Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 9, 2024
As an old gal, with over forty-years of supply chain experience, writing this report for ten years taught me many lessons. I find in the orbit chart analysis that 45% of companies in the report are unconsciously incompetent. However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement. I admit it.
Unleashed
JANUARY 8, 2024
Procurement management directly impacts your bottom line, making it a critical component of running a profitable product-based business. In this article, we look at the different stages of procurement management. We’ll also explore project procurement management and the relationship between procurement and supply chain management.
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Precoro
DECEMBER 11, 2023
As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased. Goals beyond the best purchasing price fall into strategic sourcing. Simple sourcing takes less time to execute and requires fewer resources to plan, but can cost more down the road.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
I know that your primary focus is procurement. The Companies with the greatest success are smaller and usually drive product innovation into the market. Is a comparison of COV of channel demand versus orders sufficient? Or a similar comparison of customer orders or planned orders? Or planned orders to purchase orders?)
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2021
Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) My desire was to make the rankings of the Top 25 supply chain report data-driven based on balance sheet results. A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. I argued for industry collaboration to define and drive process innovation.
GlobalTranz
APRIL 25, 2016
Sure, supply chain cost reduction is important in reducing the cost of goods sold (COGS) and increasing profit, but there are other measurements which should not be forgotten. 3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. 10 Soft Metric Considerations in Measuring Supply Chain Performance.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 25, 2021
Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. Here I share my observations: A Focus on Cost Versus Margin. In general the ERP technology providers underperformed, and the investment was an opportunity cost to the adoption of new forms of analytics and building effective business networks.
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