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Notes from ProcureCon Indirect West at the Wigwam in Phoenix Arizona

Supply Chain View from the Field

Had a great time today speaking at the ProcureCon conference in Phoenix today, and spent a good deal of time talking to a number of the different solutions providers in the vendor area. For example, a discussion with Anu Gardiner at Docusign opened up my eyes to the technology involved in signing contracts.

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Emerge Levels Up with Michael Leto

The Logistics of Logistics

Emerge’s award-winning marketplace provides access to direct capacity and live market conditions helping shippers and carriers make the strongest, most beneficial decisions when procuring domestic freight. Michael Leto is Co-CEO at Emerge , a company that is reinventing freight procurement (RFP). Key Takeaways: Emerge Levels Up.

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Modeling Supply Chains with “Digital Twins”

ToolsGroup

At the recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, analyst Marc Halpern clarified three key concepts about supply chain digital twins in his presentation “Busting the Myth of Digital Twins to Deliver Value.” You can think of a digital twin as the ultimate ‘what-if’ scenario planner.

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Trends 2019: Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Joanne Phoenix ( @drjoannephoenix ) explains, “It is widely accepted that the Internet of Things market is growing at an exponential rate and becoming the norm for many, with 3.6bn connected devices used for daily tasks [in 2018]. ” Internet of Things. The IoT is expected to experience continued growth.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. When companies reward OEE in manufacturing and POV in procurement, companies will systemically make the wrong stuff. Note that in 2013, the gap between commercial teams and operations was 58% and between manufacturing and procurement was 32%.

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From 2022 and beyond: Procurement’s Future

Proxima

Many things are currently making procurement prominent, but not all of them will have a longer-term impact. Procurement does not operate in a business vacuum. More information flows from suppliers – this is going to be the driver for procurement taking over sustainability in many companies. Yogi Berra. You are mortal.

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Reports That TSMC Eyeing Second Fab Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

Citing sources familiar with plans, The Wall Street Journal report ( Paid subscription or metered view ) indicates that the semiconductor producer plans to announce in the coming months the building of a second cutting-edge plant north of Phoenix, Arizona , a presence that the chip maker originally committed to in 2020.