Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The complexity of global supply chains – especially in organizations like GM – require hands-on relationship management of suppliers to ensure that supplier collaboration will lead to added value, and innovation. Resources spent/gains made on the road to innovation are, therefore, sustained exclusively by the internal entity.

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HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Peter is a former Senior Strategic Procurement Manager at Air Canada , who, after more than 25 years at the organization, has a wealth of experience in areas including strategic sourcing, category management and supplier management. How Procurement and Supply Chain in aviation industry changed over the years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Definition of Confirmation Bias. So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. Are the plans executed?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Business leaders force the CFO and IT organization to drive innovation to accelerate business results.

Optimal Sourcing 217

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The confusion starts when a supply chain leader states the need for improved visibility without a clear definition. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Control tower , by definition, is similar. These sources while functional are difficult to connect.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 173

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? There has been transformation in the Procurement function over the past decade. A Paradigm Shift in the Procurement Function. As companies seek to discover ways to increase overall excellence and competitiveness, a new source of value has emerged – Strategic Sourcing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2019

Hey Procurement! Procurement. And all of this is managed by Procurement personnel. In What Exactly is Procurement? Now also consider that companies can spend as much as 75% or more of their revenue on the Procurement of goods and services. Yet in many organizations Procurement is not considered strategic.

Optimal Sourcing 48

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 8, 2019

Hey Procurement! From one Procurement organization to the next, terminology differs. Procurement is a function, that is undergoing transformation; technologically and ideologically. Whatever the reason for the over-complication of procurement terminology, it has become a mess, and it’s time to make a change!

Procurement Solutions 50

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

When you think that many CPOs are looking to Supply Chain professionals in their organizations for data which will be used to make strategic decisions on AI, IOT, blockchain and contract automation, there is definitely a compelling reason to get this right. Source: 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study. But it’s not easy.

Data 130

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2023

Defining the Digital Twin Let’s start with some definitions to make sure we have a common understanding of what we talked about. Core to this definition is the ability to simulate and evaluate different scenarios to select the best potential future outcome. Is it Attainable?” That’s why we call it virtual twin.”

Modeling Software 156

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Technology is applied when needed as a ‘proposition’, typically implemented with an expected result in mind, but often creating an output of impact in an organization- that can too render as disruptive or innovative to the initial digital state of the organization. Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2018. Digitization vs. Digitalization.

Manufacturing Procurement 55

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Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

In five to ten years, procurement in many of the world’s leading companies will be “truly digital”. They will have succeeded in transforming their procurement organizations to leverage artificial intelligence-based technologies to achieve autonomous procurement. Autonomous Procurement: The Reality versus the Hype.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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NC State SCRC

JULY 5, 2019

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

Procurement Analytics 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. The industry does not have a common definition. History of E2open. I don’t think so.

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In the world of procurement management , one thing that’s a given is working with suppliers. You may be unfamiliar with the terms or are unsure how to procure strategic suppliers—or you want to learn how strategic suppliers fit in the procurement world. Sourcing and Procurement Techniques: What Makes a Supplier Strategic?

Optimal Sourcing 52

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S. Buying supplies, equipment, low preference items and the latest innovations to support high-value care delivery is expensive and while it’s not an area where you want to skimp, there are certainly ways to reduce these expenses without impacting quality of care. Share on Twitter.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out Indirect Procurement – It’s Time to Rise and Shine! In the fast-changing world of strategic Procurement, certain categories of spend get all the thunder: IT Procurement gets to help drive a company’s innovation.

Optimal Sourcing 62

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers. SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This week, E2open announced a definitive agreement to acquire Zyme. This source of channel data is very industry specific to the high tech market. The focus was on automating procurement. The historic buyer of the E2open solution is procurement. Procurement does not equal supply chain. My Advice for Business Users?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Sustainability is definitely coming of age in Asia. In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. Data is critical to delivering a sustainable supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) The industry considers the company a leader, but I know the dark side that internally, the IT processes squash innovation. We source this data from Y charts. The process mistakes include: Mistake #1. Measurement.

S&OP 195

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LevaData

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

So, when it comes to supply chain management, specifically with sourcing and procurement, have we seen the survival of the fittest playing out here? In all these cases, we saw that those who moved quickly from pandemic triage to customer-centric innovation not only survived but thrived. In short, yes. What's Most Important?

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. In the first of a three-part Art of Procurement Live Webinar Series ‘Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement’ in partnership with HICX, we focus on how to make the business case for Supplier Experience Management (SXM). .

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

On Wednesday morning, when I finished speaking at the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing in Fort Lauderdale, an executive from J&J pulled me aside and said, “Our strengths, are now our vulnerabilities.” Locate them in an innovation center, not a function. Innovate at the edge and bring it into the core.

Supply Chain Design Software 152

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources.

Groups 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

The supply chain planning vendor faces the innovators’ dilemma. Automating the current platform of a conventionally-held definition of planning is insufficient because the design of the planning platform– in the face of the pandemic –is quickly becoming outdated. Procurement and transportation operated as islands.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

In this push, Oracle, SAP and INFOR became revenue market leaders in APS, but under-served the market in the delivery of innovation. The industry does not have a definition. Outsourcing–procurement, manufacturing and transportation– decreased visibility and increased data latency. Sadly, it did not. The drivers?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

Wood has traditionally been seen as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) group. As you map out the different characteristics of your systems and assets you need to figure out which system has the best source of information that meets your current requirements. It definitely will. The peer pressure becomes positive.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Sean Thompson ( @seantho ), Executive Vice President of network and ecosystem for SAP Procurement Solutions, insists one of the problems preventing organizations from cutting through the fog of business is the whole notion of a “linear supply chain.” Constantly tweak and change the design based on network shifts.”

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nevertheless, I like the definition. I would categorize our mission and value to be directly in line with the Gartner definition for E2ESCV so, today we would have been a visibility and collaboration solution vendor. As with any project, definition of the objective (usually based on ROI) is the starting point.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. Buyers beware of the use of the name without meeting the definition. Could we use Open Source Hadoop to process transactions across all networks with powerful in-memory processing? Definitional Image.

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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. The third and final part of the Art of Procurement and HICX live series, hosted by Kelly Barner , focuses on supplier centricity and the benefits of Supplier Experience Management (SXM). The importance of supplier centricity in procurement. We have a strong culture.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives.

Vendor Strategies 55

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 20, 2018

I believed that planning needed its own system of record and that this definition was distinctly different from a transactional system of record. It was also clear to me that transactional data was only one of the feeds to the planning engines (approximately 60% of the data feed, but not the sole source). of revenue spent in IT.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

For clarity, the definitions are: -Strategic Planning: The frequency is either monthly or quarterly and the focus is on long-term planning. It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. Many are not. This includes optimization and discrete event simulation. Metrics Alignment.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World Pros: This book will show you how to plan and execute procurement and sourcing strategy like the world's leading companies. The links below are paid links. Best Logistics Books are as below: 1. Who is it for?: Our Rating: 4.9

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovation and Partnerships are the cornerstones of our growth. From a S&OP perspective this means to be able to quickly simulate product phase in and phase out, innovation gives us a bit more than 250 New Products per year, and we invest every year more than $200 billion for Research and Innovation. What about Essilor?

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