SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Strategic sourcing and innovative solutions are often viewed as two distinct procurement tools, but they should not be seen in isolation. Strategic Sourcing: The Foundation of Effective Procurement Strategic sourcing is far more than simply choosing suppliers. Click here!

Optimal Sourcing 95

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Negotiating Skills 95

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2024

To improve,” the report rightly notes, “organizations should enhance supply chain visibility with robust data and analytics; use AI to foresee disruptions; keep business continuity plans current; and diversify supply sources, suppliers, manufacturing and logistics partners.” What gets measured affects what gets prioritized.

Supply Chain Execution 287

Supply Chain Execution Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 287

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The shortage has not impacted Charlottesville’s other major healthcare provider, Sentara Health as this organization sources its IV solutions from a different manufacturer. The report is the result of extensive collaboration and expert consultations over nine months.

Price Reduction 306

Price Reduction Vendor Strategies Waste Reduction Resource Reduction 306

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Ethical sourcing is a fundamental aspect of social sustainability. Leaders must track and report progress using established frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Measuring Progress and Building Trust Transparency is essential in sustainability efforts.

Waste Reduction 302

Waste Reduction Sustainability Supply Chain Design Software Resource Reduction 302

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

and China escalate, businesses are bracing for the fallout, with larger and faster-growing organizations, in particular, identifying geopolitical instability as a major challenge to their global trade operations, according to Descartes report. And as tensions between the U.S.

Sourcing Strategies 263

Sourcing Strategies Global Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Planning Software 263

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Stricter forced labor regulations, ongoing trade disputes, and the emission reporting mandates of the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will create immense pressure on companies. Businesses will need to ensure accurate data reporting across core operations such as sourcing, procurement, and transactions.

Study 276

Study Global Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 276

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

It creates a single source of truth for your rate management, automating RFQs and streamlining the entire procurement process.

Optimal Sourcing 227

Optimal Sourcing Benchmarking Manufacturing Procurement Procurement 227

Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In today’s interconnected world, ethical sourcing has transitioned from a “nice-to-have” to a critical imperative for businesses across all sectors. The global market for sustainable products is projected to reach $150 billion by 2025 , indicating a robust demand for ethically sourced goods across various sectors.

Optimal Sourcing 59

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 59

Freightos

OCTOBER 16, 2024

And one of the main objectives of all this digitized data and integration in one source of truth is supply chain visibility , that will not only let logistics experts optimize operations, but also detect and react to disruptions. Learn more The post FreighTech24: Highlights and Themes appeared first on Freightos.

Supply Chain Planning Software 290

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software 290

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

This enables companies to adjust sourcing, production, and logistics well in advance of potential disruptions. AI integrates external data sources such as weather forecasts, geopolitical events, and social media trends to refine demand projections.

Supply Chain Planning Software 219

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Planning 219

Silvon Software

MAY 6, 2025

They need visibility across multiple internal systemslike ERP, CRM, and financial platformsand even external sources shared with suppliers, partners, and customers. They integrate, align, and activate data across the business to drive better, faster decisions unlike legacy reporting tools that can’t. Why does that matter?

Prescriptive Analytics Software 89

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 89

QAD

APRIL 3, 2025

One of the most transformative tools in this regard includes, digital sourcing or also referred to as, e-sourcing applications. These digital platforms have revolutionized how businesses approach sourcing by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs and fostering better supplier relationships.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Negotiating Skills Sourcing 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Industry-specific content is available for processes like Source to Settle, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, and more. Specific AI use cases available in Infor WMS, such as Product Location Recommendations and the Facility Review Report (GenAI), were highlighted. Key features include Multi-tier Mapping and Trace Request.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 198

Prescriptive Analytics Software Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Predictive Analytics Software 198

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. It is called strategic because it replaces traditional ad hoc approaches to sourcing, which were almost entirely focused on cost savings, item by item.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Sourcing Strategies Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 52

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when an adverse event has occurred or may be about to occur. That information comes from inside the platform applications and increasingly from outside sources, like Interos.

Modeling Software 246

Modeling Software Modeling Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software 246

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Simplified: Best Practices for Maximizing Value Strategic sourcing goes beyond cost savings its about making informed decisions that drive long-term value. Now well dive into best practices in these critical areas to ensure a more effective and resilient sourcing strategy.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Price Reduction 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

In a recent study, almost three-quarters (74%) of shippers reported they would switch to 3PL providers based on their AI capabilities. Whether supply chain and logistics teams are looking for new sources of inventory, transportation or warehousing, a full-service logistics software partner can seamlessly connect them with the right partners.

Supply Chain Planning Software 331

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software 331

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. Who Should Prioritize an S2P Digital Transformation?

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills 52

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

It creates a single source of truth for your rate management, automating RFQs and streamlining the entire procurement process.

Optimal Sourcing 156

Optimal Sourcing Benchmarking Manufacturing Procurement Modeling 156

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 25, 2024

Wikipedia In 2014, I was exploring methods to publish what is now the Supply Chains To Admire report. This data source synchronizes corporate reporting across global markets while tracking restatements, name changes, and currency shifts.) We have archived corporate reporting from Y charts for 1982-2023.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 384

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Gartner Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 384

Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

We’re talking about solving for the entirety of the procurement lifecycle from strategic sourcing through execution and analysis. Market conditions change faster than traditional reporting cycles can capture, and the complexity of global supply chains means that important signals are often lost in the noise.

Supply Chain Design Software 227

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 227

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Edge Hardware: The battle for edge hardware also intensified in 2024, as companies sought to deploy AI capabilities closer to the source of data. ChatGPT Search : This feature gives users a way to get answers from relevant web sources. Google is also reportedly working on its own Arm-based chips.

Modeling Software 299

Modeling Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software 299

Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2024

As reported by Paul Wiseman on February 7th, “For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico [in 2023] surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported by the United States.” This news prompted us to ask members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics.

Supply Chain 317

Supply Chain Mexico United States China 317

Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 16, 2025

The release of A Bitter Pill is strategically timed with the congressional release of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) report that emphasizes restoring U.S. Access the Report The post A Bitter Pill: America’s Dangerous Dependence on China-Made Pharmaceuticals appeared first on Exiger.

Pharmaceutical 100

Pharmaceutical China Manufacturing Procurement America 100

QAD

MAY 1, 2025

In todays complex and often volatile global environment, procurement leaders face mounting pressure to cut sourcing costs while navigating geopolitical instability, inflation, tariffs and talent shortages. The truth is, sourcing smarter isnt just about softwareits about strategy, support, and best practices.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

I volunteered to write a report on supply visibility. We never published the report. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. There are no value network solutions in the market to enable plan/source/make and deliver visibility holistically. Reflection. The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 390

Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software 390

ivalua

JUNE 11, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Navigating CSRD Regulation: What Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance Leaders Need to Know June 12, 2023 | | Sustainability by Vishal Patel In an effort to drive sustainability and combat climate change, the European Union has introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Optimal Sourcing 246

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Procurement Sourcing Strategies 246

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

In December of 2023 it was reported that $1.2 Mr. Daniels reports they have 870 employees, so based on a market study recently completed by ARC, this claim is credible. Daniels reports they have 870 employees, so based on a market study recently completed by ARC, this claim is credible. Lately, Exiger has been in the news.

Supply Chain Software 312

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Manufacturing Procurement Predictive Analytics Software 312

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

The report, which comprised 310 respondents, provides a cross-industry snapshot of the current state of RPA in supply chain, including the likelihood of implementation as well as the benefits and obstacles surrounding RPA deployment. Many technologies are implemented as a source of cost cutting.

Supply Chain Software 321

Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Strategies 321

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 24, 2025

The Losers Are the Global Multi-National Supply Chain Teams As I work on the Supply Chains to Admire report, that will publish soon, I wince at the performance of large strategic customers of the supply chain planning vendors when compared to their peer groups. Both will be explained in the upcoming Supply Chains to Admire report.

Gartner 195

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 195

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

Time-consuming manual processes to report on ESG metrics. From product design, sourcing and operations planning, to manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, there are many opportunities for improved efficiency at each stage of the process. These include: Challenges getting ESG metrics from suppliers, partners, and other third parties.

Material Savings 321

Material Savings Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Supply Chain Design Software 321