Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2022

We reiterated our belief that innovative supply chain tech and services companies will continue to find opportunities to leverage their technology and services deployments. We want to make sure that these customers are getting the value from the innovative products we are putting out into the market.”. Project44 Workforce Restructure.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. In the first of a three-part Art of Procurement Live Webinar Series ‘Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement’ in partnership with HICX, we focus on how to make the business case for Supplier Experience Management (SXM). .

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

This data ranges from your interests and purchases to your online behaviors, and it is collected by websites, apps, devices, services, and companies all around the globe. Journalist Danielle James reports that a survey conducted by Cisco confirms consumer concerns about data privacy. Remind people what data they shared and when.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

It’s time to focus on how we innovate and optimize our businesses and operations in this permanently altered world. The percentage of purchases made and fulfilled through digital commerce has exploded in the past two years, advancing a pre-pandemic trend by as much as 10 years according to some industry watchers.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2017

In my earlier book with Gerard Chick on “ The Procurement Value Proposition “, we advance the notion that buildoing a business case for investing in people, process, and technology improvement in procurement is key. They may provide specific KPI benchmark levels for a process (in such terms as percentage cost savings).

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Logility

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Said another way, the ultimate benefit for a research-intensive industry such as life sciences lies in the fact that cloud computing aids innovation. It is not just a more efficient way of purchasing computing power but, rather, a way of facilitating new, more efficient business models. Cloudy Forecast in Life Sciences?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Some procurement professionals can quickly identify their key, or champion, supplier partners. Listed as a top key finding in a 2020 WBR Insights report it was found that, “The top concern for procurement professionals is making buying decisions without the necessary insight” (WBR Insights 2020). Who are our best suppliers?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 18, 2019

The blockchain has the potential to transform the supply chain and disrupt the way we produce, market, purchase and consume our goods. Cheng-Shorland explains, “Supply chain is driven in large part by the procurement process. Everything moves through the process based on the procurement contract.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

We never expected or predicted that the clunky analog cell phones we carried on our belt clips back then would quickly evolve into Internet-connected smartphones with digital cameras built-in, which is today cannibalizing digital camera sales ! For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014.

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DiManEx

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Last month, we participated in the AM for Defense Conference , a virtual event which offered a window into the innovative uses of Additive Manufacturing in the defense industry. In other words, because some parts have a long lead time or may be difficult to purchase, companies tend to build up excess inventory. Focus on process.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. With so many having to work from home during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, consumers upped their purchases of in-home fitness equipment. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 10, 2020

Deciding to eat at Luigi’s Italian Market, and negotiating billion-dollar contracts aren’t really in the same league of purchasing decisions. Utilizing improvised solutions is still the norm in many procurement organizations. The level of risk in these two investments are comparatively incomparable, but humor me here.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 31, 2022

In this webinar, we join Niko Nurmi , Executive Advisor at Procurement Leaders , as he discusses these challenges and how to overcome them – with Carmen Erhardt , Director of Corporate Purchasing and Head of Global Processes, Operations and Digitalization at Henkel ; and Anthony Payne , CMO at HICX. A supplier experience approach.

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DiManEx

JUNE 5, 2019

Does the company’s “mindset” support innovation and the adoption of new technologies? Who are the key stakeholders and how can they help to drive innovation forward? OEMs, for example, are typically required to keep spare and repair parts in their inventory, but having excess stock results in unnecessary costs.

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crisp

JULY 20, 2023

As she began to grow into her current role as VP of Finance and Operations, Rachel took over accounting processes and delved into business analytics in a way that the team previously didn’t have the time or resources to do. Wrangling siloed vendor portal reports from each retailer tacked hours onto this process.

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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2012

Advancements in Sustainable Procurement. One of the best surprises was from Sustainable Procurement movement which was one of the sustainability initiatives the least affected by the economic crisis. We also observed a real mainstreaming of sustainable procurement practices across sectors.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. What will happen in 2016?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. Key Areas of Innovations What’s the key takeaway from the Nucleus Research Warehouse Technology Value Matrix 2023? In Charles A.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Insights and innovation. Long-term collaborative partnerships are often the most innovative way to develop processes to decrease costs and increase value for each enterprise. Successful innovation is driven externally by customers and suppliers, as much as internally. Business Priorities and Innovative Thinking.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 18, 2019

JAGGAER InsideSpend Thought leadership Series – In this blog series, we profile leaders in the procurement industry. We hope their insights and experiences inspire you to achieve greatness in procurement. A conversation with Walter Charles, Chief Procurement Officer at Biogen. . Procurement Trends in Manufacturing.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Insights and innovation. Long-term collaborative partnerships are often the most innovative way to develop processes to decrease costs and increase value for each enterprise. Successful innovation is driven externally by customers and suppliers, as much as internally. Business Priorities and Innovative Thinking.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Mark Minevich ( @MMinevich ), a Digital AI Innovation Strategist, explains, “Digital transformation has become a business imperative in the wake of the pandemic. Companies that have not modernized their processes and integrated cloud and analytics capabilities are severely disadvantaged.”[2] Start small.

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HICX Solutions

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Rounding out the top five are more joint collaboration or innovation (14%) and reasonable expectations, at 8% of respondents. For example, one metric would be to count the clicks – how many clicks does a supplier need to make to do business with you?”. How to use segmentation to drive the supplier experience?

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

As global supply chains start the long process of recovery, supply chain management is in the spotlight, and new best practices and innovative strategies are emerging as supply chain leaders aim to reduce risk in an uncertain future. Adapt to the next-gen supply chain model. ” — Michael Varney and Wil G.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, switching to more efficient lighting requires significant investment, especially if you choose induction lights, which are particularly expensive to procure. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities. Such a program can be simple and inexpensive to implement.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to the 2019 report e-commerce in MENA, Opportunity beyond the hype by Bain & Company, the UAE’s penetration rate is 4.2 Still, they may also use cutting-edge technical innovations like 3D printing, RFID monitoring, and GPS-driven solutions to assist corporate expansion. And none of them can be picked up.

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Vinculum

JULY 7, 2020

As people are making buying choices based on new and ever-changing global and local circumstances, the product categories that are being purchased are also changing. These are: Proactive health-minded buying (purchasing preventative health and wellness products). ByteDance (TikTok) is hiring 10K new employees in analytical fashion.

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QAD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The rider provides planning and direction but can get bogged down in analytics and overthinking. There is a great example in Switch where a finance executive is trying to convince his peers that a new purchasing system/process is needed. The emotional impact made the decision to move to a central purchasing system much easier.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

Retailers need to ensure that a customer’s purchase journey is completely understood and tracked. The buying process of each category will have varying aspects of product research and social influence; the marketing communication should be calibrated in sync with analysis of the customer purchase path. Start with the customer.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

Retailers need to ensure that a customer’s purchase journey is completely understood and tracked. The buying process of each category will have varying aspects of product research and social influence; the marketing communication should be calibrated in sync with analysis of the customer purchase path. Start with the customer.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Consumers around the world enjoy Whirlpool's innovative products marketed under Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht and other major brand names. After completion of its customer-centric supply chain analysis, Whirlpool knew innovation was necessary to maintain a competitive advantage.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Barcoding and Blockchain technology weren’t really within reach for the innovators of the early 1900’s. For this reason, I thought it’d be a fun exercise to put a new name on supply chain transparency, rather than a typical sweeping-generalized definition. is detrimental to the consumer-to-business shared value.

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EMERGE App

MAY 20, 2023

Who is most likely to purchase your product immediately? Focus on innovation and produce unique products How do customers feel after purchasing your product or receiving your services? With such a personal touch, the customers will find it easier for another and another purchase. How much do they earn?

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 15, 2017

Early on the critical path good data and good analytics make assortment planning easier. That will make the time and space that retailers need to be creative and innovative, to focus on the customer and their needs and to build sustainable future profitability in a fast changing business landscape – and that is really exciting.

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