Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Companies, regardless of size and industry, need to source goods and services efficiently, cost-effectively, and with an eye towards sustainability and social responsibility. These challenges can put considerable pressure on procurement teams, leading to inefficiencies, cost overruns, and missed opportunities.

Procurement 40

Procurement Management Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 40

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

The delays come from: Time-zone differences Manual compliance checks Multiple intermediary transfers These delays can disrupt supply chains or payroll for a company operating on tight cash flow. Adopting cost-efficient systems enables businesses to offer improved customer pricing while sustaining profitability.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Spend management Export 52

Jaggaer

JANUARY 23, 2025

They focused on digital transformation, centralizing digital solutions and resources, increasing transparency across the supply chain, digitalizing source-to-pay processes, recruiting top talent, reevaluating sourcing strategies, tackling ESG challenges, and improving supplier relationships. in the EU and 0.8% in the eurozone area.

Export 52

Export Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials supply chain budgeting 52

Procurement Insights

MARCH 1, 2025

In an attempt to answer that question, I wrote the following post in late November last year: Impact of tariffs on supply chains 1930, 2009,2024 Following The Money? steels global export share (currently ~5%, per World Steel Association) might shrink further, relegating it to a domestic-only player. By 2035, U.S.

Price 59

Price supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Innovation 59

Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 3, 2018

As if you needed another reason to embrace the cost-saving, capacity-finding, efficiency-boosting, customer-pleasing benefits yielded by the use of a well-designed and deployed TMS platform – the Trump Trade War and associated tariffs add another unexpected cost to already-squeezed transportation budgets.

Dwell Time 87

Dwell Time Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding Bidding 87

Una

JANUARY 29, 2024

While this is true, it’s worth noting that one-third of Texas’ annual budget is supported by federal funds though. What would it mean for supply chains? Firstly, it would entail physical infrastructure such as checkpoints and customs controls, causing delays and increased transportation costs. Scary, isn’t it?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing 52

Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2025

Post pandemic, we all realized how fragile our supply chains had become. Add to that, wars and geopolitical instability, and distance sources of supply have become more problematic than promising. However, there is more to this than shoring up supply chains in the US.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply chain 52