Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Projects Being Implemented as Part of a Digital Supply Chain Transformation Project. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth. AI in Retail Supply Chain – A Comprehensive Overview What is AI in Retail Supply Chain?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2025

In Part One of the series , Michael observed that standard sourcing solutions struggle in efforts to support direct materials sourcing because of specific challenges in the software design. He further established the case for why supply chain teams need to context integrated sourcing as well as procurement.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 3, 2025

The procure to pay focus may continue, but other types of COE activities are layered on top, building on progressively more sophisticated activities such as KPI development, category intelligence support, risk management, contract management, and predictive analytics.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. ”[2] He insists supply chain innovation today is not a choice, but an imperative.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

Over the year, COVID-19 introduced even greater complexity into the already difficult work of supply chain planning–and changed supply chain from a practitioner-focused topic to everyday dinner table conversation. Digital supply chain transformation will accelerate.

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Demand Driven Technologies

JANUARY 26, 2024

We were recently approached to tender by a company looking for a forecasting and procurement solution. Read more Source The tender included all the buzzwords of the moment: AI, big data, and a system that could process millions of planning actions per day (sic).

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QAD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Packaging over the last five to ten years has undergone a transformation. Packaging changes have impacted the procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes of organizations. The transformation has touched all inventory levels from material sourcing to end product delivery. It still is.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Roy Anderson ( @procureguyvp ), Chief Procurement Officer and Digital Transformation Officer at Tradeshift, insists, “Sixty years of relative stability in global trade encouraged businesses to build efficient but highly rigid supply chains that minimize cost but make it difficult to adapt quickly.”[4].

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2024

More than 500 supply chain leaders converged in Berlin between 11 – 13 November to learn how to unlock the full potential of their supply chains, and to ultimately reshape the future of their businesses. A benefit that, as already explained, paves the way for much stronger outcomes with AI and generative AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

As the world is in year two of the Covid pandemic, and the supply chain landscape has changed, it is time to revisit Amazon’s supply chain and see how it has changed and how prepared it is for the future. Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa ).

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ivalua

JULY 21, 2021

The partnership accelerates procurement digital transformation with Ivalua. REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The leading IT magazine, CIO Review, today published a special issue on supply chain transformation, and included an article I wrote on spend management as a core capability. This is an important input into strategic sourcing).

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

Watch TireHub’s supply chain transformation testimonial here. I’m delighted to be recognized along with so many other impressive women leaders,” said Kuznetsova. Read the press release here. Read the press release here. Read the press release about ATD’s presentation at Gartner Symposium here. Watch RAJA’s customer story here.

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Bristlecone

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We believe our inclusion in both of these Gartner Market Guides is validation that Bristlecones consulting-led, AI-first supply chain transformations are empowering our customers and driving meaningful outcomes across planning, procurement, and operations, said Jennifer Chew, Vice President, Solutions and Consulting at Bristlecone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 20, 2018

It was also clear to me that transactional data was only one of the feeds to the planning engines (approximately 60% of the data feed, but not the sole source). Actualizing the vision of a tightly integrated supply chain. I fought a hard fight and lost. Over the course of the last decade, ERP spending was a thrust of the 1.7%

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We predicted that “ direct materials sourcing strategies will continue to include needs for future growth markets for products and services along with business supply network sustainability needs from either a business resiliency or sustainability commitment lens. supply chain activity.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

Managing Director, Art of Procurement. Everything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy data. He gave a keynote presentation about his company’s procurement and supply chain transformation journey – one that is still underway.

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Demand Driven Technologies

JANUARY 26, 2024

We were recently approached to tender by a company looking for a forecasting and procurement solution. Read more Source The tender included all the buzzwords of the moment: AI, big data, and a system that could process millions of planning actions per day (sic).

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LevaData

APRIL 12, 2019

The adoption of AI in the procurement industry has opened a gap between those who hopped on the trend early and those who stayed behind to watch and wait. Our Cognitive Sourcing Survey 2018 revealed that the shift towards data-driven, computer-assisted negotiation and decision making is well underway in the procurement industry.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary this Editor dwells on data relative to U.S. corporations having actually accelerated stock buyback efforts contrasted to ongoing investment needs for supply chain transformation focused on added agility, more improved resilience and augmented technology support.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 11, 2021

So, while COVID-19 may not be changing the future of supply chain, it certainly helped make the case for digital transformation – which is great news for supply chain and procurement professionals who have been trying to persuade the top brass to embrace change. Navigating Demand Volatility. Managing Change.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

As a procurement officer, you’ve possibly been in the crosshairs of debate between sourcing locally and regionally versus from low-cost countries endorsed by many executive staff and boards of directors. Every time I was requested to have a target percentage of our purchases from low-cost countries I felt a pit in my stomach.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

We are pleased to announce to our Supply Chain Matters readers the listening availability of our latest podcast: Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions and Instilling Supply Network Resilience in Post Pandemic Supply Networks. This is a not to be missed podcast that provides many valuable insights.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2018

I read a lot of articles about the need for supply chain transformation. Dan Gilmore, editor-in-chief of Supply Chain Digest , asserts supply chain transformation is only beginning to catch the attention of many CEOs. Supply chain processes driven by real-time consumer demand, not forecasts.

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Bristlecone

JULY 14, 2020

In aviation, strategic sourcing can reduce the cost and fix the nuts and bolts of existing processes with the help of a well-performing sourcing team. It also helps companies develop the opportunity to better manage their global network of suppliers, build new procurement models and improve speed to market. Category Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

On Wednesday morning, when I finished speaking at the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing in Fort Lauderdale, an executive from J&J pulled me aside and said, “Our strengths, are now our vulnerabilities.” Make digital supply chain transformation a priority. Many feel overwhelmed. So what to do?

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In a 2022 study conducted by Accenture entitled, “ How the cloud boosts supply chain innovation” , they found that 60% of cloud leaders are outperforming their competitors in supply chain transformation. In addition, they monitor the availability of data sources exposed or feed the application integration.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The time is ripe to move forward with supply chain transformation. The key to creating an effective market-driven demand plan is access to rich forecasts based on inputs from multiple sources. With a complete S&OP solution , days or weeks can be eliminated from the planning process.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain. In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 22, 2024

Gravity, a global leader in Purchase Order Management and BuyCo, the container shipping platform, announced their partnership to offer shippers with a comprehensive solution that allows procurement and transport teams to collaborate seamlessly for international trade operations. Learn more at www.buyco.co

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Bristlecone

MAY 21, 2021

Did you know that advanced analytics, when used in lieu of traditional statistical models, can help procurement departments increase cost efficiency by 3-8%? [1]. The procurement department of any business generates more data than is humanly possible to compute and comprehend through traditional means. Operational Procurement.

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