Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: I am under embargo regarding the advanced copy I received from ZIP with their Procurement Predictions for 2025. I have gone through the Procurement Insights archive of 2,410 posts from 2007 to today to provide what I believe will be a unique context explaining the evolution of predictions over the past couple of decades.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

This is where Purchase Price Variance (PPV) plays a crucial role and as per Emiliani, (2010), helps strategy makers evaluate spending and create well-structured cost-saving strategies. This negative variance can result from bypassing defined procurement processes, Internal mismanagement, or ineffective price negotiations with suppliers.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a reprint of the March 25th, 2015 article The Impact Of An M&A On The Procurement Department This morning I read a post by Roz Usheroff regarding the just announced merger between Kraft and Heinz, and how an employee can both survive and thrive when an M&A occurs.

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization e2e 59

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. In 2021, procurement organizations will require inspirational, innovative, and pragmatic leaders to ensure procurement excellence. Ounces | Sustainable Procurement Initiatives. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What is Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)? I love cooking.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 16, 2024

Watch how else you can make your supply chain efficient “Unlock Efficiency: How to Implement AI in Your Supply Chain” on our SCMDOJO YouTube Channel 6. Supply Chain Management: Logistics, Planning, and Collaboration. Key Constraints / Issues for Vehicle Utilisation. Routledge. [3] 3] Gibson, I.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Making The Right Choices.

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