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Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases

Logistics Viewpoints

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. By aligning supply chain and procurement, spend can be considered more holistically.

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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s start with definitions: Self Service Planning: Decision support technologies designed for business leaders to use analytic techniques on a collaborative platform to improve business planning. Outside-in Planning: Modeling based on channel and supply network signals. This week, I was at Informs Analytics Conference.

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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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ERP for process manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

While this is wrong for manufacturing in general it is especially wrong for process manufacturers – companies that produce food and beverages, paints, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. This can be different as well as for the purchasing (e.g. grams for dry materials and litres for liquid ingredients). Inventory control.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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The Importance of a Strong Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. These materials were then transferred to barges and rail cars for delivery, and finally to terminals where they were packaged into shipping containers for final delivery by rail. Supply Chain 4.0

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4 Tips For Better Process Manufacturing Planning and Forecasting

Logility

Process manufacturing companies — such as those in the packaging, specialty chemicals, and rolled and woven goods sectors — are dealing with overcapacity as well as price pressures and continuing supply chain uncertainties. Significantly, 50% of manufacturers reported they suffered data breaches in 2019.