Procurement Insights

APRIL 15, 2025

Jon Hansen, Procurement Insights (1998 to 2025) Context: DND Implementation and Self-Learning Algorithms DND Background: Hansens DND project (1998-2005) transformed procurement for Canadas Department of National Defence, streamlining purchasing (e.g., MRO products) amid bureaucratic silos, legacy systems, and strict compliance needs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. History of Supply Chain Management: Roots.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 19, 2025

Impact: One of the most cited IT procurement disasters, costing stakeholders hundreds of millions and disrupting healthcare supply chains. Installed in 2003, it suffered “horrendous” barcode errors, and despite claims of functionality in 2005, was scrapped in 2007 (Ratcliff IT).

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Understanding Lean and Six Sigma Lean and Six Sigma are two powerful methodologies aimed at enhancing organizational efficiency and quality. – JIT deliveries cause congestion in the supply chain which leads to delays, pollution, shortage of workers, etc. – Lastly, Not applicable to all industries.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

If you have an efficient ERP system, information can flow freely between your source-to-pay applications and the companys central IT infrastructure. In addition to manufacturing or production, ERP then expanded to include finance, accounting, order management, supply chain management, payroll, and HR. We are ERP-agnostic.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

7 Laws of Successful Supply Chain Alliances. In order to increase the efficiency of the whole supply chain, modern businesses relies on the stronger and closer relationship with their trading partners. 3) Operational Alliance (constant communication about capacity and demand/supply issues). Basic Concept.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. He is the author of the blog Supply Chain Trend and the self excellence guide Building Mental Toughness.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Here are the top 3 concerns likely to dominate the agenda for CPOs in 2025: Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Sustainability and ESG Compliance Supply Chain Visibility Conclusion: CPOs in 2025 will need to navigate a complex, fast-changing landscape shaped by technology, sustainability, and global uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 14, 2015

In order to increase the efficiency of the whole supply chain, modern businesses relies on the stronger and closer relationship with their trading partners. In this article, the basic supply chain alliances concept together with the critical success factors will be presented.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2024

While I will leave it to you to review the above links at your convenience, I want to share these closing thoughts with you: In 2005, a General in the Department of National Defence told me that, unlike any other procurement practice, lives could be at stake if the military supply chain isn’t operating efficiently or breaks down.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to a June 2023 TechTarget article , there are twelve, including better decisions, efficiency and productivity gains, improved speed of business, and so forth. “ As I wrote in a soon-to-be-published article, the date of the above report is 2022, not 1999, 2005, 2007 or 2013. I am sure you can think up many more.

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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).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. With the launch of Amazon’s Prime Membership back in 2005, the rules of the ecommerce game changed. In fact, meeting customers’ demand for speedy deliveries is among the toughest challenges in the supply chain, as mentioned in MHI’s industry report. Subscribe Here!

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

I am talking about a fully interactive, intuitive chatbot through which 90 percent of everyday procurement work can be effectively and efficiently managed. In 2005, I delivered a keynote to 300 Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) executives. Note that the date of the above report is 2022, not 2005, 2007, or 2013.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Industry studies for 2001-2005 indicate that 75-85% of all programs fail to achieve the promised results. There is a growing realization that process, not technology, is the main force behind successfully achieving efficiency and spend rationalization. Are You In The Software Business?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2023

Today I’m joined by SEKO – a friend of the show and a supply chain household name that was founded nearly 50 years ago, and has gone on to open 120 offices in 40 countries across the world. SEKO provide complete supply chain solutions, specializing in transportation, logistics, forwarding and warehousing.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Better guidance and support within P2P ‘Guided Buying’ is a concept introduced in 2005 (actually, by one of the authors of this piece, Pierre Mitchell) many years before SAP launched a capability by the same name that helped with basic user guidance, search and ‘smart forms’ to go beyond free-text requisitions. using RAG ).

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added. In our poll, webinar participants saw business partnering, supplier innovation and collaboration, and supply chain risk management as their key areas of focus for procurement.

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Barkers Procurement

JULY 12, 2023

United Utilities for example have lowered their greenhouse gas emissions by 70% since 2005/6 and Anglian Water are on track to generate 45% of their energy from their own renewable sources by 2025. Barkers are utility sector specialists, having supported organisations since 2014 to procure more efficiently and effectively.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 25, 2024

As a matter of transparency, I have known Beroe Co-Founder & Director Emeritus Rob Handfield for many years. During those 43 years, I have come to view supply chain resilience and adaptability not as a series of technological breakthroughs but as measured by the depth of experience and expertise behind the technology.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. If you follow the previous IMO holdings the first reduction came in 2005 by set a limit of 4.5% Each party is incented to avoid delays in the supply chain and avoid unnecessary delays, penalties or fines. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Actually, this is not at all recent.

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Una

MARCH 27, 2024

Evaluate potential suppliers based on their environmental practices and commitment to waste reduction by considering renewable energy practices, resource-efficient manufacturing processes, and waste reduction initiatives.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Such efforts include improving energy efficiency, transitioning to renewable energy sources and making decisions informed by ESG data-monitoring and analysis tools. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, June 21, 2005. The alarming trends are prompting government and corporate leaders from Washington D.C. June 22, 2023.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Industry studies for 2001-2005 indicate 75-85% of all programs fail to achieve the promised results. There is a growing realization that process, not technology, is the main force behind successfully achieving efficiency and spend rationalizaton. Are You in The Software Business?

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 30, 2023

Posted on August 22, 2011 (Original post date May 2007) Dangerous Supply Chain Myths Revisited (Part 7): Enabling Technology – The Emergence of the Metaprise Each day for the next seven days I will be posting parts 1 through 7 from what is considered to be one of the most popular series in the Procurement Insights Blog’s history.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 31, 2017

Once a company size goes beyond this number, a founding CEO will not know all his employees anymore and people, planning, operations and communication structures needs to be put in place to run the business more efficiently whilst staying connected to the purpose and vision. Norton, 2005. Porras, HBR, 1996. Kaplan and David P.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 7, 2013

7 Deadly Sins of Supply Chain System Implementation. ERP is the cornerstone of an integrated supply chain system then companies of all sizes tries to embark on an ERP journey to cut costs and improve the inter-firm collaboration. Supply Chain Case Study: Executives Guide. Case Studies. A Case Study.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

” Ask Chat GPT 4 simple questions, and then tell me why maps and quadrants and solution provider logos matter: What were the top 10 procuretech solutions in 1995, 2005, 2015, and 2025? Significance : Baan’s software emphasized integration across the supply chain, including procurement processes.

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