All Things Supply Chain
MAY 13, 2022
Drug producers supplying NHS face supply chain crisis The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom is facing a shortage of medicines which are relied on by hundreds of…
ivalua
MAY 13, 2022
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ProcurePort
MAY 12, 2022
• Managing agreements is a critical part of any procurement process. In a normal procurement process, buyers, usually organizations or institutions, send their purchase requests to suppliers to inquire about product availability, pricing, and delivery. • So, a significant part of any procurement function is to make and deliver on agreed-upon commitments through formally signed […].
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 11, 2022
A talent shortage and other factors make reshoring of American chip manufacturing unlikely, at best.
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.
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 11, 2022
No matter what they do or what markets they serve, all companies have to worry about their overhead expenses.
ivalua
MAY 13, 2022
The post How to Leverage Your Supply Chain Data to Drive Procurement Value appeared first on Ivalua.
Purchasing & Procurement Zone brings together the best content for professionals in the purchasing and procurement field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 10, 2022
The gasoline market is starting to run out of control — just like diesel before it.
All Things Supply Chain
MAY 9, 2022
In the area of supply chain, it is important to keep up to date with the latest news and trends.
ABC of Procurement
MAY 9, 2022
IT procurement is a completely different type of procurement. How procurement can add value to the process? Here are a couple of hints. The post What to focus on in IT tenders first appeared on ABC of Procurement.
ProcurePort
MAY 10, 2022
• Strategic sourcing is a critical element of any successful organization. Organizations rely on strategic sourcing in meeting short-term and long-term needs. To sufficiently meet the ever-changing customer needs, you need a reliable and strategic procurement process. • It’s critical to know what a strategic RFx process is in procurement planning and management.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 11, 2022
The closure of supply chain operations in China is yet another blow to an already fragile global supply chain. More will follow.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 11, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Create a Digital Marketing Strategy for a Logistics Company! Most manufacturers still rely on traditional methods to promote their business. Word-of-mouth referrals, networking events, and trade shows are still preferred by those in the manufacturing industry for a good reason they still work.
SCMDOJO
MAY 13, 2022
Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today.
The Network Effect
MAY 12, 2022
The post Infographic: 8 Supply Chain Mistakes Companies Make appeared first on The Network Effect.
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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
MAY 12, 2022
In recent years, companies have heavily invested in tools to collect and create new data sets. Yet they continue to face challenges in translating that data into valuable business insights that lead to supply chain improvements.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 10, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived! In April, 2022 I was invited to present at Unicorn Partners’ Supply Chain Intelligence Summit. They wanted to have “an intensive and critical examination of the reality and the dream of end-to-end supply chain visibility” For anyone who follows Supply Chain Game Changer, you know that we view end-to end Supply Chain connectivity and visibility as the foundati
CPO Rising
MAY 13, 2022
Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Bill Cooper, former Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for the UC system, now retired (click to listen to the full interview). Note that this excerpt has been edited for readability. The Role of Procurement in […].
Strategic Sourceror
MAY 13, 2022
In just about every product-driven industry, too many dollars are chasing after too few goods. From microchips to crude oil to food staples that are typically well stocked — like wheat, corn and eggs — the items you need to complete your manufacturing processes remain difficult to come by. This puts the suppliers that provide you with these necessities in a bit of a predicament — especially when they have other customers who are looking for the same hard-to-find raw materials that you are.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 12, 2022
While all parties have expressed confidence that an agreement will be reached between dockworkers and employers without disruption, they conceded there will be “difficult” issues. Among these are certain to be the wrangle over automation.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 11, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What to do in a Financial Emergency! When people face sudden money problems , they will most likely turn for help to their relatives and friends in the first place. During challenging times and financial hardship, you may become the first person your loved ones will talk to. If your close friend or a family member needs to get money today , there are several options.
Procurify
MAY 12, 2022
Written by: Delaney Rombough. Many people use the terms procurement and purchasing interchangeably. But despite their similarities, they do have different meanings. One focuses on transactional functions, for example, while the other focuses on the strategic process of product sourcing. In this guide, we clarify any confusion on the difference between procurement and purchasing, and deep dive into each area.
Strategic Sourceror
MAY 12, 2022
With manufacturers responsible for approximately 11% of the United States' gross domestic product and employing nearly 8% of the nation's workforce, many of the supply chain problems the country is encountering have fallen squarely on the industry's broad shoulders. Expansive though they may be, manufacturers are feeling the pressure. Indeed, of all the challenges they've encountered — from retention troubles to high operating costs — nearly 90% say the supply chain is their single largest strug
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
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 10, 2022
SupplyChainBrain is presenting its first issue devoted entirely to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related topics — with insights from industry experts engaged directly in the effort to forge ethical supply chains, and in a position to offer practical advice on how others can follow their example.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 9, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Education and Certification – What’s Missing? There are a lot of companies in the supply chain, and they all work together to make almost every product that comes into contact with a customer. This is the idea behind supply chain management. Even though supply chains have been around since the beginning of time, the field of Logistics and Supply Chain education has only recently been considered in dep
ContractSafe
MAY 10, 2022
Contract management reports provide data for analyzing everything from compliance, budgets, and finances — to project bids, vendor relationships, and contract task management.
The Procuretech Podcast
MAY 10, 2022
This week we’ve got a sponsored episode, welcoming back a guest we last spoke to in September 2021, Henning Hatje from Lhotse. Lhotse has a tactical and tail spend solution, which they see as something complementary to a legacy suite based approach. So if you've spent a lot of money investing in one of these suites and you're not likely to change provider, or maybe your company has a strategy to use a specific ecosystem that matches and ties in with your ERP (not naming names!
Advertiser: GEP
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
MAY 11, 2022
With the expansion of global trade and evolution of omnichannel retail, supply chains have become increasingly critical, complicated and challenging, spotlighting the impact of globalization and fulfillment of commerce on the environment.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 8, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Sell on Amazon! The Complete Guide! There are a few factors that can make your product stand out to the customers. One of them is if your product offers standard quality at a relatively low price. While price is still the main factor for customers to notice your product, when it comes to online shopping, keywords somewhat play the same role.
Strategic Sourceror
MAY 10, 2022
One of the most difficult things in supply chain management is creating and maintaining strong relationships with your suppliers. Building the necessary level of trust, transparency and dedication going both ways is energy-intensive and emotionally draining. As difficult as it can be, the rewards make it incredibly worthwhile. As one writer from the University of North Carolina put it, a comprehensive strategic alliance between a company and their supplier is like a marriage — the more work you
Arkestro
MAY 9, 2022
Predictive Procurement Orchestration (PPO) is the future of procurement. Why do we say that? The goals of procurement in an organization used to be relatively simple. Ensure your company has a steady supply of what it needs to produce its end product on time and at the lowest possible price. With the advent of globalization, things got more challenging.
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