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

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.

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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.

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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.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 24, 2024

In the fast-paced realm of ecommerce, efficient inventory management is vital for running a successful online business. This article outlines top inventory management techniques that ecommerce businesses can use to enhance efficiency and organization. This detail is crucial for efficient order fulfillment and inventory replenishment.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

An advanced source-to-pay platform is crucial for unleashing procurement’s potential and optimizing supply chain performance. The greatest value-add often comes from integrating trusted suppliers into the New Product Development (NPD) process.

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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.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 7, 2023

Supplier collaboration goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships by promoting cooperation, transparency, and innovation throughout the supply chain. Shared value creation Supplier collaboration fosters shared value creation through enhanced innovation, improved operational efficiency, and supply chain resilience.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

With the company rapidly becoming a leader in smoke-free products, including heated tobacco devices and e-cigarettes, it successfully built a supply base in the highly competitive electronic devices market. This at times made it difficult to deliver the speed, agility and efficiency expected by the wider organisation.

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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?

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EazyStock

APRIL 28, 2022

What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice. Build buffers into the supply chain.

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EazyStock

APRIL 28, 2022

What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice. Build buffers into the supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In supply chain management, total lead time is a crucial metric encompassing the period from customer order to delivery, be it in B2B or B2C scenarios. Production Lead Time: Encompassing manufacturing, quality control, assembly, and related processes. Improved efficiency in production processes and resource utilization.

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Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 2, 2023

Supplier integration enables a robust supply chain process. This collaboration includes idea generation, new product development, product concept development, large-scale production, and market testing. . You can trust the integration plan that you have formulated for your supply chain.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. .

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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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Jaggaer

JULY 4, 2024

Well partly because it’s what the public demands but more urgently because carbon accounting impacts a company’s valuation and future prospects Thus carbon reduction has significantly expanded procurement’s traditional mandate to deliver cost reduction, quality assurance and efficiency with this new dimension.

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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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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.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 11, 2024

In the fast-paced ecommerce industry, efficiency and customer satisfaction are of utmost importance. Third-party logistics providers, commonly known as 3PLs, play a pivotal role in the supply chain industry by offering specialized services to businesses looking to streamline their operations. This is where 3PL excels.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 11, 2024

In the fast-paced ecommerce industry, efficiency and customer satisfaction are of utmost importance. Third-party logistics providers, commonly known as 3PLs, play a pivotal role in the supply chain industry by offering specialized services to businesses looking to streamline their operations. This is where 3PL excels.

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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.

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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.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Spendkey is one of few spend analytics platforms which also offer transparent pricing on their website. Weproc aims to facilitate the management of Purchase Orders and invoices through a simple and efficient interface. It boasts a clear, ergonomic and efficient interface, along with readily available support.

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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.

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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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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.

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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

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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. Overall, procurement has seen more requirements around tracking raw materials and origin throughout the supply chain. It’s anything but easy to manage.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 15, 2024

The inventory turnover ratio is a key metric that measures the efficiency of a company’s inventory management. This ratio indicates the speed at which inventory is sold and replenished, providing insights into the efficiency and effectiveness of inventory management. This is a step-by-step guide for calculating this ratio.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Increasingly, artificial intelligence-driven solutions, such as JAGGAER’s Contracts AI, reduce effort and increase efficiency. Ensure supply continuity This was number 1 on the 2023 list of priorities. First, organizations need to get full supply chain visibility. What is the probability of a supply chain disruption?

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Procurement Software

JUNE 25, 2024

We have the potential to enhance operational efficiency and drive wider business objectives. Driving added value that impacts a business’s top line, operational efficiency and brand equity can all fall within procurement’s influence. A keen focus on operational efficiencies leads to realized cost savings.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Informed Decision-Making: LCI enables informed decisions in product development and material selection, aligning choices with sustainability goals, leading to cost savings and improved brand reputation. These tools provide a streamlined approach to data collection, analysis, and interpretation, making LCI more accessible and efficient.

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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.

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