Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The first company I applied to for work, back in 2002, did some tests about my profile and the outcome suggested I would be a good fit for procurement. Everyone: Category Managers, Sourcing Managers and Procurement Leaders will need to upskill and onboard ESG as part of their business-as-usual objectives. Procurement chose me.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials Category management Sustainability 130

Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Unique obstacles have caused many companies to re-evaluate their sourcing strategies. farmers reporting the lowest grain harvest since 2002 , with spring wheat yields down 41% from 2020. It will source the packaging before inflation further drives up the cost. These disruptions have exposed the fragility of global supply chains.

Raw materials 98

Raw materials Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 98

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 26, 2023

Additionally, the geopolitical tension between these two countries caused significant supply chain disruption as the majority of US sourcing companies withdrew their investments from China and started procuring goods from other countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, and Australia. Khoury II founded National Dropshippers in 2002.

Price 195

Price Suppliers Negotiation Real-time Visibility 195

Supply Chain Trend

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

There is indeed a difference if I locally acquire and produce short shelf-life milk, with high volume and stable consumer demand, or innovative technology products, with a six-month life cycle and components sourced from all over the world. Even within the same company, it is wise to apply different supply chain strategies.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supply Consumer demands 78

SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). However, topics such as logistics, logistics, physical sourcing and supply chain management are not included in these courses. 2]Hesse, M.

Supply Chain Efficiency 138

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Logistics 138

Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 29, 2022

His work has garnered many awards such as the 2006 Kulp-Wright Book award and the 2002 CPR Institute Negotiation Book prize. Implementation of long-term Procurement & Sourcing strategy: conducting & implementing an annual procurement Plan for over 8 years. Negotiation Gamechanger Certificate Program. LEARN MORE.

Negotiation 130

Negotiation Influencing Strategy Leadership 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

International Journal of Logistics 2002 [link]. Staff will be directed to goods that are close to each other to save them wasting time crisscrossing the facility on multiple occasions. Research on Factors Affecting Warehousing Efficiency. AU – Aminoff, Anna, Kettunen, Outi, Pajunen-Muhonen, Hanna.

Supply Chain Efficiency 95

Supply Chain Efficiency Warehouse operations Order Fulfillment Quantity 95

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

Leadership 74

Leadership Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Supply 74

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.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization 52

Procurement Insights

MARCH 12, 2023

It was a fair assessment per the following statement from Forrester ‘s Navi Radjou – “In a 2002 article, Navi Radjou linked the lack of flexibility to the inherent problems of enterprise-centric applications from vendors such as Oracle. ” – [link] Duncan Jones 3.

Data 59

Data Supply chain Import Procurement 59

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. 2) Keep product design in-house : Musk knew from the start that the product design is a very critical mission because it dictates type of materials, manufacturing processes and source of supplies.

supply chain budgeting 83

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Supply 83

SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers. According to a paper by Len Prokopets and Ramin Tabibzadeh from Archstone Consulting , initial sourcing transactions can yield a 5% savings.

Supply Chain Optimization 105

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions 105

Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The first study of shipper satisfaction in 2002 revealed only 27% of shippers was satisfied with the IT capabilities offered by their 3PL provider. The 3PL model, in which a consignee is engaged by a shipper to perform comprehensive logistics operations, came to prominence in the 1990s in the US.

Real-time Visibility 60

Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Logistics Supply Chain Efficiency 60

The Good Spending

MAY 13, 2024

It was spawned in late 2001 and early 2002. My Udemy course "Adaptive Sourcing: Agile Procurement in Practice." It represents 23 years of experience, billions of dollars worth of successful sourcing projects, and 1000s hours spent on research, analysis, and content creation for the most demanding professional readers.

Procurement 64

Procurement Contract Stakeholder engagement Negotiation 64

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The concept of cryptocurrencies was introduced in 2002 at the very first glance, and in 2007, Nick Szabo conceptualized cryptographic cash named bit gold. The transactions of the bitcoin network are verified by miners by integrating computers and power sources. Visit the [link] for more information on bitcoin trading.

supply chain software solutions 78

supply chain software solutions Networking Price Supply chain 78

Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

80% of your typical use case across Source to Pay happens on Merlin Chatbot, which is built into Microsoft Teams. A New Duet “In a 2002 article, Navi Radjou linked the lack of flexibility to the inherent problems of enterprise-centric applications from vendors such as Oracle. You want the right template, Merlin Assist provides it.

Change management 69

Change management Management Contract Buyers 69

Supply Chain Trend

MAY 17, 2022

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. This role will shift to having a more architectural overview about what internal and external data sources impact the plan and how they are integrated.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 97

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 97

Supply Chain Trend

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

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. Narrow Framing : poor framing is the most common and value destructive source of decision failures, with narrow framing the most problematic frame trap.

Quality 78

Quality supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 78

Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 31, 2023

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. Narrow Framing : poor framing is the most common and value destructive source of decision failures, with narrow framing the most problematic frame trap.

Quality 78

Quality Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply chain 78

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.

e2e 98

e2e Data Networking Management 98

Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Recognizing these inefficiencies of purchasing marketing services across multiple countries, James Samuels and Paul Barker founded Claritum in 2002 to help companies streamline the purchasing of print and marketing services. Today, Claritum’s cloud based spend management platform streamlines the buying and selling of products and services.

Real-time Visibility 32

Real-time Visibility Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 32

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

By bringing together several technologies that have matured separately over the last decade, it is becoming a system of intelligence, seamlessly integrating the following capabilities: • Integration and harmonization of data from internal and external sources, with transactional data self-cleansed and planning parameters self-maintained.

Supply Chain Optimization 78

Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 78

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mistakes & set-backs are the great source for development opportunity. In reality, a few abrupt moves and getting laid off in 2001 by Dell drove a sharp left-hand turn in my career in 2002 that evolved to where I am today. Failure means that you are trying new things and ultimately learning new ways to drive value.

Leadership 53

Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Import 53

Procurement Insights

AUGUST 11, 2024

“In a 2002 article, Forrester Research’s Navi Radjou linked the lack of flexibility to the inherent problems of enterprise-centric applications from vendors such as Oracle. The reason he gave is that “these apps need time to collect and synthesize data from multiple sources – even those unaffected by the exception at hand.”

Supply chain 40

Supply chain Data Networking Supply 40

Procurement Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

NLP, web scraping) to aggregate supplier data and market trends, supporting sourcing and strategic decisions. Purpose : Enhances enterprise sourcing strategies, aimed at procurement teams, not individual end-user convenience. In short, these apps need time to collect and synthesize data from multiple sources.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

Planergy

JANUARY 30, 2025

For example, while an accounting clerk can run a cash flow report, the CFO needs to know where the companys cash flow comes from, why its high or low, and identify the source of any potential issues. This can include the examination of current company collection methods and credit terms and monitoring expenses.

Budget 52

Budget Purchasing Risk management Management 52

Planergy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

Leadership 52

Leadership Budget Collaboration Management 52