All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 14, 2022
German trade body warns Omicron could damage supply chains Germany’s BGA trade association has warned that huge supply chain disruptions could occur due to the spread of the Omicron variant…
ProcurePort
JANUARY 11, 2022
The world of procurement is so vast and can be quite complex. Common terms such as ‘requisitions’ and ‘purchase orders’ can be easily mixed up. If you’ve ever wondered: What do these terms actually mean? Are requisitions and purchase orders the same thing? How do their roles differ in a procurement life cycle? Keep reading. […]. The post Purchase Requisition vs Purchase Order: What’s the Difference?
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ivalua
JANUARY 12, 2022
The post Empowering ESG Objectives and Programs through Source-to-Pay appeared first on Ivalua.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 10, 2022
Is it possible for both established retail brands and e-commerce newcomers to beat Amazon.com at its own game?
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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.
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 12, 2022
The global supply chain operations depend on the synchrony of key players to make sure demands are met as efficiently as possible.
ProcurePort
JANUARY 13, 2022
Do companies follow the same procure-to-pay procurement steps used in direct spending when making in-house related purchases? The answer is yes. They follow similar procure-to-pay procurement life cycle steps as when buying raw materials for fabrication of goods for sale. But what exactly does procure-to-pay mean and indirect spend as well? Let’s find out.
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Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 13, 2022
A divide has opened in the post-pandemic workforce — one that’s essential to understand.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 13, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The History and State of Vehicle Routing! Route planning trends article and permission to publish here provided by Cristina Par. Online shopping has been around for a while now. However, the largest shift in consumer inclination towards online shopping came with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ProcurePort
JANUARY 12, 2022
If you struggled with your procurement management process before, your fight ends here. In this post, we outline 5 key steps that will help you to establish a good framework for properly managing your procurement activities in 2022. In addition, you’ll also find out why you need to ditch legacy management procurement practices for automated […].
CPO Rising
JANUARY 14, 2022
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team […].
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 11, 2022
Creative problem-solving, with help from modern technology, will help stabilize U.S. trucking and move the industry forward.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 12, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Fake News or Supply Chain Fallacies? Supply Chain myths article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. Like any other industry, Supply Chain Management comes with its own myths and misconceptions that can easily mislead many businesses. This is especially true when people try to seek out the best way to optimize their Supply Chains – only to actually be slowly sabotaging them and making them more in
NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)
JANUARY 14, 2022
When set up right, a supplier development program will lead to producing a trusted business partner. Procurement Teams are responsible for an increasing number of suppliers. Consequently, this increases the probability of doing business with suppliers that fail to perform to their potential. However, this does not mean that perfect supplier performance is an unrealistic goal.
World of Procurement blog
JANUARY 12, 2022
Over Christmas, I started thinking about the top Contract Management trends for 2022. Essentially, I believe that we will build on the trends that emerged in 2021 as we navigated our way through a new way of living, travelling and existing. One general observation I have of us Contract Managers is that there is a fantastic opportunity to become more closely aligned with our Legal colleagues.
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Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 11, 2022
Here’s why and how organizations are integrating 3D printing into the manufacturing mainstream.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 14, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Right Cryptocurrency Mining Software for You? PKT cash crypto article and permission to publish here provided by Olivia Alex. As technology improves, many individuals and industries need to keep up with digitalization. In other words, they need a faster and more reliable Internet connection.
Jaggaer
JANUARY 12, 2022
The post SGN Selects JAGGAER to Manage Sourcing and Contract Management appeared first on JAGGAER.
Future Purchasing
JANUARY 11, 2022
2021 saw a massive amount of challenge for procurement teams; supply chain management challenges, political changes, trade barriers, COVID related staff shortages in all areas, blocked ports and working from home have thrown it all up into the air. A rapid acceleration of COVID suggests that we might be seeing a repeat of the supply chain management challenges ramping up into the early part of 2022, alongside more staff shortage and more working from home – a return to ‘normal’
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?
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 12, 2022
An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside the world’s-biggest trading nation if it can’t contain the fast-spreading variant.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 11, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Disintermediation of the Supply Chain! GET our EBOOK HERE. There was a time, not so long ago, when Supply Chain was viewed merely as a necessary, but unimportant, back office function. And for many people they still work in an environment where Supply Chain is not given the respect that it rightly deserves.
Jaggaer
JANUARY 10, 2022
The post Placing ESG Top of the Procurement Agenda appeared first on JAGGAER.
The Good Spending
JANUARY 8, 2022
The confrontation between procurement and stakeholders One of this blog's readers recently wondered why procurement constantly conflicts with stakeholders and fails to understand them. Possibly, many of my colleagues asked themselves a similar question. As we're trying to cope with the evolutionary changes in the business and facelift (if not upgrade) legacy practices accordingly, we still fear stepping out from our comfortable jurisdiction.
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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
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 14, 2022
Distributors and third-party logistics providers are faced with competitive pressures due to higher customer expectations, higher costs and lack of available people, transportation and space resources. But how do supply chain leaders eliminate these challenges?
CPO Rising
JANUARY 13, 2022
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market conditions, customer demands, and technology innovations in […].
Orderhive
JANUARY 11, 2022
Since the merger of Orderhive and Cin7, the combined number of customers has grown to more than 7,000 in 65 countries. The post Orderhive and Cin7 – One Year Into a Great Partnership appeared first on Cin7 Orderhive.
The Procuretech Podcast
JANUARY 11, 2022
I’m joined today on the Procuretech Podcast by Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo, one of the stalwarts of the spend analytics space. The well-known Finnish company were actually founded almost 19 years ago! . During this time, what started out as a simple spend analysis tool has grown to be a comprehensive best-of-breed solution for spend analytics.
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Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 11, 2022
European Union governments will launch later this week a large-scale simulation of cyberattacks against multiple member states.
CPO Rising
JANUARY 12, 2022
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications […].
Zycus Cognitive Procurement
JANUARY 11, 2022
“Grudin’s law: When those who benefit are not those who do the work, then the technology is likely to fail or, at least, be subverted.”. ? Don Norman. In a revealing statistic in Hackett’s latest P2P benchmark report, the gaps in the ‘usability’ of procurement software become evident. As per Hackett, even for Top Performers: only 20% of stakeholders would describe their user experience as consumer-like.
Spotlight on Procurement
JANUARY 10, 2022
In this episode our guest, Cyril Pourrat , Chief Procurement Officer at BT discusses the creation of BT Sourced. BT Sourced is the innovative procurement arm of BT and was established to challenge the traditional ways of buying goods and services, with the introduction of new technology.
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