ivalua

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Tchibo, one of the largest coffee roasters in the world, has chosen Ivalua and its partner Capgemini to digitize Source-to-Contract (S2C) for its indirect purchasing of goods and services. Founded in 1949, the company today has a turnover of €3.2 ivalua.com.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving consumer landscape, the way products are packaged plays a pivotal role in the success of consumer goods manufacturing and the overall supply chain. Packaging changes have impacted the procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes of organizations. It still is.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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HICX Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2020

An Interview with Peter Smith on ‘Bad Buying’ and ‘Procurement with a Purpose’. HICX was pleased to welcome Peter recently to our interview series on data in Procurement, in which we asked him more about his book, as well as his other project, ‘Procurement with a Purpose.’ Procurement with a Purpose. Audio only.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. A Sample Demand Pattern for Consumer Goods.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

Michael has been particularly instrumental in the past 12 months working closely with companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industry on COVID-19 response and recovery. About Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Go to www.SDCExec.com.

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SupplyShift

JULY 23, 2021

Procurement and Supply Chain. Aim-Progress : This forum of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers and suppliers promotes responsible sourcing practices and sustainable supply chains. Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP). For more info, join their Sustainable Procurement Ambassadors LinkedIn group.

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SupplyShift

JULY 23, 2021

Procurement and Supply Chain Aim-Prog r ess : This forum of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers and suppliers promotes responsible sourcing practices and sustainable supply chains. For more info, join their Sustainable Procurement Ambassadors LinkedIn group.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Specifically for retail and consumer goods focused supply chain management teams, a short-term tactical concern is the ongoing management of excess product inventories, which in many cases, need to be trimmed before the end of the year. Implications of Covid Lockdown Challenges Across China.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. This is not only from the notions of China Plus sourcing actions, but is responding to export demand from other Asian, Europe and U.S.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Customer demand for a wide range of consumer goods has abruptly shifted. Chaos from the coronavirus has made clear that procurement & supply chain practices need to get smarter. Supply chains have been badly disrupted. And yet the worst of the pandemic may still lie ahead. .

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. 7] Lisa Terry, “ Enabling a Future-Proof Supply Chain ,” Consumer Goods Technology, 31 August 2021. [8]

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They provide capabilities to coordinate supply chain procurement, planning, fulfillment, or other network wide decision-making capabilities among various supply networks and order fulfillment segments. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

From technology to retail, there is a high chance that many of the consumer goods to be found in the average household have come from or through a Chinese port. The threat of sudden lockdowns continues to loom over procurement teams. China’s lockdowns have been a contributing factor to us hurtling towards a global recession.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Some publications focus on the recycling aspect, others on carbon emissions and others on sustainable sourcing. Sustainable Sourcing. Chronologically, raw material sourcing is a logical starting point in the circular supply chain discussion. Sourcing and procurement decision-makers are confronting a perfect storm.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. Further reported was that contractions in intermediate and investment goods more than offset modest increases in consumer goods manufacturing levels. in August compared to 57.7

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

Whether it’s the goods you require for your everyday life, or it’s the dollars pouring into the economy from the goods and services other people are buying, society’s wellbeing is directly connected to the health of the global supply chain. That means that more than 4,000 shipments are delivered every second. Also in the US: 4.9

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 31, 2019

Procurement – the effective purchasing of raw materials, back-office goods and professional services – as well as Logistics – the orchestration of the movement of those goods – might not seem to be as important as sales, marketing, R&D or finance at first blush. Do you want your Supply Chain to be fast, cheap, or flexible?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

front that retailers and certain businesses may have procured too much inventory , and now that these inventories have arrived, the challenge will be not to exposed to a decline in consumer buying activity in the months to come. This month, the Economist Intelligence Unit revised its forecast of the overall U.S. inflation rate to be 9.2

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

They drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management. However, with blockchain companies can validate the provenance of raw material in the food, medicine or consumer goods supply chain.

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

ROI for collaboration and visibility projects can be defined in many areas of the supply chain, and by way of example (real projects) I can more easily share the value: A large grocery retailer had negotiated complex, long term, vendor managed inventory (VMI) agreements with several consumer goods suppliers.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Conclusion. About the Author.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Conclusion. About the Author.

Supply Chain Design 40

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

Supply Chain Design 40

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

Supply Chain Design 40

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SupplyShift

APRIL 28, 2021

Sustainability is one of the fastest-growing priorities in the procurement profession today. Define the Data You Need Before you can start on your sustainable sourcing journey, your company needs to figure out exactly what data it needs. Do suppliers provide any adjacent data in your sourcing platforms?

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SupplyShift

APRIL 28, 2021

Sustainability is one of the fastest-growing priorities in the procurement profession today. Before you can start on your sustainable sourcing journey, your company needs to figure out exactly what data it needs. Some examples are: The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) for consumer goods and retail.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

While demand seems to be on an uptick for manufacturers especially in the consumer goods industry, an increase in online shopping could also lead to a scarcity in the availability of distribution centers in the near future. Demand has been really good, frankly a lot better than people expected, and the supply side can’t keep up.”.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This has led to a massive set of supply chain shortages, including a scarcity of microchips, massive bottlenecks in US and Chinese ports brought on by a combination of pandemic shutdowns and bottlenecks caused by a surge in demand for consumer goods by a world forced to sit at home.

Resource Reduction 75

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EcoVadis

MAY 31, 2018

EcoVadis sustainability ratings and scorecards help procurement teams monitor supply chain Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/ESG practices across 190 sectors and 150 countries. Sustainable procurement is one of the four themes of our assessment; it has its own theme score and is included in the overall rating.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By Q4, major European manufacturers were exploring alternative sources to produce energy-intensive products such as chemicals and fertilizers, with the U.S. The consumer goods demand that was experienced in 2021 clearly shifted by the mid-year mark and has presented continuing inventory challenges for retailers and businesses.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

First of all, the world is becoming more global, and the ability to manage a diversity of manufacturers and suppliers is a source of competitive advantage. As our interviewee and Procurement guru Wael Safwat put it a few months ago , “it’s no longer the organizations that are competing. Why is this?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Factoring PMI reporting for the month of November, the second month of the final quarter of 2023, the various published actual and leading indicator indices indicate some stabilization in consumer goods production but continued contraction in intermediate goods production.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Sector data reportedly indicated that contraction was centered in intermediate and investment goods while consumer goods output levels rose for a second consecutive month. Report authors suggested that the domestic market was the main source of new business growth while international demand role slightly in January.

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