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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GlobalTranz

JULY 30, 2018

GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER. Blockchain is entering a phase of development that will affect every aspect of supply chain and logistics management, ranging from procurement to forward logistics and beyond.

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It also emphasizes the need to reduce reliance on high-risk foreign sources, particularly PRC-based entities, and directs agencies to implement procurement and funding policies that favor U.S.-based based production and suppliers. Additionally, the directive lays the policy groundwork for expanded outbound investment restrictions.

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

So far in this series on Avoiding Procurement Malpractice, we’ve examined spend visibility and analysis as critical elements of best-in-class procurement practices. The good news is that it doesn’t take a lot to have a big impact on the effectiveness of your sourcing strategy and there’s nothing to be lost by getting started now.

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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

It’s an entirely new product and code line covering all business areas, such as finance, asset management, sourcing and procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, and sales and marketing. This white paper provides an overview of S/4HANA’s technical architecture and design considerations. DISCOVER MORE.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Now, as companies start to seek, and create competitive advantages, the procurement function is in the spotlight. Typically, resistant to change and reliant on manual methods, procurement departments tend to be slow when adapt ing to technological developments. Priming Procurement for Intelligent Digital Transformation .

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Claritum

JANUARY 8, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve compiled a list of some of the best must read procurement white papers and analyst reports (in no particular order of importance or preference) covering a variety of topics such as supply chain management, tail spend and the future and digitization of procurement.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2017

Reasonable linking of various data sources (= intelligent integration) in order to have continuously-updated data with high significance and quality instead of fragmented and isolated information. It’s about creating a common cross-company basis that integrates all participants on a procurement or distribution level. Share processes.

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Logility

APRIL 2, 2020

Phone * Company * Job Title * Zip Code * Source Asset Source Download ID. 2 Identify and get access to the right data sources. If you use data quality tools, monitor the amount of clean-up needed and work hard to improve the quality in source data systems. Featured Download. First Name * Last Name * Email *.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Challenges in Using Blockchain in E-Commerce The difficulties of blockchain depend on the source questioned. Use for transparency and traceability for buyers, marketplaces, sellers, and consumers, unifying the history of a product from procurement to end-users, as well as throughout returns, if necessary. Download Here.

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Exiger Perspectives

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Exiger has previously analyzed Chinas regulatory moves to restrict these minerals trade flows, highlighting the need to identify alternative sources of supply. government procurement of critical components. national security and the sustainment and procurement related to critical U.S. Following the U.S. weapons systems.

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Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 28, 2025

To build resilience, organizations must integrate AI-powered risk management with responsible and flexible sourcing practices. In this session, Exiger and Slave Free Alliance explore how AI can deliver supply chain transparency to manage tariff uncertainty, mitigate disruptions, and combat forced labor. Heres How to Prepare.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Leverage your supplier management for maximum benefit with the white paper: How to Achieve Holistic Supplier Management. You cannot manufacture cars with 99% of the components, and if you do not have an immediate alternative source of supply for the other 1%, you could soon be in trouble. Strategic Supplier Management.

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Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 17, 2025

The newest additions to the list will impact industries sourcing critical minerals, cotton, and polysilicon used in solar modules from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China. Engage Alternative Sources : Identify and secure new suppliers outside of high-risk regions or entities. billion USD. What Comes Next?

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Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 13, 2025

By pinpointing suppliers in affected regions and analyzing their capabilities and products, clients can proactively identify alternative sources, ensuring continuity and minimizing operational disruptions. Source: Cal Fire) A Red Flag Warning zone, represented in pink, highlights areas where critical fire weather conditions are expected.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

As companies adopt S&OP, it is the organizations with a more mature process and the full participation of sales, finance, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, procurement, and distribution departments that achieve the greatest results and synergies enterprise-wide. White Paper: Successful Sales and Operations Planning in 5 Steps.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This wider focus is known as ESG , environmental, social, and governance, and for procurement and supply chain functions, ESG’s wider focus brings challenges. How should a procurement function regard a supplier with fewer green credentials, but a better performance when it comes to social responsibility? Choices, choices, choices.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 2, 2020

The latest Supply Chain Resilience Report published by the Business Continuity Institute in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) provides some fascinating insights. The report’s author highlights a disconnect between actual disruptions and what procurement professionals spend their time worrying about.

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Logility

APRIL 22, 2013

falls on the shoulders of the sourcing and supply functions, rather than the demand planners. Supply planners and sourcing groups have less exposure to the market demand yet are expected to fully understand what is going on. White Paper: Reaping the Rewards of Sub-SKU Forecasting. Does that make it right?

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Logility

MARCH 19, 2018

Supply planning enables you to profitably satisfy market demand through dynamically sourcing materials, optimizing production and manufacturing plans, reducing distribution costs and slashing lead times. White Paper: Food & Drink Customer Centricity. White Paper: Supply Chain Planning in the Food and Beverage Industries.

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Logility

APRIL 22, 2013

falls on the shoulders of the sourcing and supply functions, rather than the demand planners. Supply planners and sourcing groups have less exposure to the market demand yet are expected to fully understand what is going on. White Paper: Reaping the Rewards of Sub-SKU Forecasting. Does that make it right?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction. You can download the full report at this link.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 4, 2020

?. Public sector procurement is stuck in limbo – frequently the differences between public and private sector seem enormous, but they’re of te n exaggerated or misunderstood. Find out more about public procurement strategies in our new white paper, Going Digital in Public Sector Procurement. .

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

Author’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Moving Up the Supply Chain Maturity Curve: The Process Industry Executive Agenda for 2016 and Beyond , a white paper recently published by Elemica with research conducted by Adelante SCM. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources. Which metrics are the right ones?

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SCM Research

MAY 15, 2017

Regarding the strategic PSM tasks, looking at the source-to-contract process, the critical question for the future is how technology will enable different ways of working, e.g. by application of big data analytics. For more information, see the full Project PERFECT Intellectual Output 2 White Paper.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 7, 2025

This results in bullwhip effects across the supply chain and reactive procurement decisions. Integrated Business Planning (IBP) o9 enables real-time coordination across Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance. View our collection of white papers regarding supply chain solutions, tailored to the Automotive industry.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 19, 2025

This digital twin provides a comprehensive, multi-tiered model of the supply chain, integrating data from internal systems and external sources to create a dynamic, real-time view of the end-to-end network. Through Sourcing Collaboration, companies can also establish redundancy in vulnerable supply chain nodes.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

On the supply side, companies began looking for lower-cost sources from different geographies. Whether it was the US going to Asia or the EU going to Africa or the Eastern European countries to procure lower cost components, this concerted effort created a coordination challenge across a vastly extended supply network.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

On the supply side, companies began looking for lower-cost sources from different geographies. Whether it was the US going to Asia or the EU going to Africa or the Eastern European countries to procure lower cost components, this concerted effort created a coordination challenge across a vastly extended supply network.

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QAD

AUGUST 17, 2023

Our Delivering on the Promise of Delivery white paper that discusses our vision, “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes,” is just as good poolside as it is at your desk! In this episode, Phil discusses what can happen when an organization starts thinking about procurement as a strategic function rather than a simple transaction.

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Bristlecone

JULY 30, 2024

This white paper explores how organizational change management (OCM) practices can help smooth rocky transitions and increase the pace of change adoption. READ WHITE PAPER GENAI DEBATE: FRONT-RUNNER OR FAST-FOLLOWER? READ WHITE PAPER Bristlecone Flash is a monthly publication.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 23, 2024

AI-Driven Procurement Solutions Boost Supplier Risk Management Gartner® Report Details the Tech Tools that Make an Impact Generative AI has transformed sourcing and procurement this year. Generative AI is at the peak of its hype,” states the Gartner® report Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2024.

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Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

In five to ten years, procurement in many of the world’s leading companies will be “truly digital”. They will have succeeded in transforming their procurement organizations to leverage artificial intelligence-based technologies to achieve autonomous procurement. Autonomous Procurement: The Reality versus the Hype.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

To support sourcing and order fulfillment on a global scale, they must change how they interact with their suppliers and partners. If you identify the need to find alternate sources for certain parts and services or if you identify quality issues, address it with your supplier. components, subassemblies, sourcing, shipping, etc.).

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DynaSys

JANUARY 21, 2020

By utilizing optimization techniques, we have sought to minimize procurement costs absorbing larger order quantities and longer lead-times; we plan for longer manufacturing runs to drive a higher return on assets and full-container load land and marine freight to reduce transportation unit costs. FROM VISIBILITY TO ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

All too often, Invoice-to-Pay is seen as an isolated process, sitting on its own at the end of a procurement journey. The result of bringing these three steps together with data from the whole procurement journey is a seamless and almost touchless workflow that transforms accounts payable. What Are The Benefits of Invoice-to-Pay?

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HICX Solutions

JULY 25, 2019

Spend Matters defines a Procurement Centre of Excellence as “an internal entity that performs internally facing knowledge-based services on a one-to-many basis to procurement (and to broader stakeholders) in order to drive scale, repeatability, and best practice.” Establishing a CoE central management team.

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