SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations across industries are realizing the immense value of effective procurement practices. Procurement professionals play a vital role in driving operational efficiency, cost savings, and strategic decision-making. But how do you get started? Do not worry!

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2023

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers are aware they need to modernize to take advantage of what technology can offer. However, technology options are available for manufacturers to use that can help digitalize their operations without the expense (not to mention production downtime) of plant upgrades. The 5th, 10th or is it older? What is 4IR?

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

By joining their network, RS Integrated Supply is able to connect with more than 500 procurement professionals, improving its supplier diversity. RS Integrated Supply was introduced by RS Group in 2022 after combining Synovos and IESA, two procurement and supply chain management companies. million customers.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 6, 2023

This year’s forum was all about harnessing the power of digital to help manufacturing companies improve efficiencies and deliver better products and services. XTROPOLIS: AN IMMERSIVE AT-HOME GLIMPSE INTO PRODUCT INNOVATION For the duration of LiveWorx, attendees had the opportunity to explore the Xtropolis exhibit floor.

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

Collaboration is key to a successful solution and we are able to achieve this with innovative partnerships. This year, we’d like to extend a thank you to our sponsors: CGI , MPC Consulting , WNS Denali , C2FO , Nitor Partners , KPMG , OJC Conseil , Consus Global , Optis Consulting , Fluxym , and The Shelby Group.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

Traditionally, companies have fought for the highest market share, top ratings, and product innovation dominance without much regard for the social or environmental consequences. When you unite the bright minds of academia, civil society, the private sector, and governments with a common goal, diverse perspectives spark innovation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance has advanced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear manufacturing facility within the United States. Commenting on the Skowhegan facility expansion, Joe Preston, New Balance President indicated: “ Manufacturing has always been at the core of our company culture.

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SupplyShift

JULY 23, 2021

Industry groups are one of the best ways for companies to put their heads together and solve common issues, helping them achieve net-zero supply chain emissions, drive visibility into sub-tier suppliers, and collaborate on any number of ESG issues. For more info, join their Sustainable Procurement Ambassadors LinkedIn group.

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SupplyShift

JULY 23, 2021

Industry groups are one of the best ways for companies to put their heads together and solve common issues, helping them achieve net-zero supply chain emissions, drive visibility into sub-tier suppliers, and collaborate on any number of ESG compliance issues. Procurement and Supply Chain. Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2024

As vehicles become more connected, autonomous, electric, and customizable, automotive manufacturers are increasingly evolving into technology companies. Unlike traditional manufacturers, technology companies operate with greater agility and responsiveness. This necessitates manual rescheduling and expedited procurement of parts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And progress comes in increments both large and small as we build on the breakthroughs and innovations that have come before. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials? Why is this shift such a big deal? We don’t have to think back very far.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

My thought was to combine my experience working on visibility solutions with Descartes Systems Group and Manugistics with recent research data. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. I volunteered to write a report on supply visibility.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Essentially every company that manufactures goods today depends on other companies to supply the raw or value-added materials that go into their finished products. The job of procurement is to ensure performance is as promised, risk is low and business objectives are being met through collaboration.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

Traditionally, companies have fought for the highest market share, top ratings, and product innovation dominance without much regard for the social or environmental consequences. According to the World Economic Forum , responsible procurement can raise revenue by 5-20%, reduce supply chain costs by 9-16%, and increase brand value by 15-30%.

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Logility

JULY 14, 2022

based furniture manufacturer. a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has been honored by Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, as a recipient of the Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2022. and L.I.N.K.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

I firmly believe that the rebound of the economy requires strong supply chains, but to make this happen, we need to turn our backs on historic practices and innovate new ways of working. To adapt, I recommend that companies form two groups: Operational/Business Continuity Group. Step #5 Safe Manufacturing. Recovery Team.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Trillion by 2026 according to IMARC Group and the overall total U.S. VP, ARC Advisory Group and Columnist, Forbes With in-depth research experience in logistics, transportation management, and managed transportation services, Steve’s writing and analysis are go-to resources for logistics and transportation professionals. Steve Banker.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I know that your primary focus is procurement. The Companies with the greatest success are smaller and usually drive product innovation into the market. Similarly, groups still believe that the world is flat even though Pythagoras in the 6th century BC and Parmenides in the 5th century BC determined that the earth was a sphere.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Background.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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QAD

JULY 13, 2021

I caught up with a former colleague recently to discuss her procurement project which comprised a year-long strategic sourcing engagement. During the project, she was able to rationalize the supply base, boost procurement efficiencies and drive positive financial results. Gain Efficiencies with Automation.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

Redwood City/Warsaw/ Hamburg – March 17th, 2020 | Ivalua, a leading global provider of procurement management solutions, and OptiBuy, Ivalua’s long-standing implementation partner, announced their selection by Körber to enable a digital procurement transformation.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

Before joining ToolsGroup, Mauro worked for two large manufacturing companies – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), where he was Supply Chain Methods Manager, and Telecom Italia, as COO of Matrix S.p.A, a venture within the Group. Rob Kaufholz, VP of Product Innovation at ToolsGroup.

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QAD

AUGUST 17, 2023

Tiered suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and service vendors must work together like a well-oiled machine to drum out a top-quality product that satisfies regulatory requirements, but that can be difficult when there are so many moving pieces. and a new set of tools being delivered into the hands of manufacturers via QAD Redzone.

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Synovos

OCTOBER 16, 2023

About RS Integrated Supply RS Integrated Supply, part of RS Group, is a global MRO supply chain services provider, offering outsourced Procurement and storeroom Solutions™ to manufacturing, assembly, and process industry clients. Together, the two form the world’s first MRO supply chain services company with true global reach.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

The choices they make will determine whether they survive the coming decade of innovations, uncertainties and changes, or will be obliterated or acquired by competitors. Similarly, Japanese electronics group Toshiba is splitting itself into three to achieve the necessary flexibility increases.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I find in my Supply Chains to Admire research that 96% of companies (when compared to their peer groups) are unable to drive improvement while delivering higher performance year-over-year on a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Ecolab, L’Oreal, and TJX are exceptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Nine times out of ten, the finance group is portrayed as a dam, a barrier or a ferris wheel in the drawings. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. In Figures 2 and 3, note the portrayal as a dam. Mistake #3.

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QAD

APRIL 22, 2021

Recent business turbulence has increased the awareness among manufacturers for improved communication and collaboration with suppliers. This is certainly true in the area of strategic sourcing where procurement teams rely heavily on manually intensive efforts to identify and select suppliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Or a larger, more complex, matrixed operation, involving multiple suppliers and third-party manufacturers. This may include decision-makers from IT, finance, operations, sales, and procurement. Michelle Sodomka is Senior Director of Client Services at Open Sky Group. The post Do You See What I See?

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USC Consulting Group

DECEMBER 5, 2018

But as buyers bolt to malls to take advantage of last-minute deals and purchase gifts online, manufacturers here and abroad are navigating a holiday rush all their own. This is why manufacturing organizations must develop and deploy specific operational strategies designed to achieve favorable results during peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships. Technical innovations can also impact supply chains, which is why many turn to supply chain planning solutions, which are designed to be trade-off machines.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The book is authored by- Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbacher, Alenka Triplat, Daniel Weise, each of whom are Boston Consulting Group Partners , Managing Directors and thought leaders. One of the statements is: “ In many companies, if not most, procurement is an unglamorous, unloved part of the business.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

The most fundamental spend categorization in Procurement is the line between direct and indirect spend, but one effort that transcends this split is supplier management. Industry: Manufacturing. While Procurement might not consider these relationships strategic, they are critical nonetheless. Healthcare.

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Synovos

AUGUST 21, 2023

About RS Integrated Supply RS Integrated Supply, part of RS Group, is a global MRO supply chain services provider, offering outsourced Procurement & Storeroom Solutions™ to manufacturing, assembly, and process industry clients. Together, the two form the world’s first MRO supply chain services company with true global reach.

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