SCMDOJO

APRIL 26, 2023

Category management is a procurement strategy that involves grouping similar products or services together into categories and managing them as a single unit. This approach can help organizations streamline their procurement processes, negotiate better deals with suppliers, and ultimately save money.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Procurement must never be an afterthought in any enterprise. The answers to these questions lie in understanding a few of the top industrial procurement trends to expect in 2018. Companies Will Seek New Ways to Use Technology in Procurement. The global supply chain creates many challenges and opportunities in procurement.

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Proxima

MAY 26, 2023

So, what does this all mean for procurement? Procurement leaders should be conscious of the short-term environment, but it’s also their role to look at what might be a further down the road and think strategically about how their work is aligning with long-term business priorities. Let’s start with the short-term.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

Risk Management 130

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ivalua

MARCH 21, 2022

After a 2-year hiatus, Ivalua is thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Paris. . Audrey IZARD, Chief Purchasing Officer for Indirect Sourcing for the L’Oréal Group , will address the audience with her ESG-inspired keynote “Partnering for a More Sustainable World”. .

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ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

It’s a question that you can answer for yourself at Ivalua Now – The Art of Procurement , being held, appropriately enough, at The Louvre, Paris 10 th – 12 th April. In the process, these advances are enabling procurement leaders to look beyond their traditional remit. But that’s just one session in a field of plenty to choose from.

Procurement Analytics 100

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But few people really understand what it is, how it works and more importantly, why it is so important to Procurement. This paper seeks to answer those questions and specifically address its benefits to the Procurement process by addressing the following checklist: Checklist. What is Artificial Intelligence or AI?

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ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

We cannot wait to connect with procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues in our beautiful nation’s capital! . Anthony Long, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer and Mark Krause, Sr. 5 Reasons to attend 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together. Director Strategic Sourcing Digital & Functional Transformation, .

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Precoro

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The procurement landscape is ever changing, and recently, in contrast to the traditional procure-to-pay platforms, we have seen the emergence of a new type of software solution, intake-to-pay, which is marketed as a more comprehensive solution. But hold on: are we sure that wasn't all possible with procure-to-pay, anyway?

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Precoro

MAY 22, 2023

This process, known as IT procurement, requires comprehensive steps with clear objectives and vendor selection criteria to ensure that technology investments align with business goals and yield a return on investment (ROI). This article encompasses the best practices for planning and executing successful IT procurement strategies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

The Procurement, or Purchasing, function is considered by many to be a necessary but non-strategic part of any organization. But there is a profoundly significant Procurement value chain. Procurement is strategic! Now is the time for Procurement to SELL! Could the CPO Be Replaced by the Chief Value Officer? ” Ouch!

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QAD

AUGUST 22, 2023

This is a scenario that supply chain, import and procurement professionals are encountering today – and keeping many up at night. CBP has divided the list into four groups: Group 1 The first group are entities located in Xinjiang. Other goods present a similar issue. What would that do to your reputation?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Coupled with softening customer demand and the return of air-cargo belly capacity, the current airfreight market condition presents a perfect opportunity for shippers to regain, maintain and balance influence and control. Improving on their marketing and procurement skills would help them achieve such aspirations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. Meanwhile, trade compliance managers are tasked with ensuring that the procurement department is following the rules. This article will focus on European Union trade regulations because the EU leads in this area.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Bottom Line: Agility Matters The takeaway here shouldn’t (only) be that shipping Sea/Air through Los Angeles presents a superior alternative to Dubai. Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The discussion focused on key findings from our recent Voice of the Supplier Survey and reactions to the results from an industry-insider perspective and a supplier point of view.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

Convinced that their sizes and brands will attract suppliers anyway, they entrench themselves behind the gates of rigid procurement processes. This multi-channel strategy tailored to suppliers’ capabilities is what differentiates best-in-class from a peer group as a report from The Hackett Group reveals. At Urgo, they do.

Supplier Management 147

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NC State SCRC

MAY 15, 2019

We held our first ever Procurement Leadership workshop this week, hosting a group of executives from Altria, American Red Cross, Cheniere Energy, Smith & Nephew, RSCS (YUM! Ian George led tthe group using a series of examples from his personal experiences at BMW, Phillips, and consulting experiences with the UK Nuclear Commision.

Optimal Sourcing 40

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

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. With the support of technology, procurement is well-positioned to help organizations adapt to today’s uncertain world,” he added.

Nashville 130

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Precoro

MARCH 30, 2022

Strategic Procurement Helps a Business Unleash its Potential. As The Hackett Group discovered, approaching procurement strategically with specific business goals in mind helps achieve a significantly higher ROI. Operational efficiency and cost reduction are among the top procurement priorities for CPOs, according to Deloitte.

Vendor Strategies 52

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group wishes to advise our clients and Supply Chain Matters blog global readership of an upcoming appearance by Bob Ferrari, Founder and Managing Director. One of the invited speakers will be Bob Ferrari whose presentation is titled: How Supply Chain Digital Transformation Efforts Will Change in 2023.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For procurement professionals, systemizing and optimizing cost centers is not just a matter of financial management; it's a strategic task for driving efficiency, controlling costs, and enhancing overall performance. Another operational cost center present in virtually every kind of modern company is the IT department.

Optimal Sourcing 105

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

Microsoft Best ISV Partner Award JULY 22, 2022 – Each year, Microsoft presents the MS Partner Awards to partners who have excelled throughout the year, both in results and collaboration with Microsoft. Read the press release about ATD’s presentation at Gartner Symposium here. Read the press release here. Access the report here.

ToolsGroup 295

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat. As a research leader at AMR Research when I voiced the concern for a more rigorous peer group analysis in prior meetings, I hoped for a better outcome.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 23, 2019

The Procurement, or Purchasing, function is considered by many to be a necessary but non-strategic part of any organization. This is not to say that they believe Procurement doesn’t play a role, but rather that they don’t view Procurement as playing a critical role beyond cutting costs and finding suppliers.

Procurement Analytics 50

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Jaggaer

APRIL 21, 2020

JAGGAER’s Amenallah Reghimi and Mic h ael Roesch recently partnered with Philip Ideson , founder and managing directo r at Art of Procurement , to bring procurement professionals a presentation on response tactics for the current global crisis. I think this will also help procurement teams learn to be agile.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The overarching rule that all actions taken are meant to meet the needs of the present society without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs, is a key driver. As part of the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics has a global reach, which means that we can make a global difference. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Secondarily, we will include information from other procurement professionals and procurement firms about their experiences, what they forecast, and what they are seeing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. In our monthly webinar last Wednesday, I presented these results.

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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. While Procurement might not consider these relationships strategic, they are critical nonetheless. Doug Keeley, Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. Healthcare.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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Requis

JUNE 23, 2022

COVID-19 exposed the grave weaknesses present in supply chains. Consequently, project managers, supply-chain management, and compliance groups are searching for ways to strengthen supply chains and minimize risks from material shortages, dependency on overseas suppliers, and geopolitics.

Waste Reduction 52

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NC State SCRC

MAY 4, 2022

In an effort to incorporate organizational best practices in the scope of price analysis, the project team James Schott, Kevin Jones, and Delshad Zaker worked with Tom Nash and Red Cross to identify practices, processes and structures within organizations for a price analysis function or group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

” (The use of the term “basics” is usually code for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.). End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Background. I have the same question.

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