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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

But change management is significantly more difficult when the technology deployed is used not just internally, but also by key trading partners. Molexs story is interesting because they excelled at overcoming these cultural issues. The most common form of trading partner collaboration is purchase order collaboration.

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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

Background Most of the clients that I am working with are working on two large supply chain initiatives: Implementation of SAP RISE and Compliance with the EU Digital Product Passport initiative. In current systems where Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Transportation Management (TMS) are different models, alignment is impossible.

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Strategic Sourcing + Smart Solutions: The Unbeatable Duo for Procurement Success

SCMDOJO

Strategic sourcing and innovative solutions are often viewed as two distinct procurement tools, but they should not be seen in isolation. Think of them as apples and gearseach essential and effective on its own, yet when combined; they create a formidable mechanism for achieving procurement excellence.

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Probabilistic Forecasting: The Future of Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

However, this approach ignores real purchasing behavior, such as customers buying complete sets of four tires. Probabilistic demand forecasting, in contrast, provides a full probability distribution, revealing actual purchasing patterns and enabling inventory planners to align stock levels with demand realities. The result?

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Manufacturing ERP Software Comparison: Guide to Buying in 2025

RFgen

Running a manufacturing business isn’t easy. You’re juggling production schedules, managing inventory, keeping an eye on finances, and making sure everything runs smoothly on the shop floor. That’s where a manufacturing ERP comes in. It’s a lot to handle. Let’s get started.

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Turn Off the Fog Machine: Move Past Groupthink to Drive A Positive, Data-Driven Narrative

Supply Chain Shaman

When a speaker wafts eloquently on one of these terms that I hate, I have to manage the inner Lora. I used to love the annual report published by the organization, which was then named the Council of Logistics Management (CLM). No system enables network transparency across source, make, and deliver. Sadly, it did not happen.

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Reinventing Supply Chains: Focus on Human Factors

Supply Chain Shaman

In May 2025, one in seven home-purchase agreements fell through resulting in the cancellation of 56,000 purchase contracts. Supply chain was defined in 1982 as interoperability between source, make and deliver. The concept was that managing trade-offs and optimizing the whole to drive business outcomes would improve value.