ivalua
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
This week we announced the launch of Directworks 2.0 , our new sourcing and supplier management platform. Back in February of this year, I published a post about the beliefs and principles guiding our product vision at Directworks. Now that the product has been launched, I thought it would be interesting to assess how well we lived up to those beliefs and principles.
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Omni-channel retail selling does not involve the same list of considerations as omni-channel fulfillment for logistics planning, but it does correlate. Whenever a truly disruptive business development impacts an entire industry, it is almost certain that there will be ramifications for other industries. In this case, the transformative effect of the internet and ecommerce has radically reshaped the nature of retail and, as such, the nature of supply chain logistics for retail operations.
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The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Chris Lott/Flickr. Note: This is the next installment in an ongoing series that explores shelf-connected supply networks. We’ve asked whether a shelf-connected system was possible with traditional ERP systems , discussed how new approaches to forecasting processes are required in a shelf-connected world, and explored new types of demand-driven inventory replenishment policies.
ivalua
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. And as time passed, this critical talent has evolved well beyond the ability to squeeze vendors and suppliers down to the lowest price.
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ivalua
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
In this challenging business environment of moderate growth, leading manufacturers remain focused on a simple fundamental: applying a greater focus on margin expansion efforts to boost profitability. Unfortunately, most manufacturers are already operating in a lean environment. The fat has been trimmed and rising market costs make it difficult to demand better pricing from their suppliers.
ivalua
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Accenture’s recently published “ Is Yours a Procurement Organization of One? ” provides a bold look into the near future of procurement organizations. Accenture predicts that in the next 5-7 years procurement teams will leverage digital platforms and technologies to transform the way they do business and “become one” with other business stakeholders, with an extended enterprise of innovative suppliers, and with re-imagined processes made possible by the evolution of digital technologies such as
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ivalua
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
In this challenging business environment of moderate growth, leading manufacturers remain focused on a simple fundamental: applying a greater focus on margin expansion efforts to boost profitability. Unfortunately, most manufacturers are already operating in a lean environment. The fat has been trimmed and rising market costs make it difficult to demand better pricing from their suppliers.
ivalua
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
In this challenging business environment of moderate growth, leading manufacturers remain focused on a simple fundamental: applying a greater focus on margin expansion efforts to boost profitability. Unfortunately, most manufacturers are already operating in a lean environment. The fat has been trimmed and rising market costs make it difficult to demand better pricing from their suppliers.
ivalua
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Recently, I asked the folks at Spend Matters… “If you were advising sourcing and supplier management professionals in the manufacturing industry, what external data sources would you suggest they look at acquiring and integrating into their tools and processes?” To see their response regarding the types of data you should consider integrating into your manufacturing procurement activities… Click here.
ivalua
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. And as time passed, this critical talent has evolved well beyond the ability to squeeze vendors and suppliers down to the lowest price.
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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
UltraShipTMS (and many of its employees) is native to the New York metro area. We all grew up with Yankees baseball among the constants of life in this part of the world. That is why it was with great sadness that we marked the passing of Yogi Berra, who, like the Yankees and like UltraShipTMS, grew to be more than just a player, a ball club or a TMS provider.
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Transportation industry watchers are witnessing a clash of titans as a leading OTR carrier sues a leading provider of transportation management solutions (TMS), claiming that after years of a lengthy and complicated implementation, the logistics IT solution proved to be “virtually useless”. The TMS provider has filed a countersuit claiming “poor planning” on the carrier’s end is to blame for the failure and that the carrier has been making illegal use of their intellectual property.
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Transport Topics reports cutting edge shippers are mining information about freight delivery and conditions to improve timeliness and quality of their service. Fleet operators are mining equipment maintenance data to detect trends; some even mine data from social media. These early adopters are leaving companies that don’t even have a TMS (or those that have outdated systems) behind.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
Nguyen Hung Vu/Flickr. Traditionally, when a CEO paid attention to their supply chain, it meant something had gone wrong. Strategically, compared to other areas of the business, the supply chain was a relative backwater. The conventional wisdom held that so long as you kept pace with your industry’s averages, you were doing fine. Although companies were only too eager to participate in arms races with competitors that saw sky-high R&D, marketing, and legal spends, for some reason when it cam
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The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Allen Tran/Flickr. Many people regard choices as a good thing. However, one must realize that few choices can beget discomfort or unhappiness and too many choices leads to confusion, regret of alternatives not taken, and second guessing. Today, the business world is more complex than it has ever been. Adaptation to the marketplace is required in order to be successful, and therefore, choices must be made.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
Le Spot Multiburo Espace/Flickr. Leading platform as a service (PaaS) and cloud infrastructure companies have made significant progress in data encryption, permission-based access, and data level security, causing supply chain leaders to re-evaluate the deployment of a cloud-based planning layer over their core ERP. Properly architected, a cloud-based planning layer enables sharing of S&OP data across key stakeholders Click To Tweet.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
erikleenaars/Flickr. Many people regard choices as a good thing. However, one must realize that few choices can beget discomfort or unhappiness and too many choices leads to confusion, regret of alternatives not taken, and second guessing. Today, the business world is more complex than it has ever been. Adaptation to the marketplace is required in order to be successful, and therefore, choices must be made.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
Mic/Flickr. Note: This is an ongoing series of posts on new developments within the automobile supply chain, with examples of best practices. In earlier posts, I talked about order aggregation , new inventory replenishment policies , why a network model makes so much sense , and the all important ASN. Today I want to discuss cumulative shipment management in the context of the new network platforms. .
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Kevin Dooley. I think it was Yogi Berra who said, “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is”. Just another example of the brilliant and sage advice from the legendary Berra. Theories are wonderful things. They help us to explain things and sometimes help understand an entire discipline. In math and science, theories need proof.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
U.S. Army/Flickr. Many people regard choices as a good thing. However, one must realize that few choices can beget discomfort or unhappiness and too many choices leads to confusion, regret of alternatives not taken, and second guessing. Today, the business world is more complex than it has ever been. Adaptation to the marketplace is required in order to be successful, and therefore, choices must be made.
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