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At which point should end-to-end (S2C) source-customer visibility begin in the manufacturing process?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: In December 2010, I wrote an article about one of Time Magazine’s picks for the Top Innovations in 2008 – Made-in-Transit Packaging. I obviously think what EiKO is doing regarding process visibility is great – kudos to the company for its progressive customer-centric thinking.

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The new shape of business travel is here, so why are some still using rigid expense management systems?

Spend Matters

and Europe will surpass half of 2019 levels in the first half of 2023. Real-time expense automation is the future. Over nine in 10 say technology that provides real-time alerts to track budgeting and unnecessary expenses on business will either be commonplace or a differentiator within five years.

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Unilever Gains Visibility & Control Over the Most Unpredictable Spend Category

Jaggaer

Over time, this engagement has expanded globally and is still focused on one of the most testing categories of sourcing and contract management within procurement: transport and logistics. In 2019 the company decided to embark on a project to implement global dashboards for sourcing and contracting events. The Challenge. The Solution.

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The Reactive vs Proactive Supply Chain! Which Will Prevail?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Even before the pandemic occurred, it was standard practice in most companies to have a Supply Chain team that had to react in real time to unforeseen circumstances. I’ve lived through these nightmare scenarios many times, as a high-priced expediter. The result is that they continue to spend all their time fighting fires.

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The Pallet Supply Chain and Lumber Price Impacts!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I quickly became very familiar with the standard half-sized and full-sized (40″ x 48″) pallets that the company was using at the time, though I was unaware of the Pallet Supply Chain. million in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% You can’t go through a warehouse without seeing pallets. The Pallet Market Size.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. A problem arises in IBP meetings when participants are distracted by very near-term planning issues, leaving insufficient time for longer term discussion and decisions.

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Exploring the Automotive Chip Shortage Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! TSMC has increased production capacity for its automotive microcontroller chips over 2020 and 2019 levels, which will certainly help improve supply. It takes a long time for chips to make their way through the entire Supply Chain for all nodes, all companies, and for all consumers.