Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

This past February we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “Is your company using Artificial Intelligence in its supply chain or logistics operations?”

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

indicates cost inefficiency, signaling a need for supplier negotiations or alternative sourcing strategies. However, additional costs resulted in an actual spend of $550,000, This resulted in a CPI below 1, indicating cost inefficiencies in supplier management. The CPI calculation would be: CPI =100,000/120,000 = 0.83.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Here are some key distinctions to make between Procurement vs. Supply Chain Management: Procurement is responsible for identifying suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring cost-effective, compliant purchases. It’s heavily tied to spend management, risk mitigation, and supplier performance.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 13, 2013

The end item is separated into sub parts since a different raw material (RM) and manufacturing process might be used for each one. There are three methods for completing this step: blueprint and bill of materials analysis, manufacturing process mapping, and on-site manufacturing process investigation. Estimate financial ratios.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2025

For the mitigation of supply chain and business risks , we need closer integration and easy collaboration with our suppliers, said Jens Brethauer, VP of e-Procurement & Digitalization at KION. Streamlined Sourcing: The improved workflows enabled the team to focus on cost-saving negotiations rather than administrative tasks.

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Exiger Perspectives

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our XSB tool set allows you to take a part, break it down into all of its part attributes, and then find other suppliers in your environment that could manufacture that same part. Artificial intelligence is making it so that we can bridge that skills gap. Because that’s the promise of AI.

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QAD

JANUARY 19, 2023

E-commerce brands must oversee design, manufacturing, sourcing, warehouse inventory, shipping and delivery. This component includes conception, design, materials, manufacturing, quality testing, and packaging. A modern, agile industrial manufacturer must be responsive and able to deliver with quality and timeliness.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Supplier Identification: Scouring the Market Once armed with the client’s requirements, the sourcing agency embarks on a mission to identify potential suppliers. Thorough market research is conducted to shortlist manufacturers that align with the client’s needs and preferences. When do you need the Sourcing Agency?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This includes enterprises across industries such as manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and financial services, where procurement efficiency directly impacts operational costs and supplier relationships. Any organization that manages procurement at scale can benefit from digitally transforming its source-to-pay (S2P) process.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 20, 2023

A procurement manager is deeply involved in identifying the procurement needs of the organization, researching potential suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing relationships with suppliers, and ensuring that procurement needs are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The pull method of inventory replenishment The ‘Pull’ method, sometimes called the ‘Just-in-Time’ method, is a lean-manufacturing strategy that involves producing goods only when they’re needed – in other words, production begins as soon as an order is placed. This means: Researching and comparing various suppliers.

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Precoro

JULY 8, 2022

It also requires good interpersonal skills to convince prospective suppliers, negotiating skills to close the deal, and the ability to make informed and timely decisions. In some cases, for example, in manufacturing businesses, optimized spending can impact the company’s bottom line more than successful sales or marketing.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

This might involve optimizing inventory levels, negotiating better deals with suppliers, or implementing just-in-time manufacturing techniques. Moreover, by selecting reliable suppliers, negotiating favorable terms, and ensuring timely delivery, the supply chain department can optimize procurement processes and minimize costs.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 17, 2024

A myriad of professionals within the field ensures timely deliveries from suppliers and orchestrates manufacturing processes to meet your requirements, contributing to a rewarding career path in supply chain management. Managing the supply chain involves the delicate art of aligning your product supply precisely with customer demand.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

From sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, and storage, to transportation and distribution, SCM ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness throughout the entire journey. Sourcing: Sourcing is all about finding reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships.

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KEPLER Consulting

MARCH 23, 2018

However, they are often complex to implement on a large scale, because they require a lot of manufacturing process related information, strong technical expertise and deep & time-consuming cooperation with suppliers (open book policy is mandatory). Identify savings opportunities (negotiation, VAVE, resourcing).

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Therefore, traditional sourcing is often reactive: a procurement manager reviews a purchase request , finds a supplier, negotiates terms, and moves on. Dual or multi-sourcing: In high-risk categories, source from multiple suppliers to reduce the risk of disruptions. It’s tactical and short-term.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A business’s MOQ for each product is typically determined through analysis of profit margins, operational efficiencies, and manufacturing requirements. This could be when a supplier or manufacturer needs a high number of a particular item, or when it’s more cost-effective to produce that unit in bigger numbers.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The best way to reduce costs in a manufacturing business is to target the three areas in which costs generally fall: direct labour, materials, and manufacturing overheads. What are manufacturing costs? Manufacturing costs are the sum of costs of all resources used in the process of manufacturing a product.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Achieved through strategies like long-term contracts and improved supplier negotiations. Renegotiate Supplier Agreements The Hackett Group 2024 Procurement Key Issues Report reveals that procurement teams aim for a 5% to 10% cost cut through supplier negotiations. Helps maintain financial stability over time.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An example of procurement could be a manufacturing company sourcing raw materials from different suppliers to create their final product. This process involves identifying reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely delivery of the required materials. What is an example of procurement?

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Unleashed

JUNE 8, 2023

Procurement is the process of sourcing suppliers , negotiating sales terms, and purchasing the goods a company needs to run its daily operations. For manufacturers and producers , this includes raw materials, components, and ingredients. In this guide to procurement: What is procurement?

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OptiProERP

MAY 18, 2023

This type of procurement involves purchasing raw materials, components, and finished goods from suppliers. Direct procurement is critical for manufacturing companies as it enables them to obtain the necessary inputs to produce their products.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2023

The cost of sales metric is most commonly used in the retail and eCommerce industries, whereas manufacturing businesses typically calculate profitability using the cost of goods sold formula instead. For example, you could still manufacture your products if you stopped paying for marketing activities.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2024

The product sourcing process can include: Market research Product research Vendor procurement Price comparison Supplier negotiations Product sourcing acts as the first and most important step in the successful execution of a business’s procurement strategy. Where can you source products from?

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 23, 2016

Other famous companies that have recently hit the headlines for supplier squeezing include: Tata Steel, which wrote to its suppliers in the latter part of 2015 asking for an immediate 10% reduction in prices. Beware the False Economies of Supplier Squeezing. Kellog—another company that now takes 120 days to pay its creditors.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Given the current market dynamics, having accurate data and information becomes even more critical as you enter supplier negotiations. #3. There is no one-size-fits-all approach in this domain. About the Author – Dr Muddassir Ahmed Dr MuddassirAhmed is the Founder & CEO of SCMDOJO.

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2021

So, a well-defined and executed procurement strategy, along with the implementation of procurement software capabilities, can effectively help reduce costs in manufacturing, distribution and wholesale companies. Qualifying suppliers. Choosing your suppliers. Negotiating. Evaluating supplier performance.

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KEPLER Consulting

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

To reduce Supply Chain costs, once the traditional levers have been activated (supplier negotiations, transport schemes optimization, inventory reduction, etc.), manufacturers have decided to go further by progressing on the notion of total cost. However small lots have a double negative effect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

How Walmart automated supplier negotiations. The trade group says a rail strike of one-month could result in an economic impact of up to $160 billion, and within one week many chemicals manufacturing plants could shut down, lowering GDP and leading to more inflation. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Production costs: Costs directly related to manufacturing or producing inventory items, such as raw materials, labour, and manufacturing overhead, are not considered inventory carrying costs. Supplier negotiation Collaborate closely with suppliers to negotiate favourable pricing, discounts, and payment terms.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This chart from Kissflow lays out the key differences between sourcing and procurement: Essentially, sourcing sets procurement up for success by conducting research, vetting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and even figuring out the nitty-gritty details such as order minimums and packaging standards.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. The current challenges that organizations face in implementing these workflows really revolve around non-integrated processes and systems with retailers and manufacturers operating out of their own silo and different planning data. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 9, 2025

Supplier Evaluation & Scoring AI provides data-driven methods to improve how organizations assess and score suppliers. With access to real-time data and performance analytics, decision-makers can manage suppliers, negotiate contracts, and mitigate risks confidently and efficiently. How can AI be used in procurement?

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Procurement Academy

MARCH 12, 2024

Calculating the Cost Breakdown: This process involves working with cost, finance, logistics and manufacturing process experts. Typical examples of common cost-saving opportunities include process improvements, supplier negotiations, and efficiency enhancements.

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6 River Systems

JANUARY 10, 2019

. “Whether you’re in procurement, supplier quality, production control or logistics, supply chain is only one ingredient in the pie of successfully bringing a product to market. Are products being manufactured to job specifications? Price negotiation strategies. “Is the subcontractor using the right raw materials?

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For instance, a ”Raw Materials Procurement Overview” can show trends in spending on steel, plastics, or other materials in manufacturing. Monthly reports offer a broader view of procurement performance, helping to assess cost-saving opportunities, supplier performance, and budget adherence.

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