Procurement Heads
OCTOBER 17, 2022
You have been described in the business press as one of the ‘UK’s most influential business academics’, where did this all start for you and how did you get into procurement? Like many people in procurement, I fell into it! I would like to think people now choose it as a career, but when I left school, I didn’t have a degree, I had done A Levels in art, English and history.
Procurement Tactics
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Russia’s Export Statistics 2022 – 18 Key Figures. Russia’s export statistics are a very hot topic due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This subject is very timely to know the situation of Russia’s export in times of war. . This article will guide you through the latest Russian export statistics available in 2022. We will discuss some topics that are crucial to the situation of Russia regarding its exports. .
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RPF360
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Learn how to create a business requirements document that effectively informs your vendor about the outcomes and expectations you have around a project. Explore examples, templates and a guide for how to create a BRD in RFP software. The post How to write a business requirements document: Template, examples, tips appeared first on RFP360.
All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Whether on pizza, toast or in dessert, certainly everyone knows (sometimes loves) the pineapple. The pineapple plant was originally native to the Caribbean and Central America.
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Procurement Heads
OCTOBER 20, 2022
As a specialist procurement recruiter, with many years of experience, I’ve seen all sorts of approaches to building procurement and supply chain teams. I’ve witnessed great practices and, unfortunately, disjointed approaches to hiring. With continued competition for the best procurement and supply chain talent, a slick and well-defined recruitment process can prove to be the marginal gain that leads to a successful recruitment campaign.
Procurement Tactics
OCTOBER 18, 2022
33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Supplier Relationship Management Software — Everything You Should Know. Supplier relationship management software is a very important factor for procurement managers to strengthen their relationship with their suppliers.
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ABC of Procurement
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Why so many procurement professionals at executive level, having 10+ years of experience, are either paid a low salary or becoming redundant. The post How not to lose your job in procurement first appeared on ABC of Procurement.
Procurement Heads
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Rupert Gaster , Founder and Managing Director, said, “It’s a fantastic achievement and testament to the team’s hard work that we are not only able to celebrate another record-breaking quarter for the business, but also our tenth anniversary. “Procurement Heads was built from very humble beginnings, from an office space in my garden, to where we are now with an incredible 20-strong team.”.
Procurement Tactics
OCTOBER 17, 2022
33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Supplier Onboarding — The Ultimate Guide . Supplier onboarding in a company can start slowly as its complexity requires the collection of information carefully. With no clear onboarding process, the whole thing can become messy which leads to confusion for both parties. .
ivalua
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. In the latest Procurement Leaders Report and Survey , we ask top-performing CPO’s how they’re prioritizing data-enabled supply chain visibility–and the changes that need to be made.
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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 Brain
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Employee negligence and error are among the most significant cybersecurity liabilities for companies in the supply chain sector. Here are some pointers on how companies can empower employees to defend supply chains.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2022
It's time to get freight rail back on track with a stable workforce and improved service, writes the National Association of Chemical Distributors.
Procurement Tactics
OCTOBER 16, 2022
33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Success! First Name. Email. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. ERP Software for Construction — The Ultimate Guide . ERP software for construction helps the processes of many construction companies. However, what is this software? . In this article, we will discuss all things that you should know about ERP software in construction.
ivalua
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Redwood, CA, 17 October, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been selected by Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to further improve the efficiency of its procurement processes and uphold and strengthen supply chain risk management thanks to Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract (S2C) solution. SSAB is a global steel company with a leading market position in high-strength steel and related services.
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 Game Changer
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! The job of a Supply Chain professional never stops. When things seem to be going smoothly there is always another problem looming around the corner. As such Supply Chain senses must always be on high alert! It is not a question of whether a new problem or challenge will occur.
Supply Chain Trend
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) cycle is a much-needed addition to your S&OP/IBP process. I used to implement it as ‘The Control Cycle’. Gartner came up with S&OE and Oliver Wight now calls it ITP (Integrated Tactical Planning). Whatever you call it, you better have it as a business if you want to react to short term disruptions.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 16, 2022
An increasing number of companies are looking to adopt the metaverse as a key element of their future business plans.
ivalua
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The post Ivalua named as a 2022 Technology Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ SPARK Matrix for Source-to-Pay (S2P) suites, 2022 appeared first on Ivalua.
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.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Boost Employee Engagement in Supply Chain! The workplace is full of distractions. Everything from social media to gossip and internet browsing can lead to distractions. Data shows that smartphones are the top cause of distraction among employees. With so many distractions in the office, it’s easy for employees to lose focus on their work and become less efficient than they could be.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Qualcomm IoT platforms are transforming businesses across the supply chain industry. Here’s a breakdown of how we are helping businesses across the supply chain industry take part in the digital revolution.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Manufacturing wages have risen in China, making the country no longer the global go-to place for low-cost labor, argues The Reshoring Institute.
Una
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Episode 87: Leveraging the Power of the Total Commercial Value Chain with Sachin Kasture. By Kelly Barner | October 19, 2022. Procurement has long struggled to rebrand as a team that cares about more than just costs and savings. But simply adding “value” to a list of project objectives does little to win over skeptical internal stakeholder groups. What we really need is a more comprehensive way of thinking about what the company does and how we fit into that: Total Commercial Value. .
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Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Comprehensive Warehouse Safety Guide! Health and safety in your Supply Chain is a necessary undertaking for businesses of any size and type. Accidents happen, but much less so thanks to robust and comprehensive legislation that keeps businesses in check when it comes to staff safety.
The Thomas Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Since industry is constantly growing and evolving, Thomasnet.com ® is too. Our platform has over 75,000 categories of products and services, from alloy to zinc, for professionals like you to source from. And thanks to our industry specialists, we are constantly researching and adding to our platform with new supplier categories to help you keep up with current market trends. 1.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Supply chains can use automation driven by artificial intelligence to bolster efficiencies, become more resilient and meet sales targets for the holiday season.
Una
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Vendor Management and Mitigating IT Supplier Risk. By Hugo Britt | October 20, 2022. Vendor managers have come a long way from being a cost-savings shop. Today, they are thoroughly integrated with the business and play a key part in ensuring resilience and minimizing supply chain interruptions. Cost savings will always be on the plate, but vendor managers are now managing risk from a governance and compliance perspective.
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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Brief Guide to Buying Bitcoin From the Exchange Platform! A digital dollar has always been one of the most critical digital commodities worldwide. It is a virtual representation of the Dollar from the United States of America. But, today, it has been facing a lot of competition.
Supply Chain Dive
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Amazon previously told merchants the partnership would add convenience and encourage shoppers to buy more.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Altogether, the number of robots currently operational around the globe is reckoned to be about 3.5 million units — roughly the population of Uruguay.
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Categories: Analysis , Breaking News , Industry News , M&A , Services Procurement & Contingent Labor Management , Solution Providers , SOW Tags: EU , PRO Earlier this week, Beeline, one of the two largest vendor management system (VMS) providers, announced it was acquiring Utmost, a services procurement and total talent management SaaS vendor that is at once both “worker-” and “procurement-”centric, a combination which represents quite an evolutionary shift in the market (whilst making H
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Are fragmented control towers hindering your supply chain’s growth and response time? Attempting to manage disruptions through various departmental control towers with basic analytic overlays hinders agility and, ultimately, your resiliency. Today’s volatile landscape requires inherent visibility across your entire value chain and the ability to orchestrate course corrections within a unified platform.
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