White paper - Purchasing & Procurement Zone

Procurement’s BIG 7 In 2023 (White Paper)

Procurement Insights

APRIL 24, 2023

In this seminal white paper, Senior Vice President, Growth Executive and Board Advisor Mita Gupta will review, analyze, and ultimately address the seven most pressing issues or challenges CPOs will have (or should have) at the top of their agendas in 2023.

Supply chain

Supply chain Supply Procurement

Five Ways Self-Driving Forklifts Can Provide a Competitive Edge (White Paper)

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 31, 2022

Download this valuable white paper to explore the top 5 ways self-driving forklifts are creating more profitable operations and providing warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution facilities a competitive edge today.

Safeguarding Your Business: 5 Insights You Can’t Ignore to Protect Shipments from Cargo Theft

Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This white paper presents five essential insights for shippers regarding cargo theft, shedding light on current trends in the U.S. and outlining the most common modus operandi used by these criminal networks.

Networking

IDC white paper - Enabling an Adaptive Supply Chain: Multi-Enterprise Business Networks & Supplier Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 30, 2024

Download your IDC Spotlight to learn how to react quickly to supply chain disruptions, use tools to improve collaboration with suppliers and increase supply chain visibility using a bu siness network.

Collaboration

Collaboration Networking Supply chain Supply Chain Visibility

Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Advertiser: GEP

The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

Sourcing

Is Six Sigma, Lean and SCOR Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? (A 2009 Procurement Insights White Paper Revisited)

Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

This white paper focuses on the possible reasons behind the alarming number of failed or struggling programs and provides insight into why Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge establishes a meaningful foundation upon which Forrest Breyfogle’s Integrated Enterprise Excellence methodology consistently delivers superior results.”

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply chain

Forward-Looking Companies Embrace the Chaos

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2024

This white paper highlights the impact BANI is having on the supply chain and shows how logistics professionals can manage challenges that defy imagination.

Logistics

Logistics Supply chain Management Supply

5 steps Financial Impact White Paper Download

Claritum

MAY 28, 2019

The post 5 steps Financial Impact White Paper Download appeared first on Claritum. Claritum Article - Procurement Blog.

Procurement

How to Use Batch Factor for Right-Sized Automation

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 31, 2024

Download this white paper today and empower your organization with the knowledge to make informed decisions in automated order fulfillment systems. Don't let inefficiencies hold your warehouse back.

Order Fulfillment

Tracking ESG Performance In Your Supply Chain: The Ultimate 6-Point Plan

Advertiser: GEP

This white paper, by GEP, shares a 6-point plan to gain visibility and track ESG performance across your supply chains. Gaining visibility into ESG performance is a necessary first step to achieving ESG goals. But organizations must overcome challenges and develop processes to make it happen.

Supply chain

A List of Must Read Procurement White Papers

Claritum

JANUARY 8, 2017

We’ve compiled a list of some of the best must read procurement white papers and analyst reports (in no particular order of importance or preference) covering a variety of topics such as supply chain management, tail spend and the future and digitization of procurement. Claritum White Papers. sign up not required.

Procurement

Procurement Supply chain management Supply chain management Networking

How a Labor Management System Solves Today’s Biggest Labor Challenges

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 14, 2024

In this white paper we will discuss how a comprehensive labor management program, including a labor management system, is the key to solving challenges such as: labor shortages, high turnover, high overtime, and low performance.

Management

Demand Sensing Round-Up (Blog Posts, White Papers, and Webinars!)

The Network Effect

DECEMBER 15, 2015

White Paper. The post Demand Sensing Round-Up (Blog Posts, White Papers, and Webinars!) Can Demand Sensing Really Work in Today’s Confusing IT Landscape? A New Frontier for Forecast Accuracy. What is Demand Sensing? What is Demand Sensing? Much more than a Demand Management Revolution.

Demand

Demand Networking Data Management

The Importance of Investment in Ports for the Future of the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 31, 2023

Our new white paper answers these questions and details the areas of seaports where investments will bring the biggest payback. Healthy, modernized seaports are essential for the profitability of businesses and investors everywhere.

Import

Import Supply chain Supply

Robotic Sortation: What is it? Will It Work for me?

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Download our white paper to learn more. Revolutionize your distribution center with an adaptable, cost-effective robotic sortation system.

Enhancing SAP Landscapes with Supplier Information Management (SIM)

HICX

AUGUST 8, 2024

In this white paper, we review how a dedicated supplier information management (SIM) solution adds value to a typical SAP-dominated enterprise landscape, the ways in which SIM enhances overall supplier experience, the reasons why this is important, and how a business case and evaluation of SIM in this scenario should be approached.

Suppliers

Suppliers Management Data Import

Do More with the Same in Logistics and Distribution

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Download this new white paper to learn best-practice strategies that can help your company do more with the same — optimizing your workforce to weather the current economic climate and pave a successful path forward.

Logistics

Logistics Strategy

Transform your forecasting to drive demand and supply efficiencies with AI

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Download this new white paper for a deep dive into the role of demand forecasting and artificial intelligence (AI) to gain a better understanding of the problems associated with each aspect of the supply chain journey and — crucially — the ways teams can leverage AI to overcome them.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Efficiency Demand Supply Supply chain

Heineken Speaks And Consumers Should Listen

Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2023

In a more recent article, I wrote the following about the new Jamie Crump (she/her) white paper: “Crump’s white paper is worth a cover-to-cover read; her section “Every dollar is a vote” warrants deeper contemplation because it opens the door to understanding how the right thing to do becomes the smart thing to do.”

Sustainability

Sustainability Strategy Procurement

A Guide to Selecting the Best WMS for Your Business from the WMS Experts

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Logistics White Paper, A warehouse management system (WMS) can improve efficiency and service levels, but choosing the right one can be difficult. enVista offers a proprietary RFP based on their expertise and experience, with an updated version for 2023.

Inventory control

Inventory control Inventory Logistics Management

Transform Your Supply Chain to Meet Consumer Demand

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Supply Chain White Paper, Manufacturers in 2023 need to adapt to uncertainty and resource limitations by implementing Unified Logistics, which optimizes manufacturing logistics networks, increases collaboration, and provides inbound and outbound visibility and control, ultimately giving them a competitive advantage in winning customers.

Consumer demands

Consumer demands Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Demand

Preparing for the freight rate increases expected in 2024

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JANUARY 18, 2024

Don't Get Left Behind: Stay ahead of transportation market changes with our white paper.

Optimal Parcel Packing For Cost

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2024

In this white paper, we’ll measure and triage cost factors from transportation to materials to labor and show how Paccurate’s cartonization engine can help in areas where standardization is no longer good enough.

Cost optimization

Are Supplier Diversity Programs Running Out of Gas – Again?

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“When I was given an advanced peek at Jamie Crump’s white paper , “Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: How Supplier Diversity Will Thrive in 2024 and Beyond”, a cascade of thoughts ran through my head. Given the title of Jamie Crump’s current white paper, I can’t help but wonder how far we’ve come since 1967.”

Suppliers

Suppliers Agile and Lean Supply Chain Risk Import

Here are 6 ways to re-evaluate your parcel fulfillment this year

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Say goodbye to costly shipping errors and hello to perfectly packed orders with our comprehensive white paper. Download now!

How to Use ‘Batch Factor’ for Right-Sized Warehouse Automation

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Download the white paper to learn more about SKU Batch Factor and how to determine the most efficient Batch Factor for your automation needs, as well as what to discuss with your solutions provider.

Import

Decades later we are still talking about ERP failures – WHY!?

Procurement Insights

MAY 4, 2024

Here is a link to a white paper I wrote for the CATA Alliance in 2008 – [link] The list of organizations in the public and private sectors that struggled with their ERP initiatives in the early 2000s reads like a Who’s Who of the business world.

Quality

Quality Contract Procurement Demand

Solving the On-time In-full (OTIF) Delivery Challenge

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Manufacturers and distributors are under pressure to achieve and maintain high OTIF scores, and a new white paper offers guidance on using data to minimize fines, manage risk, and establish trust in the supply chain.

Retail Supply Chain

Retail Supply Chain Supply chain Risk Data

Efficient Deep Storage for Palletized Loads

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Transform Your Supply Chain with Swisslog's PowerStore - Get Our New White Paper Today!

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Supply

Ultimate Guide: How to Conduct an Incident Investigation

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Download Our White Paper Now. Learn How CSA Z1005 Can Revolutionize Your Workplace Safety Practices and Increase Your ROI!

Unlocking the Benefits of Microservices-based WMS for Warehouse Automation and Macro ROI

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

JUNE 29, 2023

Download the white paper and unlock the potential of your warehouse operations for a modern-day supply chain that drives constant ROI.

Warehouse operations

Warehouse operations Supply chain Supply

2023 Predictions/Market Outlook—Freight Forwarding

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 31, 2023

Discover GEODIS’ groundbreaking insights and strategies in our latest white paper, 2023 Predictions/Market Outlook – Freight Forwarding. Are you prepared for the future of freight forwarding?

Strategy

Achieving Procurement With Velocity (Before And After The Pandemic)

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Not long after the United States declared a public health emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, I released a white paper about a consulting firm’s unique approach to digitally transforming a global procurement practice. Please have a look – it is not a long read, and let me know what you think.

Procurement

Procurement Sustainability Supply Chain Optimization Demand

Achieving Proactive Spend Management Capabilities Through Adaptive Intelligence (14 Years Later)

Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

It also happens to be the opening comment from my latest white paper titled “Achieving Proactive Spend Management Capabilities Through Adaptive Intelligence In Real Time” (see the Interactive Viewer below to access the paper in its entirety). As always, your comments and questions are welcome.

Spend management

Spend management Management Innovation Data

The Emerging Digital Supply Chain: It’s Complicated

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 14, 2023

Look no further than our new white paper: "The Emerging Digital Supply Chain: It's Complicated." Looking for an innovative solution to streamline your supply chain and increase productivity?

Supply chain

Supply chain Supply Innovation

Inflation Reduction Act : How to Secure Tax Credits for Clean Energy

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2023

This white paper examines the tax credit and the application process as well as how it may benefit your company’s green energy projects.

Why Your Supply Chain is Brittle

Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This 6-page white paper by Nulogy explores the inherent fragility in rigid, one-to-one supply chain relationships, and how multi-party collaboration and standardized data flow leads to increased nimbleness, freedom, and service quality in your external networks.

Supply chain

Supply chain Supply Quality Collaboration

Tail Spend: Procurement’s Low-Hanging Grapes!

Procurement Insights

AUGUST 4, 2024

Photo by Tijana Drndarski on Pexels.com Here is a post from 2007 providing a concise outline of what it is and how to master it – including the outcome that will work today, tomorrow, and well into the future (regardless of the era’s technology) – [link] Here is additional reading material that includes agent-based implementation (..)

Management

Management Purchasing Supply chain Supply

What Are You Doing 13 Weeks From Now? 13-Week Master Scheduling Review and Its Transition to Integrated Tactical Planning

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this white paper, author David Goddard poses this question for planners and leadership teams: What are you doing 13 weeks from now?

Leadership

IBM’s dedication to responsible computing

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Download the white paper and learn more IBM Cloud is a major contributor to the advancement of technology, but beyond providing technical breakthroughs, we believe in preserving data privacy and security and promoting trust and ethics in our products, right from design.

Ethics

Ethics Data Sustainability Collaboration

How Overhaul Helps Prevent Cargo Theft in Mexico

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 31, 2023

Download this white paper today to find out how Overhaul helps prevent cargo theft in Mexico. Staying ahead of cargo theft in Mexico requires next-generation, multi-modal transportation visibility and a network of the right partners.

Networking

Today’s Omnichannel Fulfillment & Delivery: Creating a Competitive Omnichannel Experience

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2023

The white paper by OneRail, “Today’s Omnichannel Fulfillment & Delivery: Creating a Competitive Omnichannel Experience,” delves into the strategic framework for modern omnichannel fulfillment and delivery, outlining the challenges and benefits of implementation.

What’s Your Tariff Strategy?

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In its newest white paper, value chain optimization firm River Rock Advisors details several steps companies can take to navigate this ongoing uncertainty. These steps aren’t one-time actionable steps but rather long-term focuses that should be implemented alongside other operational and business strategies.

Strategy

Strategy Inventory Business strategy Negotiation

Transforming Pharmaceutical Manufacturing- The Crucial Role of Supplier Management

HICX

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this white paper, we explore how onboarding and supplier information management technologies can be best utilized to overcome these challenges.

Suppliers

Suppliers Management Data Procurement

Procurement’s BIG 7 In 2023 (White Paper)

Five Ways Self-Driving Forklifts Can Provide a Competitive Edge (White Paper)

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Safeguarding Your Business: 5 Insights You Can’t Ignore to Protect Shipments from Cargo Theft

IDC white paper - Enabling an Adaptive Supply Chain: Multi-Enterprise Business Networks & Supplier Collaboration

Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Is Six Sigma, Lean and SCOR Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? (A 2009 Procurement Insights White Paper Revisited)

Forward-Looking Companies Embrace the Chaos

5 steps Financial Impact White Paper Download

How to Use Batch Factor for Right-Sized Automation

Tracking ESG Performance In Your Supply Chain: The Ultimate 6-Point Plan

A List of Must Read Procurement White Papers

How a Labor Management System Solves Today’s Biggest Labor Challenges

Demand Sensing Round-Up (Blog Posts, White Papers, and Webinars!)

The Importance of Investment in Ports for the Future of the Supply Chain

Robotic Sortation: What is it? Will It Work for me?

Enhancing SAP Landscapes with Supplier Information Management (SIM)

Do More with the Same in Logistics and Distribution

Transform your forecasting to drive demand and supply efficiencies with AI

Heineken Speaks And Consumers Should Listen

A Guide to Selecting the Best WMS for Your Business from the WMS Experts

Transform Your Supply Chain to Meet Consumer Demand

Preparing for the freight rate increases expected in 2024

Optimal Parcel Packing For Cost

Are Supplier Diversity Programs Running Out of Gas – Again?

Here are 6 ways to re-evaluate your parcel fulfillment this year

How to Use ‘Batch Factor’ for Right-Sized Warehouse Automation

Decades later we are still talking about ERP failures – WHY!?

Solving the On-time In-full (OTIF) Delivery Challenge

Efficient Deep Storage for Palletized Loads

Ultimate Guide: How to Conduct an Incident Investigation

Unlocking the Benefits of Microservices-based WMS for Warehouse Automation and Macro ROI

2023 Predictions/Market Outlook—Freight Forwarding

Achieving Procurement With Velocity (Before And After The Pandemic)

Achieving Proactive Spend Management Capabilities Through Adaptive Intelligence (14 Years Later)

The Emerging Digital Supply Chain: It’s Complicated

Inflation Reduction Act : How to Secure Tax Credits for Clean Energy

Why Your Supply Chain is Brittle

Tail Spend: Procurement’s Low-Hanging Grapes!

What Are You Doing 13 Weeks From Now? 13-Week Master Scheduling Review and Its Transition to Integrated Tactical Planning

IBM’s dedication to responsible computing

How Overhaul Helps Prevent Cargo Theft in Mexico

Today’s Omnichannel Fulfillment & Delivery: Creating a Competitive Omnichannel Experience

What’s Your Tariff Strategy?

Transforming Pharmaceutical Manufacturing- The Crucial Role of Supplier Management

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