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This is NOT thought leadership, it’s practical talk about Supplier Value Management

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That said, I concede that Pierre made some very good points about the confusion created by the traditional upstream/downstream, linear way of thinking about sourcing and supplier management. I’m going with Supplier Value Management. Let’s get busy working on Supplier Value Management.

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Here’s a comprehensive list of the top 100 skills that a Procurement Manager should master

Procurement Templates

Mastering these skills not only optimizes procurement processes but also positions managers as strategic business partners. Conduct Supplier Assessments: Regularly evaluate supplier performance using scorecards focused on quality, delivery, and cost. SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba) Data analytics tools (e.g.,

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Sorry Planners, Your Plan is not Necessarily a Quality Decision

Supply Chain Trend

Decision making According to authors of the book Decision Quality , a decision is only made when resources are irrevocably allocation to the execution of the decision. Without it, multiple planning options, as advanced as they may be, remain calculations , maybe insights, at best recommendations. So, what’s that?

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11 Inventory Management Best Practices

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! Inventory Management Best Practices article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Dave Joseph at veridian.info. Deploy Automation to Reduce the Burden of Inventory Management. Build a Tech Stack That Enhances Inventory Management.

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What is Supply Chain Management? A Guide to Success

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Are you interested in understanding how businesses effectively manage their supply chains? Look no further – this guide is here to help you grasp the fundamentals of supply chain management (SCM) and how it can lead to success. It encompasses activities such as procurement, supplier selection, and evaluation.

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From Spend to Supply — Coupa’s direct spend management progress

Spend Matters

Categories: Conferences , Spend Management Tags: PRO The question of how to manage direct materials can yield polarized answers and requires deeper evaluation than simply evaluating a few narrow use cases. These capabilities further extend Coupa’s existing advanced supply chain capabilities (Supply Chain Planning and Design solution).

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Cross Purposes: Does demand planning belong with merchandising or supply chain?

The Network Effect

Who does the Demand Planning group report to?”. The goal of the demand planning process is to create a sales forecast that is as accurate and unbiased as possible. In retail, the process of coming up with a forecast is typically a “joint effort” between the Category Manager and the Supply Chain Planner.