ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Difference Between Procure to Pay and eProcurement. Procure-to-Pay is the sequential process we described earlier. Eprocurement or e-procurement comes from electronic procurement. Cloud-based Procure to Pay platforms are a must-have for any company that wants to become best-class in P2P.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 23, 2016

Today we welcome a guest blog post from procurement practitioner. Alis Hemmingsen, Category Manager at Velux, who also blogs at Responsible Procurement Excellence. Finding, evaluating and selecting suppliers is a process which is key to any procurement professional. Understand the Facts, and the Market. Build the Strategy.

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OptiProERP

APRIL 19, 2022

Using finite and infinite capacity you can plan for various time horizons. Let’s look at how APS works, and how it helps manufacturers keep their shop floor running smoothly and at capacity. Advanced Planning identifies the demand for multi-plant entities and consolidates orders for more efficient procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

and China trade war had resulted in added tariffs being applied to footwear causing designers to consider sourcing within other countries, especially Vietnam. The facility itself has a reported $20 million in renovations and at full capacity, is capable of producing 750,000 pairs of footwear annually.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

Our previously published commentary authored by The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group provided a mid-year assessment of our specific 2022 prediction that restoring more direct control of tactical and strategic materials sourcing would be a driving force for businesses and their supply management teams during 2022. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The organization, tightly capacity-constrained failed to forecast and build capacity ahead of market demand. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. Most can only measure functional costs—transportation, manufacturing, and procurement. The River of Demand. #3 Tax and tariffs.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse!

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

The Supply Chain Learning The multi-industry supply chain learning is extensive and will remain the subject matter of many current and future business case study and educational texts. The is especially pertinent in the zeal toward lowest cost supply chain sourcing decisions, regardless of broader business and ESG risks.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. Download Use Cases. labor) shortages.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. Download Use Cases. labor) shortages.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

It takes six years to build a biotech production facility, and a billion dollars, so increasing capacity in the face of uncertain demand is a huge issue for us.” ” In 2009, I moved into the supply chain area, and worked with Rob in understanding how to apply analytics with a procurement focus. which is a 90 day process.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. In the future, businesses will diversify their supply chains and source locally so they are not as dependent on one procurement source as they are now.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Historically, the Rockwell Automation supply chain organization included materials planning and engineering of new products but did not include strategic sourcing.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Procurement analysis. Of course, the above case studies are merely summaries of the changes these high-profile brands made to their supply chains.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Electra’s user-friendly app works like so:  When drivers need to charge their vehicle, the app takes into consideration their car specifications and the availability and power capacity of nearby charging stations in order to recommend the best option.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This enables businesses to effectively optimize and manage capacity by implementing a continuous, demand-driven feedback loop that ensures adequate capacity and optimal inventory levels at all times, taking into account actual capacity as well as real-time market dynamics. Let’s take the example of an Aerospace sensor company.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. The first problem was that of underutilized capacity.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. Inventory and Capacity Visibility to Order Management System. Hence, address can be amended without re-checking inventory and capacity. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. For example, by 2020, Unilever expects to sustainably source 100% of its raw materials, even those used for packaging. The manufacturing operation typically runs at full capacity for 4.5

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re a distributor , you want to plan your inventory carefully so you’re not bogged down by storage costs for post-season items that limit your capacity as the next season approaches. Case Study- Global Footwear Retailer. last year).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Today’s breaking Wall Street Journal article provides a great case study on the impacts of not proprerly managing contractual supplier relationships. In terms of a procurement strategy, everything looked copacetic and had fallen into place. First consider the type of supply arrangement this represented.

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6 River Systems

JANUARY 10, 2019

Keep in touch with cross-functional colleagues. “Whether you’re in procurement, supplier quality, production control or logistics, supply chain is only one ingredient in the pie of successfully bringing a product to market. Secondary and contingent supplier planning. Building and maintaining relationships in your supply chain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 25, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. But this means for a utility to grow it would need to increase its generation capacity while it is trying to grow on customer base. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. Further, in majority of cases, on-premise model is under-utilized as businesses maintains extra capacity to take care of future demand, spikes and month-end processing etc.,

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Jaggaer

JULY 7, 2020

Over time, this engagement has expanded globally and is still focused on one of the most testing categories of sourcing and contract management within procurement: transport and logistics. In 2019 the company decided to embark on a project to implement global dashboards for sourcing and contracting events.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Case Studies. |. For this retailers need a carrier capacity management system which can offer narrow delivery window and can monitor capacity availability for the time-slot.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Capacity for scale. Landing pages on an eCommerce website can be customised for different audiences and upsells can be personalised based on what the customer has looked at or previously purchased. eCommerce businesses can easily be adapted and scaled as the store grows.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Bryce Lee, CSR Director at Huayou Cobalt, who has been running a due diligence program since 2016, insisted that a sixth step needs to be implemented on top of the five steps of the OECD Guidance: intervention and capacity building on the ground. 3TGs: Updates on Gold Sustainable Procurement.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Source: Evan, Flikr. “I SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Trucking Capacity: Tapping into the Long Tail.

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