Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Today Im joined by supply chain software brand Manhattan Associates. Manhattan provide more than just supply chain solutions. Today Mandar Rahatekar, Senior Director of Research and Development at Manhattan, joins me to talk all about the power of unified supply chain planning. Im a mechanical engineer.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. Customers face significant frustrations that erode brand trust and sales without supply chain visibility.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Your customers, employees and shareholders want to know you have a plan to address supply chain sustainability. Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted to products and delivered to market.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. He is the author of the blog Supply Chain Trend and the self excellence guide Building Mental Toughness.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 11, 2022

When did your interest in procurement and supply chain begin? How did you engineer your career path to the point you are now at as Head of Supply Chain? After 15 years in procurement, I decided to broaden my expertise so that I embraced the opportunity to step into a supply chain leadership role.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 19, 2025

Of course, the political systems in each country influence what can and cannot be done. In China, without meaningful election cycles, the political leadership can more easily take decisions for the medium and long term. We want to reduce costs. The first of these has always been with us.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Factors such as delivery speed, on-time delivery rates, and cost-effectiveness are critical for customer satisfaction and overall supply chain efficiency. If you are a Supply Chain and Logistics Manager seeking a comprehensive and manageable Logistics KPIs Dashboard to oversee your operations, you have come to the right place.

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Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 2, 2018

With it roots in the supply chain, this S&OP 1.0 had a strong focus on supply chain performance like improving customer service, decrease inventory and drive asset utilization. but it remained a side thought next to supply chain focused language and solutions. Influence the company culture.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2024

Supply Chain is no stranger to change, challenges, and yes, general chaos, but this year has been its own kind of animal charged by a strained global economy, shifting tensions across continents, and a major presidential election that could have resounding impacts across business and commerce this coming fall.

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Una

JUNE 1, 2023

As a procurement professional, you’ll need to think critically, adapt to market fluctuations, and navigate complex supply chains , honing your skills and expanding your knowledge base along the way. This constant evolution ensures that your work remains engaging and intellectually stimulating.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 14, 2016

To reach S&OP excellence is a long journey, sometimes estimated at minimal 10 years, and we need leadership and employee engagement and support along the way. The coaching goals in this phase is the help S&OP leaders to use S&OP to proactively influence a more effective and positive company culture.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

 Today I’m joined by SDI , a digital supply chain brand whose people, processes, and technology have enabled the world’s most efficient supply chains for over 50 years. Today John Delligatti, Director of Digital Supply Chain Transformation at SDI, joins me to talk all about SDI’s purpose-built ZEUS technology.

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Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As we discussed in our previous blog , market pressures are driving change in both procurement and supply chain functions. The influencing groups Many organizations are looking to eLearning to drive impactful skill development at scale across various teams in supply chain and procurement.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Today I’m joined by forward-thinking tech company Beacon Technologies – a brand that says, when it comes to supply chain, they believe in power to the people! Beacon’s supply chain visibility platform is a central hub for real-time ocean and air freight tracking, supply chain performance analytics and carbon emissions reporting.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. With their well-established connections, they can prepare material to be used by influencers and media professionals to build your reputation and get your name out there. It’s also important to have a budget in mind and see what you can get for that budget. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The reasons are plenty, but one of the core reasons is the lack of senior leadership support. Usually lead and motivated by supply chain who promises a great business governing model, there is some enthusiasm and support from other functions. How to find S&OP meaning. Be aware that these examples would give me more meaning.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With such strong influence over company operations, purchasing teams have the opportunity to maximize impact. According to our partner EcoVadis’s Global CSR Risk and Performance Index report , depending on their industry, 50% to 80% of a company’s sustainability impact is in their supply chain. It’s Not Easy Being Green.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 23, 2024

Procurement managers play a key role in this rapid growth, helping organizations optimize costs, negotiate favorable terms with suppliers, and ensure financial efficiency. The best procurement managers are masters of risk mitigation and budget management, while also maintaining high quality standards and a competitive edge.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Read More: Top 10 Supply Chain Management Courses to Boost Your Career ] Accreditation and Industry Recognition Check to see if the training programme is acknowledged by the procurement sector or accredited by the relevant professional organizations. Role and influence of procurement function in the company Lesson 4.

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Una

JUNE 1, 2023

As a procurement professional, you’ll need to think critically, adapt to market fluctuations, and navigate complex supply chains , honing your skills and expanding your knowledge base along the way. This constant evolution ensures that your work remains engaging and intellectually stimulating.

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Arkestro

MAY 9, 2023

Yet challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, and the economic downturn have all limited and slowed down the next phase in procurement transformation. As an increasing number of companies prioritize cost containment, the pressure is on for procurement.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 31, 2017

It further explains the phases planning capability will need to go through and how planning can nurture and influence a company culture. Examples of an aspirational planning goal or BHAG can be: ‘our 6-month EBIT outlook will be within 2% error margin’, ‘we will decimate our budget cycle time’. ‘80% Dynamic Budget Planning.

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Una

OCTOBER 26, 2023

From being seen as a compliance-related cost-center, ESG is now understood as a source of potential value generation. Reducing plastic packaging, for example, will not only help meet environmental targets, but will reduce costs and improve brand perception among environmentally-conscious consumers.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 23, 2024

The goal of supplier consolidation is to streamline procurement processes, reduce costs by leveraging economies of scale, strengthen relationships with top-performing suppliers, and drive performance improvements through better coordination. Working closely with fewer suppliers also enhances supply chain transparency and resilience.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

This accolade underscores their significant potential to influence the future of procurement technology. Launched to make high-end spend analysis tools accessible and budget-friendly, Spendata’s platform empowers users to directly manipulate spend data without the need for IT assistance, facilitating quick and effective decision-making.

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Arkestro

MAY 21, 2024

Yet, with procurement budgets only expected to increase 1.6% , these challenges have also never been more daunting. Therefore, aspects of cost reduction such as cost of hours, cycle time, risk, customer experience, scalability, and more are key to experience. One way procurement leaders are trying to fill the gap?

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Claritum

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Looking at the fundamental differences between the organisations in context of those things that could influence supplier selection. The NfP also has a greater focus on adding social value to a supply chain. The financial factors we will include in this section relate to the different organisations approach to budgets and spend.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

Maybe they like you, but they don’t have the trust and confidence in you or your managers S&OP leadership to make it work. You cannot make every senior leader or stakeholder understand S&OP, like it, and/or like the leadership. Ask them to actively display their behaviours and influence other leaders to follow these behaviours.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

Maybe they like you, but they don’t have the trust and confidence in you or your managers S&OP leadership to make it work. You cannot make every senior leader or stakeholder understand S&OP, like it, and/or like the leadership. Ask them to actively display their behaviours and influence other leaders to follow these behaviours.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration?

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Empowering CPO

MAY 11, 2023

Economic: From an economic perspective, sustainable procurement can result in cost savings through increased efficiency, reduced waste, and minimized risk of supply chain disruptions. Organizations, particularly small to medium-sized businesses, might face challenges due to limited resources and budget constraints.

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Procurement Software

MAY 23, 2023

Very few CEOs come from Procurement or Supply Chain. It showed that companies with CPOs on their leadership teams had share prices which had outperformed the market by roughly 130%. Supply Chain should become one of the top agenda items on board level meetings. CPOs need to have a presence on executive boards.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 14, 2016

With a S&OP communication plan, executives can inform, energize and re-focuses employees and call out for action to fill budget or strategy gaps. Listen with the intention to be influenced and find a win-win opportunities. However, S&OP is first of all about improving horizontal communication and consensus between functions.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

For this to happen, procurement professionals must make a stronger case to the organization’s leadership to demonstrate the value it can deliver. With budgets not growing at an adequate pace, or even shrinking, procurement cannot deliver the value that digital transformation promises. 4) The “Day of Digitalization”.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

When performed adeptly, it can lead to optimal business outcomes, fostering solid relationships with suppliers, ensuring quality and timely delivery, and aligning costs with budget constraints. The role of a procurement professional, sometimes known as a purchasing agent or supply chain manager, is crucial in any organization.

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