Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Procurement Presentation 
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 2, 2025
” In this type of presentation, I struggle to sit in my chair. I prefer a grounded, data-driven presentation focused on improving value. CLM changed its name twenty years ago to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) to be more inclusive of the source, plan, and make aspects of supply chain management.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Most of the business networks were hollowed out by venture capitalists or purchased by opportunists. The big data architectures are often present in the current “AI offerings.” The session is open to manufacturers, retailers, consultants, and academics. The business network market is in need of innovation.)
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. This year, the program included presentations from Dollar General, Sleep Number, and Western Digital.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers.
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
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
Let me give you an example: Last week, I gave a presentation at a global supply chain team meeting of 175 professionals. This team is not buying the message. The team was organized around the functional silos of source, make and deliver. It was a large multinational company. It was my first time working with this group.
QAD
JANUARY 23, 2025
This is the year that AI stops being just a buzzword and begins to evolve into an operational imperative for manufacturers, retail and supply chain companies. Like any engine, it cant run without fuel, and not just any type of energy source is going to cut it. Think of AI as a high-performance engine.
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