All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

The logistics and warehousing markets are growing and changing fast. For 3PL providers, this change presents some serious opportunities.

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Logistics Business strategy Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency 274

ProcurePort

MARCH 15, 2022

The procurement category management process is the intentional action by a company to divide its procurement spend into segments with related items. The main reason for segmentation is to find opportunities to generate value through greater efficiency. When successfully implemented, the company can gain through lower purchase prices, better relationships with suppliers, agility in logistics, […].

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 6, 2022

Preview – Most IBP cycles around the world are based on a 20-year-old process definition supported by 20-year-old planning concepts. This traditional IBP is not set up for a fast-changing world, where speed of decision making confers a competitive advantage. Intelligent automation will change this. In a series of short blogs, I will discuss the transition of traditional IBP towards a more intelligent IBP.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 179

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supply chain automation Supply chain management 179

Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 1, 2022

The supply squeeze on the U.S. economy tightened further in February, indicating no relief for domestic producers and pointing to persistent inflationary pressures.

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Advertiser: GEP

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.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 6, 2022

Blanket Purchase Order Definition. A blanket purchase order is a simple way for many buying and finance directors to streamline the procurement process and enhance operational efficiency. Simply said, blanket purchase orders allow procurement managers to take advantage of preset costs while also reducing responsibilities. A blanket purchase order, also defined as a standing purchase order, is a long-term agreement between a company and a supplier to offer items or services at a certain price ove

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ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance.

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Suppliers Supplier relationship management supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 130

ProcurePort

MARCH 17, 2022

A request for proposal (RFP) application is a document that an organization, often a large enterprise or a governmental organization, posts to solicit a response from potential vendors about the supply of specific goods and services. The request for proposal specifies what the client is looking for and outlines the evaluation criteria used to assess […].

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Supply 147

Procurement Templates

MARCH 22, 2022

Key Board Shortcuts. To do this Press Open a document. Ctrl+O Create a new document. Ctrl+N Save the document. Ctrl+S Close the document. Ctrl+W Cut the selected content to the Clipboard. Ctrl+X Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. Ctrl+C Paste the contents of the Clipboard. Ctrl+V Select all document content. Ctrl+A Apply bold formatting to text.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 30, 2022

The counterfeit industry is booming, at the cost of authentic businesses.

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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. Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Logistics 137

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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ivalua

MARCH 24, 2022

Redwood City, CA – March 24th, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave : Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Supplier Value Management (SVM) platforms include the various applications used to automate and manage activities with suppliers, including Supplier Risk & Performance Management (SRPM), Source-to-Contract (S2C), and Procure-to-Pay (P2P).

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Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management 130

All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 30, 2022

Warehouse space has become some of the most competitive real estate in the world over the past couple of years.

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Supply Chain Optimization Inventory Supply chain Supply 246

ProcurePort

MARCH 30, 2022

· What is supplier management process? · What’s the importance of implementing good vendor management best practices? · And what are some vendor supplier relationship strategies you can adopt to streamline the supplier management process? In this post, we tackle each of these issues. But first, what is supplier management anyway? What is Supplier Management?

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 22, 2022

In order to build a supplier profile, users need leads for business intelligence. The following organisations are a source of rich information. D&B. Zoom Info. Contact List Provider & Builder. Our contact database has over 95 million companies profiled with all of their employees. Used to fuel sales & marketing growth, Zoominfo provides you with verified email addresses & direct dials for your desired contacts.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2022

Companies from Amazon to Cardinal Health are optimizing their capacity to create additional revenue.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Optimize Your Factory for Industry 4.0! Industry 4.0 is a hot trend that is continually helping to increase efficiencies in manufacturing and many manufacturing companies are actively looking for ways to adopt it in their own operations. The potential gains for any production operation are significant, but there are also some requirements to be observed before attempting to implement Industry 4.0 practices in a manufac

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Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Import 118

ivalua

MARCH 24, 2022

The post LEADER – The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022 appeared first on Ivalua.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 28, 2022

Coming from a fulfillment company, it’s too tempting not to call eCommerce fulfillment the “heavy lifting” essential to running a successful brand that brings customers back again and again.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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ProcurePort

MARCH 29, 2022

You most likely depend on third-party vendors to efficiently run your routine operations if you own a business or an organization. Nevertheless, vendor management process workflow can present risks with serious financial, legal, and operational repercussions making vendor risk management a critical process. But how do you manage tens or hundreds of vendors if you […].

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ABC of Procurement

MARCH 24, 2022

Savings is the KPI of every Procurement team. And the professionals have during the time developed several ways of measuring and reporting them. The post Savings in procurement – how to calculate them first appeared on ABC of Procurement.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 2, 2022

For many businesses, the past year exposed the fragility of their cash flow and working capital. The pandemic, coupled with supply chain disruptions and erratic consumer demand, wreaked havoc on companies facing both internal and external pressures.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 8, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Minute Job Interview Tips for Success! Many of the most important, and in demand, jobs these days are in Supply Chain. Not only are these skills in high demand but the number of people with those extensive skills and experience is limited, making the effectiveness of the Supply Chain job interview more important than ever.

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Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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ivalua

MARCH 21, 2022

After a 2-year hiatus, Ivalua is thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Paris. . This year, we’re centering our event around the theme “Stronger Together” to celebrate the collective challenges we have overcome and how we can move forward with renewed priorities. Today, we are stronger, more united, and more determined to lead and innovate together!

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 23, 2022

The counterfeit business is booming, but at the cost of authentic businesses suffering heavily.

Supply chain 246

Supply chain Supply 246

ProcurePort

MARCH 24, 2022

Enterprise spend management is a set of processes meant to bring transparency and control over the manner in which people given the power to spend are doing so. Such transparency can help to reduce business risk, increase profits, and improve efficiency in various areas of the business. In business spend management, it’s extremely important to […].

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Spend management Management Risk Import 130

Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 25, 2022

Preview – Most IBP cycles around the world are based on a 20-year-old process definition supported by 20-year-old planning concepts. This traditional IBP is not set up for a fast-changing world, where speed of decision making confers a competitive advantage. Intelligent automation will change this. In this series of short blogs, I will discuss the transition of traditional IBP towards a more intelligent IBP.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 4, 2022

The logistics industry likes to think that it has a labor shortage, but it really has a people problem.

Logistics 136

Logistics 136

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 17, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Content Marketing Strategy – The Decisive Guide! The power of digitalization is evident in many spheres and industries, including the logistics one. As the technologies develop, the means for promoting logistics services with a digital marketing strategy has also changed. For instance, logistics marketing heavily relies on digital channels of communication.

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2022

The post Purchase-to-Pay Performance Study appeared first on Ivalua.

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Purchasing 130

All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 10, 2022

Although the topics of diversity and gender equality are important every day of the year, International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate women’s achievements and to encourage female empowerment.

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Advertiser: GEP

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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