Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our research advisory report for 2023 begins with a review of the themes of our prior three years of predictions and the derived learning for the supply chain management community. A Significant Challenge for Supply Chain Management Leaders and Respective Teams is to Avoid Complacency. . Prediction Background.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Breaking Down Silos Between Procurement, Planning and Logistics – Siloed supply chains can result in latency, lack of responsiveness, expediting, excess inventory, and dramatic inefficiencies, which are exacerbated today by rising customer expectations and increased volatility.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

With only one week left prior to our upcoming SCRC meeting, students are busily preparing their final posters, putting the finishing touches on their presentations, and getting ready to meet with their project sponsors to deliver their insights and findings.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Within a very short time I had formulated my strategy, enlisted my team, and set about to making some transformative changes in the operations of the company. A year after I had started, I had a chance to present the status of the operations, and the future strategy, at a company wide leadership event.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

As multi-industry and associated global-wide supply chain management teams enter 2024, supply chain leaders will be challenged with differing economic, business and global supply chain challenges in either short term tactical or longer terms business transformational dimensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Indications thus far would indicate that indeed, consumers are being more watchful and concerted in their holiday spending activity, waiting to ascertain where the best bargains will present themselves. Carriers and services providers will in-turn, seek to preserve higher contract rates by threatening reductions in services.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain? ". Therefore, a firm would be well served to develop a supply chain strategy as described in my book: Supply Chain Transformation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

We noted that this particular area had become one of the most concerning in the ability to achieve supply chain transformation objectives. That is likely to motivate supply chain management and procurement teams to want to continue to route shipments from Asia to other U.S. Increased Worker Demands.

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ShipBob

MAY 6, 2022

As these big brands often boast better supply chain velocity and maintain price transparency, wholesale buyers have low barriers to switching suppliers. This increased competition presents the need for wholesale businesses to deliver quality products consistently and at shorter timeframes. Global disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

Regarding pandemic impacts from a private industry perspective, today’s more technology laden supply chain network design capabilities help to evaluate interventions such as options for realignment of networks, uncovering vulnerabilities to certain suppliers or conducting stress analysis for C-Suite review and assessment.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This is likely to include select areas of added business and supply chain digital transformation, but in more managed and focused scope. Procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to provide both leadership for supply resiliency and added value, but also supply network cost reductions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the executive presentation slide deck, the company’s aggressive growth strategy related to Ambition 2025 was defined by five specific enablers: Land (customers) with the Rise with SAP program. Added Perspectives Needless to state, SAP ’s 2023 financial performance released yesterday was noteworthy and impressive.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet joined executive keynote virtually and added that the services provider emphasis will be enhancing both companies’ commitments toward helping SAP customers meet their sustainability and ESG goals with added visibility and transformative efforts directed at achieving such goals. . Messaging Dichotomy.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

Subsequent videos, presentations and workshops emphasized the need for businesses to be more agile and responsive to change, including a firm’s supply chain, that it takes a strong team consisting of the elements of business , IT and SAP working collaboratively together to accomplish needed changes in capabilities.

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Bristlecone

MAY 18, 2020

I think business leaders around the world have a unique opportunity to grasp this moment of crisis and use the learnings from it to accelerate the digitization of their supply chain. The presentation has been broken down into 9 easily consumable parts. Key Components of a Supply Chain.

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Bristlecone

AUGUST 17, 2020

It’s time to plan and operate an intelligent Supply Chain Network, one that’s integrated with real-time market intelligence as well as backend ERP, planning and procurement systems. Engage with innovative SCM-focused partners and start redefining and redesigning supply chain and operations scenarios.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Lennox credits this supply chain transformation with helping drive overall business performance. Click below to download Lennox's CSCMP award-winning presentation: They also reduced distribution costs as a percentage of sales by over 15%, increased inventory turnover by more than 20%, and reduced response time.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

AUGUST 17, 2020

It turns out “insiders joke about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets” according to Requis. There’s no doubt that spreadsheets are easy to use with familiar and easy functions, formulas, and calculations… However, is “ease of use” the only priority for supply chain planning?

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

AUGUST 17, 2020

It turns out “insiders joke about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets” according to Requis. . There’s no doubt that spreadsheets are easy to use with familiar and easy functions, formulas, and calculations… However, is “ease of use” the only priority for supply chain planning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2015

I walked into the event early before my speaking slot and sat down to listen to the CFO of Samsung Europe wrap-up his speech about his supply chain. After his presentation, there was a facilitated networking session on the role of the CFO in supply chain. Four years ago, I was in Europe attending a conference.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

If you haven’t developed any KPIs or monitoring processes, start thinking through what measures define success or failure, and how Procurement can go about confirming a supplier stays on track. and Walid Klibi, S&OP: A new frontier for supply chain resilience? Supply Chain Quarterly; Twitter: @TheQuarterly 18.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

Microsoft Best ISV Partner Award JULY 22, 2022 – Each year, Microsoft presents the MS Partner Awards to partners who have excelled throughout the year, both in results and collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft also awarded ToolsGroup a Digital Transformation Champ Award for the category Cloud for Industries. Access the report here.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Below is one way to think of the typical decision points needed to procure and place products: Each of these decision points is supported by technology. Where to start with your supply chain transformation project? Understanding how the technology relates to the main decision points is an important starting point.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Both types of administration labour under similar pressures too, which is why healthcare systems around the world are now paying more than lip service to supply chain simplification and improvement. Trends in Hospital Supply Chain Transformation. Linen in the Healthcare Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Then the packed halls had a lot of business user case study presentations. Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. Consultant presentations dominate. Digital Transformation. As a conference attendee, the discussions of digital transformation for me stretches over the period of 1988-2017.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In practice, however, companies can create profound contributions to SDG 16 through their sustainable procurement programs. Here’s why: Unveiling Supply Chain Risks. All in all, delivering SDG 16 through sustainable procurement in the Financial Service sector is not only relevant, but turns out to be crucial as well.

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