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ivalua
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Supply Chain Strategies: What the Pandemic Has Taught Us So Far? At the time, this article is being drafted, COVID-19 Cases have topped 59M, underscoring how much the world has endured in 2020. Many nations are now facing the prospect of new lockdowns which will undoubtedly further impact global supply chains. .
Procurement Tactics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Sustainable Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide. The sustainable supply chain is adopted by many companies due to the increasing pressure to demonstrate greater environmental and social responsibility. However, how can companies demonstrate tier responsibility through the supply chain?
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ivalua
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. Despite the initial capital investments, these technologies are driving efficiencies that ultimately lead to cost reduction. Procurement Agility: According to Sawchcuk, agility defines your capability as an organization to react to any event.
ivalua
JUNE 1, 2022
From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning.
Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 29, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Subscribe Here! Email Address.
ivalua
MARCH 16, 2021
Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed in late 2020 by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement. Having already done the work to build resilience into its supply chain strategy, Navistar’s procurement organization was better prepared than most to weather the Covid-19 crisis.
ivalua
MARCH 16, 2020
Redwood City/Warsaw/ Hamburg – March 17th, 2020 | Ivalua, a leading global provider of procurement management solutions, and OptiBuy, Ivalua’s long-standing implementation partner, announced their selection by Körber to enable a digital procurement transformation.
ivalua
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The CHIPS Act was created in response to pandemic-induced shortages of semiconductors and other critical manufacturing supplies, causing widespread disruption to supply chains across the country. . According to 2020 data, the U.S. 131M towards the creation of a National Supply Chain database. 2022) Source.
SCMDOJO
MAY 18, 2023
The following is a business case highlighting the background, context and value proposition of SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace, a platform designed to connect businesses with specialized Supply Chain Expert Services. It is within this context that SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace was conceived.
EazyStock
DECEMBER 13, 2020
You already know the biggest supply chain disruption of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic. With that said, how can you keep your supply chain running as smoothly as possible in the meantime? The best way to safeguard your supply chain will be by building resilience into your operations. That will be years.
ivalua
MARCH 11, 2020
Improving efficiency by some level. Ikea is a leader with plans to ensure a sustainable supply chain. And with consumers increasingly looking to brands to align with their own values, brand equity can be greatly increased by thoughtful spend management and supply chain policies. . Save a little more each month.
SCMDOJO
APRIL 24, 2024
In 2024, the logistics and supply chain industry will continue its transformative journey, driven by technological advancements and growing consumer expectations. According to industry reports, over half of business leaders acknowledge the need for supply chain improvements, with 52% believing they could enhance their operations.
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 26, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. And the limitations in supply chain visibility seem to start right here. would demand its implementation.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JANUARY 8, 2020
January 6, 2020 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS is kicking off a 90-day campaign of education and information sharing on the latest innovations and best practices for superior food logistics operations in the new decade.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 9, 2022
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Education and Certification – What’s Missing? There are a lot of companies in the supply chain, and they all work together to make almost every product that comes into contact with a customer. This is the idea behind supply chain management.
SCMDOJO
JUNE 28, 2024
In recent years, there has been a significant shift in the supply chain industry as more and more women are choosing careers in this traditionally male-dominated field. This rise of women in the supply chain is not only breaking gender barriers but also bringing a fresh perspective and new ideas to the table.
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives.
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. Tanya Roach, FCL’s Director of Procurement, shared her experience with transforming their organization during the 2020 pandemic.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 25, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Why is 3D Printing Revolutionary for Supply Chain? 3D Printing is changing global Supply Chains article and permission to publish here provided by Maria Hills. Traditional manufacturing and the global supply chain were suboptimal in solving such a crisis.
Procurement Tactics
AUGUST 25, 2022
Sebastian Chua started his procurement journey with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies as their country manager for Singapore, India, Thailand, and the Philippines before he took on the job as the regional procurement manager. . Furthermore, He was voted by Supply Chain Digital as one of the top 10 procurement executives worldwide.
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Supply Chain Trend
MAY 17, 2022
In this blog : a new role for supply chain planners. Similar to the continuous automation of physical assets in the supply chain over the last 100 years, we’ve now reached the era where the knowledge worker will be augmented or automated by a machine. Supply chain planners and IBP teams will not escape this evolution.
ivalua
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt. Procurement Teams Step-up.
Procurement Heads
JANUARY 4, 2023
I joined KPMG in their supply chain practice and spend the next 16 years on consulting assignments in a smaller firm. In 2020, I moved back into corporate life as Head Of Supplier Relationship Management with Coventry Building Society. We need cost efficiency internally and cost-effectiveness with our suppliers externally.
ivalua
JUNE 17, 2020
Accelerated digital transformation of healthcare supply chains to lower the cost of care and improve patient outcomes now possible. Redwood City, CA June 16, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the availability of a pre-packaged suite of solutions for healthcare providers.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 21, 2023
Supply chain visibility has been the missing link since the shockwaves of 2020 rippled throughout the world and consumers felt the impacts of broad-based supply chain issues. But what does supply chain visibility mean? The reason boils down to a single word— barriers.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
For years, supply chain professionals have measured success by how well they have been able to drive down costs and drive up efficiency. Then, 2020 sent shockwaves through many JIT strategies; the disruption was just too big to absorb and supply chain ecosystems had not been built to flex.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 2, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Fireworks Supply Chain! Over the past 15 months, we’ve been writing on the Argentus blog about the immense impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on global supply chains – particularly, as you might expect of a recruitment firm, from the perspective of talent and skills.
FourKites
DECEMBER 11, 2020
What is a customer-focused supply chain? Having a customer-focused supply chain essentially means meeting the customer on their terms, rather than making them settle for yours. In this article we’ll cover the following areas of customer-driven supply chain strategy: The importance of a customer-driven supply chain.
SCMDOJO
JULY 16, 2024
This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. Urban consolidation centers: Establishing strategically located hubs allows for the consolidation of smaller deliveries into larger, more efficient routes for final distribution [2].
EazyStock
MAY 20, 2020
At the same time, companies are dealing with erratic customer behavior and badly disrupted supply chains. Why COVID-19 is Driving Supply Chain Digitalization. In 2019 MHI and Deloitte published their report “Elevating Supply Chain Digital Consciousness”. The Benefits of Supply Chain Digitalization.
Una
AUGUST 2, 2022
billion (2020) to a projected $9.5 Benefits include cost savings, risk reduction, efficiency gains, transparency, agility, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and much more. There are over 7 billion connected IoT devices in the world, with IoT sensors and wearables surpassing non-IoT devices in 2020.
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Arkestro
JULY 6, 2023
Resources / Blog / Driving Cost Savings & Efficiency with Predictive Procurement Orchestration for Automotive Driving Cost Savings & Efficiency with Predictive Procurement Orchestration for Automotive The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still rearing their ugly head in the automotive industry.
Procurement Heads
JUNE 14, 2023
Public procurement regulations can be restrictive at times but the principles around openness, transparency and equal treatment are the right ones. If you know the regulations well and you can think strategically, you can still be agile, innovative and drive value for money. This took time and required a company-wide change.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
By selecting and developing the right suppliers and establishing streamlined, transparent communication with them, manufacturers gain the agility and resilience to respond to customer demands, rise to the top, and navigate disruptions more easily. That makes agility a foundational part of your manufacturing strategy.
Solvoyo
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
But what is a cognitive supply chain model and where does it fit into all this? Simply, a cognitive supply chain model utilizes machine learning, which is a type of artificial intelligence that has been merged with advanced analytics. How Cognitive Learning is Applied to Supply Chain Processes.
Supply Chain Trend
APRIL 5, 2021
This article is my commentary on an article published in Foresight , written by the authors of the book Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise (Sanders & Wood, 2020). We now have automated production facilities, warehouses, and transport in our physical supply chain. INTRODUCTION: A NEW ERA.
SupplyShift
MAY 27, 2021
During our supply chain emissions webinar on May 19th, industry leaders from CDP , Engie Impact , and Philip Morris International came together to explore trends in Scope 3 emissions reporting and what tools and strategies are out there to turn supplier data into action on Scope 3. . Elevate the Role of Procurement.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A more diverse world has taken shape, and the transportation and supply chain industry is no stranger to this shift. A more diverse world has taken shape, and the transportation and supply chain industry is no stranger to this shift. Subscribe Here! Email Address.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. There are many Supply Chain lessons to be learned from the pandemic. No FMCG manufacturer can offer everything to all retailers, but with a dynamic strategy you can offer different resources to each retail client so they have better metrics to manage cost and efficiency.
Arkestro
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Resources / Blog / AI Revolution in Oil and Gas Procurement: Streamlining Operations for Success AI Revolution in Oil and Gas Procurement: Streamlining Operations for Success The COVID-19 pandemic forced countless industries to become more lean, agile, and innovative, and the oil and gas industry was no exception to the trend.
ivalua
DECEMBER 8, 2020
First, their approach digitized not just the sourcing process itself, but also requirements gathering from the business, providing transparency into the pipeline and prioritization across the company. New revenue opportunities, more sustainable and agile supply chains, accelerated innovation.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
JANUARY 25, 2024
Whether MRO processes address preventive maintenance, service failures or shutdown overhauls, the wanted results are the same: deliver increased service levels, function safely and sustainably, operate efficiently and reduce unplanned and costly downtime. trillion, up from USD 864 billion in 2019 to 2020.
Procurement Software
JUNE 4, 2024
As supply chain technology improves for transportation, inventory management and warehousing, the procurement tools for manufacturing businesses now need to step up. These are predominantly focused on indirect spend and transactional efficiency. And stepping up, they indeed are.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Demand planning is a critical process for supply chain management during which a company projects future demand, and therefore shifts output to meet those projections. Accuracy is necessary to efficiently balance inventory. How has the demand picture gotten more complicated since 2020? What is demand planning?
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