Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. About the Author Rene Jacquat is the founder of LogiChain Solutions, LLC, based in San Francisco, United States. “Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? MORE

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. POS displayers and other packaging material can be stored flat and assembled shortly before shipping. For ecommerce, the design of the products can determine how much packaging is needed to protect and ship the products. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain? MORE

Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. Rene Jacquat is the founder of LogiChain Solutions, LLC, based in San Francisco, United States. “Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? MORE

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Wholesale Distributors Get More Control Over Procurement. In turn, Accolent ERP users will now be able to take advantage of Claritum’s streamlined processes for sourcing, procurement and invoicing to deliver significant, measurable and sustainable cost savings and process efficiencies. ADS Solutions is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area in Novato, California, USA. MORE

Let’s look at some examples: Michelin-guide restaurant The Morris in San Francisco, offers kerbside pickups of its entire fine dining menu, including charcuterie and its signature dish, smoked duck. In the future, businesses will diversify their supply chains and source locally so they are not as dependent on one procurement source as they are now. It takes time to turn a moving ship around, though, so this will not happen immediately. MORE

For instance, in the United States, a regional brewer in the San Francisco Bay area, Alpha Acid, has teamed up with tech giant Oracle to develop a blockchain-technology platform that’s accelerating and automating supply chain transactions. For Ford, the blockchain is a potential answer to assuring the ethical procurement of cobalt—a mineral increasingly used for the batteries in electric-powered cars. MORE

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. POS displayers and other packaging material can be stored flat and assembled shortly before shipping. For ecommerce, the design of the products can determine how much packaging is needed to protect and ship the products. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain? MORE

Instead of trying to cut costs silo by silo, these companies take an integrated view of operations (product design, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain management). At the same time, it quickly cut $5 million from packaging costs by eliminating color and standardizing shipping materials for boxes going to customers, and it identified long-term savings of more than $70 million. Procurement: Buy Better, Spend Better. MORE

When Godzilla and the MUTO’s final battle occurred, half of San Francisco was destroyed. Aside from just getting the CEO/CFO to make the decision, a Supply Chain S&OP will always be faced with Marketing vs Sales, Product Management vs Procurement, or Service vs Finance. If a supply chain is providing the same policies (shipping, fulfillment, safety stock, etc.) MORE

Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. About the Author Rene Jacquat is the founder of LogiChain Solutions, LLC, based in San Francisco, United States. “Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? MORE

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. POS displayers and other packaging material can be stored flat and assembled shortly before shipping. For ecommerce, the design of the products can determine how much packaging is needed to protect and ship the products. Ever wondered what impact your product design decision has on the supply chain? MORE