All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
No-one could have predicted over a year ago that a global pandemic would shut down economies all over the world; throw supply chains into chaos due to panic buying and…
ProcurePort
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
In most technologically saturated markets, there are going to be constant developments. This is certainly the case in the context of procurement. Because the procurement department is so large and comprehensive in it’s functionality, departments often make use of a multitude of softwares. Making use of multiple softwares comes with it’s fair share of pros […].
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Jaggaer
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
JAGGAER understands the traditional roadblocks to spend management and how important it is to gain insight into operational ineffectiveness in order to improve your sourcing success. A spend analysis allows you to do just that. Here, we’ve outlined the seven steps necessary to conducting a proper spend analysis. Step One: Identify. Identify all the sources available for your spend data, from all of your departments, plants and business units.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Nothing can be accomplished and no vision can be realized without leadership. But even the best leaders know that any goal that they are trying to achieve will inevitably mean some level of change. They need Change Management. This change may manifest itself in changing business processes, changing job responsibilities and roles, changing organizations, changing infrastructure, changing products and services or even completel
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All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
From raw profitability and growth to the ability to delight customers with quick turnarounds, supply chain optimization is the missing ingredient for many organizations in a wide range of industries.
ProcurePort
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic has brought millions of businesses the world over to a grinding halt. In May 2020, The Washington Post reported that “over 100,000 small businesses had closed forever as the nation’s pandemic toll escalated.” Operations have slowed down as companies ask what is source to pay process under the “new normal”? Supply […].
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Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Supply-chain executives in North America have a lot on their plates these days, to say the least.
All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
UK scrambling to fix critical gaps in Brexit Border Plan Officials of Boris Johnson are now scrambling to try and avoid a major border crisis when the UK leaves the…
ProcurePort
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Running a business or organization requires dedication and strategic thinking. Some of the best organizations align their business practices and operations with their vision and mission statements. This way the company can be sure that all of the internal functions and operations conducted are purposeful and serve the same ultimate goal. As such, optimizing time […].
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
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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?
Jaggaer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
As technologies like AI and RPA continue to establish a firm position in the mainstream, they are driving a fundamental change in businesses across sectors, globally. Marketing, operations, product design, and finance are just some of the areas transformed by intelligent application. Now, as companies start to seek, and create competitive advantages, the procurement function is in the spotlight.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The single greatest risk from supply chains is getting caught off guard.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is 5G? And What Does it Mean for Supply Chain? (Infographic). The trade war between the US and China has already left a number of casualties in its wake, including Huawei, whilst also creating new fronts on which battles are being continuously fought. . This is borne out by the growing rift over technology brand Huawei, which has begun to impact throughout the west and created an opportunity for South Korea’s Samsung El
Ms. Category Management
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
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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.
The Procuretech Podcast
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Innovation never stops. Alongside the tools that are making manual processes digital, there are also a new breed of tools which are fundamentally changing the way we go about our job. How we structure and carry out tenders hasn’t really changed much over the last 20 years. E-sourcing tools have been around since the late 1990s, and have been pretty mainstream for the past 15 or so years (I used them myself way back in 2003)!
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
With total vessel capacity expected to reach an all-time high in 2020, companies at every port and shipping nexus are beginning to re-evaluate longstanding business processes.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! Oracle Interviews Mike Mortson! Digital Procurement article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios of xeneta.com. The Hackett Group has recently released their analysis of their procurement benchmarking database.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Automation was proceeding at a rapid pace in many factories and warehouses before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, however, concerns over worker health, the need for social distancing, and the relentless push for cost-cutting are accelerating the progress of robots for order fulfillment.
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 Brain
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Cargo is proving a rare ray of light for airlines amid the coronavirus gloom.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or go to waste — and a third of those losses occur in transit.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Biden’s proposal uses a carrot-and-stick approach that raises taxes on a corporation’s foreign profits but rewards companies with tax incentives for moving jobs and investment back to the U.S.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
What's the point at which manufacturers decide to shift production from China and return it to the U.S.? Gregory Burkart, managing director and leader of the Site Selection & Incentives Advisory Practice of financial consultancy Duff & Phelps, offers some insight into the calculation.
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Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Bernard Goor, senior vice president of sales with Infor, explains the concept behind the continuous supply chain, and reveals the biggest obstacles that companies face when trying to achieve that goal.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The majority of manufacturing companies manage planning through two separate teams. Finance assembles budgets and capital requirements. The operations team balances supply and demand and calculates future capacity and supply needs. In volatile times the operations team mitigates emerging risks or capitalizes on unanticipated opportunities. Through such periods the financial and operations plans often diverge, sometimes dramatically.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Although the transportation industry was among the earliest adopters of mobile technology, upgrades have been lagging for the last decade.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a Bill of Entry (BOE)? Article and permission to publish here provided by Victor at excelsior.ph. The expansion of international trade as early as the medieval times led to the development of a system to help merchants keep track of the conditions of goods, as well as to validate its time and location of loading.
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 Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
The holiday hires, a slight increase from last year, will be on top of the thousands of workers the courier already has added to keep up with a surge in package demand.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Suman Mahalanabis, director of product management for digital software and solutions with Tata Consultancy Services, describes the steps that factories will need to take in order to ensure the health and safety of workers during the pandemic and beyond.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
The U.S. and Europe’s ambition to boost production of rare raw materials used in electric vehicles and wind turbines and reduce dependence on China will face obstacles, including higher costs and environmental concerns.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
If not managed carefully, fragmented data can lead to divisional misalignment and poor decision-making.
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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.
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