ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. The Google TMS?

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Jaggaer

MAY 7, 2019

Procurement in Banking also faces unique challenges due to the tough regulatory compliance environment that sets limits on how Banks can achieve goals like cutting costs. The bank’s Chief Procurement Officer may want to change vendor. Procurement’s Role in the Banking Industry. Banking is a unique industry in many respects.

Procurement Solutions 75

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background.

Predictive Analytics Software 52

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 16, 2023

This example illustrates how the need to understanding spending patterns can lead to other insights on how to better organize internal governance over spending categories of parts and services, including supply chain risk, vulnerability, and exposure. This is in large measure due to the 2008 banking crisis.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Supplier performance management provides detailed information about the risks your suppliers may have, so you can take action to reduce or eliminate risks in your supply chain. Therefore, the success of supplier performance management directly affects the quality of the entire supply chain. How is it possible?

Vendor Strategies 84

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HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

He is Director of the EIPM Value Creation Observatory , where he conducts research on innovation, purchasing and new technologies that are changing industries. Herve begins the conversation by talking about his newly released book, which really drills into the pace of change in procurement activities.

Procurement Solutions 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award.

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QAD

JUNE 8, 2021

The Guardian stated : “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities during the recession, experts have warned.” As a result, automotive OEMs were not able to ramp-up demand requirements fast enough back up the supply chain.

Supply Chain Software 98

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Venture capital (VC) investor, columnist and educator Brian Aoaeh is part of the new generation of investors who are unlocking the opportunities in supply chain. Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment. That stayed with me.

Supply Chain Software 126

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. Despite the deployment of what is considered to be the most mature technologies by the organization, the most important processes–allocation and Available to Promise (ATP)–are largely manual. Measure it.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 28, 2019

As we’ve explored in our last two blog posts, economists are predicting a decline in global economic growth due to policy and trade issues both in the United States and the European Union , bringing an increased risk to supply chains and procurement organizations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. Brown @TheMichaelBrown Michael D.

Sourcing Strategies 88

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As supply chain clichés take flight, clients struggle with execution. One of these concepts that I hear a lot; but see few tangible examples, is the idea of “customer-segmented supply chain.” The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. in Net Cash on Hand.

Inventory Reduction 150

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LevaData

JANUARY 20, 2022

More specifically: how should the procurement industry respond to inflation caused by supply chain challenges and labor shortages ? in the 12 months leading up to June 2021, reaching its highest level since August 2008. For many current procurement professionals, this is their first encounter with this level of inflation.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. On the investment side, a detailed budget for staffing, training, software, cloud subscriptions, consulting fees, etc.,

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Unleashed

APRIL 20, 2020

Confronted with a pandemic, we’ve seen global supply chains struggle to cope with the consequences of isolation and work-from-home orders. How to build resilient supply chains. The last global recession was in 2008, leading some economists to believe the next one is overdue. Recession indicators: Factory slow-down.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. When people hear about Blockchain technology they think of “Bitcoin” and because of this association – The underlying Blockchain technology has been always been viewed suspiciously due its rather radical approach to data sharing on an open platform using cryptography.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 9, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus begins to subside in many parts of the world, supply chains are stabilizing. Procurement teams can lead the way in building a robust system into the future. This should serve as a wakeup call for procurement teams to take a look at the clauses in their contracts. Revise Your Contracts.

Sourcing Strategies 52

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

For the past few years I’ve been using that phrase, which you typically find in investment literature, when making the case for innovation in supply chain management. As the table below shows, back in 2008, the U.S. These new participants frequently have less experience executing the development of efficient supply chains.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Coming on top of a very difficult and complex existing situation, Covid-19 has put additional pressure on profitability and capital requirements in the banking sector in the European Union and Africa, with drops in revenue in the order of 35-45% and the lowest return on equity since the aftermath of the great crash of 2008.

Vendor Strategies 52

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2016

A beautiful woman passed away this morning, my wife’s aunt who we all loved, so I will be brief with my comments about this week’s supply chain and logistics news. HighJump Adds Supply Chain Analytics to Enterprise Software Suite. s ‘Brexit’ Vote Changes European Business World (WSJ – sub. Which one are you?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters Product Demand and Supply Network Perspective we reference a published Bloomberg report addressing how the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is impacting commodity and materials planning and supply concerns. Supply Chain Matters Added Perspectives. Bob Ferrari. Bob Ferrari.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Successful supply chain management requires a company to recover from disruptions, which are a normal part of any business. The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Quantifying by Spend. Lack of Visibility.

Optimal Sourcing 74

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 17, 2015

A new face of procurement is emerging which is recognizing that a new set of value drivers must be developed in the face of massive environmental changes. These topics are emerging in the context of the new view that procurement is about building value for the enterprise.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Check out Blockchain in the Supply Chain is a Game Changer! It’s a word that was rarely used or even heard of in Supply Chain not that long ago. Further it is often used in the context of being a necessary and integral part of any Digital Supply Chain Strategy. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Sourcing Strategies 84

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Technology Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers. Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 9, 2015

After highlighting some of the results from the IBM study I worked on this past fall on procurement analytics, I introduced Rich Hughes, former Chief Procurement Officer from Procter & Gamble. During this period, spend under management was 50% at best, and there was significant fragmentation in the supply base.

Procurement Analytics 40

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 14, 2015

Against the many new articles and books being produced on the changing face of procurement and the importance of value creation and collaboration, Andrew Cox’s new book “Sourcing Portfolio Analysis” came out earlier this year. Cox has taken the tools of Porter and Kraljic, and put them on steroids.

Optimal Sourcing 60

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Technology Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions.

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Taulia

JANUARY 31, 2018

What was first coined in Germany in 2006 as a manufacturing initiative, is now a global technology-led revolution. Like each of its predecessors, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is an advancement in the technologies that drive business, resulting in a new landscape for commerce. But what exactly is Industry 4.0,

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Technology Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions.

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