Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Events Procurement Transportation 
Precoro
OCTOBER 6, 2022
With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. From whom are we buying?
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Mistake #4. Mistake #5.
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Each year, we ask attendees to rate the event based on a 1-5 score (with five being the best). Global Summit.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 26, 2022
As a recent college graduate, he was chartered with running manufacturing discrete event simulation for an automotive company. He worked for the North American manufacturing team and struggled with the imposed standards by the centralized center of excellence. He was frustrated. His answer was Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
transportation, warehousing) or materials – direct, indirect, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), goods for resale. Bundled offers (if you buy X, Y, and Z from me, I can offer a 10% discount or in case of transportation, grouping of backhaul lanes at a discount along with inbound lanes). Digitalizing sourcing (i.e.,
Supply Chain Movement
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Did not have or make enough time to attend any events this past year? Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2015. Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2015. Vector Event.
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