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SCMDOJO
JANUARY 29, 2025
Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. They are powerful tools for businesses to identify areas for improvement, optimize processes, and gain a competitive edge. What are Supply Chain Reports?
Procurement Templates
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Mastering these skills not only optimizes procurement processes but also positions managers as strategic business partners. Negotiation Skills Actionable Steps: Prepare Thoroughly: Research suppliers’ market position and pricing strategies before negotiations. SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coursera, LinkedIn Learning).
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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now
Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Why Your Procurement Strategy is More Critical Now Than Ever Before In an era of global supply chain disruptions, a robust procurement strategy is no longer optionalits essential. Optimize costs without compromising supply chain continuity. Build strong supplier partnerships for long-term stability.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JULY 5, 2023
You can scale your cloud resources up or down to meet demand, and costs will follow. However, cloud services costs can be higher than anticipated, so monitoring and optimizing your cloud spend is critical. Why do you need cloud cost optimization?
Procurement Tactics
JULY 4, 2023
The model is also used to compare the actual cost of production to the estimated cost and to identify areas where costs can be reduced. It is a powerful tool that helps procurement and supply chain professionals to evaluate and negotiate pricing with suppliers effectively and favorably and achieve cost savings.
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Skill Dynamics
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Risks are guaranteed when dealing with a supply chain, but that doesnt mean you can afford to ignore them. Understanding and addressing any legal issues within your supply chain is vital to ensuring compliance with regulations and developing an effective chain that can operate efficiently and at scale.
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Introduction As global supply chains evolve, ensuring cost efficiency is crucial. One way to assess the cost performance of any function within the supply chain is through Cost Performance Index (CPI). What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)? According the research paper by Winanda et.
SCMDOJO
JUNE 6, 2023
For businesses to succeed, supply chain optimization is essential to succeed. It helps reduce costs, increases efficiency, and can enhance customer satisfaction. Supply chain optimization can achieve this with the help of data analytics. How does data analytics help supply chain optimization?
SCMDOJO
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Make vs Buy Analysis is an essential decision-making tool in supply chain management that significantly influences profitability, flexibility, and competitiveness. It helps businesses decide whether to produce goods internally (make) or source them externally (buy), weighing costs, quality, scalability, and capacity.
Procurement Insights
MARCH 16, 2025
Contextualized Spend Analysis & Cost Optimization AI models use MCP to remember previous spend categories, budget constraints, and organizational purchasing behavior. pricing trends, geopolitical risks) and contextually compare it with internal procurement data. compliance violations, cost overruns).
Procurement Leaders
DECEMBER 9, 2022
With operations all over the world, and sourcing offices in Denmark, North America and China, its supply chain is exposed to a huge scope of complex challenges, across categories of spend including agriculture, chemicals, and enzymes, among others. Finally, we work extremely closely with suppliers to reduce the impact of inflation.
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Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The primary issues plaguing metal packaging producers include: Cost Escalation: With the introduction of new tariffs, production costs have surged, putting strain on the already tight margins of metal packaging producers. This move has prompted a wave of uncertainty and challenges for supply chain operations.
SCMDOJO
AUGUST 28, 2024
The evolution of warehousing has been a fascinating journey, mirroring the broader transformation of supply chains. Warehousing has undergone a dramatic transformation, evolving from a simple storage function to a critical strategic asset within the modern supply chain.
Procurement Templates
JUNE 18, 2023
ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. Inflation occurs when there is an imbalance between the supply and demand of money and goods. What is inflation?
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Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 1, 2023
In this blog post, we will review the various methods of GCP cloud cost management, what problems they address and how GCP users can best use them. Let’s review how IBM Turbonomic helps customers optimize their GCP cloud costs. The only way to optimize horizontal scaling is to do it in real-time through automation.
Procurement Insights
JANUARY 3, 2025
Emphasis shifted from pure cost savings to total cost of ownership (TCO) and value creation. Impact of Globalization and Supply Chain Complexity : The complexity of global supply chains highlighted procurement’s role in managing risks, ensuring continuity, and driving efficiencies.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
They engage with suppliers on behalf of the client, discussing pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and other critical aspects. Whether it’s hammering out pricing details or establishing beneficial payment terms, their negotiation skills can make a significant impact on your bottom line.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 6, 2024
Re-platforming With a re-platforming migration, some adjustments or optimizations are made to the applications before moving them to the cloud. Cost overruns Estimating and controlling expenses throughout a cloud migration and beyond is hard work.
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SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Targeted Learning: SCMDOJO offers a range of courses and learning paths focusing on specific procurement areas, such as e-auctions, contract negotiation, cost optimization, and supply chain resilience. This allows you to tailor your learning to your particular needs.
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Procurement Templates
MARCH 3, 2024
Risks may include budget constraints, supply chain disruptions, quality issues, legal compliance, etc. This involves assessing suppliers’ capabilities, pricing, quality standards, and reputation. This involves categorizing expenditures, identifying top suppliers, analyzing price variances, and assessing demand patterns.
Procurement Tactics
JUNE 7, 2023
Supplier collaboration goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships by promoting cooperation, transparency, and innovation throughout the supply chain. Shared value creation Supplier collaboration fosters shared value creation through enhanced innovation, improved operational efficiency, and supply chain resilience.
Arkestro
JANUARY 4, 2023
Among them were supply chain disruptions , inflation, and supply scarcity and shortages. The talent shortage in procurement and supply chain is nothing new: it’s been going on for several years now. The Supply Chain Will Continue to Heal. However, it will be a very cautious optimism.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 12, 2023
However, AWS S3 does come with its own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to S3 pricing. As AWS S3 usage grows, so does the cost; managing AWS S3 pricing can be complex and frustrating, especially when you’re trying to optimize your business.
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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. Contract logistics is a specialized service offered by third-party logistics (3PL) providers to manage supply chain operations on behalf of a company.
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SCMDOJO
JUNE 6, 2024
Affordable Pricing: The program offers competitive pricing and value compared to traditional university programs or in-person training. Watch Procurement Jobs in Future I The Supply Chain Show video on SCMDOJO YouTube Channel! Enroll Now! How to Start with the SCMDOJO Procurement Track?
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SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Access to data on supplier performance, market trends, and cost analyses enables leaders to optimize procurement strategies for improved efficiency and effectiveness. Cost Savings: One of the primary benefits of procurement reports is their ability to contribute to cost savings.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JUNE 19, 2023
However, now we see how brittle these global supply chains are. A perfect storm of disease, war, technological innovation, overspecialization, unchecked climate change and geopolitical tensions have shattered global supply chains and had a significant impact on the global economy.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 16, 2022
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. And this, in the long run, means fewer costs. Optimizing workflows for metal processing companies. For metalworking companies, there are many opportunities in the field of process optimization. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on June 24, 2022.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 25, 2024
Nowadays, logistics landscapes and supply chain management are witnessing a breakthrough innovation: the automation of robots in warehouse operations. Global Supply Chain Complexities: Nowadays, global supply chains have been subjected to a heightened need for dynamism, responsiveness, and online visibility.
World of Procurement blog
MAY 8, 2024
What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. It eliminates waste and enables companies to manufacture products at lower costs.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JANUARY 30, 2024
Increasingly, enterprise organizations are adopting a multicloud approach—the use of cloud services from more than one cloud vendor—to optimize performance, control costs and prevent vendor lock-in. to total $678.8 billion in 2024, up from $563.6 billion in 2023.
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Empowering CPO
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
As businesses seek agility, cost optimization, and data-driven decision-making, AI-powered solutions are becoming indispensable for procurement professionals. It ensures that procurement partners collaborate with reliable vendors, reducing supply chain disruptions. Communication is key to fostering acceptance.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
JUNE 11, 2024
Paths beyond VMware The impact of acquisition : A 2023 Forrester study (link resides outside ibm.com) predicts that 20% of VMware clients will move away from VMware stack due concerns around price increases, limited customer support and a mandatory requirement for subscription to software bundles —all of which are a result of the acquisition.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 17, 2024
IaaS customers receive compute, network and storage resources on an on-demand, over the internet, pay-as-you-go pricing basis. Optimized: Cloud environments are now working efficiently and every new use case follows the same foundation set forth by the organdization.
Arkestro
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Then we’ll discuss how AI and other innovative technologies are removing current complexities, allowing oil and gas companies to reduce costs, optimize supply chains, and make data-driven decisions. Though oil prices rebounded fairly quickly, the dramatic collapse was followed by a difficult recovery journey.
Empowering CPO
JUNE 26, 2023
Explanation of Spend Analysis and its Importance in Healthcare In the ever-evolving landscape of the healthcare industry, optimizing costs and maximizing efficiency has become paramount. These cost pressures necessitate a strategic approach to spending and resource allocation. Introduction A.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
But there’s another option: cloud management platforms and FinOps to better manage costs. In this blog, we’ll look at five simple ways to optimize spend with IBM Turbonomic — a hybrid cloud cost optimization platform and the “Ops” in FinOps — while still leveraging the elasticity of the cloud.
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Arkestro
MARCH 27, 2024
After years of focusing on cost reduction, the majority of procurement leaders say they plan to spend more and increase workloads in 2024, meaning procurement buyers will have more power to influence change and optimize spend across the entire supply chain. But what does a procurement buyer do, exactly?
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2023
For instance, organizations can capitalize on a hybrid cloud environment to improve customer experience, comply with regulations, optimize costs, enhance data security and more. To create a successful cloud migration, organizations should create a workflow that includes comprehensive planning, execution and optimization.
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Arkestro
JANUARY 23, 2024
Procurement managers play a key role in this rapid growth, helping organizations optimize costs, negotiate favorable terms with suppliers, and ensure financial efficiency. We’ll also explain how today’s top procurement managers leverage new technologies to further optimize outcomes and streamline processes. from 2023 to 2030.
Jaggaer
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.
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Empowering CPO
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
At EmpoweringCPO, we understand the pivotal role it plays in optimizing the supply chain, reducing costs, and fostering long-term competitiveness. Consulting firms like ours leverage cutting-edge tools and analytics to gain deep insights into market trends, supplier performance, and cost structures.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
Here are six ways organizations can improve their cloud cost management, increase cloud cost optimization and drive as much value from their cloud budgets as possible. Optimizing cloud spend is not only about cutting costs; it’s about making decisions that produce optimal results for every use case.
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