Precoro

JANUARY 29, 2024

As the department overseeing an organization's external expenditure, procurement is responsible for softening the impact of inflation. In this article, we will discuss how a robust procurement management plan can help address and mitigate the effects of inflation. Procurement methodology. Objectives and scope.

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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.

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Logility

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Sustainable supply chains aren’t just better for the world; they also grow long-term value for your business. A sustainable supply chain doesn’t just have a positive impact on the world. This guide looks beyond environmental sustainability and explains the business advantages of sustainable supply chains.

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QAD

JANUARY 24, 2023

It is no secret that procurement executives are constantly seeking innovative ways to maximize efficiency and address unexpected supply disruptions. However, procurement is evolving into much more than the most cost effective option since the cheapest option often involves real world atrocities like child and forced labor.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. A Blueprint for Demonstrating the value of Strategic Procurement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2022

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement operations are the backbone of every company’s supply chain. Fundamental to procurement is the acquisition of goods and services from a party that’s further up the supply chain. This document is the first legal contract in the operational procurement process.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Procurement is a complex and dynamic process involving strategic planning and several stages of execution, from sourcing to paying and reporting. Supply chain management, purchase requisitions and orders, budget management, and three-way matching – all these processes are integral to procurement as a whole. Lack of Transparency.

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

And what for procurement teams? Procurement will need to understand all the ways that AI could transform how attorneys manage their work and what challenges AI could create for legal suppliers that need to be considered. AI use in internal workflows could lessen the time crafting legal documents by a big margin. Reducing risk.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

The Green Supply Chain: True Sustainability or Just One Big Marketing Stunt? Sustainability. Unfortunately, sustainability and sustainable development are beginning to turn from green to grey, considering its ever-increasingly washed-out idealistic applications in business and society at large. Subscribe Here!

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017). Furthermore, e-procurement enables price negotiation and supplier evaluation.

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Precoro

MAY 22, 2023

This process, known as IT procurement, requires comprehensive steps with clear objectives and vendor selection criteria to ensure that technology investments align with business goals and yield a return on investment (ROI). This article encompasses the best practices for planning and executing successful IT procurement strategies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Product Sustainability Begins in the Field and Factory Sustainability has become a priority for businesses of all shapes and sizes and across every industry. With statistics like these, it’s clear that ethical sourcing isn’t just important from a legislative and trade compliance perspective, but is simply the right thing to do.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In order to run a successful business, you need a dedicated procurement team to obtain these essential goods and services, ensure timely delivery, and nurture good relationships with your vendors. Paying for offices, utilities, technology subscriptions, and cleaning services is also part of the procurement team's responsibility.

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Logility

JULY 14, 2022

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has been honored by Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, as a recipient of the Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2022. “But, based furniture manufacturer. and L.I.N.K. About Logility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

In 2021, procurement organizations will require inspirational, innovative, and pragmatic leaders to ensure procurement excellence. Smart, smooth, safe & sustainable Supplier Management will require shifts in strategy, process & systems, and these kinds of foundational shifts require champions of change.

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For fashion companies, for example, supply chain traceability solutions document the chain of custody of your goods and inputs from the cotton source to the importer of record. Verifiable Sustainability Claims. Consumers want to work with sustainable companies. Transaction Documentation. Import Status.

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ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. For those of you who are executives in Supply Chain, Procurement or New Product Introduction/Development, this is a must read. Sustainability. Globalization. Integration.

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EcoVadis

MAY 31, 2018

Last month ING Wholesale Banking launched their Sustainable Improvement Loan, with EcoVadis as a key partner providing our Business Sustainability Ratings that are used in the loan rate calculation: When sustainability performance improves, the rate goes down! Why else might a company seek a rating?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2016

A new post discussed the development of a sustainable procurement standard developed by the International Standards Organization. It’s about time that the concept of sustainable procurement has a standard established around it. Establish dollar savings goal of X for disposal of old parts.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

Today I will discuss how a company can sustain a lean culture once they have implemented lean practices in order to achieve continuous improvement. Your company has started the lean journey, but how do you sustain it? How can we Continuously Improve Daily and Sustain a Lean Culture and Behavior? This increases employee morale.

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QAD

JUNE 29, 2023

This means involving stakeholders from across the company, including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, maintainability, serviceability and sustainability, plus key suppliers. Documenting this knowledge is crucial for retaining intellectual property and facilitating future design improvements.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

Solution deployed in 10 days to improve direct material sourcing, increasing profitability. The platform was configured in 10 business days to deliver rapid value in the sourcing of direct materials. The platform was configured in 10 business days to deliver rapid value in the sourcing of direct materials.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

Finished products have high ratios (average 50%) of sourced or procured product content. Ensuring receipt of Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and other regulatory compliance documentation has made digitization a requirement for customer service, audit management, and compliance. These opportunities sustain a competitive edge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply chain leaders get it, as confirmed by recent PwC research that shows: Investing in advanced supply chain capabilities bears fruit through lower costs, increased revenues, improved sustainability, higher asset utilization, better risk management, and greater rates of on-time, in-full delivery to B2B and B2C customers.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

In days of yore, you didn’t need such in-depth visibility, but today, as supply chains grow more complex and stretch further across the globe, you need a 360-degree view, from raw material sourcing to final product delivery. The Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform supports you to drive a visible, sustainable digital supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Best practices in halal risk management There is an urgent need to professionalise halal risk management by brand owners, to create a more sustainable halal management system contributing to building corporate reputation capital and at the same time protecting its sales and licence to operate in key Muslim markets.

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OptiProERP

APRIL 9, 2024

Collaboration between production, procurement, and logistics teams is essential to optimize resource utilization and minimize lead times. Document processes and provide training to employees to ensure compliance and proficiency. Production Planning Upon receiving an order, production planning kicks in.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

With the waves of challenges undermining supply chains across all industries, businesses need improved supplier collaboration, optimal sourcing and quicker ways to respond to shifts in supply and demand. QAD SRM delivers the tools to improve real-time communication and procurement processes and to counteract supply risks.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2020

The need for Procurement to improve collaboration with suppliers, and other stakeholders, has gained broad acceptance in recent years. Looking beyond Covid-19, virtually any of Procurement’s growing list of objectives can be better achieved through better collaboration. Improving CSR/sustainability? Accelerating innovation?

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

Shipping Rates Delivery cost makes up a significant part of a company’s procurement expenses, so visibility is essential for taming the spending. Documents With every step, transactions should be documented ; this means creating a purchase order , a bill of lading, a receipt, a customer's order, and others.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out Procurement Report Card: Most Executives Think Procurement Isn’t Strategic Enough! Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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QAD

MAY 24, 2023

Automate Your Procurement and Sourcing Efforts Procurement and sourcing are core supply chain activities, as it affects almost every aspect of your company’s operations and profit margins. Yet, so often, purchasing and sourcing teams have to rely on manual processes and outdated tools.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

To accomplish this, supply chain analytics collects, analyzes, and synthesizes data from a wide variety of sources. Purpose of SCM Analytics Supply chain analytics aims to provide insight and extract value from the large amounts of data associated with the procurement, processing, and distribution of goods.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. 5) It provides you with a valuable starting point for understanding supplier sustainability performance.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. 5) It provides you with a valuable starting point for understanding supplier sustainability performance.

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