Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 31, 2024
If the Covid-19 pandemic can be said to have had any positive impact, it would be in the technology advances to address longstanding performance challenges facing supply chains.
Procurement Insights
DECEMBER 31, 2024
On January 10th, 2025, I will publish my review of the following GEP paper: The Rise of AI Agents Procurement & Supply Chain Enter the Autonomous Age 30
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Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Organizations have problems when senior business executives are involved in troubleshooting everyday issues. Even if a company engages in strategic planning processes like Integrated Business Planning (IBP), it wont get the expected results without proper execution at lower levels.
Procurement Freelancers
DECEMBER 31, 2024
In todays interconnected world, global supply chains are the backbone of commerce. However, navigating the… The post How Supplier Auditors Navigate Cross-Cultural Global Supply Chain Challenges first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
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Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Shopify’s modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how Shopify’s composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The project was brought about following the grounding of the Ever Given in 2021, which blocked the waterway for six days and impacted billions of dollars worth of trade.
Procurement Freelancers
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Have you ever considered if your company needs a procurement manager or a purchasing consultant?… The post Key Differences Between a Purchasing Consultant and a Procurement Manager first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
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Procurement Express
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Procurement software tends to fall into one of three categories. There are enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which are complex systems designed to help companies manage all ends of the supply chain. Then, there is accounting software that people use to keep track of POs, sacrificing a comprehensive procurement suite for all-in-one convenience.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 31, 2024
New innovation geographies around the world are on the rise as manufacturers look to emerging regions to bolster their integration of real estate and supply chain solutions. Download this guide to get a deep look at prime manufacturing areas in those three regions, showcasing the benefits and challenges you'll encounter when looking to make strategic location decisions.
Procurement Express
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Procurement managers are pros when it comes to negotiating deals down to the penny, working closely with suppliers to secure terms that place them at a strategic advantage. However, these strategies often only account for direct procurement or the purchases associated with the products a company sells. Indirect spending, or those purchases that fall into the everything else categoryfrom IT equipment and professional services to payrollaren’t always held to the same standard.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The UST first learned of the breach from third-party software provider BeyondTrust, after the company discovered that a hacker had stolen a security key used for tech support.
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2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.
Procurement Insights
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Graphic Source: McKinsey & Company (LinkedIn Post) If you went to a car dealership to buy a new car and the salesperson told you that only 20% of the vehicles, with their latest bells and whistles, would work properly once you drove them off the lot, would you buy that car? While I haven’t been in high-tech for 60 years, I have been in high-tech and procurement for more than 40 years.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Uncertainty regarding whether Trump will actually impose the tariffs he has proposed is a matter of intense speculation.
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