ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

More than one Procurement department has learned this the hard way. Conversely, some Procurement departments have discovered that non-strategic suppliers, or even tier two suppliers, offer them innovative solutions to alleviate the shortage. Nevertheless, an effective Procurement department doesn’t stop there.

Negotiating Skills 130

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 28, 2022

The session featured a presentation from Andrea Sordi focusing on changing the nature of the buyer-seller relationship and an interactive workshop with a live brainstorm, discussion and summarization. Andrea noted three areas that require specific attention from Procurement leaders today: Data and visibility.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 7, 2016

Innovation in supply chain and procurement management is needed more than ever. Corporate Parity aims to present you with the opportunity to find out about new technologies and how they are helping to transform supply chains and methodologies for excelling within supply chain and procurement management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Watch the speaker presentations. We’re pleased to announce the winners of our annual Customer Excellence Awards, which were presented recently during Bristlecone Pulse at MIT 2019. SWAROVSKI, Best Procurement Transformation. BRISTLECONE IMPROVES MINING COMPANY’S PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS. Missed Pulse? The winners are ….

Optimal Sourcing 40

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

I had the opportunity to sit in a number of academic presentations today, as part of the Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain Management Workshop for Early-Career Faculty.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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EcoVadis

JULY 11, 2016

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

Procurement Analytics 40

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Visibility into the Network side of the business was limited to the company’s engineering and procurement department. The momentum came when we saw the prototype coming together during a 2-day Proof of Concept workshop hosted by AIMMS. What did this POC Workshop look like? This helped us get buy-in agreement.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Visibility into the Network side of the business was limited to the company’s engineering and procurement department. The momentum came when we saw the prototype coming together during a 2-day Proof of Concept workshop hosted by AIMMS. What did this POC Workshop look like? This helped us get buy-in agreement.

Optimal Sourcing 120

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SupplyOn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Johannes Bloch, Senior Vice President Strategic Procurement at Diehl Aviation, presented Diehl’s future purchasing strategy. All presentations had in common that the presented topics had greatly benefited from the SCE Initiative’s support.

Aerospace 40

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Supply Risk Chain Management Forum gathers leading Supply Chain Management professionals & Procurement leaders involved in Risk Management. Attendees will hear how companies are using their SCRM as a tool to improve organizational performance, avoid disruptions, minimise risk exposure and increase ROI.

Supply Chain Risk Management 60

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 20, 2015

Increasing profitability and minimizing risks with strategic network design.

Supply Chain Design Software 60

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EcoVadis

MAY 25, 2017

For our 10 years anniversary, EcoVadis received the best gift ever: Hundreds of professionals in sustainable procurement, CSR and supply chain came together in Paris to share, network, learn and present at EcoVadis Sustain 2017, and our Rock-In-A Free World celebration in Paris this month. Collaboration. More on the awards below.).

Sustainability 40

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 24, 2015

Life Science companies have a commitment to increase the value of their minority spend, and all of the majors (GSK, Merck, Pfizer, Novartis, Amgen, BiogenIdec, Teva, Takeda, and others) were present and actively engaged with suppliers. The workshop was also “played up” a little bit, by having a ‘Shark Tank’ theme.

Pharmaceutical 60

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KEPLER Consulting

APRIL 5, 2019

Furthermore, if the handled products present strong specificities for instance in terms of congestion or fragility, it is more than likely that your current logistics team have an expertise that will be very difficult or expensive to find amongst the market players. .

Network Design Software 75

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 11, 2013

We have designed a highly unique event structure giving you more interactivity with your supply chain peers and allowing you to acquire actionable take aways to present back at the office. Mark Slegers – VP Procurement & Supply Chain – Telenet. In Practice. Interactive.

Electronics 60

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 26, 2024

Embrace continuous learning by staying informed about industry advancements, reading publications, attending workshops, and pursuing additional certifications. By being socially visible, you not only present yourself as a proactive and engaged professional but also increase your chances of being noticed by recruiters and industry peers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 65

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Gene Richter is widely known as one of the world’s true procurement gurus, and I was privileged to have known him when he came to speak several times at Michigan State during the 1992-1999 period when I was there. We have designed our Procurement Leadership program with the goal of unpacking this concept as the target.

Procurement Analytics 8

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EcoVadis

MARCH 3, 2016

Attending the ProcureCon Pharma this week is an insightful view into the challenges facing procurement teams of all sizes in this changing industry. From keynotes onward, you are immersed in the transformation occurring in procurement. But procurement ends up collecting the data. Leadership on the move… Up!

Pharmaceutical 40

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The ability to bring procurement professionals and leaders together in a virtual setting to solve critical problems will determine whether organizations will thrive in this new normal, and use the disruption to seize the opportunities it presents. KPMG design workshops are one example of how the assets have been refreshed.

Optimal Sourcing 26

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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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.

SAP 52

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RELEX Solutions

MAY 21, 2018

At the outset, Derome wanted to maintain high availability and good presentation stock, however, its processes were labor intensive and based on average sales and inventory balances. The first workshops were held in February 2016. In fact, I’ve never worked with a better supplier.” Dealing with Experts.

Optimal Sourcing 28

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Jaggaer

APRIL 2, 2019

Brown Convention Center, one of the largest events in the procurement world with over 2,500 attendees. Today’s conferences offer a wide variety of breakout sessions including round tables, panel discussions, streaming presentations and workshops over multiple tracks, and the same goes for ISM 2019. Pick up some swag.

Conference 66

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SupplyOn

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Expert workshops on digitizing the supply chain In parallel workshops, working groups discussed the pros and cons of focus areas such as supply chain digitization. Also, Category Management plays a crucial role in this new Boeing strategy towards a more holistic procurement approach with just one enterprise procurement organization.

Aerospace 8

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 28, 2016

From California to Connecticut, and Novi to New Orleans, EcoVadis was on the ground contributing to the advancement of sustainable procurement and CSR/sustainability practices in global supply chains during our most active year on record in the US. AIAG Corporate Responsibility Summit (Novi, MI).

Sourcing Strategies 60

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. I presented the results of the study we completed this past spring for the USDA on the Economic Impact of the Biobased Sector.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 29, 2014

Do you have tactical and strategic experience within one or more of the areas of consultancy, shipping line network design, procurement or supply chain management? Managing stakeholders at all levels, including hosting a number of workshops with stakeholders from all levels. Your profile.

Price Reduction 79

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SupplyOn

OCTOBER 23, 2018

BoostAeroSpace President Patrick FANGET presented BoostAeroSpace at a glance, with its mission to implement collaborative and secured tools for the global European Aerospace Supply Chain through Service Providers. Another success factor were the multi-functional teams (procurement + finance + Information Management).

Procurement Solutions 40

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

“With better communication tools present, businesses can also build their collaborative rapport across the supply chain to eliminate confusion. Implement supply chain actions, including with internal procurement teams, with suppliers and through broader collaboration, and develop measurable targets for these efforts.

Inventory Reduction 75

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HICX Solutions

APRIL 1, 2022

Procurement and Digitalization ?practitioners, For this session, the workshop was based on experiences of recent implementations. HICX recently held the second of its Supplier Experience Community Working Group events. This second virtual event saw the coming together of around twenty leading? A case study approach.

Case Study 52

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Supplier driven innovation was also a major theme at the Procurement Leaders meeting in Miami this spring. I had an opportunity to sit through some wonderful presentations at CSCMP in Atlanta this year. This will require re-designing the processes used to manage these sales-procurement relationships.

Predictive Analytics Software 72

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It is critical that this type of program be aligned across the entire corporate enterprise to present a single face to the suppliers. All levels of the organization must be involved, from the procurement person responsible for the supplier up through the CEO, depending on the value of the supplier. All Aboard!

Material Savings 44

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