SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Understanding how your Procurement and Supply Chain KPIs are performing isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s essential for survival and growth. Why You Need Visibility of Supply Chain and Procurement KPIs? Running procurement and supply chain without metrics is like driving blindfolded.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Top 3 Procurement Technologies to Embrace in 2025 Staying ahead of key procurement technology and advancements is essential for CPOs who want to improve spend cost reduction, drive strategic value, and navigate the increasingly complex procurement landscape.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

With international commerce increasingly digitalized and customer requirements continuing to grow, the demands on supply chain professionals to create frictionless, responsive, and cost-effective operations have never been higher. Check out SCMDOJO’s Inventory Optimization Tool , and enhance your inventory management capabilities!

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

In the age of relentless disruption, razor-thin margins, and digitally empowered customers, the retail industry must rapidly evolve to stay relevant. By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

In the age of relentless disruption, razor-thin margins, and digitally empowered customers, the retail industry must rapidly evolve to stay relevant. By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

Managing spare parts inventory has always been a delicate balancing act—excess inventory ties up capital, while shortages risk costly downtime and production delays. That’s why a growing number of organizations are turning to AI software for spare parts inventory management. What is Spare Parts Inventory Management?

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 9, 2025

Transcription Services Some documentation originates in non-digital formats, like handwritten notes, field logs, or voice recordings. Thus, transcription services convert this content into structured digital documents. Ken from Ditto Transcripts says, “Formatted digital text is easy to archive and share.”

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AFFLINK

JUNE 10, 2025

For AFFLINK's partners and affiliates navigating complex procurement environments, ESG integration reshapes how supply chains are built, evaluated, and optimized. Why ESG Matters to Supply Chain Management Modern supply chain strategies extend beyond efficiency and cost containment.

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John Galt

JULY 22, 2025

Because companies often fail to let go of old habits and siloed metrics, and they fail to align decisions across functions. Effective inventory management isn’t about rebalancing once excess has built up. Inventory should be a reflection of intelligent risk management. But often, expectations fall short. Yes, the dreaded silo!

Inventory Reduction 68

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Precoro

JULY 1, 2025

According to Deloitte’s 2025 Global Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) survey , 41% of CPOs are actively renegotiating with existing vendors to deal with volume volatility and price hikes. What are the key stages of the vendor relationship management lifecycle? Is vendor relations the same as vendor relationship management?

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For some companies, it may be necessary to hire data scientists or invest in specialized software to manage this process effectively. Inventory Optimization based on actual sell through to streamline inventory management processes, reduce stockouts, minimize excess inventory, and improve overall supply chain efficiency.

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Precoro

JUNE 2, 2025

Financial forecasting has gone from a 'nice-to-have' to a must-have for procurement and financial planning teams. Although some executives are skeptical about forecasting, citing its unreliability and inaccuracy, a systematic approach to forecasting with realistic expectations can completely transform the fiscal year strategy.

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Silvon Software

MAY 6, 2025

Modern platforms pull data from a wide array of sources: ERPs, relational databases, Excel files, cloud apps, third-party providers, and beyond. Packaged Analytics, KPIs & Reports Ready-to-use reports, metrics, and dashboards that accelerate time-to-insight. They served a purpose but lacked flexibility and real-time relevance.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Click here to send us your comments Over the next five years, those leaders have top priorities around enhancing the customer experience with more service options, increasing automation and further digitalizing processes and offerings What is a supply executive to do? Limited value is a top barrier to securing future technology investments.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

That starts with this, on the mood of the conferences, which it found is changing as a result the influx of Gen 7 managers moving into supply chain roles. So, this is different fro IoT generally, though a company deploying connected things obviously needs some kind of platform – hoe grown or acquired – to manage those functions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

They’re also managing disappointment from those partners when supply doesn’t line up, often due to causes outside the company’s four walls. So, this is different fro IoT generally, though a company deploying connected things obviously needs some kind of platform – hoe grown or acquired – to manage those functions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

They’re one step closer to that realization of the full integration of robotics,” said Rueben Scriven, research manager at Interact Analysis, a robotics technology research firm. Jo Ann Tudtud-Navalta Materials Management Manager, Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines Posted on: Aug, 21 2016 I agree totally with Mr. Schneider.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

Each of them has a role to play in procurement, but it’s important to understand the differences between them to ensure that you apply the right tool for the right job. In such applications it classifies transactions or supplier behaviors as “fraudulent” or “normal” by identifying anomalies in invoices, purchase orders, or payment patterns.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In this edition of The Management Brief, Jim Womack shares why true respect for people means engaging in shared, rigorous problem-solving. So I’ve asked managers in many companies a simple question. The manager after all doesn’t just say “I trust you to solve the problem because I respect you. How do you show respect?”

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Criminals are increasingly using cyber tactics to impersonate drivers, falsify load documents, exploit digital load boards and reroute shipments. Criminals are increasingly using cyber tactics to impersonate drivers, falsify load documents, exploit digital load boards and reroute shipments. See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.)

Cargo 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Supply chain leaders should engage partners to identify and manage new shipping options. Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

The great simplification: you have to be good at the first two to well manage the third. Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

News that 3PL giant DHL will buy more than 1000 robots from Boston Dynamics, according to a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two firms. Jo Ann Tudtud-Navalta Materials Management Manager, Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines Posted on: Aug, 21 2016 I agree totally with Mr. Schneider.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

I will note we lost one member of our index when software maker and privately held Aptean acquired Logility early in 2025, and will soon lose another software company when non-public WiseTech’s purchase of e2open is finalized. RFID firm Impinj was down big, falling a sharp 27.5%, while partial rival Zebra Technologies managed a 3.5%

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

But Cass says that after the decline in 2024, freight rates are starting in 2025 on track for low- to mid-single-digit increases in 2025. So, this is different fro IoT generally, though a company deploying connected things obviously needs some kind of platform – hoe grown or acquired – to manage those functions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. CSCMP members can download a copy for no charge, and others can purchase one for a modest fee. I recommend it.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

It is common to see 20 to 25 digit identification numbers. Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. What kinds of decisions must be made?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

If you were in the Warehouse Management System (WMS) market in the past 20 years you knew Klappich. That also led Klappich to recently define a new category of software, which Gartner calls a Multiagent Orchestration Platform (MAOP) for managing mobile robots in warehousing and manufacturing. (

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

Analysis 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Carsten Baumann Strategic Alliance Manager, Schneider Electric Posted on: Aug, 19 2016 The IoT Platform in this year's (2016) Hype Cycle is on the ascending side, entering the "Peak of Inflated Expectation" area. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

ABF’s test of the Semi trounces the standard key performance indicator if taken as a stand-alone metric but also surpasses publicly available data released by carriers in earlier pilot tests and by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article!

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