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What’s the Difference Between Commodity Management and Category Management?

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For a considerable portion of my career I have worked in the Manufacturing and Logistics/Distribution Industries. In these industries a segment of the Procurement organization is called Commodity Management. So what is the difference between Commodity Management and Category Management? Commodity Management.

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The Elegance of the Costco Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Having worked at a Retailer myself I have first hand knowledge of the challenges there can be in running a Retail Supply Chain. As such we wrote The Hidden Complexity of the Retail Supply Chain to share some of these experiences. A low SKU count means fewer Merchants, Category Managers are required.

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA.

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Ensuring Your Supply Chain Doesn’t Break on Black Friday!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The order management system, warehouse management system, and transportation management system will see incredible amounts of activity. If your volumes far exceed your forecasted demand then you could be scrambling to find other logistics service providers.

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IKEA’s IWAY Has Lessons For Every Procurement Team!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA.