All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 6, 2019

The year 2019 has only just begun, so now would be a suitable time to look into the question of which supply chain trends lie ahead for the coming year.

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APRIL 12, 2019

The afternoon of the first day at the Ivalua Now event in Paris had a strong AI (artificial intelligence) flavour. (Now there’s an interesting question – if AI had a flavour, what exactly would it be? Fresh mint, maybe? Or aluminium, perhaps?) Anyway, there were also a couple of very good customer cases studies, but we’ll save those for a future discussion and focus on AI here.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A recent study touts the “smart” factory as a magic bullet that can solve any number of manufacturers’ problems, from low productivity growth to uncompetitive operations.

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ProcurePort

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Spend analysis is a vital part of business operations that is aimed at reducing procurement costs. You can cut procurement costs by collecting and analyzing expenditure data and using that data to identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency throughout the procurement process. Here are some of the best practices in spend analysis and an overview […].

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Supply Chain Collaborator

DECEMBER 19, 2019

TMS Success Tip. Making the decision to engage a new TMS platform is a heavy lift requiring buy-in and sign-off from numerous internal stakeholders beyond the logistics department (Legal, Procurement, IT, C-suite, etc.). Learn How to: Avoid the struggle of gaining capital approval for a full-blown TMS implementation. Instead, consider dipping a toe into the water by starting with an “expedite only” pilot program to automate ONLY your expedited/spot market freight movements.

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Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 24, 2019

In a recent Forbes article , three common supply chain weaknesses are highlighted: Being reactive rather than pro-active. Lack of visibility. Lack of accountability. The behavioural weaknesses – lack of pro-activity and accountability should be no surprise to me or the readers of my blog. As t he S&OP mindset study I conducted with Supply Chain Movement in 2017/2018 show similar results.

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All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 7, 2019

With 7% of Americans admitting to stealing it from hotels, comedian Johnny Carson causing a shortage of it in 1973 after he joked about the possibility of one and 49%…

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It seems as though procurement has been anticipating the arrival of 2020 since the minute the ‘Y2K’ buzz wore off.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Some years ago, a small company called Netflix had a very good idea. Back when they started their business in 1997, it was a DVD rental company.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 30, 2019

If someone had asked me just over a year ago which industries I would consider working in, the supply chain industry wouldn’t have even made it to the bottom of…

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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?

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Procurement teams have a growing responsibility within organisations.

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All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 21, 2019

It is a well-known fact that environmental protection starts on an individual level.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

“How d’ya like your eggs in the morning?” is a classic song from the 1951 film, “Rich, Young and Pretty”.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

On September 8th, the cargo ship Golden Ray capsized off the coast of the state of Georgia. At the time, the ship was carrying 24 people and 4,000 vehicles.

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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.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Multichannel supply chains provide many options for customers of all types, whether at a retail location, over the phone or online.

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All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Package design or initial presentation of your goods and products can, believe it or not, make or break your business.

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All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 28, 2019

“Change of this magnitude is hard. You know you’re on to something when so much pressure builds up.” – David Marcus, Co-creator of Libra on Twitter.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Quality management can be a make-or-break point for a manufacturing or distribution business.

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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

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 25, 2019

With the management technique “Management by Exception,” managers leave the handling of routine cases to the employees in charge.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Alex Saric, Chief Marketing Officer, Ivalua. In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. This means companies are under more pressure than ever to innovate at pace. A business’s ability to develop and launch new products that meet customer expectations quickly and profitably is critical to overall success.

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JUNE 11, 2019

Vishal Patel, VP Product Marketing, Ivalua. You’re probably wondering what i’m going on about here. It’s pretty simple, actually. If you live in a city, state or country, which everybody does, your life and the lives of your family and friends is impacted directly by Procurement. No, I’m not referring to the Procurement department of your company (although, if Ivalua has anything to do about it, there are lots of interesting things happening there too).

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MAY 9, 2019

“We have this long-term strategy of building a very big company with a fantastic product that we can offer to the market. And this is our vision,” . Ivalua CEO David Khuat-Duy on Tuesday kicked off Ivalua NOW 2019 Chicago, at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel and welcomed hundreds of customers, prospects and partners. The event was themed on “The Art of Procurement” relating to how the further procurement leaders mature in their transformations, the more their approach shifts from science t

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Amazon buys 100,000 electric vehicles Amazon has made “the first major commitment for electric delivery vehicles in the U.S.

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ivalua

AUGUST 14, 2019

Much has been made in 2019 about the gap between the findings of procurement self-assessments and where each organization stands when they are evaluated against their peers using objective measures. Just as procurement’s impact on the organization is quantitatively captured using metrics such as savings and spend under management, the maturity and digital readiness of the function can be objectively tracked and benchmarked (check out Forresters Digital Procurement Maturity Assessment ).

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2019

In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council developed the first international corporate guidelines for respecting human rights.

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ivalua

MAY 14, 2019

Eric Wimphen Joins Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand. REDWOOD CITY, California , May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that it has opened an office in Sydney, Australia to support its rapid growth and increased presence in the Asia Pacific region.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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MARCH 28, 2019

As we move towards a new decade is the emphasis in the procurement world changing – are we going to see a new age, where the Art of Procurement comes to the fore? Much of our focus in the last twenty years or so within the procurement profession and within our specific procurement functions has been on what we might call the “Science of Procurement”.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 24, 2019

The electric car is regarded as revolutionary in the automotive industry (although the concept has existed for a very long time) – pollutant-free cars at increasingly affordable prices.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Whenever I speak to any audience about who push the buttons of big multinationals to act on climate change, I tend to name as the top three: customers, governments and…

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Two-thirds of businesses still reliant on manual and paper-based processes . 29 th August 2019, London – Research from Ivalua , a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has shown that Procurement, supply chain and finance professionals are spending almost a third (31%) of their time dealing with inefficient paper-based or manual Procurement processes, which is costing UK businesses on average £1.94m annually* and limiting Procurement teams’ ability to deliver more strategi

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Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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