NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JANUARY 10, 2024

In today’s eco-conscious world, the pressure to “go green” isn’t just a whisper on the wind – it’s a thundering roar echoing through boardrooms and supply chains alike. These independent third-party assessments verify a product’s environmental claims, ensuring transparency and building trust.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Sustainability Supply Chain Optimization 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In today’s dynamic business landscape, category management in procurement has become an essential weapon for procurement teams seeking to optimize spend, strengthen supplier relationships, and drive growth. To thrive, procurement functions need to become strategic partners within the organization, actively driving growth and efficiency.

Category management 52

Category management Management Procurement Supplier relationship management 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The modern business landscape is constantly evolving, and this dynamism is especially evident in the areas of purchasing and supply chain management. In today’s connected world, supply chains have become more complex, with global reach, sustainability concerns, and rapidly changing market dynamics.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain management 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles.

Procurement 52

Procurement Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Her satisfaction depends on the efficiency of the supply network. It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. When designing a supply chain the following steps must be followed: Define the business objectives.

Supply Chain Optimization 40

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Networking Supply chain 40

The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Her satisfaction depends on the efficiency of the supply network. It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. When designing a supply chain the following steps must be followed: Define the business objectives.

Supply Chain Optimization 40

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Networking Supply chain 40

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JULY 20, 2023

At its core, managing spend refers to the process of strategically controlling and optimizing the financial resources allocated for procurement and purchasing activities. This includes budgeting, forecasting, and optimizing the utilization of available funds. Implement SRM practices that foster collaboration, transparency, and trust.

Management 40

Management supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Spend management 40

Arkestro

MAY 9, 2023

Simply put, organizations still aren’t harnessing the power of technology to its full effect — and they’re missing out on countless opportunities to optimize spending, decision-making, sourcing, and results. Yet there’s a disconnect between this belief and the actual behavior of most CPOs.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Procurement team 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Download the white paper, “ How to Achieve Holistic Supplier Management.”. An SRM tool can offer plenty of support and make information more transparent. It’s a space to initiate innovation, optimize processes and identify and assess risks in the supply chain. Or should there be more to it?

Suppliers 65

Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Price 65

Jaggaer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Whether your organization is purchasing raw steel, injection molded plastics, or fully finished office supplies and IT equipment, a st reamlined P2P system can be a game changer. By optimizing the areas where you spend the most, your compan y and organization can drive significant savings in your supply chain.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 40

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

With the increasing complexity of supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability and social responsibility, the role of procurement professionals has become more critical than ever. It involves optimizing procurement processes and reducing costs while maintaining the quality of goods and services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Negotiation supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 52

The Network Effect

OCTOBER 23, 2014

If you want to know ahead of time the changes awaiting the pharmaceuticals supply chain it is useful to extrapolate experiences from the consumer and retail sectors, which were dealing with the same trends and pressures long before pharmaceuticals (for example, the proliferation of distribution channels).

Supply Chain Optimization 75

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Distribution channels Supply chain 75

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Recent trends have increased the strategic importance of an effective, transparent Invoice-to-Pay process, managed by AP. However, it is easy to forget that an Invoice is simply a payment request, and therefore it’s the job of technology to make this easy, fast and more efficient – for the Supplier and the Accounts Payable team.

e2e 100

e2e supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers 100

The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

More than a million in-market buyers visit Thomasnet.com to source industrial products and services, and find their next supply chain partner. Don’t try to pitch to them, but address the pain points they face in their day-to-day jobs, like troubleshooting, efficiency improvements, common problems, and so on.

Buyers 128

Buyers Buying process Suppliers Sourcing 128

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

We’ve found in this new IBM-sponsored IDC white paper that the shift to delivering IT-as-a-service is foundational and extends the strategic transformation of IT infrastructure, adding even more value to the business. In fact, IDC estimates that IT infrastructure-related spending will grow by a modest 4.5%

Data 66

Data Demand Innovation Strategy 66

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

EDA software and integrated circuit design Electronic design automation (EDA) software plays a pivotal role in shaping and validating cutting-edge semiconductor chips, optimizing their manufacturing processes, and ensuring that advancements in performance and density are consistently achieved with unwavering reliability.

Contract 84

Contract Data Quantity Demand 84

Procurement Software

JULY 11, 2023

Operations and accounting are three disparate parts of organizations that are simply not equipped to efficiently share information and work together so that individual expenses are optimally managed. This will likely be the subject of a white paper at some point in the future!

Procurement 52

Procurement Chief Procurement Officer Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions 52

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. For the next 6 weeks Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend: Can you describe your first involvement in S&OP?

Supply Chain Optimization 121

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Leadership Supply chain 121

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. So how to manage projects efficiently and without unnecessary nerves, and further increase the efficiency of employees? Basecamp has only a few key elements, with no unnecessary files or features that could interfere with efficient operation. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Project management 80

Project management supply chain software solutions Management supply chain budgeting 80

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Smart factories 5G, along with AI and ML, is poised to help factories become not only smarter but more automated, efficient and resilient. Today, many mundane but necessary tasks associated with equipment repair and optimization are being turned over to machines thanks to 5G connectivity paired with AI and ML capabilities.

Networking 97

Networking Data Demand Quality 97

Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

Full data transparency. Supply-Chain and Invoice automation. To learn more about autonomous procurement and the journey to get there, download our new white paper written by Michael Lamoreux, Spend Matters. All spend under control. All processes automated. Augmented Procurement. Predictions by Machine Learning.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Suppliers 52

Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Putting a TMS system in place and codifying the business requirements into standardized business processes, automated and enforced by technology, takes the autonomy out of important business decisions and ensures the optimal decisions are made consistently. __. You see where this is heading don’t you?

Influencing 60

Influencing Import Negotiation Logistics 60

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Warehouse personnel, under pressure to keep cartons flying out the door, simply don’t have the time to consider all the variables that may affect the optimal box configuration for any given shipment.

Cost optimization 61

Cost optimization Negotiation Logistics Sustainability 61