Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Businesses often use it in retail and purchasing. Category management isn’t just another procurement trend. It’s a way for companies to group similar goods or services (like IT infrastructure, facilities, or raw materials) and manage them holistically instead of handling every purchase in isolation.

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Freight Waves

JULY 12, 2025

Chart of the Week: Import Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA SONAR : IOTI.USA Booking volumes for container imports, as measured by the Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index (IOTI), appear to have peaked in early July—about a month ahead of the typical peak shipping season. trade and support domestic manufacturing.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

According to McKinsey & Company, procurement accounts for 50% to 80% of a company’s cost base. That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction.    The key thing to remember is that cost reduction in procurement isn’t just about slashing expenses.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Therefore, optimizing spare parts management is crucial for the success of supply chain, manufacturing, and maintenance operations. Sourcing Procurement of spare parts is complex, requiring careful consideration of factors such as customer demand, supplier risks, compliance, and delivery times.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 26, 2025

These steps include procurement, logistics, warehousing management, forecasting, etc. That said, through proper communication between the supplier, manufacturer, and sellers, the issue can be resolved by maintaining the supply per the predicted demand. When he is not working, Christian likes to read books and paint.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

In addition, poor visibility, unpredictable demand, and disjointed systems worsen the situation further and lead to inefficient procurement, misplaced stock, and emergency orders. This slows down response times, and also increases the chances of inaccuracies due to human error/bias. Business Challenges Addressed by ThroughPut.AI

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

It must address various demands, including indirect procurement requests, project and manufacturing requirements, and external customer demands. For example, Amazon initially focused on selling books online but invested extensively in digital capabilities to support its core retail business.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2025

Our latest e-book, Unlocking Fulfillment Potential, will introduce you to the recently launched Zebra Symmetry™ Fulfillment ecosystem, which was engineered specifically to boost your profits. Zebra Navigating the Future of Demand Forecasting More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

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ThroughPut

JULY 14, 2025

A lot of companies need to re-examine every item that they sell and source, especially whether it makes sense to stress-test pricing or eliminate the offering altogether. Together, we’re enabling enterprises to act faster – and with confidence – across sourcing, logistics, finance, and supply chain resilience.”

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

That will include its Aerospace business which supplies aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, avionics and electronic control systems for Boeing and other aircraft and aerospace manufacturers. Reportedly, upwards of 40 percent of Honeywells revenues stem from the conglomerates aerospace business unit.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Regulators including the Ministry for Industry and Information Technology recently addressed the issue of supply chain financing with the heads of major electric vehicle manufacturers on concerns the price war was becoming unsustainable. BYD took an average of 275 days to pay suppliers in 2023, Bloomberg compiled data show.

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Precoro

APRIL 14, 2025

The invoice includes a professional logo, fake contact details, and references to a nonexistent purchase order. Manufacturing Varied components: Manufacturing units source multiple components from various suppliers, a scenario that can be exploited with duplicate or fake invoicing.

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Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 28, 2025

Exiger Launches Advisory Council of Industry, Academic and Government Leaders Meet Exiger at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 19 - 21 May 2025 International Barcelona Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain Days Hours Minutes Seconds BOOK A MEETING Increasing geopolitical risk and disruption require the leading AI solution.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 22, 2025

Elliott joins JAGGAER to expand customer relationships and drive global sales strategy RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC, April 22nd, 2025 JAGGAER, a global leader in source-to-pay and supplier collaboration, today announces the appointment of a new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Joe Elliott.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 22, 2025

Elliott joins JAGGAER to expand customer relationships and drive global sales strategy RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC, April 22nd, 2025 JAGGAER, a global leader in source-to-pay and supplier collaboration, today announces the appointment of a new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Joe Elliott.

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EFT

JULY 1, 2025

Gulf shipping costs drop as Israel-Iran ceasefire holds Shipping costs for the Gulf have fallen in the past two days after a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Iran, although rates could rebound if tensions increase, shipping and insurance industry sources said on Thursday.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. In order to help companies decide objectively to reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 3, 2025

Global Wide Manufacturing Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the composite index produced by S&P Global Market Intelligence was headlined with global manufacturing moving back into expansion during the final month of the second quarter. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® reportedly rose to a value of 50.3,

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

in May, but falling below the key 50 mark that separates US manufacturing expansion from contraction for 30 out of the last 32 months. Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. A Manufacturing PMI above 42.3,

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 23, 2025

For manufacturing teams challenged to meet aggressive cost targets while preserving reliability, sourcing partners that combine quality with sharp, transparent pricing are critical. When manufacturing teams weigh the affordable providers of custom graphic overlays, the lowest-price unit is only one piece of the puzzle.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 27, 2025

Most investors see opportunity when technology and logistics converge, especially as private equity takes a front seat in procurement, distribution, and manufacturing. Or imagine manufacturers pooling resources after a buyout so they can negotiate better prices on raw materials.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. Writing a book is a labor of love. It is my second book. To give readers a sneak peek for the book, here I share my interview with Peter. Peter is one of sixty-five companies that I have interviewed for the book. I am behind.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In my research, I find that the lack of alignment has a direct impact to value (operating margin and market price to book value). In the supply chain team analysis, note the 21% gap between procurement and manufacturing teams, the 35% gap between sales and operations and the 21% gap between finance and operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The discipline has done a good job of driving collaboration between sales and marketing and manufacturing, procurement, and logistics. Because procurement is a major theme of the conference, I could not help but talk to the top executives of this business unit about the new Elon Musk biography.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I just went live this year with a Fortune 25 company, and their factories book against their orders online. Translation of the demand forecast into planned orders to minimize manufacturing constraints. Feasible plan for tactical manufacturing planning (outside of lead time) reflecting actual constraints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

<In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> Let’s start with these: Demand Sensing: The reduction of time to sense purchase and channel takeaway. Demand Latency: The latency of demand signal due to demand translation of a customer purchase through the supply chain to an order for a trading partner.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The stories border on the ridiculous.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Until then, join us for our monthly networking calls, books/reports , podcasts, and blog posts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing. Companies need a planning solution to analyze the trade-offs between make, source, and deliver.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The logistics, manufacturing, supply chain, and transportation industries are going through a time of rapid and unprecedented transformation. In this e-Book, we will explore emerging technologies and applications which will forever change the industries of manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and transportation forever.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. Manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

similarly, over 95% of manufacturers invested and implemented supply chain planning, but their primary tool today is Excel. The current taxonomy does not include a tactical planning tool for procurement (above MRP) which is an opportunity.) Close your eyes and think about all of the lab books, computer records and testing by R&D.)

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QAD

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Consider a story from Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s book, Everybody Lies on the topic of big data. Manufacturers Thrive on Timely Information. Many manufacturers still rely on outdated processes or fail to understand the role supplier integration plays in maximizing global supply chain performance. Enhance Product Connectivity.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Food manufacturers, over the course of the last decade, have pushed costs and waste backwards in the supply chain. billion company, manufactures glass containers with headquarters in the Midwest. Here I contrast their results. S&OP Matters.

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