ABC of Procurement
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Both Procurement and Warehousing are part of the Supply Chain. But so often their interest are exactly opposite. How to find the right balance? The post Procurement vs. Warehouse – war or cooperation? first appeared on ABC of Procurement.
ProcurePort
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, procurement plays a pivotal role in an organization’s success. Efficient procurement processes can lead to substantial cost savings, improved supplier relationships, and enhanced overall competitiveness. To achieve these objectives, many businesses are turning to e-sourcing tools, revolutionizing the traditional procurement landscape.
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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Over the past year, there has been an uptick in procurement recruitment, a trend driven by global disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains.
Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Spend Matters constantly updates its understanding of the state of the procurement tech market via RFIs for our SolutionMap dataset, vendor interviews, global event attendance and product demos with the aim of keeping tech-selection decision makers ahead of market trends. But we also endeavor to grow our understanding of the wants and needs of the customers using that tech – the practitioners.
Speaker: Benjamin Woll
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.
Procurement Freelancers
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
With companies becoming more competitive today, it’s important to improve sourcing and procurement processes. Increased… The post Streamline Your Sourcing and Procurement for Success. first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Freight rail infrastructure has come under scrutiny recently amid derailments, accidents involving hazardous materials, and blocked crossings.
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Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Forty years ago, the Harvard Business review published Peter Kraljic’s article ‘ Purchasing Must Become Supply Management ,’ which debuted the supplier segmenting method that we now know as the Kraljic matrix. While Kraljic had his own vision when putting forward his method, Spend Matters Senior Analyst Bertrand Maltaverne believes that these decades later you can jokingly say “Purchasing must really become supply management.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Thanks to a trio of bills passed in the past few years, investment in U.S. manufacturing is at all-time highs, and that means the economy could be poised to take off again.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Data-driven, predictive and agile supply chains can help companies achieve their net-zero emissions goals by enabling end-to-end efficiency.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Greenhouse gases used in supply chains represent the largest source of most industries’ carbon footprint, but many firms are just beginning to account for them.
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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.
Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Part 2 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis 2023 update focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of SAP Ariba’s S2C solutions. We also look at the elements to consider when looking at SAP Ariba solutions as potential options. This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post SAP Ariba: Vendor Analysis 2023 Update (Part 2) — S2C solution strengths and weaknesses, tech selection tips appeared first on Spend Matters.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
As the pace and volume of digital business continue to increase, organizations are facing mounting pressure to accelerate the speed at which they do business. The ability to quickly respond to shifting customer and market dynamics has become key for contending with today’s growing digital economy. In a survey run by IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice, 43% of technology leaders indicated that they were “planning to deliver innovative digital products and services
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Under the plan, carrier partners will deploy reduced or zero lifecycle carbon-capable ships on the Trans-Pacific routes starting in 2025.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The job cuts are expected to begin in November in Seattle.
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Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
This is the first in a three-part series that covers SAP Ariba’s source-to-contract (S2C) offerings, a subset of SAP’s larger platform. Since its initial founding as Ariba in 1996, SAP Ariba has maintained a longstanding reputation in the digital procurement space for its downstream procure-to-pay (P2P) product. While Ariba’s pre-SAP Ariba history is complex, there is little doubt today that any procurement organization evaluating S2C offerings will have SAP Ariba on their longlist — and likely
Procurement Bulletin
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
How Home Depot is Meeting Green Goals ESG has gained a lot of attention over recent years and Home Depot is showing other companies how they made use of purchase orders to help meet their green goals by working with manufacturers to move to battery-operated machines. Apple’s Failure to Build Key Part of New iPhones Apple has been working at moving away from external chip producers by designing its own chips for their products.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The project to make bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil-based plastic would actually have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime, Lego said.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The company can help sellers redesign products' packaging so they can be delivered to customers in their own branded container only.
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Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Part 3 of this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis 2023 update focuses on the details of SAP Ariba’s S2C solutions. We also summarize the elements to consider when considering SAP Ariba as a potential S2C solution choice. This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post SAP Ariba: Vendor Analysis 2023 Update (Part 3) — S2C solution details and analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.
SCMDOJO
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Supply chain management professionals know the essentiality of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): these software systems automate everything from procurement, inventory, and financials, as well as assist with customer relations and human relations. Of those programs, JD Edwards (JDE) is the most well-respected, being used in thousands of organizations worldwide thanks to its ease of use and comprehensive functionality.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Trade between China and Russia grew substantially during the first seven months of 2023 to $134.1 billion, a 26.5% increase compared to 2022.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
“Packaging is the hardest piece to corral” due to the complexity of the sector’s data, said Specright founder and CEO Matthew Wright.
Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja
Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever
Art of Procurement
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Google is currently defending themselves in court because the U.S. Department of Justice claims they have violated the Sherman Antitrust. The post The Competitive Expectations Behind the Google Antitrust Trial appeared first on Art of Procurement.
SCMDOJO
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Companies operate on a balance between expenses and revenue. When revenue outpaces the cost of doing business, profitability is attained. When revenue is unable to keep up with expenses, the business will start to lose money. How an organization uses its available resources is one of the main priorities for leadership to determine. If you are running a business or fulfilling an executive position, part of this responsibility rests on your shoulders.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The reason Mexico didn’t rise as a great near-shore market before was that supply chain resiliency just wasn’t top of mind in the last few decades, when landed cost was king.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Ryder and other providers are storing millions of dollars worth of products in warehouses as they await payment from a company that is out of cash.
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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
IBM Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Modern application environments need real-time automated observability to have visibility and insights into what is going on. Because of the highly dynamic nature of microservices and the numerous interdependencies among application components, having an automated approach to observability is essential. That’s why traditional solutions like New Relic struggle to keep up with monitoring in cloud-native environments.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The longer the United Auto Workers remain out on strike, the greater the impact it will have on the automotive supply chain.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Manufacturers can't prepare for everything, but they can prepare to be more agile when the inevitable disruptions occur.
Supply Chain Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The 120,000-square-foot facility, owned by the restaurant chain’s distribution subsidiary, is slated to open in Q3 2024.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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