Procurement Academy

APRIL 24, 2025

This blog explores procurement vs supply chain strategy and looks at how aligning the two leads to operational excellence. It includes procurement but also spans logistics, production, inventory management, and distribution. Theyre still too often stuck in their own lanes. It doesnt have to be that way.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2016

As McCarthy put it, after a customer buys a bed, it’s his responsibility “to make sure we deliver it to their home brilliantly.” Dreams has its own fleet of 110 vehicles and operates an average of 120-125 vehicles per week, with over 400 people across 9 distribution centers in the United Kingdom.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In essence, this includes the entire chain of supply, production, storage, distribution and finally, the customer, so that the plans make sense all involved parties. Working with Excel spreadsheets does not contribute the efficiency, speed and agility necessary for planning teams to bring the best plans to the company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. For LKQ Europe , as shown in Figure 1, testing on brake pad distribution showed that the bullwhip effect was 48% between channel demand and the customer order. The distribution models were never tested when implemented. The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The pandemic halted many supply chains last year, closing factories and stores, and limiting manufacturing and distribution operations. According to a new study from Oracle, 84% of people say delays would cause them to cancel their order and 80% say it would cause them to stop buying from a brand altogether.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating. The Path to Supply Chain Excellence. Make no mistake, there is a path to supply chain excellence and it is one well worth investing in.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Want to streamline your distribution operations? The field of distribution operations is rapidly evolving with the rise of eCommerce, with fierce competition between distributors. A well-designed Distribution Operations strategy can help businesses optimize their supply chain, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The total cost of ownership analyzes the total costs of the buying decision. The company had to ensure they were balancing everything appropriately, not only considering just purchase price variance or cost down but all the elements of the source-plan-make-deliver cycle. (In

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

We’re breaking down 6 automation technologies to drive up your distribution center efficiency. Distribution Centre Automation. For companies seeking to survive and excel in the current 'retail apocalypse' , understanding the right technologies to employ in their supply chain operations is critical. The Challenges.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

About ITS Logistics ITS Logistics is a premier Third-Party Logistics company that provides creative supply chain solutions with an asset-lite transportation division ranked #21 in North America, the #11 drayage and intermodal provider, a top-tier asset-based dedicated fleet, and innovative omnichannel distribution and fulfillment services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 6, 2021

The Future of Distribution article and permission to publish here provided by Jake Rheude. The eCommerce distribution system is never static, as new technologies cause fundamental changes in how distribution works. The future of distribution is changing more quickly every year. Distribution Yesterday and Today.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? Total Delivered Cost means capturing the end-to-end cost of the global operation: inbound freight, material purchases, inventory losses, yield losses, internal and external manufacturing, distribution, inter-facility freight, outbound freight, overhead, duties, taxes, tooling, etc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. However, most of the data is not a normal distribution. Moving Forward.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value. I had a conversation with one of the major medical device companies, a healthcare distribution firm, and a leading hospital. Lafley’s turnaround of P&G, through the focus on the two moments of truth (purchase and usage), is an example.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Today, only 58% of retailers have a good PI signal in their stores, and only 60% have a good PI signal in their distribution centers. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. It is necessary and fundamental. Don’t fool yourself. Redefine it. Make it work.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Key takeaways Importance of Procurement Procurement vs. Purchasing Key Functions Departmental Structure Role Descriptions The blog emphasizes the significance of a well-structured procurement department with qualified personnel to achieve organizational objectives. Read In Detail About Procurement Department Here 2.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

similarly, over 95% of manufacturers invested and implemented supply chain planning, but their primary tool today is Excel. Conventional technologies are deterministic (single number) while probabilistic engines show the results in a mathematical distribution (think statistics class). ” Does the Dog Hunt?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. Rich Sherman – a Senior Fellow in TCS’s Supply Chain Center of Excellence – points out that many companies are building control towers to better manage their supply chains. That is how enterprise and supply chain software solutions work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. million square feet in 10 distribution centers and 35 million square feet across its branch network. These trucks range in size from semitrucks to delivery vans.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global supply chain disruption, rapid technological evolution, changing buying and selling habits – wholesale distributors have had to deal with some rapid and radical changes over the past couple of years. Here we give you our top 10 wholesale distribution trends for 2022 and beyond. The question is: Where to from here?

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

During Blue Yonder ICON 2021, I had the pleasure to speak with Johnny Ivanyi , the Global Head of Distribution Excellence of Bayer Crop Science, and Kishore Yarlagadda , Global Distribution Deployment Lead of Bayer Crop Science, for the session “Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This team is not buying the message. So much so, that three years ago, I founded a research company to focus on understanding supply chain excellence. I had managed factories and distribution centers, and strongly believed that the best supply chain results stemmed from strong, well-run functions. “I study supply chains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! The silo mentality of traditional organizations must be broken.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

By purchasing planning and transactional systems for a common vendor, they had one throat to choke and they were familiar with the architectural elements. The supply chain planning cannot be effective if implemented by a supply chain function that is focused only on customer service, logistics and distribution. The book is a story.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

For example, if the supplier has several big name cosmetic industry customers (90% of their business) and you are buying specialty automotive chemicals from them (less than 5% of their business), the supplier will be influenced in the direction of the cosmetic customers and they will get the attention, products and services before you.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

They can adjust quantities and generate supplier replenishment orders in PDF or Excel as needed. The system can now automatically receive all approved Purchase Orders so receipts can be reconciled against orders. In parallel, the platform is launched with a smaller planning team and without demand planners reviewing forecasts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. To satisfy demand, Carter’s operates out of five domestic and international distribution centers handling approximately 31,000 items at a location (SKUs). We redeployed the DIM code solution for all points of distribution.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. eAuctions technology can reduce the cost of purchasing products and services by up to 20%. It’s time for the Auctioneer to take the stage!

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Company operates eighteen manufacturing facilities, nine distribution centers located throughout North and Central America. At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain. This replaced an Excel based, part-by-part approach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Everything from inbound shipments coming into a distribution center to last-mile parcel delivery are changing. Consumers are demanding faster shipping, better visibility and excellent customer experience from the places they shop. More e-commerce orders mean a big increase in transportation requirements.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

An efficient procurement process optimizes vendor selection and purchasing decisions to maintain cost-effective inventory levels. Distribution: Data-driven distribution networks utilize advanced routing and scheduling to ensure timely deliveries while minimizing transportation expenses.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. The truth is women have long been underrepresented in supply chain leadership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

They put significantly more parametrized data variables in the River Logic model than what they were using with the Excel models. They are expanding their digital twin approach to in-market distribution optimization and raw material purchases. By December 2019 the system and model were fully live.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Over the past years there have been active government policies in Western countries, like in Europe and the USA, to reduce farming by government or institutional investors buying farmland from farmers. He is the author of the book ‘Halal Business Management: A guide to achieving halal excellence’. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

This warehouse runs at a perfect optimum with fixed capital in the form of inventory balanced perfectly with sales and purchasing, and all the items perfectly distributed to the various storage areas of the warehouse. Operational excellence systems for the best use of the human resource.

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