Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The article you are about to read was written in 2008. There are several questions in 2023, including: Does MSI still collaborate with Coupa? If the MSI program was successful, why can’t a similar communication/collaborative approach work today – especially given technological advances?

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And while the incumbent goliaths attempt to address this problem by introducing Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and championing collaborative programs such as the Mendicino Project (now called Duet), the COUPA methodology and solution overcomes barriers by not creating them in the first place.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

By investing in employee development and fostering a culture of collaboration, SMEs can harness the full potential of their workforce to achieve their strategic objectives. 2007) According to Abramowich (2008) leading Six Sigma companies no longer just talk about quality or cost reduction. Hoerl, R.W., References: Abramowich, E.

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Jaggaer

MAY 7, 2019

Since the financial crash of 2008, procurement has taken on an increasingly important role in the sector for another reason: strategic suppliers all present various kinds of risk to the bank. They will need to be able to work in close collaboration with internal and external auditors as well as the compliance and risk teams.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2023

Founded in 2008, TraceGains connects people and information so teams can work smarter. 28.01] Collaboration, the importance of bringing buyers and sellers together with co-manufacturing, and an example of what can go wrong when good collaboration is lacking. “We Let’s just get all these companies to connect.”.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Resilience Project, its methods has been tested under many extreme circumstances such as, - 2008: Chengdu Earthquake in China. Cross-functional team, part standardization, back-up suppliers, dual-sourcing, supplier collaboration are the basic foundation that is tried and true. And according to the U.S. 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico.

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Una

JANUARY 31, 2024

Meanwhile, trade wars and rising tensions have led to what the Financial Times has described as a “great reshuffling” of global supply chains, with US FDI (foreign direct investment) in China falling from a peak of $20.9bn in 2008 to an 18-year low of $8.2bn in 2022.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 14, 2024

– Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part 4) June 2008 As an analyst, the general rule of thumb is to cite reference articles of papers that are a maximum of 2 years old. This hard data is further testimony to the effectiveness of Virginia’s methodology in which true collaboration was a key element of the initiative.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 27, 2022

I’ve consulted several cloud procurement & supply chain application providers (2008-2012) and influenced their product roadmaps. Since then, I have developed AI models for a spend visbility application (2004 – 2005). while addressing ancilliary processes (tax, legal, change management, etc.)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Provider in ASIA in 2003 & 2004, In 2008, the Society won the Supply Chain Asia Education. LogiSYM, the collaborative platform of the Society and its sister publication Cargonow. Raymon is currently the President of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society and. Award and was again nominated for the award in 2010.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JUNE 23, 2022

In a recent conversation I had with Bob Stahl, he summed it all up nicely: “The goal of eS&OP is to create a defined process to bring people together, working collaboratively to achieve a consensus across differing opinions. It intends to add clarity, referring to the executive or volume element of the morphed definition. Wallace and Co.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

It was during the dark days of the financial crisis in 2008/09 that I transformed a rapidly contracting Design Service capability into a Product Solutions offering focused on Storage, Servers & Networking roadmaps. Collaborate early, collaborate often and embrace diversity. Confront adversity as a team.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Coming on top of a very difficult and complex existing situation, Covid-19 has put additional pressure on profitability and capital requirements in the banking sector in the European Union and Africa, with drops in revenue in the order of 35-45% and the lowest return on equity since the aftermath of the great crash of 2008.

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 29, 2023

Once again, this was in 2008 or 2009. Many years ago, I wrote about an industry survey – I think it was from McKinsey, which reported that most CFOs do not believe the savings their procurement counterpart claims. I saw something today that made me wonder if this relationship had improved. What do finance and procurement think of one another?

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

APRIL 4, 2022

After the financial crisis of 2008, companies started to focus on improving their overall value creation to survive the demanding market and economic situation. They are in a unique position to identify and recommend solutions to organization-wide and departmental bottlenecks if there exists a platform and culture of collaboration.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

These stats show that women in supply chain drive faster, bigger leaps forward, and more profitability while empowering more collaboration across the globe. 2008, I transitioned to transportation sales, expecting it to be a seamless shift, given my experience and communication skills.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Collaborative planning is also paramount. Cultivating strong planning partnerships (CPFR – Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) with key customers fosters trust and shared understanding. Cloud-based platforms improve accessibility and enable better collaboration across teams.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2019

However the application of the Blockchain technology itself is not just limited to digital currency as the technology can be used for open collaboration for any information across almost any industry. How did Blockchain technology emerge? I would like to call Bitcoin as Blockchain 1.0. Some of the simple applications are: Procure Materials.

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Pipefy

JULY 24, 2024

These change management initiatives improved collaboration and customer service at Zurich, resulting in a happier workplace. Online ordering Domino’s was struggling to remain relevant in the highly competitive pizza delivery business in 2008, when key players realized that online orders would become the path to success in that industry.

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Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 12, 2017

A McKinsey study among 3,199 CEOs in 2008 confirmed that indeed only one in three transformations succeeds (Aiken & Keller, 2009). In his groundbreaking 1996 study Leading Change, John Kotter reports that change transformation is successful in only 30 percent of companies.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 11, 2022

However, looking at the collaborative opportunity of the two parties, you will start to have some doubts. The threats looming the Whole Foods Market will cease if it collaborates with Amazon. The 2008 financial crisis has made him unable to maintain his fraud. Additionally, Amazon demands secrecy.

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