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Future of Procurement Study Available

Supply Chain View from the Field

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. You can download the full report at this link. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction.

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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

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Today, during the COVID-19 response, ERP is keeping entire industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls. Using the DELMIAworks Hosted Managed Service, the company has minimized the need for local ERP system support.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. To briefly indicate its place, it should be remembered that war involves three divisions of labor: Strategy , Tactics and Logistics. NAPM published a new magazine, Purchasing Magazine, in 1965.