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The Importance of Visibility In the Supply Chain

Precoro

When these systems are well integrated, it results in better transparency and ensures the purchasing company is notified of any red flags on the supplier’s side immediately, and has enough time to address them. For example, a supplier management system includes setting supplier due diligence procedures before entering a contract with them.

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It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

ivalua

The default destiny, for those that maintain their current course, is supply disruption and the results that accompany it. . Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks. Rather than disrupt supply, let’s disrupt supplier management. Improving Supplier Collaboration.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. To change course, learn from history, to unlearn to rethink outcomes. Supplier Development. What did we find?

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The Importance of Using Supply Chain Management Software in Procurement

EC Sourcing Group

Vendor/supplier management. This can help you manage important information about strategic suppliers , as well as others. Beyond procurement, you want to look for supply chain management software with inventory control, logistics, and demand planning and forecasting. Includes purchase orders.

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From Predictions to Operations: Compelling Supply Chain AI Use Cases

ThroughPut

A report by McKinsey shows that early adopters of AI in the supply chain have improved their inventory levels by 35%, reduced logistics costs by 15%, and enhanced service levels by 65%, vis-a-vis competitors who were slow to embrace AI. Inventory pile-ups. AI for supplier relationship assessment. The solution?

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How to Use Information Technology in Supply Chain Management

EC Sourcing Group

The supply chain consists of procurement , production, packaging, warehousing, shipping, risk management , delivery, among others. Supply chain management is, of course, important because it brings everything together and ultimately delivers the product to its destination. Inventory management. Return management.

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Future of AI in Supply Chain: What You Need to Know

ThroughPut

We all know how artificial intelligence-powered tools and platforms are already helping in reducing costs, optimizing inventories, streamlining operations and are continuing to contribute in multiple ways to make supply chains fail-safe and more accurate. Of course, the next step is to proactively move towards actionability.