AIMMS

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sustainable supply chains are not just beneficial for society and the environment; they’re crucial for a business’s future prosperity. For that, long-term supply chain planning and budgeting needs data to back every decision. A green supply chain boosts brand reputation and can lead to increased sales.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. By aligning supply chain and procurement, spend can be considered more holistically.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I work in supply chain. If I had done due diligence, I’d have seen the warnings – the retailer had pretty pictures on their website, but their supply chain failed them, creating an eleven-month saga and unhappy customer. The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. I should have known better.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Nothing is more central to the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector than supply and demand — and few things affect supply and demand like economic trends. Fortunately, the deep recession that many economists predicted didn’t emerge. Most economists credit strong consumer spending for this soft landing.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 19, 2022

The past few years have created a lasting impact on the way business is conducted, driving many companies to analytics to gain the visibility they need to control and optimize key processes. The Basics of Procurement KPIs. To accomplish this, our clients rely on the built-in data hub of our Stratum reporting application.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. Nominal income gains were reported by survey participants, but half of all families anticipated reduced real incomes next year. Taking the Digital Path to Purchase. ”[3].

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Supply chain analytics combines powerful algorithms, data, and the latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to address the most elusive challenges in the supply chain right now – visibility and control. By 2032, the supply chain analytics market is expected to reach USD 38.78

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

The past couple of years have been — to say the least — interesting for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector. As Erik Larson ( @erikdlarson ), Founder and CEO of Cloverpop, observes, “The consumer packaged goods industry is experiencing unprecedented change. Joining the Data Revolution. ” Data and Decision-making.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For the first in seven years, I was not heads-down preparing for The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Pre-pandemic only 30% of supply chain leaders were satisfied with their supply chains, and during the pandemic, business leader satisfaction is falling precipitously. Rising Complexity. What To Do?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 30, 2023

Humans possess the remarkable ability to think about and plan for the future. In the case of climate change, however, humans have done a lot more thinking than planning. Both consumers and enterprises in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector are taking notice. Those actions include: • Partnering for success.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. These intricacies make planning and decision-making difficult. But supporting the process with advanced analytics goes even further, contributing to higher levels of productivity and profitability. Advanced analytics as enabling technology.

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crisp

APRIL 25, 2024

Supply chain efficiency and cost controls are top priorities in CPG earnings discussions as brands combat inflationary pressures and aim to maximize margins. But challenges remain, and brands say reducing costs and maximizing efficiency across their enterprise is still a priority. How did 2023 look from the CPG C-suite?

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 27, 2024

The world of supply chain management is fast-paced. Performance for Supply Chain Management Software on Mac Have you ever run sophisticated supply chain management software on Mac? As an all-in-one package, it cleans megatons of junk and makes everything run faster.

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Logility

JANUARY 25, 2022

ATLANTA – January 25, 2022 – According to PWC’s December 2021 Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey , about half of respondents consciously consider factors related to sustainability when making purchasing decisions. Perform, review, monitor and submit corrective action plans regarding all aspects of social compliance. Logility, Inc.,

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. How could Stagflation impact Supply Chain?

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2023

This experience is not only frustrating industry executives – it’s compelling them to reassess their sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Capacity planning drives production plans, cadence, and raw material procurement and has cost-justified an investment in small-batch processing equipment.

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Silvon has noticed over the past several years that a shift towards a modern data hub architecture to support enterprise analytics and reporting has been driven by a number of key business drivers. Once integrated, the data is made “analytics ready” and securely available to users.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply chain journalist Helen Atkinson suggests that savvy retailers accept the inevitable and use their returns policy to differentiate themselves from their competitors. She explains, “Depending on which statistics you follow, consumers return something like a fifth of all purchases these days.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. Let’s start here: what is supply chain resilience? What is Supply Chain Resilience? 2020 Was A Year Of Supply Chain Disruption.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Most supply chain planners are familiar with Dwight D. Eisenhower’s observation, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” While I agree with the late five-star general and president about the indispensability of planning, I disagree that plans are useless.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The global supply chain industry has by default, a large environmental impact, through its carbon footprint. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future. In addition, CEVA Logistics was also appointed by General Motors (GM) to manage its entire ventilator production supply chain in support of the U.S.

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Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Your organization’s supply chain can be the bedrock of a robust ESG strategy that will drive positive change and contribute to long-term sustainability. We’re here to help guide you in developing a more ethical and sustainable supply chain using actionable insights from our years of expertise. Let’s dive right in.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The procurement department is an integral part of any organization, playing a crucial role in the purchasing process. To get the most out of any procurement team, all the associated key roles need to be filled with qualified individuals that understand both technology and the principles of supply chain management.

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With the right technology, process manufacturing strategy, planning, and management can be simplified. Manufacturers have been through a trial by fire with supply chain disruptions and changes in demand during the past two years. Real-time, actionable business intelligence for process manufacturing planning and production.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Supply chain planning is the key to coming out on top. Optimising your supply chain processes will give your business the best chance at thriving in a competitive landscape. In this supply chain planning guide: What is supply chain planning? And it all starts here.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. These intricacies make planning and decision-making difficult. But supporting the process with advanced analytics goes even further, contributing to higher levels of productivity and profitability. Advanced analytics as enabling technology. – Tweet this.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

Many pundits insist that anyone who believes the global supply chain is going to return to normal is suffering from this form of insanity. ”[1] Noted supply chain expert Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder of Supply Chain Insights, put it another way. .”[1] … What can we learn? ”[2].

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Synovos

JANUARY 16, 2024

Common MRO Supply Chain Challenges and How to Address Them The MRO supply chain is complex, regardless of the industry. For every purchased spare part there are potential challenges around lead time, parts availability, pricing, invoicing, quantity, quality, and more. Solving them requires significant resources.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, word came that UPS provided what was reported as counter proposal “ with significant movement on wages and other economic language.” A reported tweet by the Teamsters Twitter account on Friday indicated that the union was poised to reach a deal no later than July 5, which is today. The question will be timing.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A report by McKinsey shows that early adopters of AI in the supply chain have improved their inventory levels by 35%, reduced logistics costs by 15%, and enhanced service levels by 65%, vis-a-vis competitors who were slow to embrace AI. And the effect of inaccurate demand forecasting is felt across the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 23, 2022

A dark cloud is laying heavy over the supply chain management technology market. The standard operating procedure in a buyout is to downsize staff–often, senior developers and business leaders leave with lucrative salary packages–and cut software development. NYSE: PLAN). How so, you might ask? My impression?

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The supply chain too, like every other part of an organization, is essentially a series of well-informed, intelligent decisions – when done right, forming the backbone of every successful business. What Exactly is Supply Chain Decision Intelligence? Why is Decision Intelligence Important in the Supply Chain?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived! But few have in-depth experience in Supply Chain, let alone understand how to leverage Supply Chain. But few have in-depth experience in Supply Chain, let alone understand how to leverage Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. After registering a 9.3

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