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SCMDOJO
JANUARY 9, 2025
Strategic sourcing and innovative solutions are often viewed as two distinct procurement tools, but they should not be seen in isolation. Strategic Sourcing: The Foundation of Effective Procurement Strategic sourcing is far more than simply choosing suppliers. Done well, it can become a key driver of competitive advantage.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
As the specter of new tariffs on Chinese imports loom large, the toy giant’s strategic use of a diversified supply chain comes to the forefront, showcasing resilience and adaptability in the face of uncertainty.
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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now
Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains
ivalua
MARCH 16, 2020
Optimization of the entire source-to-pay process for nearly all Körber locations worldwide. As an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, Körber offers products, solutions and services that inspire. The goal was to increase efficiency across the Group’s Business Areas.
ivalua
MARCH 24, 2021
Without digitization, many manufacturing organizations see one or more of these areas suffer due to a reliance on manual processes, a lack of collaboration with suppliers, and little to no visibility of risk during the product development process. Digitization Benefit #2: Strategic Sourcing Alignment.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
By selecting and developing the right suppliers and establishing streamlined, transparent communication with them, manufacturers gain the agility and resilience to respond to customer demands, rise to the top, and navigate disruptions more easily. That makes agility a foundational part of your manufacturing strategy.
Jaggaer
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Forward-thinking organizations have transformed the department into an untapped gold mine that creates value for the entire end-to-end manufacturing process—from design and sourcing to production and delivery. The greatest value-add often comes from integrating trusted suppliers into the New Product Development (NPD) process.
SCMDOJO
JANUARY 30, 2023
From tech giants to manufacturing leaders, the top 10 CEOs in the supply chain industry have blazed a trail of success. The Top 10 CEOs Who Have Worked As Supply Chain Professionals 1. Tim Cook Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has a background in operations and supply chain management. Don’t forget!
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JANUARY 16, 2024
To remain competitive in today’s relentlessly paced and ever-expanding marketplace, companies must think carefully about what products they’re developing and how they’re developing them, continuously iterating their processes to maintain a competitive edge. These seven stages of product development are: 1.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 7, 2013
Is Apple Supply Chain Really the No. Surprisingly, IT research firm Gartner ranks Apple Supply Chain as the best supply chain in the world for 4 years in a row. But, is Apples Supply Chain really the number 1? 1) Apples Supply Chain Model. Supply Chain Model of Apple Inc.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Supplier Collaboration: Driving Innovation and Competitive Advantage In today’s hyper-connected global economy, where supply chains span continents, and industries are interlinked globally, supplier collaboration serves as the foundation to drive innovation and create a future-ready organization. What is supplier collaboration?
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 28, 2023
In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. The complexity of the e-commerce landscape is compounded by the presence of multiple sales channels, posing challenges to efficient management.
Procurement Leaders
MARCH 26, 2024
For many procurement and supply chain leaders, it is standard practice to involve suppliers early when developing new products and services. Part of the explanation was the then famous ‘Toyota Production System’, an approach to organising manufacturing and logistics efficiently and without waste.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
In today’s complex global business environment, effective supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.
Procurement Heads
JUNE 20, 2023
I have been a supply chain professional for 37 years, quite precisely! I have been fortunate enough to realise there is far more that is similar to supply chain in all these industries than is different. It is making sure we do everything we can do to support the security within our supply chain.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Knowing how to manifest these improvements is not always clear: Enter generative AI and the content supply chain. Get the study: The Revolutionary Content Supply Chain A content supply chain brings together people, processes, and technology to effectively plan, create, produce, launch, measure, and manage content.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? Interestingly there are many views on how to define Supply Chain.
Jaggaer
JULY 4, 2024
Christian Heinrich, Co-Founder and Managing Director, c arbmee The 80% Challenge I was recently delighted to participate in a JAGGAER live webinar focused on the introduction, in recent years, of carbon emissions measurement as a factor in strategic sourcing. Data transparency Data transparency will be essential to carbon accounting.
Procurement Templates
JUNE 18, 2023
Strategic sourcing: Adopting strategic sourcing practices enables procurement to analyze the entire supply chain and identify cost drivers. By understanding the components and processes that contribute to the final product’s cost, procurement can explore opportunities to optimize and reduce expenses.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Get Our EBOOK HERE.
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The Good Spending
AUGUST 16, 2022
Why is supply chain collaboration essential? Once, I was asked what makes the supply chain important to a company. Shadow procurement, supply chain, and logistics have become standard for many companies. The supply chain is the most collaborative function in the business.
Spend Matters
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The progression of existing macroeconomic trends, combined with the proliferation of new technologies such as generative AI, have forced software providers to make crucial product development and resource allocation decisions.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MARCH 25, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. For decades, forward-thinking supply chains were defined by how robust their investments into Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) was. What are Supply Chain Management Platforms? Get Our EBOOK HERE.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
But few organizations have made the strategic shift to managing “data as a product.” ” This data management means applying product development practices to data. Each data product has its own lifecycle environment where its data and AI assets are managed in their product-specific data lakehouse.
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SupplyShift
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Check out our roundup of supply chain sustainability collaborations and industry groups.
SupplyShift
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. Check out our roundup of supply chain sustainability collaborations and industry groups. .
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
2: Invest in Relationship Management Supplier relationship management (SRM) can foster a culture of transparency between businesses and their suppliers. Supplier performance management (SPM) helps identify opportunities and areas for improvement, leading to supplier development.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 8, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Here at Supply Chain Game Changer our fundamental mission is to share experiences and expertise for the benefit of all. Supply chain is both deep and broad. I read multiple magazines and supply chain blogs to keep current. Subscribe Here! Email Address.
Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 25, 2022
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Reduce Software Development Cycle Time! The easiest way to receive such service is to hire dedicated development team. A specialized development staff, on the other hand, saves time and money. Your product development budget won’t go over.
Zycus Cognitive Procurement
MAY 31, 2022
Broken supply chains, unavailability of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and production stoppages had a negative impact. It made several manufacturers realize the need to focus on Risk Mitigation strategies to re-imagine their supply chains. Supply Chain Risk Assessment – Ground Reality.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
Business process reengineering (BPR) is the radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance, efficiency and effectiveness. This can lead to can significant improvements in efficiency, accuracy and scalability and enable the organization to operate more effectively.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 19, 2024
Inventory Analysis: The inventory analysis involves collecting data on the energy and material inputs, outputs, and environmental emissions associated with each stage of the product’s life cycle. This data is typically collected from a variety of sources, including industry databases, government reports, and primary research.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Things Startups Must Know Before Launching a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)! Product innovation is at the center of many success stories. Every product that exists now, or that existed before, was once an innovation. The pursuit of efficiency is real. Subscribe Here!
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Una
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Elements of a Diversified Procurement Strategy A diversified procurement strategy will utilize both traditional and nontraditional methods of sourcing to drive cost savings and value. Implementing a Just-in-Time supply chain keeps your warehousing lean and at just the right level to meet demand.
Procurement Software
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Apadua Apadua is a professional services sourcing software, based in Cologne, Germany. In addition, Explore uses information from Source and Monitor to update its database. Source is a safe and user-friendly guide through the RFP and awarding process. It also has convenient filters and ways to organise different providers.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
JANUARY 9, 2023
As a global technology company, they provide networked innovation, quality, and compliance solutions to consumer brands that want to reduce supply chain risk, innovate faster, speed up business processes, and take control of data. 13.36] An overview of TraceGains – what they do and how they help their customers. “The
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The quality of outputs depends heavily on training data, adjusting the model’s parameters and prompt engineering, so responsible data sourcing and bias mitigation are crucial. Code generation : Software developers and programmers use generative AI to write code.
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Finale Inventory
JULY 15, 2024
In the fast-paced ecommerce environment, efficient inventory management plays an important role in ensuring smooth operations and customer satisfaction. These include: Tight Supply Chain Integration: Close collaboration and communication between suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers are essential for successful JIT inventory implementation.
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Arkestro
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Such programs add more reporting requirements, costs on imported parts, and other considerations to an already complex supply chain. Other government actions could mean higher duties for critical minerals and EV (electric vehicle) battery components, leading to increased production costs. It’s anything but easy to manage.
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Jaggaer
OCTOBER 3, 2024
It starts with spend analysis to provide a detailed cost breakdown, providing the information for competitive tendering via auctions using our Sourcing and Advanced Sourcing Optimizer modules, and aggregating spend where it makes sense for better leverage in negotiations. What is the probability of a supply chain disruption?
World of Procurement blog
MAY 23, 2024
To gain operational efficiencies by standardising and simplifying purchasing processes across fewer supplier relationships. To build stronger strategic relationships with their most capable suppliers, facilitating collaboration on product innovation, quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2023
IBM’s work with insurance clients, along with studies by IBM’s Institute of Business Value (IBV), show that insurer management decisions are driven by digital orchestration, core productivity and the need for flexible infrastructure. The supervised learning that is used to train AI requires a lot of human effort.
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Zycus Cognitive Procurement
JANUARY 20, 2023
At its core, procurement strategies are all about managing the change aimed at driving continuous improvement in the supply chain. It also provided insight into building resilience through technology, people, and processes concerning the continuous improvement of the supply chain.
Empowering CPO
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The answer lies in their sourcing capabilities, their ability to ensure year on year increase in savings and their ability to increase spend under management. For these organization Procurement & Sourcing is a strategic arm and has helped them achieve competitive advantage.
Procurement Software
MARCH 5, 2024
At its heart is a source-to-pay suite offering a range of functionality, with a complete suite of cloud-based modules. FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management. Their software is designed for multinational corporations managing complex supply chains.
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