All Things Supply Chain
APRIL 20, 2020
Seemingly overnight, every procurement professional’s top priority has become helping their company get through the COVID-19 pandemic and start preparing for the business conditions that are to follow.
Supply Chain Collaborator
APRIL 21, 2020
The Summer 2020 issue of Food Shippers of America Magazine has dropped. Editors here at the Digital Supply Chain Collaborator blog noted a striking contrast when reviewing this issue. Specifically, the issue published two articles addressing the use and utilization of TMS platforms by food shipping organizations. One article focused on explaining the basic, historical benefits of implementing TMS for the first time.
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Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 24, 2020
A single cyberattack is enough to devastate a supply chain. Moreover, the effectiveness of credentials at each stage of the supply chain has a direct impact on every other part of the business.
Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 21, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain! The overarching strategy for limiting exposure to, and spreading of, the Coronavirus is that of Social Distancing. We are all instructed to keep 6 feet apart from anyone, wear masks, and avoid any social gatherings and don’t touch.
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All Things Supply Chain
APRIL 24, 2020
35% of ports say demand for food, medical supplies storage has increased As the demand for medical supplies and food across the world has increased, the demand for storage of…
ivalua
APRIL 24, 2020
The post Integration Consultation, Redwood CA appeared first on Ivalua.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 23, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Industry 4.0 Ecosystem! Manufacturing Toolbox article and permission to publish here provided by Grant Kamperschroer at straightnorth.com. The story of the manufacturing industry has been one of progress. Few manufacturers continue to produce the same products as they did in their infancy years.
EazyStock
APRIL 20, 2020
Our developers are working hard every day to make sure EazyStock is living up to your high expectations for advanced inventory optimization. Here are some recently added features that make us extra proud. Components Forecasting via Bill of Materials (BOM). What’s new? Bill of Materials, or BOM, is the components required to manufacture or assemble a product.
ivalua
APRIL 23, 2020
The post Project Engineer, NY 1 appeared first on Ivalua.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 22, 2020
As consumer awareness of the environmental impact of online purchases grows, sustainability becomes a larger and a more strategic issue for supply-chain leaders.
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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 Game Changer
APRIL 22, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Optimize Your Factory for Industry 4.0! Automation ROI article and permission to publish here provided by Grant Kamperschroer at straightnorth.com. Automation has many benefits. Among the advantages are these: It frees up employees from performing manual or repetitive tasks and allows them to focus on tasks that require more thinking and analysis.
Jaggaer
APRIL 21, 2020
JAGGAER’s Amenallah Reghimi and Mic h ael Roesch recently partnered with Philip Ideson , founder and managing directo r at Art of Procurement , to bring procurement professionals a presentation on response tactics for the current global crisis. Our speakers received far more questions than they were able to answer at the time, so we’ve compiled some of the best and asked our presenters to provide a little bit of extra insight. 1.
ivalua
APRIL 23, 2020
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Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 23, 2020
Manual operation is still the norm for 80% of distribution centers, but the model is quickly becoming unsustainable.
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
Claritum
APRIL 20, 2020
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (April 15, 2020) – First 3 weeks of lockdown completed. The team at Claritum is functioning well from home. All Claritum systems have remained operational and our customers continue to process orders and supply the needs of their customers. Recent, Covid-19 related orders, processed by Claritum’s system have included identity cards for key workers, nursing process documents, staff handbooks and posters/signs.
Jaggaer
APRIL 21, 2020
The State of Georgia Shares Pricing Advantages with Public Entities, Creating Further Purchasing Leverage for the State. Increased spend under management from 6% to over 60%. Enabled the state’s purchasing department to display real financial leadership and sound fiscal management. Allowed Georgia’s public entities (such as city/county governments, public universities, and hospitals) to leverage the state’s buying power and contracts.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 20, 2020
These factors are likely to disrupt supply chains in the coming year.
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.
Claritum
APRIL 24, 2020
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (Apr 24, 2020) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced the addition of Kevin into the team. Kevin joins Claritum’s engineering team, as we continue to build up our core development team. “It’s great to welcome Kevin.” said Prof. Richard Hillum, Executive Chairman at Claritum.
SpendHQ
APRIL 22, 2020
The post SpendHQ Named a Provider to Know for Seventh Consecutive Year appeared first on SpendHQ.
Spotlight on Procurement
APRIL 23, 2020
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Wolfgang Rueth, Efficio’s SME on chemicals about the impact COVID-19 is having on this category. Key discussion points include: The dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on the chemical sector, such as: price drops, price hikes and the issues around demand and supply. The short, mid and long term approaches procurement professionals should focus on to manage the crisis.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 21, 2020
Micro-fulfillment is undoubtedly the hottest topic in 2020 for many retailers.
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The Procuretech Podcast
APRIL 22, 2020
Susan Walsh is The Classification Guru, bringing you affordable solutions to clean up your data before undertaking any digital transformation project. Dirty data is the scourge of most organisations, both large and small. We discuss the approach, the root causes of poor data, what to do about it, and how maintaining key data is the key. Doing it once and then washing your hands of the problem is a recipe for disaster!
SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)
APRIL 22, 2020
Facebook blurb: COVID-19 has rapidly changed how companies need to relate to their partners and the public at large. How can companies properly respond to this crisis, however? Read our blog to see how companies have already addressed the pandemic and how they may be able to improve their response. In practically no time at all, COVID-19 has radically altered how companies have interacted with their partners and target audiences.
Procurement Zen
APRIL 19, 2020
In this episode of I break down the second to final episode under negotiation techniques into two categories. These categories are Listening Techniques and Physical Negotiation Techniques, both of which have their own sub-categories. I recommend selecting the particular technique that works best depending on the situation and what the negotiator aims to achieve.
ivalua
APRIL 23, 2020
Do you remember the days when we used to attend these things called “conferences”? In a big room, with hundreds of other people, none of them wearing masks. Crazy, wasn’t it! . Like every industry Procurement & Supply Chain software vendors are having to find new approaches in the pandemic world, and firms are coming up with ways of holding events virtually, some of which work better than others.
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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.
Claritum
APRIL 24, 2020
Bath, UK (Apr 24, 2020) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced the addition of Kevin into the team. Kevin joins Claritum’s engineering team, as we continue to build up our core development team. “It’s great to welcome Kevin.” said Prof. Richard Hillum, Executive Chairman at Claritum. “As we grow, we need to continue to invest in our engineering team to support our innovation.”.
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