GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. Conducting annual procurement exercises.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The phones started ringing again with carriers or brokers offering their services. The shift began, and in procurement we saw an increase in bid activity that has continued into 2019. Transportation Procurement: Things to Keep in Mind. Tim Dalton is Director, Professional Services at BluJay Solutions.

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Precoro

MAY 22, 2023

Strong companies depend on a range of hardware and software solutions to support key business processes like customer service, financial management, and supply chain operations. This article encompasses the best practices for planning and executing successful IT procurement strategies. What is IT procurement?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Customer service is red. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost. The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Using software in procurement management is an excellent way to help maximize proficiency and streamline your operations so that you not only increase production, you build better relationships with your suppliers, increase collaboration within your organization, and improve the entire supply chain process.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In essence, a structured supply chain department as described in the blog can help you deliver the right supply chain strategy and goals which helps cost reduction, improve customer service, on-time delivery, and better working capital. Watch What is Marketing Procurement? on our SCMDOJO YouTube Channel!

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HICX Solutions

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For this episode of the Supplier Experience Live Podcast, we were joined by David Yarkin , Founder and CEO of Procurated , and a former CPO. David is a procurement practitioner who has spent nearly twenty years working in a number of organizations both in the public and private sectors. Digital transformation in procurement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In this volatile world, efficient procurement led by a CFO is not the answer. The low Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and the growth below the industry average comes from the lack of network design and organizational alignment between new product development, manufacturing, and procurement. What is the issue?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 16, 2015

, at Cerasis, we know a thing or two about the nuances of LTL procurement. We've schedule pick ups with the vendors of our shipper customers. LTL procurement is something we do very well. So we thought we would impart upon all the shippers out there some tips on how to reduce overall costs for effective LTL Procurement.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

“We are evolving towards a more customer centric supply chain”. Pierre Mille, VP Group Planning & Customer Service Excellence, Carlsberg Group. For Pierre Mille, VP Group Planning & Customer Service Excellence, this was an opportunity to unleash its untapped value. By helen Armstrong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Still, organizations are less willing to test and try technology innovation due to the restrictions and guide rails placed on software procurement and deployment. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. Less Collaborative. His response?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

By the end of the year, I realized that the arrival window was merely being postponed automatically and repeatedly at the same cadence, so I called customer service. The distribution center (DC) hadn’t released the order, but customer service didn’t have access to the right systems to see exactly what was wrong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Still, organizations are less willing to test and try technology innovation due to the restrictions and guide rails placed on software procurement and deployment. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. Less Collaborative. His response?

Procurement Analytics 195

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 26, 2023

Business processes can be automated to improve workflow, and information can flow automatically between different areas of the business — for example, from customer order, to inventory procurement, to production job scheduling, to invoicing and to warehouse shipment. No manual data entry is needed; this means no duplication of work.

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Logility

MAY 10, 2022

Most supply chain organizations have risen to the challenge of satisfying the basic demands of lower total landed costs while maintaining customer service levels, especially when margin pressure is high. are far too static, unreliable, and slow for today’s world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. On a side note, in qualitative interviews, companies share that their worst customer service levels happen when inventories are the highest. The gaps are large and growing as organizations become more reactive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Procurement processes–encumbered by a focus on paperless processing, RFPs/RFQs, and efficient procurement–do not embrace the capabilities and requirements of direct material sourcing.

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Cascading KPIs for Sales Strategic Corporate Objective: Increase Revenue Departmental Objectives: Increase Sales Volume Improve Sales Productivity KPIs: Sales Volume: Number of Units Sold, Revenue Generated Sales Productivity: Number of Sales Calls Made, Average Time to Close a Sale Cascading KPIs for Inventory Strategic Corporate Objective: Optimize (..)

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Supply chain leaders are leaning on technologies to keep up with evolving customer behaviors– the top driver of supply chain digital transformation. It helps deliver high in-season customer service levels with limited late-season discounting that cuts into gross margins.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

His experience covers the full Logistics spectrum, from raw material procurement to physical distribution and eventually Customer Service and care, with a strong grounding in Quality and Six Sigma.

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CormSquare

JANUARY 10, 2017

staffing, financing, inventory management, customer service, marketing etc. Subsequently, procurement tends to be an afterthought, when it should be approached strategically! Small businesses spend between 40% – 65% of sales revenue on procurement of inputs. Improved Internal Procurement Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Use this data as an input to safety stock calculations, procurement decisions, and production planning. Using a what-if planning technology perform a sensitivity analysis to understand the impact of both on inventory levels and customer service. Armed with this insight, start the discussion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. Coupa Introduces a Supply Chain Collaboration Network Solution Coupa has claimed that their platform unifies processes across procurement, finance, and supply chain functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In short, his vision of an end-to-end supply chain was transactional: better processing of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Help Me Improve Customer Service. He was controlling but lacking the understanding of a planning project. The Company was asset constrained, and he did not recognize the need to manage bias.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, the river of demand becomes dirty and turbulent as demand flows through the organization to procurement.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

His experience covers the full Logistics spectrum, from raw material procurement to physical distribution and eventually Customer Service and care, with a strong grounding in Quality and Six Sigma.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Customers of these solutions also mention improved improved agility, improved transportation procurement , better warehouse and yard operations, better store operations for retailers, and other benefits as well. But, according to Mr. Elenjickal the leading reason their solution is now bought is to improve customer service.

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ProcurePort

JUNE 30, 2022

• In many companies, customer-facing activities have been digitized much faster than supply chain operations. The procurement of maintenance, repair, and operation items for manufacturing enterprises and inventory for trading companies can benefit immensely from digitization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In September of 2020, the company hired Jeff Baker to be their Vice President of Procurement and Integrated Supply Chain. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company. Baker was promoted to Vice President of Shared Services and tasked with creating a centralized supply chain organization.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Most of the data associated with processes such as Order to Cash, Materials to Products and Procure to Pay are in your SAP ERP system. Customer service is the key to success in business, but does this happen in the most cost effective way in your organization? Procurement: Procure to Pay. Sales: Order to Cash.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

The Definitive Guide to Order Fulfillment and Customer Service You can't say that you are a logistics management professional if you don't understand the customers. Customer service and order fulfillment is the building block of modern logistics management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For each issue in the customer service analysis ask, “When did we know? Measure schedule adherence in manufacturing, time for purchase order acceptance in procurement, on-time delivery for inbound materials, and first-ass tender in logistics. Form a cross-functional team and ask: Why did the company short orders? Next Steps?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

This assisted in achieving higher customer service levels and reducing operating costs. Scientific forecasting methods and multi-echelon inventory optimization models have increased forecasting accuracy and optimized inventory levels, leading to higher customer service levels, reduced inventory investment and increased sales revenues.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

Many professionals rely on MS Excel as the go-to software for supply chain and procurement tasks but creating detailed dashboards can be time-consuming and exhausting. Efficiently managing inventory is crucial for maintaining optimal cash flow and meeting customer service expectations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Too little inventory also creates problems — for manufacturing, customer service, and maintenance. This detailed real-time data is essential for effective customer service and profitable management. In a recent survey , 40% of respondents mentioned rising inventory costs as a top business risk.

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Taulia

JULY 21, 2022

The supply chain activities involved in the procurement process , from sourcing the right suppliers to taking delivery of materials and products, are vital to the overall health of any business. Customer service. Customer service. Defect rate. Availability. Order accuracy. Competitiveness. Contract compliance.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

Finished products have high ratios (average 50%) of sourced or procured product content. Ensuring receipt of Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and other regulatory compliance documentation has made digitization a requirement for customer service, audit management, and compliance. Traceability & Trade Compliance.

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