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Types of Supply Chain Reports: Definition and Benefits

SCMDOJO

Supply chain reports are data-driven documents that provide key metrics and insights into various aspects of your supply chain, including: Inventory Levels Tracking stock levels in real-time to ensure adequate inventory to meet demand while minimizing holding costs. What are Supply Chain Reports?

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Building Stronger Relationships: Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration

Jaggaer

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Benefits, Challenges & Architecture

SCMDOJO

When it comes to managing a supply chain, having access to real-time data can be a game-changer. By having a bird’s eye view of the entire process, companies can quickly adapt to sudden changes in demand and find new ways to optimize their operations. This can lead to significant cost savings and improved profit margins.

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The Future of EDI for Supply Chains

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Standards such as X12 and EDIFACT were introduced to help define the specifics of each type of document companies might want to exchange (ie Purchase Orders, Shipping Notices, Invoices, etc). These standards help define the data for each document and the way in which the documents need to be communicated.

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7 Strategies to Improve Your Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The supply chain is a significant part of your overall business strategy and inventory management. An effective and efficient supply chain can help your business improve customer satisfaction and money by minimizing wait times for in-demand products. Use Demand Planning. Reliability. Great suppliers are reliable.

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Technology Trends in Procurement

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Fully-automated spend categorization will boost visibility, free up time, supercharge advanced analytics, and improve decision-making. AI is also getting better at reading unstructured documents including supplier contracts, with one study revealing that AI read a contract in 26 seconds while human lawyers took 92 minutes.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #4

Supply Chain Trend

It sometimes seems like S&OP is stuck in a time warp, where the same old things as 30 years ago are being discussed. This operating model included order to cash, make to demand, purchase to pay, finance and planning processes. Across countries, we implemented common planning processes, reporting and KPIs.