American Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It involves coordinating and integrating various activities, from procurement to production to distribution, to ensure the seamless flow of goods and services. In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, innovation has become a key driver of competitive advantage. Recycling and reuse lend themselves to innovation.

Sourcing Strategies 52

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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?

Procurement Solutions 59

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Proxima

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Productivity spend’ refers to the recognition that the greatest productivity gains are to be found across the supplier base. The questions that procurement leaders across the US should be asking are: what is the business value behind each new and current supplier relationship? Why spend it now, like this, and how to gauge success?

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Logility

AUGUST 30, 2016

Innovation as Excellence. While better-faster-cheaper is an incremental improvement philosophy, “innovation” changes the game. Excellence in Innovation, whether in process, product, organization or market approach can put your supply chain in a ‘blue ocean’ position where there are no competitors.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

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Logility

AUGUST 30, 2016

Innovation as Excellence. While better-faster-cheaper is an incremental improvement philosophy, “innovation” changes the game. Excellence in Innovation, whether in process, product, organization or market approach can put your supply chain in a ‘blue ocean’ position where there are no competitors.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

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Logility

JULY 14, 2022

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. References below to the Company means Logility, Inc. and L.I.N.K.

Logility 173

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Unleashed

APRIL 5, 2021

Procurement and purchasing are often used interchangeably to describe the role of procurement. What is procurement? Procurement is the process of purchasing a service or a good, usually on a large scale and for commercial purposes. What are the steps in the procurement process? Choose the best supplier.

Procurement Solutions 66

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

We are stronger, more united, and more determined to lead and innovate together! . Ivalua remains the only vendor recognized as a leader in every current Procurement report spanning S2P by Gartner and Forrester. We were honored to hear their incredible stories and humbled by their positive references and testimonials. .

Procurement Solutions 130

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 6, 2023

However, many of these same organizations fail to consider the impact that unconscious bias can have on their procurement process. Unconscious bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our decisions and actions without us even realizing it. Various types of unconscious bias can occur within procurement.

Vendor Strategies 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Technology is applied when needed as a ‘proposition’, typically implemented with an expected result in mind, but often creating an output of impact in an organization- that can too render as disruptive or innovative to the initial digital state of the organization. Digitization vs. Digitalization. Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2018.

Manufacturing Procurement 55

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. If you don’t have a Supplier CoC, I’d strongly suggest looking into developing one with your sourcing and procurement team. Now bear with me here….

Optimal Sourcing 54

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Purchasing Skills Pricing Training 54

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. Only by doing so can we unlock the full benefits of this innovative technology.

Optimal Sourcing 244

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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. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Need For What-If Analysis. Over time, this changed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 278

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a part of this due diligence, I interviewed the Company, participated in briefings, and talked to references and employees to write this article. Debt-laden JDA struggled to capitalize on its assets, and while revenue grew through acquisition, innovation stalled. A thumbs down rating means that business leaders should head caution.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

After this came the next AP Automation project, and ever so slowly, innovation just became the norm, now it’s legacy Invoice Processing. So for the last decade the Procurement teams have been pushing the ‘No-PO, No Pay’ mantra, it’s now even ‘Government Policy’.

Supply Chain Software 237

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Turvo

JULY 15, 2021

In the logistics and shipping industry, capacity refers to the amount of space secured on trucks and other vehicles to carry shipment loads. This generally gets referred to as trucking capacity, and it remains one of the most critical aspects of dealing with supply chain disruptions. Better tracking of profits and losses.

Capacity 97

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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. Direct suppliers often become strategic partners because the company’s collaborative efforts with them have a direct impact on innovative potential. Healthcare.

Supplier Management 145

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Claritum

MAY 12, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Technologies and Procurement Table. There are a lot of articles around on what Procurement needs to do; how Procurement needs to change; and how technology will fundamentally change Procurement. 2 Technologies and Procurement Table. Virtual Procurement Agents.

Analytics Software 36

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. The concept of asset-less state refers to creating a supply chain that is as lean as possible.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The premise of this book is that the procurement function is a deeply misunderstood corporate capability, with CEO executives spending too little time thinking about or being actively involved in how their companies spend more than half of typical spending budgets. When the boss offers someone a job in procurement.

Manufacturing Procurement 59

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As a global conference, exhibition and networking experience, we attract some of the biggest oil and gas companies and top-performing engineering, procurement and construction firms, all groups who are eager to capitalize on the benefits of Breakbulk Americas and connect with new supply chain partners.

America 182

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Business Process Automation AI: Revolutionizing Efficiency in the Digital Age Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dramatically transforming Business Process Automation (BPA), ushering in a new era of operational efficiency and innovation. Businesses gain agility and can focus human resources on strategic work.

Sourcing Strategies 78

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Resilience refers to the ability of a supply chain to withstand and recover from disruptions, while agility refers to its ability to respond quickly and effectively to changing circumstances. Demand changes refer to shifts in customer preferences, market trends, or unexpected spikes in demand.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

At the Coupa INSPIRE procurement conference in San Francisco this week, the Chief Procurement Officer of Coca Cola Consolidated, Patrick Hopkins, shared his views on the “4 Truths of Procurement”, and how he has operationalized his views through the deployment of Coupa procure to pay software. Data must be right.

Procurement 83

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out Procurement Report Card: Most Executives Think Procurement Isn’t Strategic Enough! Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Procurement Analytics 43

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

CHALLENGES OF REMOTE COLLABORATION AND OUTSOURCING IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Product failures like that of the Segway Electric Scooter and Google Glass are hitting closer to home for today’s innovators with the shift to remote work practices as well as the outsourcing of more design and production work to contract manufacturers (CMs).

Supply Chain Design Software 85

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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. This is effectively a “snapshot” in time. and “What is the potential return on investment?”

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This total time can be further categorized into key components: Procurement Lead Time: This dimension, situated in the upstream supply chain, covers the duration from placing an order to receiving it. Procurement Lead Time: Efficient procurement lead time ensures timely access to raw materials, a fundamental step toward efficient production.

Inventory Reduction 75

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 27, 2021

When the topic of global sourcing comes up, procurement managers often balk at global sourcing in supply chain management because they worry they will have to sacrifice quality or delivery when using global suppliers. Supply chain management is the big picture, of which procurement is merely a piece. Innovative ideas.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. Step 1: Use e Procurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. Step 2: Use e Procurement systems for vendor relationships .

Procurement Solutions 130

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Procurement teams may be wondering “What is the Circular Economy and how might it be integrated into supply chain management?”. The term Circular Economy refers to a closed loop economic system, where waste is eliminated and outputs feed back into the cycle.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

In this push, Oracle, SAP and INFOR became revenue market leaders in APS, but under-served the market in the delivery of innovation. Reference Figure 1. Outsourcing–procurement, manufacturing and transportation– decreased visibility and increased data latency. Sadly, it did not. The inverse occurred. The drivers?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

(Examples include alternate sourcing, bill of material changes or alternate modes/routing between the planning, procurement and transportation.) The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. History tells us that software acquisitions and consolidation reduces, not accelerates, innovation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 167

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues. Most deployments focus on functional excellence–manufacturing, transportation, customer service or procurement. Traditionally, deployments focused on indirect procurement.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 173

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Proxima

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

GNFR is defined as “Goods Not For Resale” can also be referred to as Indirects or Non-product Related (NPR) depending on the organizational terminology. Essentially all three are the same thing; goods and services which are not sold to the end customer, hence GNFR procurement. What can a strong GNFR procurement strategy deliver?

Procurement Solutions 59

Procurement Solutions Retail Cost Reduction Strategies Optimal Sourcing 59

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives. Figure 1: SPM Project Stages (Gordon Sherry R, 2008) This organization has created a Procurement Steering Committee with management participation to leverage procurement as a tool to improve business performance. Three key elements are suggested.

Vendor Strategies 55

Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction Price Reduction Procurement Analytics 55

Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World Pros: This book will show you how to plan and execute procurement and sourcing strategy like the world's leading companies. Cons: Transportation is sometimes referred to as "Outbound Logistics". Stars Reference - Flöthmann, C., &

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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