2018 Demand Planning Purchasing 
Supply Chain Trend
AUGUST 13, 2020
Robotic process automation (RPA) has also entered the back-office, supporting administrative functions like purchase order acceptance and invoice matching. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has admitted that too much automation was slowing down Tesla’s Model 3 production (Allen, 2018). Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Procurement Insights
MAY 26, 2024
Under Kenny, Red Lobster also cut two of its longtime shrimp suppliers— and competitors to Thai Union — to purchase more shrimp from Thai Union at higher costs, according to Red Lobster’s bankruptcy filing. Thai Union exercised an outsized influence on the Company’s shrimp purchasing,” Red Lobster alleged in its bankruptcy filing.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
How do that many turkeys get raised, processed, transported, distributed and purchased all to meet demand on a single day, Thanksgiving? This requires a tremendous amount of supply-demand planning, scheduling, time management, and on time delivery. Online shopping alone in 2018 is expected to be over #3.3
Procurement Heads
AUGUST 11, 2022
In summary, after almost 15 years of leading major transformation projects and teams internationally for three multinational companies, I got to experience procurement in its early days, when purchasing was a standalone island fighting to earn its place at the leadership table.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2018. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”?
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Consumers are the biggest source of food waste in developed countries as they discard at least 20-30% of what they purchase. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2018. Food is wasted at every stage of the Supply Chain, as shown in the following table. Grocery stores overstock items or discard food that is not aesthetically pleasing.
The Procuretech Podcast
OCTOBER 3, 2022
What started out as a personal blog quickly grew into a brand in its own right, taking on the name SCM Dojo in July 2018. If I have to use a separate platform to do RFQ procurement and standard spend analytics, then use my ERP to create my purchase orders and track my shipments, then somebody else has got to give me visibility.
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