Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

The days of quarterly reviews and annual procurement cycles are giving way to a much more dynamic, responsive approach to supply chain management. Having everything connected from market intelligence to tender procurement to actual bookings transforms how shippers operate.

Supply Chain Design Software 227

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2022

Many factors need to align for an organization to be able to source materials, produce a product and put it in the hands of customers. The pandemic has exposed flaws in business practices across industries, which have been acutely felt in their supply chain and procurement operations. Gap between supply chain and procurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Other critical functions include order management, manufacturing, and product development.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past few years, supply chain and procurement pros have faced the challenge of navigating their enterprises through one disruption after another. Despite their best efforts, current events and market dynamics caught up with them, leading to issues managing their suppliers and sourcing the materials needed for their products.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Image: iStock/JuSun June 18, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor “The future is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed,” wrote William Gibson in his 1984 novel Neuromancer. Koganti said this is the fastest-growing use of AI in supply chain, especially when it comes to forecasting, procurement and fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 29, 2025

In Part One of the series , Michael observed that standard sourcing solutions struggle in efforts to support direct materials sourcing because of specific challenges in the software design and why. Much of this has to do with needs for deep integration and two way flow of data streams.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2025

Despite its success, KION faced significant challenges in managing its extensive supplier network and procurement processes. For the mitigation of supply chain and business risks , we need closer integration and easy collaboration with our suppliers, said Jens Brethauer, VP of e-Procurement & Digitalization at KION.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react.

Manufacturing Procurement 173

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 18, 2025

What Contractors Need to Streamline Procurement in 2025 By Ian Summers (pictured) Content Writer 111 Views You’re on-site before dawn, the framing crew’s ready, but the steel shipment’s stuck in limbo, the invoice isn’t approved, and your project management app just pinged you for the fourth time.

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QAD

MAY 1, 2025

In todays complex and often volatile global environment, procurement leaders face mounting pressure to cut sourcing costs while navigating geopolitical instability, inflation, tariffs and talent shortages. The truth is, sourcing smarter isnt just about softwareits about strategy, support, and best practices.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. Demand planning capabilities.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. Artificial intelligence-driven platforms are transforming carbon accounting by automating data collection and analysis. Retailers are following suit.

Rail Software 91

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ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

How do Chief Procurement Officers and their teams leverage digital transformation to take control of their data and better deliver against their strategic objectives? . The pandemic was another wake-up call to the importance of getting your data house in order to support timely, informed decision-making.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Hackett Group and Ivalua have been working together for some months to assess the status of Digital Procurement transformation and lessons learned from early adopters. Digital Procurement – a place we are planning to visit soon (and hopefully stay). Here are the top takeaways from that Webinar and from the full research.:

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Jarrod McAdoo, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! Tip #1 – Use holistic data modeling to optimize organizational needs. That’s significant.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The second is, Why are companies focused on traditional risk management investments primarily focused on supply/procurement when the more significant opportunity is balancing risk and opportunity in an increasingly complex world? When he speaks of the supply chain, he means procurement. In deployments, data issues abound.

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ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making. Managing a Complex Network of Direct Material Suppliers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. However, it is fundamental to empowering procurement success in the modern age.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2022

Despite how critically important data is, most of us have not been formally trained to use it. This lack of training can be seen in common sourcing activities. For instance, Joe pointed out that only about half of the survey respondents include their data requirements when sending out an RFP. appeared first on Ivalua.

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Earlier this year, QAD hosted a live webinar to explore and analyze the trends that are likely to dominate the procurement world over the coming months. It’s no secret that procurement teams have an amplified role within their businesses and that many are left with questions — our goal was to offer answers.

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QAD

MARCH 11, 2025

Insights from a Former Procurement Manager People often ask me why I left FORVIA, a French global automotive supplier, to join QAD. As organizations strive to remain competitive, the need for efficient procurement processes has never been more critical.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Alex Saric, Smart Procurement Expert, Ivalua. Supply Chain Managers today have never been so reliant on suppliers to deliver goods and services to customers. Globalisation has made is much easier for UK businesses to trade across borders, allowing access to lower cost sources of supply and new markets.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Webinars Watch: An Alternative to Traditional Battery-Making Technology for EVs Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Watch: Getting Ahead of Customs Compliance Violations Regulation & Compliance Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This resilience can be defined as “ the ability of a central procurement and supply management function to prepare for unexpected events, respond to disruptions, recover, and emerge even stronger. ” Manufacturers cannot foresee every risk, inconvenience, or disaster, but they can equip themselves to handle the unexpected and come out on top.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

The regulation is designed to provide European consumers with extensive data about the provenance of the items they purchase, all the way back to the sourcing of raw materials. Beyond the promotion of ethical sourcing, it’s also about “how we can extend the life of products,” Balaam says.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

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Canada 98

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 11, 2018

Jörg Schlager describing SKF's Integrated Planning (Source: Optilon). Figure 1 Source: SKF. Figure 2 Source: SKF. With the new planning model shown in Figure 2, planning is now at the product level with the planner responsible for multiple roles including procurement, master scheduling, distribution and demand planning.

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EC Sourcing Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Where to Start if You’re New to Procurement Sourcing Solutions. There are many people who are not new to procurement and sourcing and its role in the supply chain but may be new to sourcing solutions and software. Procurement Sourcing Solutions : What Is Procurement Management?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Five Ways to Improve your Supply Chains Resilience 1) Create Transparency This process involves determining the critical components for your operations and then, working with production personnel, identifying which ones are sourced from high-risk areas and lack ready substitutes.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 12, 2021

How it all started – Podcasting on Supply Chain & Procurement. Kelly starts the discussion by recounting how experts in the procurement and supply chain industry have become much more prominent today, and how their voices have proliferated – which was not the case in the past. What’s next for procurement?

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As data volumes and complexity grow, procurement professionals increasingly recognize the need for accurate and transparent data management. This is essential for managing equipment flow, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and mitigating risks.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In fact, companies that have automated procurement negotiations consistently achieve significant cost savings compared to traditional methods. At AFFLINK , we've seen how automation transforms supplier management, helping businesses save time, improve efficiency, and build stronger supplier relationships.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In the report 60% of CPOS select poor data quality, standardization and governance as being the biggest challenge in mastering digital complexity. Source: 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study. Provide training to suppliers so they can improve data quality and consistency. But it’s not easy.

Data 130

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

The days of quarterly reviews and annual procurement cycles are giving way to a much more dynamic, responsive approach to supply chain management. Having everything connected from market intelligence to tender procurement to actual bookings transforms how shippers operate.

Supply Chain Design Software 156

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A digital thread integrates different tools and data systems (CAD, CAM, ERP, PLM etc.) This creates a continuous flow of information between design tools, simulation environments, and manufacturing systems allowing all stakeholders to access a single source of truth.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Infor Nexus – Best for supply chain visibility and collaboration Infor Nexus is another supply chain management platform that helps companies deal effectively with supply chain disruptions and inefficiencies. The software specializes in auto parts sourcing across all models and markets.

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Logility

JUNE 15, 2021

Demand signals can originate from internal and external sources such as point of sale (POS), demand signal repositories (DSRs), competitive data, or syndicated data sources like weather patterns to identify demand trends. Supply chain data management. Time-phased replenishment planning.

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