Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

Do Set Clear KPIs and Governance Structures : Establish transparent metrics for sales, coverage, and service levels. Monitor retail presence, availability, and promotional compliance closely. Do Invest in Distributor Capability Building : Provide training, digital tools, and performance incentives.

Waste Reduction

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Conversely, a student who quickly grasps procurement strategies can be challenged with advanced case studies and leadership projects. For example, a student might work on a project that involves analyzing sales data to predict future product demand, thereby learning how to adjust procurement strategies accordingly.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

Photo: iStock/South_agency July 2, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor How does a retailer stay ahead of the dizzying number of factors that go into whether it can sell what it puts on the shelves at a profit? The company says its new approach uses agentic AI to transform consumer feedback into profitable retail growth strategies.

Price Reduction

Jaggaer

MAY 8, 2025

I am a big believer in procurement getting involved as early as possible in new product development based on all the market knowledge available. The worst-case scenario is product engineering developing a new product, selecting a supplier and then telling procurement to get on with negotiation.

Optimal Sourcing

ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re evaluating procurement technology or exploring ways to drive more value from existing systems, chances are you’re looking beyond tactical fixes – you want a smarter, scalable strategy. Misaligned priorities across finance, legal, and procurement create friction that delays decision-making and reduces impact.

Cost Reduction Strategies

ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

In the age of relentless disruption, razor-thin margins, and digitally empowered customers, the retail industry must rapidly evolve to stay relevant. AI in retail supply chain is no longer an innovation to observe—it’s a strategic imperative to adopt. is a Game-Changer for AI in Retail Supply Chain What is AI in Retail Supply Chain?

Optimal Sourcing

Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

Supply chain management typically does not fit very well with procurement, which is a challenge at the best of times, and can be a disaster in difficult times. It is now a matter of planning the procurement system and the supply management system outside-in and then look at the true demand to minimize the latency.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

For a retailer, that might take the form of guidance as to where and how much to produce items, how to transport them, and where to position them in a manner that best reflects actual consumer demand. What makes mathematical optimization especially valuable, Yurchisin says, is its prescriptive — as opposed to merely descriptive — nature.

Optimal Sourcing

ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

In the age of relentless disruption, razor-thin margins, and digitally empowered customers, the retail industry must rapidly evolve to stay relevant. AI in retail supply chain is no longer an innovation to observe—it’s a strategic imperative to adopt. is a Game-Changer for AI in Retail Supply Chain What is AI in Retail Supply Chain?

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

And cross-functional teams — from procurement and sales to finance and customer service — are left scrambling to react. Because logistics are tightly woven into production, fulfillment and the customer experience, the impact of a transit issue, like a delayed shipment, can quickly ripple across the whole business. Assembly lines pause.

Freight

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

This shift, driven by regulation and growing public pressure, investor scrutiny and retailer mandates, is redefining a successful CPG business. Retailers are following suit. Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains.

Rail Software

Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Businesses often use it in retail and purchasing. Category management isn’t just another procurement trend. What procurement teams need is a clear view of their spend, tighter control, and a strategy that delivers lasting value—exactly what category management provides. It’s tactical and short-term.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 24, 2025

Procurement teams may use one platform, while logistics depends on another, and finance runs an entirely separate system. With MIS training, supply professionals can layer external variables such as seasonal behavior, economic data, or transportation metrics into predictive models. This complexity makes visibility essential.

Vendor Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

And while no industry is immune from ongoing trade “volatility,” retail and consumer packaged goods organizations of every size and specialization are often impacted way more — and more immediately — than many other sectors. But even small or less-complex retail and CPG organizations can improve execution intelligence.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Koganti urged the procurement audience to look for whats referred to as “foresight function” in planning tools, which is capable of enhancing data analysis, scenario generation and trend identification , allowing for more informed and proactive decision-making, albeit with human oversight.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2025

It’s a strategic, big-picture function that includes procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and customer delivery — and all the relationships and processes in between. Supply chain management (SCM) is the overarching system that governs how goods move from raw materials to the final customer. Which Area Should You Focus On?

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

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Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

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Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2025

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Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

Which Metrics Matter? Still, a few metrics consistently rose to the top of the conversation, signals that seem to cut across company size, geography, and service model. Still, a few metrics consistently rose to the top of the conversation, signals that seem to cut across company size, geography, and service model.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Other users of the information will be retailers and their supply chains, as well as government authorities seeking to uphold export regulations, according to Megan Brewster, vice president of advanced technology with Impinj , a manufacturer of radio frequency identification devices. “The Complying with the rule will be no easy task.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

If a major customer leaves, an AS/RS investment could become a stranded asset that sits on the balance sheet and drags down financial metrics such as return on asset (RoA) or other profitability measures. Risk Mitigation and Financial Stability The same flexibility helps mitigate longer-term financial risk.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

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Supply Chain Software

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Enhance Inventory Management A combined CRM-Shopify platform provides past sales data, allowing procurement teams to make informed purchasing decisions. An example of such a scenario is a European fashion retailer experiencing stockouts and unpredictable delivery times. Check out this course by Vera Rozanova!

Supply Chain Planning Software

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

These four steps constitute the downstream procure-to-pay part of the process. Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration. Adoption metrics can be built into annual assessments. Getting buy in is essential.

Sourcing Strategies

Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

POS data provides valuable insights that can lead to increased sales, better customer satisfaction, and sustainable market growth in the fast-paced retail and e-commerce sectors. Retailers typically make this data available through proprietary portals, which may vary in terms of data granularity and update frequency.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today. What it doesn’t necessarily mean is simply transporting those Chinese mega-factories to another hemisphere.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

As part of its partnership with drone company Wing, the retail giant intends to bring drone deliveries to Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte by June of 2026, and will expand existing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. A year later, the retailer added drone deliveries to its app for DFW customers.

Fort Worth

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

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Hawaii

John Galt

JULY 22, 2025

Because companies often fail to let go of old habits and siloed metrics, and they fail to align decisions across functions. A great example comes from a CPG company that restructured its raw material planning by grouping SKUs and locations then aligning these classifications to hit procurement minimums. Shared metrics are critical.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

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Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

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Cost Reduction Strategies

ThroughPut

MAY 23, 2025

Integrate logistics, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution for seamless delivery. Encourage experimentation with new technologies and develop future-focused operational metrics. Advancing Sustainability and Circularity Embed sustainability into procurement, production, and distribution strategies.

Inventory Management Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

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Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

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Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

In B2B settings, this might mean ensuring a high-end retailer receives prioritized inventory during a key seasonal sale, while other partners are deprioritized temporarily. This precision minimizes stockouts and markdowns, preserving both revenue and brand reputation.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

We’re creating new and novel chemistry methods that weren’t available when we started,” Jones says. NEXT: Can China get around cotton origin testing?

Manufacturing Procurement