Silk vs. Steel: Rebuilding Supply Chains After COVID-19
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 25, 2020
Supply chain disruption was a popular topic long before the world was seized by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Your 5-Step Procurement Spend Analysis Template
ProcurePort
MAY 27, 2020
Conducting a spend analysis of your company spend is a crucial step in reducing cost in your organization. Determining how much total money spent in the last year, identifying vendors and managing their relationships, and listing out the various categories of products and services purchased are daunting tasks to any procurement team. Attempting to categorize […].
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When: 06/17/2020 Innovation Summit Speaker: Doug Keeley
ivalua
MAY 27, 2020
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Post-Pandemic Impermanence and 6 Actions to Take Now!
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 27, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! Post-pandemic article and permission to publish here provided by Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies, LLC. Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic the talk of a settled “new normal” gives us hope for stability and a return to what was before.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Paving the Way for U.S. Supply-Chain Independence
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 25, 2020
The challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic lies in the unprecedented scope of its impact, both in terms of human lives and what it reveals about the United States’ dependence on foreign goods.
Coronavirus Supply Chain Response: Near-Term Actions to Take Today
Jaggaer
MAY 28, 2020
COVID-19 has brought the global economy to its knees. In April, the IMF declared it the “ worst economic downturn since the great depression ,” and even in areas that are starting to open back up, projections remain bleak. In the United States, White House advisors recently announced that unemployment rates could remain in double digits into November, painting a dark picture for the American economy.
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Procurement: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility!
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 26, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Hey Procurement! It’s Time to SELL! There is a great line in one of the Spider-man movies, “With great power comes great responsibility!” Procurement organizations can have the power to spend and control as much as 75-80% of a company’s revenue. Now that is power!
What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for the Future of Business
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 26, 2020
The political decision on when to reopen each state won’t act as a virtual on-switch for the economy, and back-up plans for alternative suppliers will only go so far.
Preserving Cash and Maintaining Liquidity in the ?New Normal?
Jaggaer
MAY 26, 2020
As a 25-year veteran in procurement and a value consultant here at JAGGAER, Bruce Logan is well versed in strategies for reducing spend and maintaining liquidity. That’s why he recently hosted a webinar called Money in Hand: How to Adapt Promptly and Conserve Your Cash. We want to share some of the questions that he received during the webinar to give you practical knowledge for managing cash during this ongoing crisis.
Wipro
ivalua
MAY 28, 2020
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. The post Wipro appeared first on Ivalua.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
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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.
How Air Cargo has kept Supply Chain moving during the Pandemic!
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 28, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility! Air cargo article and permission to publish here provided by Ed at eleven-tenths.com. The unfolding covid-19 pandemic has impacted global supply chains in myriad ways. Among the most dramatic of these has been a seismic shift in the way that we ship goods by air.
Three Phases of Supply-Chain Resilience
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 28, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed a lack of resilience in organizations and societies — and, more specifically, in global supply chains.
Resilient Healthcare Supply Chains for the Real World
The Network Effect
MAY 29, 2020
The post Resilient Healthcare Supply Chains for the Real World appeared first on The Network Effect.
Marketing & Promotional Spend – Sarah Scudder from Real Sourcing Network
The Procuretech Podcast
MAY 27, 2020
Marketing spend is one of those areas which often goes untouched. While many larger companies don't have a policy of having procurement manage this spend, smaller companies and especially startups don't have in-house procurement teams but nonetheless, they still have a considerable marketing budget as they grow and scale as a business. Enter Sarah Scudder, my guest on this podcast.
Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes
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
Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up: 05/22/20 ? 05/28/20
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 29, 2020
FAA exemption allows cargo to travel in passenger seats After Airlines for America, a trade association representing the airline industry, filed paperwork asking for an exemption to the rules regarding…
COVID-19 and the Death of the Post-World War II Economy
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 29, 2020
While traditional higher education will remain a valuable asset, we are witnessing the death of our post-World War II, post-Industrial Revolution economy, where workers earned a steady paycheck for 40 years with a corporate entity, then retired comfortably at 65 with few or no hiccups.
Here's How Retailers Will Recover Their Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 27, 2020
Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis won’t be uniform, but it should be data-centric.
What Should Pandemic Insurance Look Like?
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 27, 2020
The U.S. government is once again being called upon to backstop private insurance programs.
How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches
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.
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