Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Last Mile Innovation. For that reason, retailers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce costs. The Swiss project is not the only last mile innovation in the works. The problem is figuring out how to navigate the so-called last mile: that final, crucial stage of getting product to an impatient and demanding consumer.”[6].

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ivalua

JUNE 15, 2022

Michael Stietz , Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Körber AG, Jan Koch , Senior Project Manager at Körber AG, and Douglas Keeley , Senior Product Manager at Ivalua discussed how to automate and streamline tactical activities while keeping strategy front and center. . Enable innovation. Körber at a Glance….

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Especially today, with some industries moving from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, many suppliers can have their pick of customers, especially if some are easier to do business with, foster collaboration, listen to new innovative ideas and, most importantly, pay on time. Ivalua Supplier Risk and Performance Management Checklist.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 15, 2022

This could mean reducing fuel consumption, machine CO 2 emissions, or transitioning their energy to hybrid, electric or hydrogen sources. By accumulating these accomplishments, Kobelco hopes to serve as a source of best practices to others in the manufacturing industry with similar challenges and aspirations. Supply Chain Instability.

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ModusLink Corporation

APRIL 27, 2023

Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023. Establishing an innovative and effective marketing strategy boosts communication with all involved parties easier. This requires focusing on sustainability, transparency, and innovation across the supply chain.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

??Meeting the Demand in Sourcing and Procurement. In recent years, considerable efforts have been made to simplify and streamline sourcing, procurement, and overall supply chains to meet demand more effectively. Sourcing and Procurement Optimization : Speed and Transparency. Contract management. RFx and eAuction management.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Source: Supply Chain Digest. Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. Source: Lennox. Innovative Technology. Let’s look at each: Bold Initiatives.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The complexity of global supply chains – especially in organizations like GM – require hands-on relationship management of suppliers to ensure that supplier collaboration will lead to added value, and innovation. Resources spent/gains made on the road to innovation are, therefore, sustained exclusively by the internal entity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

It collects and stores data from a variety of sources. These sources may include electronic logging devices, telematics networks, mobile devices, RF devices, and GPS information from automatic identification systems for ship locations and NORAD for aircraft positioning. The post Do You See What I See?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In this blog post, we dive into the cutting-edge innovation happening at Blue Yonder to reshape the supply chain planning technology landscape. This single source of data is leveraged across all planning solutions, making it faster and easier to bring together disparate factors into centralized decisioning and action.

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EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Strategic Sourcing Solutions to Enhance Your Bottom Line. Strategic sourcing is vital to procurement and the supply chain overall, as it allows companies to gain the lowest cost of a good or service while minimizing supply chain risk. What Is Strategic Sourcing?

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Customers and partners will also share insights on how to get the most value from Arena. Managing product and quality information in a single system provides a source of confidence for effective quality management. Trainings will cover project management, supply chain management, compliance, access policies, and more.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Following ICON 2023 in Las Vegas, Blue Yonder’s Chief Product Office Gurdip Singh shared the key product innovation takeaways from the event during a Blue Yonder Live session. He shared his views on how to apply innovations to solve deep-rooted supply chain challenges and insights into the $1 billion investment in research and development.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

How else would we know which products consumers will want next, where to source inputs from or how much of an item to produce? We all know that people are starting their buying journey online, looking for innovative new products and are increasingly conscious about sustainability factors. Is AI right for your business?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Propulsion technology advances, combined with the need to be environmentally responsible, is pushing the industry towards alternative fuel sources, including the electric vehicle. There are more data sources than ever, but there is often confusion about how to best utilize them.

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Logility

JANUARY 10, 2023

And given the potential for more disruptions, there is no moment too soon for innovative thinking and the right technology. Sources 1. “ Let’s get started. The Resiliency Compass: Navigating Global Value Chain Disruption in an Age of Uncertainty ,” World Economic Forum, 2021. 3– 4, 6.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 19, 2022

New global consumer markets, characterized by sourcing activities and low manufacturing costs, seem to take the supply chain into more contemporary territory. How to Manage Supply Chain Complexities. As the needs of vendors and customers change, there are varying industry trends altering and complicating the supply chain.

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Savant Events

APRIL 2, 2024

I have also spent a few years in business development where I worked with supply chain innovations before I joined Stories. Social media is for many a source of inspiration and it will be interesting to follow if ROPO (research online and purchase offline) will increase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

Mike Carroll, a vice president at Georgia-Pacific, and Ron Norris, director of innovation at GP While Generative AI has sparked great excitement, a form of artificial intelligence called Causal AI might offer much greater potential. It learned how to solve problems from the people who solve those problems every hour of every day.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In this particular posting, we share our review of: Profit From The Source- Transforming Your Business By Putting Suppliers at the Core. Of late, C-Suite executives have dedicated a lot of time on supply chain challenges and how to get them resolved. All rights reserved.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

A month later, Walmart announced that it will increase its sourcing of US products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania. Be Sociable, Share!

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Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Your organization can’t function optimally if you can’t source your raw materials or services, so you must put a strategic focus on growing your relationships with your suppliers in a way that benefits you both. The post How To Achieve Maximum Value With Supplier Relationship Management appeared first on Skill Dynamics.

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ProcurePort

APRIL 1, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, maintaining a competitive edge requires innovation and efficiency. Businesses can improve operations by using e-sourcing software for procurement. Let’s delve deeper into how e-sourcing software can revolutionize procurement processes and drive bottom-line growth.

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OptiProERP

APRIL 9, 2024

Implement regular reviews and retrospectives to identify bottlenecks, implement corrective actions, and drive innovation. Image source : McKinsey & Company Technology for Tracking Tracking the Q2C process requires robust functionality.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Technology: Maximizing Capability Integration Assess the current technology infrastructure to determine how to integrate internal capabilities with external ones, considering scalability, compatibility, security, and data governance. An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice?

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2024

Three reasons why it’s important to improve supply chain agility: Remain adaptable to market changes: Responding quickly and effectively to changes in customer preferences, demand patterns, and product innovations helps you to capture new opportunities and gain a competitive edge.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Still, organizations are less willing to test and try technology innovation due to the restrictions and guide rails placed on software procurement and deployment. What to do? Drive change.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It is a safe space for business and tech leaders to talk openly on how to improve outcomes. As shown in Figure 1, there are many types of networks: industry-focused networks, functionally focused networks (like sourcing and logistics) and specialized networks for discovery (marketplaces), product serialization, open innovation.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 22, 2015

by Melissa Clow Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘How to Turn Your Supply Chain into an Innovation Engine’. The author, Erwin Hermans, vice president of supply chain services, describes the areas to consider when turning your supply chain into an innovation engine: An Enabler for New Business Models.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2021

Bitcoin is referred to as a stick of dynamite, and the explosion of this explicit dynamite has led to introducing several innovative aspects in the marketplace. Considering the robust sources of bitcoin have rendered a return of investment of almost 65000% since the very first glance, the numbers might sound fascinating to you.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

We have an employment skills gap , an uncoordinated approach to nurturing innovation, and an export imbalance. government is following suit by establishing a network of manufacturing innovation hubs throughout the country. National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, The Infrastructure of Manufacturing Innovation Hubs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Still, organizations are less willing to test and try technology innovation due to the restrictions and guide rails placed on software procurement and deployment. What to do? Drive change.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 16, 2016

We hear the words “innovation” as a source for growth in the economy over and over again. New ideas on how to manage business processes, digital technologies, ways of delivering value to customers, and supply chain linkages are all areas where we are likely to see new forms of innovation occurring.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Today in many executive boardrooms, the conversation often centers on how to improve the overall customer experience. So how do you economically keep and grow existing customers? .”) I would argue that, if you’re in manufacturing, strategic sourcing is the first place to start shaping the customer journey.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Choose between a broad overview of procurement and a focused course that focuses on certain topics like strategic sourcing, contract management, or supplier relationship management. Throughout this course, you will gain valuable knowledge and practical insights on various aspects of the sourcing process in procurement.

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