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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

They call this their “n-tier” supply chain. Mr. Nelson points out that it is possible for a sourcing problem deep in a supply chain to halt production for BD. When COVID happened we really saw a lot of issues with the supply chain. Do I need to restructure my contract with them?

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Supply Chain Visibility in Foggy Times

Enterra Insights

Supply chain professionals, like military professionals, often find situational awareness an elusive goal. Over a decade ago, Cecere wrote, “As we enter the world where data is more available from trading partners, we can navigate across the supply chain into customer’s customers and supplier’s suppliers.

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Obstacles to Multi-Tier Supply Chain Visibility!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge! A recent Deloitte survey estimated only 15% of CPO’s have visibility beyond their tier one suppliers. I found this striking that there is so little multi-tier Supply Chain visibility.

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ToolsGroup Improves Supply Chain Visibility, Usability, and Power in the Mid-Year Enhancements To SO99+

ToolsGroup

GranTerre has been a ToolsGroup customer for many years, and we value their commitment to innovation,” said Massimo Corradi, Supply Chain & Logistics Director, GranTerre. “We We are excited to see these enhancements to SO99+ and the improvements they will bring in visibility, explainability, and power.” release HERE.

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Unlocking Success: Why Strategic Sourcing Is Important for Your Company

Precoro

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation.

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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Five Year Performance on Business Goals (2019 – 2023) Looking at 2024 Priorities When it comes to organizational priorities across supply chain functions for 2024, APQC finds that supply chain planning remains in the top spot for the fifth year (selected by 90 percent of organizations).

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Ivalua Launches Innovations to Improve Sourcing Decisions, Savings Capture and Supply Chain Visibility

ivalua

The release features a broad array of innovations to empower customers to better manage their spend and suppliers. Specific release highlights include: Sourcing Decision Center (SDC) – Ivalua’s Sourcing solution now includes intuitive and powerful sourcing optimisation capabilities.