Jaggaer

AUGUST 12, 2020

For the first three months after Covid-19 hit, virtually every sourcing project , in every sector , was put on hold while companies tried to assess the situation and how best to deal with the epidemic. Get the white paper on Sourcing Strategies: Why One Size Does Not Fit All , written by Michael Lamoureux of Spend Matters.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

In a recent webinar , Carlsberg shared more on this topic. This reporting capability also informs further investments for the future, knowing with surety that electric trucks, for example, will have a positive effect on overheads, as well as net zero goals. In Carlsberg’s case, “from the barley in the fields to the beer in our hands.”

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

José Carande, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, explained some of the difficulties and challenges faced by banks and financial services companies at a JAGGAER webinar on October 8, 2020. You can view a full recording of the webinar here. Moreover, the bank lacked any collaborative supplier relationship management or sourcing tool.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 4, 2021

During a recent webinar, Forrester’s Principal Analyst Duncan Jones and Ivalua’s CMO Alex Saric discussed research findings from Forrester’s recent study, “?? Take, for example, Boohoo, a major retailer in the U.K. SVM consists of a portfolio of applications that cover the entire Source-to-Pay process (see Figure 2).

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Logility

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to experts in our webinar, “ How AI-Driven Insights Can Save Your S&OP Before it is Too Late ,” advanced AI technologies, such as ChatGPT and Narrow AI, have an incredible capacity for translating complexity into informed decisions that drive profit and growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Risk management solutions scrape data from hundreds of thousands of online & social-media sites, but Autoliv also has access to sources of information that they pay for. They wanted these diverse sources of information pulled together in one central, user-friendly location they call their “garage.” And we are making progress.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19. Evaluating Potential for Reshoring . Stay tuned! .

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Having just listened to a very informative and comprehensive webinar by Dr Natacha Tréhan and Arnaud Malardé [ Moving Towards a Net Zero Supply Chain Webinar | Ivalua ] what struck me were the following key takeaways: 1. Figure 1: Greenhouse Gas Protocol -Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions ( Source). Use of sold products. Franchises.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 10, 2022

Here’s a look at six customer experience examples to help you maximize long-term customer loyalty. 6 Examples of Excellent Customer Experiences. Image source: National Retail Association. Image source: Twitter. Image source: Ikea. However, simply having a loyalty program is not enough.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. For example, Monster Beverages beats Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, while Celanese outperforms Dow Chemical. Surgery is over. I am safely recuperating at home. As I process the content, I struggle.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

In a recent webinar , Ivalua’s CMO Alex Saric and Forrester’s Vice President and Principal Analyst Duncan Jones revealed the findings from a new Forrester survey on how Procurement can help restore growth and ensure business resilience. . Take, for example, delivery schedules,” Jones said.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Source: [link]. The United States, for example, wastes about 40% of their food , amounting to about 125 to 160 billion pounds—much of which is perfectly edible. By creating greater transparency throughout food supply chains, manufacturers can identify where the wastage happens and solve the problem at the source.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Here are some examples: 1. For example, you may find that relocating some of your warehouses closer to customers may result in lower mileage and therefore a lower carbon footprint. Likewise, you can assess whether the energy source for your locations can be more sustainable in the long term. SCM Webinar Wednesday, November 2.

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Logility

AUGUST 11, 2023

For example, DENSO Corporation connected advanced analytics to its ERPs, CRMs, and business intelligence applications to transform data into meaningful insights. Producers are impacted by poor yields in the fields, soaring costs in growing and transporting crops, and fewer growers to source from.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

We recently held a webinar with our partners at Oliver Wight to address these questions, covering the most common obstacles companies face when adopting IBP. Image source: Oliver Wight. Watch the webinar and learn about leveraging scenarios to foster engagement during meetings. Let’s explore them below.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 7, 2019

With constant global volatility impacting the sourcing and delivery of product to your customers, something has got to give. And if you’re living the supply chain life, it’s likely that you have come to the same realization we have – that operating a supply chain ‘as usual’ isn’t cutting it anymore.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this. Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

What makes Ethereum different is that it actively encourages software development teams to use its open-source protocol to design tokens that run on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Provenance ensures transparency in supply chains, with the aim of encouraging brands to source materials and labor in an ethical and fair trade manner.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. That’s now expanding into robotics.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Here are the top takeaways from that Webinar and from the full research.: You will see from the slide below that Top Performers are putting strong emphasis on this and you may want to follow that example. In fact, there is a significant skills shortage (source) to help drive Digital Procurement forward.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Quite often there can be a general lack of spend and vendor management and strategic sourcing activities. Baylor, Scott & White (BSW) presents a great example of achieving digital transformation powered by supply chain. Make no mistake, there is a path to supply chain excellence and it is one well worth investing in.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology. The Supply Chains to Admire webinar is on June 16th at 11:00 EST. At the webinar, gain insights to the winners and the industry trends.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 30, 2020

Which is why we recently hosted a webinar focused on this very topic. You can watch the webinar recording in its entirety at your convenience. Matt provides a great example of just how powerful consolidation was for their business—from eliminating yard traffic and scheduling challenges to reducing costs from their bottom line.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One such example is the Middle East. Key takeaways from this webinar: Customer expectation from online retailers: Many customers, especially the younger demographic, would expect their delivery experience to be top-notch, which includes low shipping costs, accurate time of delivery, convenient time slots, and more. Watch our webinar.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations. A recent Thomas survey found that 64% of manufacturing companies are likely to “bring production and sourcing back to North America” in view of COVID-19. Evaluating Potential for Reshoring . Stay tuned! .

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In our monthly webinar last Wednesday, I presented these results. During the webinar, a respondent asked me to not present just the facts but to give advice. Let me give you example. The advancements in analytics–open-source, cloud, internet-of-things (IOT), and cognitive computing–are very promising.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, Maersk ordered eight 16,000 TEU vessels to be operated on carbon-neutral methanol fuel, while DHL has purchased large amounts of sustainable aviation fuel and ordered 12 all-electric cargo planes. These are some examples of large players making bold moves, often involving low-carbon fuels and related engine technology.

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ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Procurement Leaders Webinar. Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. The number of Requests for Quotation that have been completed through an e-sourcing platform, and how many include a CSR criteria.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For example it has been used to: Diagnose breast cancer with the same accuracy as radiologists when given mammograms that show signs of cancer. This patent pending model helps our customers’ teams and commodity managers make well-informed, data-driven decisions about the sourcing of key raw materials, empowering their negotiations. #4

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 29, 2023

In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. It must be able to read multiple data sources and dynamically update those sources if required. This is not easy. But it is happening.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2017

Let me give you an example. The confluence of new technologies–additive manufacturing, blockchain, cloud computing, cognitive computing, Internet of Things, open source analytics, robotics, sensors, and wearables– along with process possibilities is driving a new call to action. Google is launching autonomous vehicles.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 29, 2019

For example, Generation Z uses the internet and blog articles to educate themselves, while Generation Alpha can beat your high score on My Manufacturing Company before they even know how to read. Also, I attend webinars to gain new skills and knowledge. I know they are not videos, but you still don’t have to read anything, right?

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

That’s an extreme example, but it highlights why serial number tracking is so important in electronics. Meanwhile, some components are visually indistinguishable, yet are sourced from totally different factories and suppliers. Printing is the classic example here. billion , which is about as bad as a product recall can get.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 16, 2024

Watch the full webinar here How Yook and Arena Work Together Efficient Management of Product Carbon Footprints By integrating Yook with Arena, product managers and engineers can identify environmental sustainability opportunities. Request A Demo Sources Cited Engineering.com [link] TravelPerk [link]

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This kind of visibility enables quick decision making when disruption occurs, or in some cases, before the disruption has happened. Let’s look at an example. As an example, Resilinc’s AI mapping encompasses over a decade of supplier intelligence harnessed from public domain sources. How can you act quickly?

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 18, 2022

Initially, we expect to see many procurement applications of AI in spend analysis, accounts payable, and source to pay applications, but this will become more important as we observe AI applications in areas such as supply risk management, buyer-seller relationships (including email exchanges), and improved supply base management.

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