ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Almost seven-in-ten (68%) of organizations view suppliers as a source of differentiation, while 66% now collaborate with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. Black Swan events are expected to come at shrinking intervals, so organizations must think about where disruption will come from and how it will affect global supply chains.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Black swan supply chain events have traditionally been associated with (if not formally defined as) improbable, rare, or unlikely events with severe or even catastrophic business impacts. What are Black Swan Events in Risk Management? There are two components that make up a black swan event.

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Taulia

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Ethical sourcing is one solution for improving a business’ environmental footprint. What is ethical sourcing? Ethical sourcing is a responsible approach to supply chain management that involves sourcing products and raw materials from businesses that comply with certain sustainable practices and legal requirements.

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EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 21, 2022

Sourcing is a vital piece of procurement and the overall supply chain itself. However, just about anything can be improved upon, and sourcing optimization and optimized operations can help streamline the process. Read on to learn more about how to optimize the procurement process and how to improve upon sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the upcoming MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Crossroads 2023 event, along with the opportunity to attend in person at a discounted rate. ” This year’s event will again be held in-person, on the campus. Crossroads event registration site can be accessed at this registration web link.

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EC Sourcing Group

JULY 26, 2022

Analytic techniques include data mining, eSourcing software , semantic analysis, complex event processing, predictive modeling, and other business data examinations. Read on to better understand of advanced analytics, their benefits, and how they will improve your sourcing outcomes. Examples of Advanced Analytics.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

For events like the Super Bowl, retail demand planners create forecasts using data from a variety of sources to adjust product demand profiles in anticipation of which product, or group of products might be in demand the most. on electronics, apparel and food specifically for the game, up from $77.88 compared to the previous year.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. have no alternative sites lined up, and no continuity plans , in the event of a climate-related disruption. Awareness Is Power.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Apple conducted its annual product line-up event this week, tagged as “ Wonderlust.” In addition to new product hardware and some services announcements, the lead up to the event has provided some supply chain related news. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Understanding their distinction can help you ensure the coordination between the responsible teams and adopt the right strategies for improving both sourcing and procurement. Procurement. Contains fewer steps.

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Kinaxis

MAY 11, 2018

With a focus on supply chain digitization, transformation and revolution, Kinexions promises to be the premier event for the RapidResponse user community, including customers, partners and prospects. In the meantime, reflect on supply chain events and key takeaways from Kinexions ’17 and visit our website to learn more about Kinexions ’18.

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Procurement Academy

JUNE 7, 2022

In the 1970s and 80s, savvy organizations began to realize that they could make significant savings by sourcing raw materials and parts from markets such as Taiwan, Singapore, and China. Now, many organizations are looking to reverse this transition and re-shore or near-shore their sourcing and/or manufacturing.

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Procurement Academy

JUNE 7, 2022

In the 1970s and 80s, savvy organizations began to realize that they could make significant savings by sourcing raw materials and parts from markets such as Taiwan, Singapore, and China. Now, many organizations are looking to reverse this transition and re-shore or near-shore their sourcing and/or manufacturing.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

In our recap, we’ll dive into the key takeaways from the event and what they mean for the industry. They asked, what can organizations do to optimize their strategic sourcing processes? Automating strategic sourcing not only simplifies the process but also offers significant savings, increased efficiencies, and better governance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Vizion changes the game by providing multiple data sources that are already connected, offering instant-on capabilities. Their API normalizes data from various sources, including EDI, AIS, port-terminal events, and direct connections to Class I railways.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After months of rumors, Amazon held its new deal event, Prime Early Access Sale , from Oct. To help uncover the latest consumer trends for the Early Access sale, Blue Yonder surveyed over 1,000 consumers who participated in the event to explore the potential impact on the holiday season, how it compared to the July event, and more.

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EC Sourcing Group

MAY 4, 2021

How to Streamline Sourcing from Days to Hours. When you work in procurement, one of the challenges you face is how long sourcing can take. However, you can streamline sourcing and the entire procurement process in many ways. However, you can streamline sourcing and the entire procurement process in many ways. Dashboards.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2022

Due to this awareness, freight sourcing is receiving increased interest from shippers. But freight sourcing has limitations as it has been done for the past four decades. But freight sourcing has limitations as it has been done for the past four decades. Ease of use is also essential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. I don’t need to know about Tier 2 events for my market suppliers. I have 1000s of them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Despite their best efforts, current events and market dynamics caught up with them, leading to issues managing their suppliers and sourcing the materials needed for their products. If nothing else, the last few years highlighted the importance of sourcing strategically. Upcoming Recession? Price Volatility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. Applying sound sourcing principles will enable you to unlock value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Procurement processes–encumbered by a focus on paperless processing, RFPs/RFQs, and efficient procurement–do not embrace the capabilities and requirements of direct material sourcing. The 2022 event is in Washington.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

Manufacturing Procurement 83

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. Applying sound sourcing principles will enable you to unlock value.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

EC Sourcing Group ranks as a ‘Value’ & ‘Customer’ Leader in Latest eSourcing Benchmarking Study. Spend Matters’ newly released Fall 2021 SolutionMap report names EC Sourcing Group a Customer & Value Leader across multiple organization types.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 20, 2016

Innovation meets Global Sourcing. Therefore the Association Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME) invites Young Professionals to an international top event on 6 September 2016 at Airbus in Hamburg. Date: September 6, 2016. Venue: Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (D). Organisation: BME. URL: www.bme.de/yp@airbus.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“EC Sourcing also happens to be one of the most mature in capability, with a set of clever features that only comes from the battle scars of decades of managing sourcing events” — Spend Matters 2021. Today marks a both an exciting and also incredibly challenging time to be in procurement and sourcing.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“EC Sourcing also happens to be one of the most mature in capability, with a set of clever features that only comes from the battle scars of decades of managing sourcing events” — Spend Matters 2021. Today marks a both an exciting and also incredibly challenging time to be in procurement and sourcing.

EC Sourcing 52

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Jaggaer

MARCH 30, 2020

Sourcing with Big Data. Walter Charles’s philosophy on the modern state of sourcing is that it is artificially limited by the tools that teams are using. The traditional three bids and a buy model is a product of software constraints, rather than the ideal method of sourcing. .” – Walter Charles III, at JAGGAER REV2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As a result, the term Groundhog Day is synonymous for a person reliving a series of repetitive, and monotonous events. During the period of 2016-2020, we hosted quarterly events, and monthly calls, to encourage inter-operability testing between network providers and the building of open canonicals. I feel the pain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Andrew Semisch and Joe Lynch discuss smart freight sourcing, which starts with an RFP tool purpose built for freight sourcing. Key Takeaways: Smart Freight Sourcing. In the podcast interview, Andrew and Joe discuss smart freight sourcing – which starts with an RFP tool purpose built for freight sourcing.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

If you happen to be a strategic sourcing professional within the manufacturing industry, you probably are experiencing many challenging days at the office. And the C-suite knows just who to come see and hold responsible when such events occur. And the C-suite knows just who to come see and hold responsible when such events occur.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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Provenance

MAY 16, 2019

Food brands have always recognised the importance of sourcing the right ingredients. Communicating sustainable sourcing at Balance Festival. We were approached by Tina Paine, founder of The Pink Lady Bee who makes 100% raw honey, to help communicate her story at the event. That stance is now changing. See our cases studies.

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