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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Procurement Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

In other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficiencies originating on the front lines. This is the cornerstone of agent-based modeling.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2024

.” Mathew then goes on to emphasize “But it’s not just about AI, SaaS, Automation, New Technology, and Efficiency and effectiveness.” However, my 2007 series, Dangerous Supply Chain Myths, has stood the test of time. ” So, what is it about? Here are my thoughts.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 27, 2024

Here is the paragraph: “Back in 2002, Greg Brady , a supply chain visionary, and Ranjit Notani , a pioneer in multi-enterprise collaboration technology, came to the conclusion that the traditional paradigm of business-to-business collaboration built around enterprise-centric software was fundamentally flawed. ” 30

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation. A dependable LSP is an essential factor for corporate development and growth. ” It is still primarily theoretical.

Logistics 98

Logistics Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Negotiation 98

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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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Below is Part 6 of the 7-Part Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series , where I provide an extensive breakdown of the ISM, CAPS, and AT Kearney report originally released in May 2007. Next Installment: Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part 7) – Enabling Technology: The Emergence of the Metaprise 30

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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

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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Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing Supply chain Data 72

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. It is needed to ensure the efficiency of the cost of ownership of the technological landscape of financial services. In the USA, the experience of using mobile banking is more extensive — some banks offered it to customers back in 2007. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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supply chain software solutions Agile and Lean Supply Chain Cost of ownership Supply Chain Efficiency 89

Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

When I started writing this blog in May 2007, one of the reasons was to provide unknown companies such as Coupa, Zycus, and others with a venue through which they could connect with a wider and more direct audience. Ensuring they are best placed to reduce costs, manage risk and increase their efficiency, helping to maximise margins.”

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

2007 – [link] “Process understanding starts and ends with the premise of centralized visibility and departmental empowerment. “It In other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficiencies on the front lines.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Management Supply chain 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! 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.

Leadership 50

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

” Mission Control The following excerpt from a June 2007 post talks about decentralization and centralization in procurement – [link] The theory behind the balanced approach is that self-sufficient (usually larger) departments, while independent, will be collaborative partners with the central purchasing group.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 17, 2015

The short version is that 2014 came darn close (with 86 trucking and logistics companies acquired) to beating the record of 90 acquisitions set in 2007. To a lesser degree, there have been financial acquisitions too wherein investment companies seek to capitalize on the high demand and low supply of drivers.

Logistics 68

Logistics Buyers Supply Chain Efficiency Influencing 68

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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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2024

2007 – [link] “Process understanding starts and ends with the premise of centralized visibility and departmental empowerment. “It In other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficiencies on the front lines.

Risk 52

Risk Supply Chain Efficiency Price Procurement 52

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. Being early in my supply chain career, I thought this should not be too bad to do.

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Procurify

AUGUST 11, 2022

While dealing with the ongoing inflation, companies must navigate supply chain disruptions, geopolitical issues in certain markets, labour shortages and the foggy business environment caused by the pandemic. Therefore companies must act quickly and efficiently. Manage your inventory efficiently. How Procurify Helps.

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

With the right strategies in purchasing, logistics and supply chain, you can navigate through a recession and come out as a winner. What the last recession taught us An article from McKinsey & Company (2022) analyzed the performance of about 40 publicly traded distribution companies during the 2007-2009 recession.

Strategy 52

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 30, 2023

As you read this post originally published in May 2007 about “enabling technology and the emergence of the metaprise,” can the three-stage implementation framework be as successful today as it was back then? The Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series was based on my review of the ISM, CAPS and A.T.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain software solutions Buyers 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The SEC’s rule proposal aims to harmonize emissions reporting, ensuring data is comparable and transparent for shareholders, investors and the public. While many companies already disclose their GHG footprint, there are discrepancies with how this is reported even within the same industries.

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Risk Sustainability Data Management 56

The Procuretech Podcast

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This was around 2007. How do you complement the performance or the requirements of the service technician with the objectives of hitting an SLA but doing it on a cost efficient basis where you were not paying a lot to get these products? . This was around 2007. When someone in the media world said “why don't you start a blog?”,

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2024

1999 Revisited (Video) – Real Agents Leveraging AI GEP Autonomous Agentic AI Agents (High-Level Summary) GEP is set to revolutionize procurement and supply chain operations by introducing autonomous AI agents into the Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supplier relationship management 59

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. The problem is that batch-based supply-chain tools “can’t support swift resolution of supply chain glitches.” Back To Square One?

Change management 69

Change management Management Contract Buyers 69

Procurement Insights

AUGUST 26, 2024

For example—and I find it interesting that I reference them more today than I did back then—the Commonwealth of Virginia’s eVA initiative began with an early 2007 post titled “Yes, Virginia, there is more to eProcurement than software.” In the U.S.,

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Procurement Eprocurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 52

Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2023

For anyone following this blog since its first post in May 2007, this will sound like a “broken record” – the key to successful digital transformation is to use an agent-based versus equation-based model. strand commonality also includes factors such as the time-of-day (TOD) orders are placed impact on commodity types.”

Leadership 72

Leadership Supply Chain Optimization Inventory Procurement 72

Procurement Insights

MAY 29, 2024

In other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficiencies originating on the front lines. This is the cornerstone of agent-based modeling.

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