Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

Supply Chain Network Software 218

Supply Chain Network Software Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing 218

Precoro

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

For some businesses – usually smaller or with a single-source purchasing flow – it may be sustainable to react to the immediate needs. However, growing organizations that face increasing complexity recognize the value of thoughtfully-planned and managed procurement. Office supplies would be an example of indirect procurement.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing 98

Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased. Goals beyond the best purchasing price fall into strategic sourcing. Simple sourcing takes less time to execute and requires fewer resources to plan, but can cost more down the road.

Negotiating Skills 105

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 105

Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 1, 2015

Many people are talking about Key Performance Indicators, Metrics, Analytics, and other indicators of performance. The importance of selecting the right metrics or “measures” as I prefer to call them, is critical as we all know that metrics drive behaviors. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources.

Cost Reduction Strategies 60

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Unleashed

APRIL 21, 2024

This guide breaks down the order processing steps and definition, and then explores a few helpful strategies for improving it. Tracking: Order tracking systems keep the customer updated on the journey of their purchase, ensuring transparency until the order is delivered. The supplier then acknowledges the purchase order.

Inventory Management Software 52

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the realm of efficient procurement management, understanding the various types of procurement reports becomes paramount. These reports serve as navigational tools, offering insights into different facets of the procurement process.

Procurement Analytics 16

Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Material Savings 16

Unleashed

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Production planning is where you map out how your business will operate – the resources, strategies, equipment, and labour required to hit your production goals. Production planning is the process of developing a strategy for the production of a company’s products and services. What is a production plan?

Waste Reduction 98

Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings 98

Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Precoro

MARCH 30, 2022

Strategic Procurement Helps a Business Unleash its Potential. As The Hackett Group discovered, approaching procurement strategically with specific business goals in mind helps achieve a significantly higher ROI. Operational efficiency and cost reduction are among the top procurement priorities for CPOs, according to Deloitte.

Vendor Strategies 52

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 31, 2015

What are the essential purchasing books you should read? In this article, we will uncover the best purchasing books to help you get the edge over competition. Background Historically, purchasing people are considered a kind of clerical workers who are expected to perform basic tasks such as document issuance and price negotiation.

Procurement Analytics 100

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The webinar will also include Howard Richman, a colleague I have known for many years, first at Merck, and now working at Citrix as their Chief Procurement Officer. Also joining us will be Michael O’Leary, Director of Procurement Solutions at IBM.

Procurement Analytics 60

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions 52

OptiProERP

MAY 18, 2023

So what is procurement? Procurement is acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source. Procurement can be done by a government agency, a private organization, or an individual, and it can involve purchasing anything from pencils to complex machinery. What Are the Types of Procurement?

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Negotiate Pricing Procurement Solutions 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 9, 2019

Procurement, or Purchasing, is an area of Supply Chain that involves and requires very specific skills and expertise. Regardless of your position or situation it is highly valuable to understand the type of interview questions, and answers, appropriate for Procurement and Purchasing professionals. It can appear useless.

Procurement Analytics 68

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Purchasing Skills 68

crisp

DECEMBER 15, 2021

One of the big catalysts for change right now is the acceleration of data and analytics in supply chain management. A recent survey of procurement leaders showed a 15-20% increase in ROI when using data and analytics to make decisions. That same survey showed that up to 50% of procurement teams’ time was spent looking for data.

Procurement Analytics 98

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings 98

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

Vendor Strategies 55

Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction Price Reduction Procurement Analytics 55

Precoro

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You’ll learn how liquidity impacts working capital and the role it plays in attracting outside funding, understand liquidity ratios, and discover the best practices for building a liquidity management strategy. There’s a toolkit of metrics to help the treasury department understand the level of liquidity.

Optimal Sourcing 102

Optimal Sourcing Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 102

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We’ll cover the definition then break down some effective dead stock analysis, dead stock liquidation, and dead stock accounting strategies. With more accurate forecasting or by implementing a just-in-time delivery strategy you can streamline your supply chain to reduce lead times and decrease the amount of stock you have on hand.

Material Savings 52

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

With over 25 years of quality expertise, Christine has worked with many top firms assisting, advising, and setting up their internal auditing strategies. Leveraging internal audits to align quality management with key business metrics When asked what are the benefits of conducting an internal audit? Why do an internal quality audit?

Quality 89

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ivalua

JANUARY 12, 2023

As public procurement teams face increasing pressure to improve efficiency while upholding compliance and transparency, it’s essential that they have the right strategies in place. After all, how can you streamline procurement processes without sacrificing your standards? Data Insight Strategy. Processes and Compliance.

Sourcing Strategies 130

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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2024

Product sourcing is the process of finding reliable suppliers and purchasing inventory from them with the intention of reselling to customers. If you’re looking to sell a product that’s already been established in the market, purchasing in bulk from a wholesaler can be a good option. Where can you source products from?

Purchasing Skills 52

Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 52

Precoro

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Where should you start when you want to create budgets, cut costs, or forecast future spending? After all, a clear picture of the company's procurement process is necessary to develop a sustainable future strategy and to avoid pitfalls that hold your business back. The answer is simple: spend analysis.

Analysis 52

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The cash conversion cycle (CCC), also called the net operating cycle, is a metric used to measure the efficiency of a company's cash management and liquidity. The cash conversion cycle is a significant financial metric for retailers and manufacturing companies involved in buying and managing inventories and selling them to customers.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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QAD

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Create and Maintain a Strategy The person in charge of supplier relationship management must determine a strategy for each supplier so that the relationship remains efficient. Those in charge of SRM must establish a strategy that generates a beneficial relationship for both parties.

Price Reduction 98

Price Reduction Material Savings Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction 98

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. Frequently, I see the goal of “build a customer-centric strategy” or define an “end-to-end vision to deliver on the customer promise.”

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This is often done to simplify order fulfilment for products that are frequently purchased together. It involves loading the packed items onto delivery vehicles, generating shipping labels and documentation, and ensuring that the products are sent to the correct destinations promptly. Bureau of Labor Statistics , 4.4%

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We recently had a senior data analytics professional from a large financial services organization speak in my MBA Supply Chain relationships class. In this case, it must be done for all suppliers and for every product and service line purchased over the history of the institution.

Procurement Analytics 60

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2023

That’s why smart companies with reputable brands take a holistic approach to achieving and maintaining product quality—they conduct internal audits as part of their quality management strategy by following compliance regulations before they become issues. Reports to An internal auditor reports to those teams within the company.

Quality 52

Quality Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies 52

Locus

APRIL 13, 2023

Advanced analytical insights: With advanced supply chain analytics from Locus’ offerings, businesses can solve many inefficiencies, complexities, and bottlenecks that make their last-mile delivery expensive. This helps businesses chart strategies that make their upcoming deliveries better than the previous ones.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2021

The authors document the advantages of lean production over mass production and offer guidance to leaders in every industry wanting to transform traditional enterprises with lean production. The Strategy-Driven Supply Chain. He sees all the parts of a business as being connected, from purchasing and HR to sales and marketing.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 92

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

All activities are documented by a team recorder. It typically describes how a process should consistently be executed and documents current ‘best practices.’ These metrics would, of course, be aligned and are updated every hour. Specific metrics: process metrics and outcome metrics. Paso Robles, CA.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

That’s why companies in the manufacturing sector are shifting from reactive to data-driven maintenance strategies. As competition increases, companies worldwide focus on delivering quality products through lean manufacturing strategies. One study found that 51% of consumers prioritize product quality over price when making purchases.

Manufacturing Procurement 156

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Taulia

MARCH 22, 2023

For buyers looking to unlock this cash and put it to work, there are many different tools and strategies available, from extending payment terms to securing financing for receivables. In practice, this could mean predicting which invoices suppliers will choose to accelerate under a range of different conditions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Vendor Strategies Forecasting Software 52

Unleashed

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It is the process of determining future demand for products, how those products will be manufactured to meet that demand, and the manufacturing metrics that will measure success. A production schedule is a document that tells manufacturers which goods need to be produced, when they need to be produced, and the production methods.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2018

Digital technologies are becoming more prevalent in basic supply chain functions, and changes in legislation are likely to spur dramatic changes that will result in the need to reevaluate supply chain strategy in both domestic and international locations. Perfect orders are just that, perfect. Service Supply Chains Will Dominant the Market.

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Unleashed

MARCH 28, 2021

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is a management concept frequently used by procurement and supply chain professionals. Part of an overall supply chain management strategy, SRM focusses on optimising efficiencies and creating value for all stakeholders. Supplier strategy development. Supplier strategy execution.

Negotiate Pricing 111

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3PL Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Amazon is on the forefront of automation in the warehouse , currently using 45,000 Kiva Robots, after purchasing the company Kiva Systems in 2012 (they’re now renamed “Amazon robots”). Metrics: Autonomous vehicles have sensors to automatically gather data, which can be uploaded to various applications, hosted onsite or in the cloud.

Warehousing 112

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