Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Information technology plays a significant role in supporting relationships between the customer and the supplier using electronic data interchange to share data between both sides, this technology provides fast, accurate information and business efficiency to the firm ( Mulligan and Gordon , 2002). But that is a discussion for another day.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

In June 2002, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation or SpaceX was established with the goal to make the space launch service way cheaper. In fact, he has managed to make it (jaw-dropping) 100 times lower than any competitors in the world! The results are pretty interesting.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There have also been widespread and dramatic changes in how companies work with suppliers, causing supplier relationship management to take a front seat. These disruptions have exposed the fragility of global supply chains. A shift toward regionalized supply chains and diverse suppliers may be the key to resilience.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As you read the title of today’s post, you may wonder what maverick spend, vendor rationalization and change management have to do with user adoption and AI Chatbots. The simple answer is the end of maverick spend , vendor rationalization , and change management. This disconnect meant that other measures had to be taken.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 28, 2023

Trakking is a digital platform for sourcing, managing, and returning empty shipping line containers. Guest bio: Patrick Lo graduated from UBC with an Honors Science degree and obtained his MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2002. In 2002, he assumed the role of President and CEO of Canaan Group.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 7, 2016

This article will draw an analogy with the mapping and car industry to suggest that prescriptive analysis as an opportunity to support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and business optimization, is not a final stage, but just at the beginning of a new planning era. This creates dynamic constraints in the optimization model.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 31, 2023

Here, you can read the Rise of Autonomous , Unshackle the planners , Closing the Decisions Gaps and a new role for supply chain planners. Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process.

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Supply Chain Trend

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Here, you can read the Rise of Autonomous , Unshackle the planners , Closing the Decisions Gaps and a new role for supply chain planners. Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Over the course of our brand new four-part series, we’re going to talk about why optimized and actionable data is more powerful than mere visibility; and why organizations need good data, not lots of data. Gene previously managed and developed Cargo Products for Official Airline Guides. What does it mean and why is it so important?

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

If we look back over the history of supply-chain planning, we can properly say we are in the third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software (Van Hove, 2019). New Product Review, a Demand Review, a Supply Review, and a Management Business Review. TRADITIONAL IBP AND PLANNING TECHNOLOGY.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Typical procurement solutions focus on strategic procurement within large enterprises, whereas there is a significant demand for easy-to-use tools for mid-market companies to manage this type of expenditure. Today, Claritum’s cloud based spend management platform streamlines the buying and selling of products and services.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

acceptance that extended beyond the simplistic and largely inaccurate bolt-on moniker that had historically been assigned to solutions that fell outside of the traditional ERP-centric architecture that had for years dominated the supply chain software landscape.” “ So, what is a ProcureTech bolt-on solution? .”

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