Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 13, 2025

GAINS is the supply chain performance optimization company. So, with GAINS, supply chain teams can make all the right decisions at speed and scale to right-size inventory, strengthen performance, and fulfill customer promises. 07.42] The evolution of data-driven thinking, as technology and mindsets have changed.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you want to gain more supply chain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Change management isnt a sidekick in this story; its the star of the show. Building the foundation : where to start; how to build a digital roadmap; the critical role of data; identifying quick and long-term wins; how to make the case for digital. Real transformation demands a mix of creativity, strategy and much patience.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2025

How can you ensure that your supply chain team are consistently up-to-speed with the modern supply chain landscape? A well-defined supply chain competency framework can be extremely useful. It typically covers key supply chain areas including procurement , logistics, demand forecasting , and much more.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

In this article we will highlight some of the key changes AI has made to procurement strategies in the following industries: manufacturing and industrials, life sciences and healthcare, and the public sector. Thats where AI steps in, offering a proactive approach to predicting supplier lead times and optimizing demand forecasts for buyers.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 3, 2025

Coupa, Jaggaer, Ariba) is a critical factor in procurement success or failure, given their overlapping goalsstreamlining processes, integrating data, and optimizing spend. As of March 3, 2025, the interplay between ERPs (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and procuretech solutions (e.g., Success depends on planning, not providence.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), game theory, analytics, cloud computing, and big data are becoming deeply ingrained into manufacturing processes. It leverages advanced technologies to optimize and automate procurement cycles and predict more favorable outcomes.

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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. Rider (1970)).

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. Assessing Risk across the Supply Chain.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This focus and track record however, was in some ways at the expense of fully optimizing and maximizing procurements total strategic value to the enterprise as a whole. This meant that implementing one of the full end-to-end spend management suites was not feasible from a cost and change management perspective.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Today Tom Burke, Portfolio Product Manager at CargoWise Landside, joins me to talk all about how drayage rating and quoting best practices can improve supply chain management, visibility, and logistics execution. Together, theyre the foundation of todays drayage and quoting practices.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this blog, explore vital tips paving the way for a prosperous career in supply chain management. Whether you’re a recent graduate or contemplating a career change, uncover key insights for establishing the groundwork of a thriving career in the dynamic world of supply chain. Lucky for you.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Agent-Based Solution : Autonomous agents continuously learn from data (e.g., Agent-Based Solution : Agents represent suppliers, buyers, and logistics providers, sharing data and negotiating terms autonomously. Predictive Risk Mitigation Challenge : Reactive risk management leads to costly supply chain failures.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 14, 2023

  Today I’m joined by Osa Commerce , an innovative software provider that is on a mission to tackle data chaos in the supply chain. Awarded the SDCE Executive’s 2022 Women in Supply Chain award, which reflects my commitment to excellence and my dedication to empowering women in the industry.

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ivalua

JUNE 16, 2021

The pandemic was a wake-up call for businesses worldwide, who struggled to overcome operational disruption — everything from the transition to remote working, to supply chain chaos. MENA countries import a lot of food; disrupted supply chains and price increases mean potential food shortages. Enter eProcurement.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2025

Finance departments focus on spend visibility, payment optimization and cost control. Suppliers and external partners contribute another layer of complexity, as they rely on procurement systems for seamless onboarding, data accuracy and operational efficiency. IT departments prioritize system integration, security and usability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. For many people who work in Supply Chain Management, or for those on the outside, it functions on the foundation of processes, formulae, and metrics. This is very much the core of Supply Chain education and certification as well. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. Key elements include total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, supplier relationship management, and category management.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

Knowing how to manifest these improvements is not always clear: Enter generative AI and the content supply chain. Get the study: The Revolutionary Content Supply Chain A content supply chain brings together people, processes, and technology to effectively plan, create, produce, launch, measure, and manage content.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

This not only includes internal data on product quality, operations, machine performance, logistics etc., but also external data such as supplier networks and performance, extended supply chains, and the environmental impact of their operations. Manufacturers now generate and own vast volumes of it.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In ProcureTech , the phrase “Cant build a house on a cracked foundation” means you cannot successfully implement AI-driven procurement solutions (or digital transformation) if the underlying procurement processes, data, and strategy are flawed. Lesson: Fix data governance before implementing AI.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 16, 2017

Data-driven decision making, based on improvements in freight visibility, can translate into more effective, profitable business activity and increased competitive advantage. Are you making optimal use of them? The post Visibility Matters to Supply Change Management Improvement appeared first on UltraShipTMS.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They discuss the transformative potential of Generative AI (GenAI) for procurement, stressing the importance of integrating data and simplifying processes to ensure user adoption. They also caution against inflated expectations around AI technologies, urging procurement leaders to adopt data-first strategies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The modern pace of data creation is staggering. The average organization produces data constantly—perhaps even continuously—and soon it’s investing in servers to provide ample storage for that information. But the creation of new data never slows for long. What is a data center?

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As you read the title of today’s post, you may wonder what maverick spend, vendor rationalization and change management have to do with user adoption and AI Chatbots. The simple answer is the end of maverick spend , vendor rationalization , and change management. Back To Square One?

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

Strong negotiation can lead to cost savings, more advantageous counteract terms, and overall a much more optimized procurement chain. It also allows you to develop stronger relationships with your suppliers, allowing your supply chain to become more resilient and perhaps even unlocking some cost efficiencies through your suppliers.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration. Digitalization also fosters greater agility in supplier management.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If you leave your transportation planning to best guesses, anecdotal evidence or analysis of incomplete data, you may wind up someplace other than where you want to be in terms of on-time delivery, cost efficacy and customer service. Users of TMS and optimizer solutions always know where (and when) their freight is coming and going.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Future of Supplier Collaboration is Now: AI is Optimizing Supplier Relationships Artificial Intelligence plays a powerful role in effective supplier collaboration. It provides valuable insights, improves supplier management, and facilitates stronger and more profitable supplier relationships.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

These redundant manual processes slowed the organization and resulted in inaccuracies and lack of clarity around what data could be trusted enough to use. How IBM and ActionKPI improved financial reporting and streamlined operations The Assessment Services division turned to ActionKPI and IBM to help solve their massive data problems.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

To provide stakeholders with vital IT services, organizations need to keep their private data centers operational, secure and compliant. Data center management encompasses the tasks and management tools necessary for doing so. A person responsible for carrying out these tasks is known as a data center manager.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. Poor Data Quality, Scattered Tech Landscapes, Lacking Leadership Approval/Budgets. Subscribe Here!

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

By mid-April, the shipping traffic jam, part of a broader gridlock in supply chains around the world amid disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, started thinning while record cargo volumes were reported in the U.S. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Key Players In the world of contract logistics, several key players collaborate to ensure the smooth functioning of the supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 14, 2025

Adaptive and Efficient Procurement Practices Hansen’s model enables organizations to simulate various procurement scenarios with unprecedented detail, fostering optimization in decision-making and resource allocation. The model’s adaptive nature allows it to evolve alongside organizational growth and changing market conditions.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 5, 2021

For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . Considering this surge in digital transformation and the changing needs of 2021, here are some insights and tips for embarking on Supply Chain Digital Transformation projects.

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