Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

Approximately 32% of manufacturing, across industries, is outsourced. Most of the network investment is in passing procurement transactional data. The global economy and multi-national supply chain flows were based on rational government policy. There are no industry standard connectors. PE Firm Buy-out and Consolidation.

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ivalua

JUNE 15, 2022

At our annual Ivalua NOW event in Paris, France–Ivalua asked, “Is your procurement team prepared to respond to unexpected supplier chain issues with speed and agility?”. Automation and innovation are at the forefront of the supply chain industry with procurement acting as a key enabler in the process. Körber at a Glance….

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Earlier this year, QAD hosted a live webinar to explore and analyze the trends that are likely to dominate the procurement world over the coming months. It’s no secret that procurement teams have an amplified role within their businesses and that many are left with questions — our goal was to offer answers.

Manufacturing Procurement 97

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply chains are in the news, on governments’ agendas, and in the spotlight. Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Interestingly, observing respondents by industry shows that no two industries prioritize their supply chain investments in exactly the same order.

Supply Chain Planning Software 246

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 20, 2023

If you’re eyeing a role as a Procurement Manager (or are looking to hire one), you’re in the right place! As a procurement Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in overseeing the purchasing and procurement process for a company or organization, making sure they get the best bang for their buck.

Negotiating Skills 95

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 11, 2023

A recent paper published in the PAR Journal, written by myself, Andrea Patrucco, Zhaohui Wu, Christoper Yukins, and Tanner Slaughter, reveals some insights into the reasons for failure of the federal government response to COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, the state and local governments are responsible for disaster management.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. Sunil: The industry is going through an evolution, specifically in the last couple of years.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 March 27, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Steve Carter The biggest change to Accounts Payables since the introduction of double entry journals is about to hit finance departments–but are they prepared? Almost all governments are looking to onboard CTCs, with most of Europe being covered by 2026.

France 130

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Peter Guinto capped his 12-year Air Force career in procurement by serving on the federal COVID supply chain task force and becoming head of contracting for the Medium-altitude UAS Division—the unit responsible for keeping the United States’ edge in warfighting drones. What are some key areas of concern we need to be thinking about?

Government 84

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights concerns raised by automotive industry interests regarding evolving component sourcing among China based suppliers within Mexico. The report specifically cites data from Mexico’s national auto parts industry association indicating that the value of Chinese auto parts produced in Mexico and exported to the U.S.

Mexico 52

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Procurement Academy

MAY 15, 2023

Lack of core technical skills is stifling procurement and supply chain teams in the race to Industry 4.0 Lack of core technical skills is stifling procurement and supply chain teams in the race to Industry 4.0

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Proxima

JANUARY 25, 2024

To cut through the often-overwhelming noise in the procurement landscape – from geopolitics to supply disruption, digital to sustainability, and beyond – we consult leading CPOs to get their take on where we should be focussing efforts in the coming year. It’s often been said that procurement are value architects. And resilience.

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For the legal industry, there are certainly widespread plans to use AI to drive greater operational benefits. And what for procurement teams? Procurement will need to understand all the ways that AI could transform how attorneys manage their work and what challenges AI could create for legal suppliers that need to be considered.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction. Procurement is fundamentally centered around the act of acquisition and/or buying.

Optimal Sourcing 98

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

While implementing SCaaS poses challenges, it has demonstrated its effectiveness across industries, fostering company growth, cost reduction, and leveraging cutting-edge technology. SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. This is an exciting time to be a procurement practitioner, as well as a vendor of ProcureTech solutions.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The best way to understand the difference between procurement and purchasing in a business is to consider the process involved in buying a car, says Logistics Bureau’s procurement specialist, Trent Morris. Procurement First, Purchasing Follows. The first part, where you are doing research into the industry, that’s procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. government trade data, the value of U.S. In the U.S.,

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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

His expertise is wide-ranging, from supply chain logistics, procurement analytics, and marketing through to innovation. Similar to many thought leaders within procurement and supply chain space, Dave also started working in this area originally by chance. On how to fix this data quality issue, Dave cites governance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 4, 2020

?. Public sector procurement is stuck in limbo – frequently the differences between public and private sector seem enormous, but they’re of te n exaggerated or misunderstood. Find out more about public procurement strategies in our new white paper, Going Digital in Public Sector Procurement. .

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 31, 2024

Supply chain management is a rapidly growing industry. From entry-level positions such as procurement officers and logistics coordinators to higher-level roles like supply chain directors and vice presidents, each comes with its own set of responsibilities and corresponding salary ranges. per hour. .

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Now, as companies start to seek, and create competitive advantages, the procurement function is in the spotlight. Typically, resistant to change and reliant on manual methods, procurement departments tend to be slow when adapt ing to technological developments. Priming Procurement for Intelligent Digital Transformation .

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EC Sourcing Group

JANUARY 4, 2022

Before the Internet, procurement was a tedious process. eSourcing in procurement leads to further procurement optimization. eSourcing in procurement leads to further procurement optimization. Read on to learn about the benefits of procurement software and having a procurement spend analysis dashboard.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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EC Sourcing Group

JANUARY 4, 2022

Before the Internet, procurement was a tedious process. eSourcing in procurement leads to further procurement optimization. eSourcing in procurement leads to further procurement optimization. Read on to learn about the benefits of procurement software and having a procurement spend analysis dashboard.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Kodiak Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. This is an exciting time to be a procurement practitioner, as well as a vendor of ProcureTech solutions. It’s time to air our dirty laundry.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. According to the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor Action Tracker , as of the end of October 2023, there were over 350 labor strikes involving over 490,000 workers.

Negotiating Skills 59

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Proxima

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The starting point for all conversations about defence procurement must be that Western Europe faces its greatest security threat since the Cold War. Ensuring that the UK is ready for whatever may come is at the heart of what the UK’s defence procurement industry does. Yet its task has got even harder over recent years.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Consider any company that procures goods and services from a vendor. These features make it very beneficial to any industry sector that relies on security, authenticity, integrity, and reliability of data. Blockchain technology could enhance information governance in numerous ways. The post Blockchain and Information Governance!

Government 51

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While the industry is flush with terms like digital twin and what-if modeling, current applications were not equal to the need. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Next Steps.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

With the increasing concerns for a sustainable environment, smart city initiatives for urban infrastructure, and a demand for alternative modes of transportation within municipalities, the UAM industry is projected to grow from USD 2.6 and France investing heavily in developing and procuring advanced UAM systems for commercial operations.

Supply Chain Design Software 87

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OptiProERP

MAY 18, 2023

So what is procurement? Procurement is acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source. Procurement can be done by a government agency, a private organization, or an individual, and it can involve purchasing anything from pencils to complex machinery. What Are the Types of Procurement?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

Industry Supply Chain Implications As our Supply Chain Matters commentaries have highlighted over the past three years, increased trade and other geo-political tensions among the U.S. and China continue, especially concerning deemed key strategic industries, commodities and industry supply networks. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2021

Procurement teams article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks. Procurement is a function that has long been at cross-roads; dare to transform within people, process & technology, or keep doing what has always worked just fine. Procurement practitioners are hard-wired to avoid risk and secure profit/cost gains.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives. She also explained how Ivalua was instrumental in making that happen.

Optimal Sourcing 130

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives. She also explained how Ivalua was instrumental in making that happen.

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