All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 19, 2020
The island country of Madagascar is currently feeling the impact of the pandemic on its top export: Vanilla. While consumer demand is high, vanilla prices are experiencing a downward spiral.
ProcurePort
OCTOBER 20, 2020
When was the last time you changed vendors? Are you being charged a fair market price for your supplies? Procurement teams should revise their suppliers annually. In this way, you can discover new and possibly better vendors providing equitable and competitive prices. However, we all know that sourcing and procurement are not the easiest of […].
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ivalua
OCTOBER 22, 2020
This month Gartner published its eagerly awaited Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Suites , ranking the top 14 vendors based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices. Hence, I thought it valuable to review why the Procure-to-Pay Process flow is so important today and, most importantly, how to realize the potential value of a successful d
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Blockchain can help ensure that coffee growers are given fair payments for their crops, and are maintaining sustainability practices.
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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
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Alibaba to offer manufacturing suppliers B2B ecommerce training Alibaba is set to launch a program next month called the Digitization Sprint for US manufacturers, which will provide training on how…
EazyStock
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain.
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Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Only a year ago, the mere mention of a “virus” would have evoked in many people’s minds the image of a sick computer.
All Things Supply Chain
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Ever wondered how exactly to advance your career within procurement and get promotions? It is not a topic often talked about, but one that is often sought after.
Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 20, 2020
It was with great admiration and a touch of satisfaction that development leadership within UltraShipTMS watched the record-setting IPO of cloud-based analytic data warehousing startup, Snowflake last month. Admiration at how Snowflake succeeded by anticipating and meeting the mushrooming need of businesses seeking to leverage the data stored in their enterprise information systems to feed AI and other Big Data programs.
ivalua
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Continues 3rd party recognition of Ivalua for leadership in Procure-to-Pay technology. Redwood City, CA – October 21, 2020 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. ” The Gartner report evaluated full-suite procure-to-pay solutions from 14 different software vendors across a broad set of criteria, placing Ivalua in the Leaders quadrant based on its ability to execute and completen
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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
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Early forms of wearable devices have been popular in warehouses and distribution centers for a number of years. But the technology is growing rapidly in sophistication and application.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? GET our EBOOK HERE. Product Management KPIs article and permission to publish here provided by Raanan Cohen at bringg.com. KPIs, KPIs, KPIs, — there’s been a lot of talk about KPIs lately. To be honest, people have been talking about KPIs for a long time, especially around marketing, sales, and some R&D (though the latest mostly speak about KPIs but don’t measure it well enough
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 21, 2020
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ivalua
OCTOBER 21, 2020
The post Gartner P2P Magic Quadrant 2020 appeared first on Ivalua.
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Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 21, 2020
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Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? GET our EBOOK HERE. Reverse chain article and permission to publish here provided by Glen Munholland at circularsupplychains.com. In the future, you will know the source of every component in the products you use or manufacture, how it was produced, the energy consumed in its production, perhaps even who will own it next and how much they will pay you for it.
Situation Management Systems
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Organizations When the COVID-19 crisis hit, many business leaders found themselves in emergency mode trying to figure out how to remain viable and manage a workforce that had suddenly become remote. Now they are dealing with questions of how to safely reopen and how or if to call workers back to their workplace. This is a test of corporate cultures.
ivalua
OCTOBER 19, 2020
The post How Effective Partnerships are Essential to Transforming Your Digital Capabilities appeared first on Ivalua.
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
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Is the word “omnichannel” another way of saying “spoiled consumer”?
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. GET our EBOOK HERE. Who could have guessed that 2020 would see the spread of a global pandemic? As the Coronavirus spread around the world it upset virtually every aspect of our personal lives, our jobs, businesses and economies. No one or no thing was immune from the impacts of the pandemic.
EazyStock
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Fact: not every product in your warehouse sells at the same pace throughout the year. Some will experience peaks and troughs in their sales due to the coming and going of seasons and months. While you may think this is an obvious statement, many businesses still struggle to forecast for seasonal highs and lows in demand, despite them happening every year.
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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
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Most companies have been in two distinct strategy modes, according to a recent survey.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Comprehensive Warehouse Safety Guide! LOLER is an integral part of keeping employees safe in the workplace. As a key component of the UK government’s Health and Safety at Work Act, it regulates the use of lifting equipment. As a result, it also protects employers from hefty consequences, so long as they follow the rules.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Coming on top of a very difficult and complex existing situation, Covid-19 has put additional pressure on profitability and capital requirements in the banking sector in the European Union and Africa, with drops in revenue in the order of 35-45% and the lowest return on equity since the aftermath of the great crash of 2008. Banks were already having to deal with a whole raft of major challenges including a shift in customer expectations towards “everything digital”, a technological revolution, d
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In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 21, 2020
With almost 50% of the workforce now working remotely, manufacturers face three major challenges.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. When to Call for LTL Trucking! GET our EBOOK HERE. Minimum load for trucking article and permission to publish here provided by Saaed Darwish. While you can find many supposed intellectuals kicking around a ball about what really made western society great, almost anyone is going to agree that modern western civilization would not be where it is today without the use of trucking.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Two and a half decades, a quarter of a century, no matter how you say it, twenty-five years is a long time. And a lot has changed since 1995. Twenty-five years ago, the internet was still in its infancy, anyone remember dial-up? The internet would actually stop if you answered the phone. Smoking was still allowed in restaurants, blockbuster was the big name instead of Amazon, and you still had to leave voicemails instead of texting.
Solvoyo
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Imagine you can control your production lines with a mouse click or a touchscreen swipe to optimize your supply chain in real-time – along with the ability to enjoy a seamless, customized experience. . With next-generation technologies disrupting our lives day by day, we are all trying to distinguish whether machine learning, artificial intelligence, automated decision making, etc. are just buzzwords or practical capabilities that can be integrated into our daily lives.
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