Spend Matters

JULY 25, 2022

But can they transcend the business spend management sphere and really go beyond indirect spend management support into the realm of supply [chain] management beyond some of the “basics” (e.g., communicating direct POs to suppliers or running basic sourcing events for direct materials)? Can they optimize purchased inventory?

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Supplier management involves selecting, onboarding, and maintaining relationships with tier 1 suppliers and those further up the supply chain (tiers 2 and upward). Effective supplier management ensures quality control, risk mitigation, and compliance with sustainability and ethical sourcing standards.

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

She has focused on streamlining processes, fostering supplier relationships, and driving innovation in the automotive industry. She emphasized procurement excellence, cost management, and supplier diversity to ensure the company’s success in delivering advanced defense technologies.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Sourcing: Sourcing is all about finding reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships. It encompasses activities such as procurement, supplier selection, and evaluation. Procurement: Procurement is the process of sourcing and acquiring the necessary raw materials, components, or finished goods from suppliers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Edward McGeachie has over 25 years Procurement and Supply chain experience at Schlumberger, IBM & Lenovo PC division. He has managed Global Procurement, operations, and logistics teams, before establishing a centre of excellence for Lenovo GSC supply chain analytics. He holds an MBA and B.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2025

Transportation and Logistics Supply chain logistics are top of the agenda for many organizations, with transportation becoming a major challenge. It involves the controlled management of the movement of goods through your supply chain from suppliers to customers.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We have shortlisted 7 C ritical T rends that will help supply chain leaders and practitioners to build a strategic blueprint for 2023 and beyond. Here are the 7 supply chain management trends for 2023 – Building agile supply chain ecosystems. Managing supply chain risk. So why wait?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 24, 2021

Leveraging relevant technology in the supply chain from the moment your suppliers bring in raw materials, during storage of the materials and manufactured products in the warehouse, and distribution of products to the final consumer can increase efficiency, boost production, reduce time wastage and improve business revenues.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Supply chain disruptions are caused by a variety of factors, from pandemics, natural disasters and political instability to supplier bankruptcy and IT failures. On top of disruption, companies with global supply chains must also deal with different regulatory environments, cultural norms and market conditions.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 27, 2020

Planning solutions with prescriptive analytics allowing faster decision-making Digital twins enabling businesses to do what-if analysis of tactical inputs and planning parameters such as supplier lead-times, and store replenishment frequency. appeared first on Supply Chain Analytics, Planning & Optimization Software | Solvoyo.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This emerging trend, known as e-SCM or Electronic Supply Chain Management, is gaining relevance. Recent research indicates that 60% of respondents already utilize digital supply chain analytics and visualization platforms, while 31% are currently implementing them. #4

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Coursera offers a curriculum that is designed to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of supply chain management, covering topics like logistics, planning, sourcing, and supply chain analytics. These offerings allow learners to choose courses that match their level of experience and career goals.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

While it’s clear those disruptive events have forced supply chain leaders to reexamine just how resilient their networks are, full visibility remains out of reach for many. Visibility barriers exist within supply chain processes and between company silos, applications, suppliers and customers.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 9, 2024

This facilitates a complete transformation of how businesses transact with long tail suppliers in the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle. It offers buyers a more automated way to onboard and pay smaller suppliers, and suppliers the opportunity to get onboarded with customers faster and to get paid quicker.

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Solvoyo

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The business speed in ecommerce, omnichannel retail, CPG, and the first-tier suppliers has increased, while contemporary technology makes it much easier to complete an onboarding exercise. appeared first on Supply Chain Analytics, Planning & Optimization Software | Solvoyo. 2) It takes valuable time.

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Market Dojo

DECEMBER 14, 2017

My early involvement with spend analysis started over 10 years ago, when I was working at Lenovo, we discussed the possibilities of using spend analysis and the future role of supply chain analytics in the company. Whilst quality is typically the key differentiator between suppliers with direct spend.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 5, 2021

Having up-to-date supplier lead times. Maintaining outlier events that have influenced demand patterns or supply availability. On-time-in-full performance of suppliers and scorecards where multiple KPIs are combined. AI/ML technology will help with many aspects of your supply chain planning both on the demand and supply side.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Core Phases of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management involves five core phases that are coordinated to enable the flow of products, information, and finances between a company and its suppliers, manufacturers, logistics providers, retailers, and customers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Being named in 2017 as one of Supply and Demand Chain Executives Pro’s To Know. How has the Supply Chain changed over the course of your career? It has evolved from being one of local suppliers and local markets to having global solutions. Supply Chain is no longer about moving boxes from A to B with a 97.5%

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Solvoyo

JUNE 11, 2021

Distributed Order Management allows the company to utilize inventory in multiple locations across the network, including central warehouses, stores, regional distribution centers, and even suppliers, to fulfill orders and satisfy customer demands. What is the actual problem?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

His point: if a supplier lies about the provenance of a good at the point of origin – say, a farmer pretending beef is grass fed if it’s not – it doesn’t matter how transparent the Supply Chain is from that point forward. This one is a bit of a sacred cow in the world of Supply Chain analytics.

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Solvoyo

JANUARY 3, 2020

From a technical point of view, there is a need for a scalable digital platform that has a comprehensive and internally consistent data model for the entire value chain, including suppliers and customers.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

He is the founder and CEO of WIPPData and provides supply chain analytics services that can give you insightful information about your company. Services: With his knowledge gained from Bachelors in Business_Supply Chain management from Brigham Young University – Hawaii, he has helped the clients with various projects.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 29, 2020

In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. This end-to-end view is critically important now and in the future to assess where to focus our limited resources to maximize the supply chain efficiency.

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Solvoyo

MARCH 29, 2020

In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. This end-to-end view is critically important now and in the future to assess where to focus our limited resources to maximize the supply chain efficiency.

e2e 40

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Solvoyo

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Seamless collaboration and increased productivity between supply chain partners: Suppliers, customers, third-party manufacturers, and logistics providers work together in real-time to quickly make business decisions on the same platform. This increases the quality of interaction reduces lag time and communication.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s not as simple as changing your mobile phone supplier. Perhaps one of the rapidly scaling supply chain analytics platforms will expand into procuretech and do what Coupa failed to do with their Llamasoft acquisition. Namely, to be a one-stop shop for both procurement and supply chain requirements.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 17, 2025

Stephany Lapierre would likely praise the Agent-based Metaprise model for its continuous data cleansing (80% error reduction), human-AI loopback, and agility (20% savings), seeing it as a kindred spirit to TealBooks AI-driven supplier data platform, per Procurement Magazine (2024). Rob Handfield would likely endorse Jon W.

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