Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Exercises Manufacturing 
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 18, 2022
At the end of a long day of a strategy session on supply chain excellence with a client, I needed to fill up some time in an agenda. This large food manufacturer used a popular technology to forecast monthly using orders as an input. The strategy day owner was a global process center of excellence leader. The result? Background.
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. Tomorrow, I get to deliver this message to a large manufacturing client. Instead, he wants to drive supply chain excellence and build the metrics that matter.
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Jaggaer
MAY 8, 2025
She works with supply chain leaders to take teams to higher levels of excellence and is an influencer with more than 340,000 followers on LinkedIn. How often do your purchase orders change? Finance became more powerful with the evolution of the global supply chain, but they tend to lack the knowledge needed to exercise this power.
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.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
AUGUST 2, 2023
As members of one of the most highly regulated industries in the world, medical device manufacturers face numerous challenges. From stringent quality standards to comprehensive documentation requirements, Class 1 and 2 manufacturers must navigate a complex landscape to ensure compliance and product excellence.
DELMIA Quintiq
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Shifts in food manufacturing often mirror consumer trends, but they typically reflect technological advancements, too. However, if they do, the benefits could reach consumers and manufacturers alike. People purchasing the items can feel more confident about food freshness and not worry about checking date stamps.
Logility
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
It is not just a more efficient way of purchasing computing power but, rather, a way of facilitating new, more efficient business models. The non-stop nature of pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution requires reliability and security. Manufacturing and distribution pose particular difficulties.
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