business practices and sustainability initiatives are forcing organizations to not only stand up, but to also set themselves apart from the competition by implementing ESG and CSR commitments.

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